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World Cup: Japan Advances to Second Round, Loses 0:1 to Poland

28Jun

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World Cup: Japan Advances to Second Round, Loses 0:1 to Poland

Japan has advanced to the second round of the World Cup even after losing 0:1 to Poland. Poland went into the match knowing they had already dropped out of the World Cup. Poland got their goal in the 59th minute through Bednarek and the Japanese were unable to respond through the rest of the match. The Japanese had 4 points and were hoping to win the match. However, following Senegal's loss to Colombia, Japan ended up with the same points and goals difference as Senegal. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSxAQl1biyU Japan however advanced to the next round on the basis of better Fair Play points. Poland and Senegal now head home from that group.

World Cup: Senegal Drops Out, Loses 0:1 to Colombia

28Jun

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World Cup: Senegal Drops Out, Loses 0:1 to Colombia

Senegal has crashed out of the World Cup after losing 0:1 to Colombia. Senegal was Africa's last representative in the tournament which means no African side made it out of the groups. A 74th minute goal from Colombia's Yerry Mina ensured the Africans did not proceed to the next round. This will be the first since the inception of the round of 16 that no African side made it past the first round. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxcQ6E6vwf8 Senegal and and Japan both have the same point and goals difference. Senegal was however eliminated on Fair Play points.

World Cup: Switzerland Draws 2:2 with Costa Rica

28Jun

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World Cup: Switzerland Draws 2:2 with Costa Rica

Switzerland qualified for the second round of the 2018 FIFA World Cup by defeating Costa Rica 2:2. Costa Rica were already out of the tournament an were only playing for pride. They were however unable to get maximum points against a Swiss team that needed just a draw. The Swiss got the first goal of the match in the 31st minute through Dzemaili. Costa Rica leveled scores in the 56th minute through Waston. Switzerland again took the lead in the 88th minute through Drmic and in the 3rd minute of additional time, The Swizz got a third however at the wrong net, scoring an own goal which ended the match in a 2:2 all draw. https://youtu.be/izvscMabH8o Switzerland now advances to the second round having come second in the group with 5 points. Costa Rica however heads home with just ...

28Jun

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World Cup: Brazil Defeats Serbia 2:0

The Brazilian team moved on to the second round with a 2:0 defeat of Serbia. Brazil came into the match with 4 points having won one and lost one of their previous matches. Serbia on the other hand came into the match with 3 points and need at least a win to secure a second round place. https://youtu.be/_dusyi-4pMs The Brazilians started scoring in the 36th minute through Paulinho while Thiago Silva got their second in the 68th minute. Brazil now heads to the second round topping the group with 7 point while Serbia heads home having placed third with 3 points.

27Jun

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World Cup: Sweden Win Mexico 3:0

Sweden this afternoon won Mexico 3:0. Mexico was almost sure of qualification baring huge winning margins in the German match while Sweden needed a win to have a chance of qualifying. Sweden started scoring in the 50th minute through Ludwin Augustinsson. In the 62nd minute, Sweden got a second from the penalty spot, converted by Andreas Granqvist. Sweden's third goal was an own goal by Edson Alvarez. This win by Sweden and Germany's loss puts Sweden at the top of the group with Mexico qualifying as the group's runners up. Mexican fans who were grateful to Korea for winning Germany or they might have been on their way home, were chanting "Korea" "Korea" as they left the stadium. https://youtu.be/BHT6V1SpmNA Speaking after the match, Juan Carlos Osorio the Mexican coach said "...

World Cup: Defender Champions, Germany Crash Out, Lose 2:0 to Korea Republic

27Jun

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World Cup: Defender Champions, Germany Crash Out, Lose 2:0 to Korea Republic

Germany, who are the defending champions of the World Cup have been eliminated in the first round by Korea Republic. The Koreans who had nothing at stake except their pride held the Germans who needed a win to a goal-less draw until the additional time of the match. In the 3rd minute of additional time, Kim Younggwon scored the first goal for the Koreans and 3 minutes later, Son Heungmin scored the second Korean, putting the final nail on the German coffin. A shocked German coach said "I’m shocked. Shocked because we didn’t manage to pull it off and beat Korea Republic and we lost this game. It wasn’t my impression when I spoke to the team before that they were under pressure before the match because the Sweden game was on at the same time and we really had the feeling that our team ...

World Cup: France and Denmark Play a Goal-less Draw

26Jun

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World Cup: France and Denmark Play a Goal-less Draw

France and Denmark today played a goal-less draw in the on-going 2018 FIFA World Cup. The French had already qualified while Denmark needed a draw to ensure their qualification. https://youtu.be/UvFP1ITZ7To According to Didier Deschamps, the French coach "We have reached our goal and the most important thing for us was to top the group. It has not ended up a very exciting match because the Danish team were satisfied with a draw as it meant they would qualify. But all the same, while their defence was very good, we had a number of scoring opportunities. We didn't need to take risks in the match though as this result was ok for everyone. We tried to get a win but the last 15 minutes was, shall we say, a 'neutral' kind of match. It was a choice on Denmark's part and you can understand i...

26Jun

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World Cup: Peru Defeats Australia 2:0

In a match between two home bound teams, Peru defeated Australia 2:0. Peru opened scoring in the 18th minute through Carrillo and then doubled their lead in the 50th minute through Guerrero. Though the two teams are already out of the tournament, the Peru side left with some dignity. https://youtu.be/fR-txBJG-B4 After the match Ricardo Gareca, Peru's Coach said "Often times you look at situations and you look at what needs to be done. We had all of this great support from our fans in the stadiums, so we took the defeats really hard. I’m really proud of my players. Along the whole journey they always got back up when they were knocked down. Over time, they have learned how to rise to the challenge." The Australian Coach, Bert van Marwijk on his part has nothing but praise for hi...

26Jun

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World Cup: Croatia Wins Iceland 2:1

Iceland's run in the World Cup was brought to an end in their 1:2 loss to Croatia. The Croatian team had already qualified prior to the match while Iceland needed to win the match to stand any chance of qualifying. Milan Badelj opened scoring for the Croatians in the 53rd minute and Iceland equalized from the penalty spot in the 76th minute. The match was laid to rest in the 90th minute when Perisic scored Croatia's second goal. https://youtu.be/wfy1ojdPyzA Croatia ends the group stage with 9 full points while Iceland leave with just a point. Croatia will now take on Denmark in the first knockout stage. Zlatko Dalic, the Croatian Coach was full of confidence in his post match conference. He said "We have three wins, nine points, with a goal difference of 7-1. That only goal we ...

World Cup: Nigeria Loses 1:2 to Argentina, Crashes Out of the World Cup

26Jun

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World Cup: Nigeria Loses 1:2 to Argentina, Crashes Out of the World Cup

The Nigerian Super Eagles this evening lost 1:2 to the Argentinians. In a match which promised to be highly competitive, Argentina came needing a win to qualify while Nigeria needed a draw. Messi scored his first goal and Argentina's first of the night in the 14th minute. That was however all that was seen of Messi as he was always surrounded by Nigerian defenders. In the second half, Nigeria equalized from the penalty spot after Leon Balogun was pulled down by Mascherano. The scores stayed at 1:1 till the 86th minute when Marcos Rojo shot in Argentina's second goal. https://youtu.be/RmlkAOwJ1gI After the match, the Nigerian Coach Gernot Rhor said "We have a very young team who lack some experience, but in four years we’ll be very strong. I want to thank our supporters who have...