A yet to be identified Nigerian was among five persons who entered Finland illegally with the help of World Cup identity papers. The Finnish border guard disclosed this to Reuters on Wednesday, saying upon their arrival, the individuals applied for asylum. World Cup host Russia provided match ticket holders with visa-free entry. “We had been […]
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Luis Suarez made his 100th appearance for Uruguay and marked the feat with a goal as he helped his team to 1-0 win over Saudi Arabia on Wednesday at the ongoing World Cup in Russia. The Barcelona forward netted his 52nd international goal on his landmark 100th appearance, taking full advantage of a goalkeeping error […]
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World Cup hosts, Russia virtually sealed their place in the last 16 by easing past Egypt 3-1 despite Mohamed Salah’s return on Tuesday. An own goal by Egypt captain Ahmed Fathi opened the floodgates on a sodden night in Saint Petersburg before goals from Denis Cheryshev and Artem Dzyuba bolstered Russian hopes they can defy […]
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Senegal recorded the first African win at the 2018 World Cup when they beat Poland 2-1 on Tuesday thanks to a deflected Thiago Cionek own goal and a terrible error by Polish ‘keeper Wojciech Szczesny. West Bromwich Albion midfielder Grzegorz Krychowiak got Poland back in the game with an 86th-minute header but Senegal hung on […]
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Captain fantastic, Harry Kane grabbed a dramatic late winner for England on Monday, powering home a header in the dying minutes of their World Cup opener after Belgium had earlier swept past Panama. Gareth Southgate’s team won 2-1 after it looked as if they had squandered their chance to take all three points when they […]
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Belgium showed England, their main rivals in Group G, the way with a comfortable 3-0 win against Panama in Sochi as Dries Mertens scored just after half-time before Lukaku headed in on 69 minutes and pounced again six minutes later. Belgium showed they might finally be ready to realise the promise of a talented crop […]
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A VAR-awarded penalty gave Sweden a narrow but deserved victory in their opening Group F match against a poor South Korea side in Nizhny Novgorod on Monday. Veteran Swedish skipper Andreas Granqvist scored the only goal of the game from the spot after Viktor Claesson was upended by South Korean substitute Kim Min-woo Kim in the 62nd […]
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A second half header from Steven Zuber cancelled out a sensational early goal from Philippe Coutinho as Switzerland and Brazil drew 1-1 in a tight Group E World Cup opener on Sunday. With 20 minutes gone, Coutinho gathered a 25-yard clearance from goal and curled a shot into the far corner off the post to […]
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Toni Kroos and Mats Hummels slammed Germany’s failings after the holders slipped to a shock 1-0 defeat against Mexico in their opening World Cup match on Sunday. Germany lost their opening match at a World Cup finals for the first time since 1982 after Hirving Lozano scored the winning goal in Moscow. The Germans were […]
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Ace Argentine forward, Lionel Messi fluffed his World Cup lines on Saturday, missing a penalty as Iceland held Argentina to a 1-1 draw. Just a day after his eternal rival Cristiano Ronaldo scored a sensational hat-trick to secure a 3-3 draw for Portugal against Spain, Messi had a golden chance to write his own headlines. […]
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