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World Cup: Nigeria Keeps Hope Alive, Wins Iceland 2:0

22Jun

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World Cup: Nigeria Keeps Hope Alive, Wins Iceland 2:0

Nigeria has kept their hope for a second round qualification alive by beating Iceland 2:0. Both Nigerian goals came in the first half courtesy of Ahmed Musa. He scored the 49th minute and the second in the 75th minute. Playing a different formation from the formation that saw them lose 2:0 to Croatia, the Nigerian team played with more purpose and could have scored more goals. Iceland however missed a penalty that was awarded courtesy of the VAR. With this result, Nigeria is now second on the group with 3 points while Iceland is third with 1 point and a -2 goals difference. Argentina is at the bottom of the group with 1 point and a -3 goals difference. Croatia has already qualified and any of the remaining three teams in the group can still qualify. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v...

World Cup: Croatia Stuns Argentina, Wins 3:0

21Jun

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World Cup: Croatia Stuns Argentina, Wins 3:0

Messi and the Argentine team were stunned by a 3:0 loss to Croatia. After the first half ended goal-less, a horrible error by the Argentine goalkeeper in the 53rd saw the ball landing to Rebic who shot the ball right into the net for Croatia's first goal. Things got worse for Arengtina when Moderic fired in a lovely shot from outside the 18-yard box, beating the goalkeeper. With Argentina trying to find a way back, they threw men forward which allowed Croatia score a third via a counter-attack in the first minute of additional time. Argentina will hope that Nigeria plays a draw or wins Iceland in their match, meaning they must win their last match against Nigeria to stand any chance of qualifying. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vWeHmbDj0s Argentina will play Nigeria on the 26...

World Cup: France Beats Peru 1:0 to Move on to the Round of 16

21Jun

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World Cup: France Beats Peru 1:0 to Move on to the Round of 16

The French team beat Peru by a narrow margin of 1:0 to qualify for the round of 16. Kylian Mbappe tapped in a goal in the 34th minute and that was all France needed to win the match. Having won their first match, France now has a total of 6 points with a match in hand. With this, they have qualified for the next round with Peru now out of the tournament, having lost their first match. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHat229GJqI France will now take on Denmark on the 26th while Peru will play Australia at the same time.

World Cup: Denmark and Australia Match End in a 1:1 Draw

21Jun

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World Cup: Denmark and Australia Match End in a 1:1 Draw

Denmark and Australia played out a 1:1 draw in their group second match. The Danes took the lead in the 7th minute through a Christian Eriksen Goal while the Aussies level up via a penalty converted by Jedinak. With this result Denmark now has 4 points having won their first match while Australia has 1 point having lost their first match. https://youtu.be/24m_D5EFb-A Australia will now take on Peru on the 26th while Denmark will take on France at the same time.

World Cup: Iran Loses Narrowly to Spain 1:0

20Jun

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World Cup: Iran Loses Narrowly to Spain 1:0

In a surprisingly tough match, Spain finally managed a 1:0 win over Iran with Diego Costa's 54th minute goal. The Iranians put up a fight but could not find the net. With this win, Spain and Portugal now share 4 points each with the same goals difference. Spain will now take on Morocco on the 25th while Iran will take on Portugal at the same time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLDL8IoWuPA The Iranians still stand a chance of qualifying. A win over Portugal will ensure their qualification while a draw with Portugal will require that Morocco beat Spain, putting them and Portugal into the round of 16.

World Cup: Uruguay Wins Saudi Arabia 1:0, Confirms Egypt’s Exit

20Jun

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World Cup: Uruguay Wins Saudi Arabia 1:0, Confirms Egypt’s Exit

Uruguay won the Saudis by a lone goal to confirm their qualification to the round of 16 and Egypt's exit from the tournament. In one of those tough permutations, Egypt would have stood a chance had Saudi Arabia won Uruguay. Luis Suarez's 23rd minute strike was all Uruguay needed win the match.With Uruguay's win, Egypt is now officially out of the tournament. https://youtu.be/ZxEMQTAGYzI Uruguay will now play Russia on the 25th to determine who tops the group while Egypt will play Saudi Arabia in a formality game.

World Cup: Morocco Loses 1:0 to Portugal, Crashes Out

20Jun

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World Cup: Morocco Loses 1:0 to Portugal, Crashes Out

Morocco has become the first African side to fully crash out of the tournament following a 1:0 defeat to Portugal today. Ronaldo's 4th minute header was sufficient to seal the win for the Portuguese and a ticket home for the Moroccans. https://youtu.be/sEtVNlzYAqQ After the match, the Moroccan coach said "We qualified for a World Cup after 20 years and we’ve showed that we can play football." On his part, Portugal's coach said "It’s a World Cup. This is a strong team, as were Morocco, but we have to grow. We did well defensively, and we played well, but we need more than that. We have to change and earn more possession." Morocco will now face Spain on the 25th while Portugal will face Iran at the same time. While the match will be more of a formality for Morocco, it will be imp...

World Cup: Egypt Falls 1:3 to Hosts Russia

19Jun

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World Cup: Egypt Falls 1:3 to Hosts Russia

The Egyptians playing with their star player, Salah were defeated 3:1 by hosts Russia. The first half of the encounter ended goal-less but things changed when in the 47th minute, The Egyptians conceded an own goal, opening the flood gate of goals. Following the own goal in the 47th minute, Russia scored in the 59th minute through Cheryshev and again in the 3 minutes later through Dzyuba. Egypt got a consolation goal courtesy of a Salah penalty but this might not be enough to see them to the second round. Though Egypt is not technically out, they will need Uruguay to lose to both Saudi Arabia and Russia, giving Russia the full 9 points, and each of the remaining teams 3 points each. The team with the best goals difference will then qualify as second. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v...

World Cup: Senegal Gives Africa its First Win

19Jun

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World Cup: Senegal Gives Africa its First Win

Senegal defeated Poland by 2:1 to give Africa its first win in the on-going 2018 FIFA World Cup. Senegal's first goal was put down as an own goal after a Polish defender deflected a Senegalese shot into his own net. In the 60th minute, Niang, coming back into the pitch having gone out following an injury, latched unto a defensive error to give Senegal her second goal. The Senegalese however had a scary last 8 minutes as Poland pulled one back in the 86th minute and tried hard to get an equalizer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzUImfL0OC8 Senegal will now play Japan on the 24th while Poland will play Colombia on later the same day.

18Jun

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World Cup: Tunisia Loses 2:1 to England

England edged past Tunisia with a 2:1 score line. The match which was looking like it was going to be Africa's first result at the on-going World Cup ended up in another loss for an African team. Harry Kane had opened score for the English in the 11th minute, pouncing on a parry by the goalkeeper to tap in the first goal. Tunisia responded through Ferjani Sassi in the 35th minute via a penalty. This was the first goal by any African team so far at the on-going World Cup. Though Tunisa held on to the end of regulation time, a defensive error in the 90th minute resulted in a corner which was headed in by Harry Kane off a Maguire header. At the end of the match, Nabil Maaloul, the Tunisian coach had this to say "We were playing against a highly-skilled and highly co-ordinated team in...