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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: 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...

World Cup: Korea Republic Loses 1:0 to Sweden

18Jun

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World Cup: Korea Republic Loses 1:0 to Sweden

Sweden managed a 1:0 win over Korea Republic in a match that went without a goal until the 65th minute. The goal came courtesy of a penalty that was nicely converted by the Swedish Captain, Andreas Granqvist. The Koreans were unable to get a single shot on target all true the match while the Swedes had only 4 shots on target. That was pretty balanced with the Swedes having a 52% ball possession and the Koreans a 48% ball possession. According to Shin Taeyong, the Korean Coach, "In the second half we made some adjustments to concentrate on our speed and managed to find opportunities, but Sweden played really well. Among the 32 teams at this World Cup, Sweden are one of the tallest. They are able to take advantage of this and their physical condition. "We really wanted to win this m...

18Jun

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World Cup: Belgium Trashes Panama 3:0

In an expected result, Belgium defeated Panama by 3 un-replied goals. Though the first half ended goal-less, the Belgians can back in the second half to score all three goals. The first goal was scored in the 2nd minute of the second half by Mertens while Lukaku scored the second in the 69th minute and a third in the 75th minute. After the match , the Panaman Coach said "I think we have learned a lot from today's game. It was a very emotional day. This is the fifth time I've been at a World Cup but it felt like the first. The team was still very emotional at the start of the match but as time went by, they were able to focus better. It was an incredible experience for our country and I think that our performance was not bad. You're never happy when you lose but I told my players that...

World Cup: Nigerian Coach Defends Formation in Loss to Croatia

17Jun

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World Cup: Nigerian Coach Defends Formation in Loss to Croatia

Against the criticism he has been receiving from Nigerians in general and former players like Okocha regarding the formation the Super Eagles played against Croatia, Gernot Rohr has said that the formation was not the problem. While speaking to German press, he said "We didn’t concede in normal play, we conceded only two goals from set pieces. This is not a question of tactics or system. Our system was okay, we cannot play with three (at the back) when there is only one centre forward. "We played with four defenders because there were three Croatian strikers who are very strong. I was satisfied with the organisation of the team but what we missed in the game is being professional from set pieces. Each game is different. We know we can play with three centre backs but it was not a goo...

World Cup: Brazil Forced to a 1:1 Draw by Switzerland

17Jun

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World Cup: Brazil Forced to a 1:1 Draw by Switzerland

Football powerhouse, Brazil was today forced to a 1:1 draw by Switzerland. When Philippe Coutinho fired in a marvelous shot in the 20th minute of the match, it appeared the Brazilians would over-run the Swiss. Switzerland responded in the 50th minute with a powerfully headed goal by Steven Zuber. The match continued with Brazil making a total of 2o attempts at goal, only 4 of which were on target. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k98MTZ-Vhf0 Speaking after the match, the Brazilian coach said "Of course I'm not happy with the result. We wanted a victory. But anxiety hit us hard. The pressure was great. [We lacked] precision when there were chances to finish off opportunities. Some of the chances were quite clear-cut and we should have been more precise." Brazil will now take on C...