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World Cup: Germany And Belgium Eliminated
[Written by Stephen Wright] Costa Rica 2 [Tejeda 58, Vargas 70] Germany 4 [Gnabry 10, Havertz 73, 85, Fullkrug 89] Germany slumped out of the World Cup on a topsy-turvy night despite beating Costa Rica in Group E. Hansi Flick’s side needed a win to stand any chance of reaching the knockout stage; however, Germany would have been eliminated regardless... Read more of this article
Argentina, Mexico, Australia & Tunisia Win
[Written by Stephen Wright] Poland 0 Argentina 2 [Mac Allister 46, Alvarez 67] Argentina advanced to the knockout stage of the World Cup after a routine victory over Poland in Group C in Doha. The South Americans, who suffered a surprise defeat against Saudi Arabia in their opener, went through on goal difference after finishing level on points with... Read more of this article
England, USA, Netherlands & Senegal Win
[Written by Stephen Wright] Wales 0 England 3 [Rashford 50, 68, Foden 51] Marcus Rashford scored twice as England reached the knockout stage after defeating Wales to top Group B at the World Cup in Qatar. England, who face Senegal in the last 16 on Sunday, took the lead through Rashford’s free kick before Phil Foden got on the end of Harry Kane’s... Read more of this article
World Cup: Portugal, Brazil And Ghana Win
[Written by Stephen Wright] Portugal 2 [Fernandes 54, 90+3] Uruguay 0 Portugal advanced to the knockout stage of the World Cup in Qatar with a win over Uruguay. Bruno Fernandes broke the deadlock in the 54th minute when his cross floated beyond Sergio Rochet, the Uruguay goalkeeper. Initially, it appeared as though the ball had glanced off Cristiano... Read more of this article
World Cup: Morocco, Croatia & Costa Rica Win
[Written by Stephen Wright] Spain 1 [Morata 62] Germany 1 [Fullkrug 83] Germany kept alive their hopes of reaching the World Cup knockout stage after earning a vital point after drawing with Spain in Group E in Qatar. Niclas Fullkrug struck seven minutes from time when he fired a powerful shot past Spain goalkeeper Unai Simon. Spain took the lead in... Read more of this article
France, Argentina, Poland & Australia Win
[Written by Stephen Wright] France 2 [Mbappe 61, 86] Denmark 1 [Christensen 68] Kylian Mbappe continued to sparkle at the World Cup after scoring twice for France against Denmark in Group D. The France forward struck twice in the second half to send the defending champions through to the knockout stage. His first came after a one-two with Theo Fernandez,... Read more of this article
World Cup: US/UK Draw, Senegal & Iran Win
[Written by Stephen Wright] England 0 United States 0 England could only pick up a point from their second World Cup match against the United States in Group B in Qatar. Christian Pulisic went the closest to scoring for the US when he struck the bar. Qatar 1 [Muntari 48] Senegal 3 [Dia 41, Diedhiou 48, Dieng 84] Host nation Qatar crashed out of the... Read more of this article
World Cup: Wins For Portugal, Switzerland, Brazil
[Written by Stephen Wright] Portugal 3 [Ronaldo 65 pen, Sequeira 78, Leao 80] Ghana 2 [A Ayew 73, Bukari 89] Ronaldo became the first player to score at five World Cups as he helped Portugal beat Ghana in a five-goal thriller in Group H in Doha. The 37-year-old, playing for the first time since being released by Manchester United following his controversial... Read more of this article
Big Win For Spain, Germany Lose To Japan
[Written by Stephen Wright] Spain 7 [Olmo 11, Asensio 21, F Torres 31 pen, 54, Gavi 74, Soler 90, Morata 90+2] Costa Rica 0 Spain made a scintillating start to the World Cup after thrashing Costa Rica in Group E in Doha today. Ferran Torres scored twice while Gavi, the Barcelona teenager, announced himself on the world stage with a superb volley to... Read more of this article
Saudi Arabia & France Win, Others Draw
[Written by Stephen Wright] Argentina 1 [Messi 10 pen] Saudi Arabia 2 [Al-Shehri 48, Al-Dawsari 53] Saudi Arabia caused a major upset at the World Cup after coming from behind to beat Argentina, one of the tournament favourites, in the Group C opener in Lusail today. Saudi Arabia, ranked 51st in the world, fell behind when Lionel Messi opened the scoring... Read more of this article
President Sends Best Wishes To Concacaf Teams
Concacaf President and FIFA Vice President Victor Montagliani has sent best wishes to all four of the region’s men’s national teams – Canada, Costa Rica, Mexico and the United States – who are competing in the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. Mr. Montagliani said, “On behalf of everyone at Concacaf, I want to wish the very best of luck to the men’s... Read more of this article
England & Netherlands Win, US/Wales Draw
[Written by Stephen Wright] England 6 [Bellingham 35, Saka 43, 62, Sterling 45+1, Rashford 71, Grealish 90] Iran 2 [Taremi 65, 90+3] England enjoyed a goal-laden start to the Fifa World Cup after defeating Iran in their opening Group B game in Doha today. Iran suffered an early setback when their goalkeeper AIireza Beiranvand went off with a concussion... Read more of this article
