Belgium beat England to top spot in their World Cup group on Thursday after Japan sneaked into the knockout phase on the back of their superior disciplinary record. The 1-0 win for Roberto Martinez’s much-changed team in Kaliningrad earns a second-round tie against Japan while England have a trickier-looking match against Colombia. But the result […]
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Senegal, the last African team that radiated hope of reaching the knockout stage of the FIFA World Cup crashed out today, after losing 0-1 to Colombia in the last Group H match. A powerful header from Barcelona’s Yerry Mina did the damage, firing Colombia into the last 16. But Japan who also lost to Poland […]
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Brazil eased into the World Cup knockout stages after defeating Serbia 2-0 on Wednesday, with superstar Neymar sparkling in a win which sets up a last 16 clash against Mexico. Paulinho put Brazil ahead with a superb dinked finish on 36 minutes before Neymar swung in a cross for Thiago Silva to header the Selecao’s […]
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Defending Champions, Germany crashed out of the World Cup on Wednesday in one of the biggest shocks in the tournament’s history — failing to make it past the opening round for the first time since 1938. In a stunning reverse by the footballing superpower who have reached either the final or semi-finals of every World […]
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The Super Eagles of Nigeria have crashed out of the Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup after losing 2-1 to Argentina in their final Group D game in Saint Petersburg on Tuesday. Lionel Messi opened the scoring in the first half before Victor Moses equalised from the penalty spot. The Barcelona star’s goal was the 100th […]
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Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal and 2010 winners Spain progressed to the World Cup knockout rounds on a Monday night of high drama dominated by VAR decisions, as Uruguay pipped Russia to top spot in their group. Spain ended up topping Group B by virtue of goals scored after an injury-time strike by Iago Aspas — confirmed […]
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A last minute goal from Al Dawsari meant that Saudi Arabia won their first World Cup game in 24 years and finished third in Group A, above Egypt. Egypt took the lead in the first half — Mohammed Salah lifted the ball over the onrushing goalkeeper. Egypt could have extended their lead with Salah and […]
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Toni Kroos rescued Germany’s World Cup hopes in dramatic fashion on Saturday, curling in a stunning free-kick deep in injury time to seal a 2-1 win against Sweden. The defending champions were in desperate trouble when Ola Toivonen put the Swedes ahead in the first half and even though Marco Reus equalised shortly after the […]
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It was Ahmed Musa who struck twice to become the first Nigerian to score at two World Cups on Friday as the Super Eagles secured a crucial 2-0 win over Iceland. The African side will secure a spot in the knockout stage if they beat Argentina on Tuesday in Group D’s final round of fixtures. A […]
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Lionel Messi’s World Cup dream was left hanging by a thread as Croatia powered into the last 16 with a 3-0 drubbing of Argentina on Thursday. Second-half goals from Ante Rebic, Luka Modric, and Ivan Rakitic sealed a deserved victory as a poor Argentina were left on the brink of a humiliating first-round exit. The […]
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