Cody Gakpo scored again as the Netherlands booked their place in the World Cup last 16 as group winners with a straightforward 2-0 victory over hosts Qatar on Tuesday. As reported by Vanguard, the Netherlands, needing just a point to be sure of progressing, put one foot in the next round inside the first half-hour…
Juventus’ entire board of directors has resigned, forcing the club to put together a new management framework. As reported by Goal, the entire board of directors at Juventus have resigned from the club. Key figures such as president Andrea Agnelli, vice-president Pavel Nedved and managing director Maurizio Arrivabene have all resigned in an extraordinary meeting…
Portugal secured their place in the last 16 of the World Cup with victory over Uruguay in a scrappy encounter at Lusail Stadium as reported by the BBC. A game short on real quality saw the deadlock broken in the 54th minute when a cross from Bruno Fernandes floated beyond Uruguay keeper Sergio Rochet, the…
Casemiro scored a stunning winner as five-time champions Brazil edged past Switzerland to reach the World Cup knockout stage. As reported by the BBC, an otherwise drab encounter was brought to life seven minutes from time as Manchester United midfielder Casemiro fired a first-time effort into the far corner, leaving goalkeeper Yann Sommer standing. Brazil…
Mohammed Kudus struck twice to secure Ghana’s first win of the World Cup as they beat South Korea 3-2 in a thrilling encounter on Monday. As reported by Goal, Mohammed Salisu broke the deadlock in the Group H clash when a free-kick into the box landed perfectly for him to lash home and then Mohammed…
Cameroon and Serbia played out a thrilling 3-3 draw in the first World Cup game of Monday, probably the most entertaining match of the tournament so far. As reported by Marca, both sides led and both sides trailed at different points of the match, and they both went for it, aware that they needed points…
Niclas Fullkrug breathed life into Germany’s World Cup hopes with a late equaliser to draw 1-1 with Spain and save the 2014 world champions from a second successive defeat at Qatar 2022. As reported by ESPN, although a loss would not have ended Germany’s qualification prospects due to other results in Group E, Fullkrug’s strike,…
Morocco pulled off a shock 2-0 win over Belgium in World Cup Group F on Sunday as Abdelhamid Sabiri scored from an audaciously tight angle and fellow substitute Zakaria Aboukhlal added a second in stoppage time. As reported by ESPN, Sabiri’s free kick from near the corner flag caught out Belgium goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois at…
Canada have been knocked out of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar after suffering a 4-1 defeat to Croatia on Sunday. As reported by ESPN, Alphonso Davies opened the scoring on two minutes with a superb leaping header — Canada’s first goal in men’s World Cup history — but Croatia fired back twice before half-time…
Costa Rica put a huge dent in Japan’s hopes of reaching the World Cup last 16 as they recovered from their hammering by Spain to claim a surprise 1-0 victory in Group E on Sunday. As reported by ESPN, Keysher Fuller’s 81st-minute effort, Costa Rica’s first shot on target in a dreary game, stunned the…
The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, has promised each player in the national team a Rolls Royce Phantom for their win against Argentina in their World Cup opener in Qatar. A resilient Saudi Arabian side on Tuesday shockingly defeated the Copa America winners 2-1 with all odds against them. It…
Lionel Messi rescued Argentina from the brink of World Cup elimination, scoring the crucial opening goal in a 2-0 win over Mexico at Lusail Iconic Stadium to put the South American champions back on track to reach the last 16. As reported by ESPN, Argentina were being frustrated by a stubborn, physical Mexico side until…
Kylian Mbappe struck twice as defending champions France claimed a narrow 2-1 win over Denmark on Saturday and became the first team to advance to the World Cup round of 16 in Qatar. As reported by ESPN, Mbappe sent France ahead in the Group D clash just after the hour mark with a prodded finish…
Robert Lewandowski scored his first ever World Cup goal as Poland brought Saudi Arabia back down to earth with a bump on Saturday with an 2-0 Group C victory that rejuvenated their tournament campaign as reported by Reuters. Lewandowski, who missed a penalty in Poland’s opening draw with Mexico and was visibly emotional after finding…
Australia beat Tunisia 1-0 at the Al Janoub Stadium on Saturday to register their first World Cup victory in 12 years as they provisionally moved up to second in Group D behind reigning champions France. As reported by Reuters, striker Mitchell Duke scored midway through the first half with a glancing header past keeper Aymen…
The United States was dominant in attack but could not find a way past England as it was held to a 0-0 draw in their second 2022 World Cup game on Friday. As reported by ESPN, the U.S. was the better side in a game lacking in clear cut chances. The closest threat came when…
Hosts Qatar have been eliminated just two games into the World Cup after a 3-1 defeat to Senegal at Al Thumama Stadium. Qatar remain rooted to the bottom of Group A with one game to play and became the first team to be knocked out of the competition after Netherlands avoided defeat against Ecuador later…
Senegal have become the first African country to win in the ongoing World Cup after a 3-1 win over the host nation, Qatar, on Friday. Boulaye Dia, Famara Diedhiou and Bamba Dieng netted one each to lead a superior Senegal to their first win in the 2022 World Cup, defeating Qatar 3-1 at the Al…
Iran scored two goals in stoppage time to claim a stunning 2-0 victory over 10-man Wales at the World Cup on Friday. As reported by ESPN, Roozbeh Cheshmi and Ramin Rezaeian scored in the 98th minute and 101th minute respectively to hand Carlos Queiroz’s Iran a real chance of qualifying for their first World Cup…
Manchester United’s owners, the Glazer family, are looking for a world record price for a sports franchise if they are to sell the club, sources have told ESPN. As reported by ESPN, the Glazers issued a statement on Tuesday to say they are looking at “strategic alternatives” including outside investment or a sale. Sources have…
Richarlison scored a pair of goals — including a stunning second — as Brazil made good on the hype with a 2-0 win over Serbia to start their World Cup campaign in Qatar on Thursday. As reported by ESPN, Serbia goalkeeper Vanja Milinkovic-Savic denied Brazil’s potent strike force on several occasions in a goalless first…
Cristiano Ronaldo made history on Thursday as the first male player to score in five World Cups in Portugal’s opening game in Qatar against Ghana, which ended 3-2 in favour of Portugal. As reported by ESPN, the Portugal captain scored in the 65th minute from the penalty spot — the 118th goal for his country…
The Canada National Team is currently suffering an unfair result thanks to referee Janny Sikazwe, who is from the country of Zambia. During the first half of the match between Canada and Belgium, the ref started the game well by calling the first penalty. Thibaout Courtois made a fantastic save against Alphonso Davies but the…
Despite a spirited effort from Canada in their first World Cup appearance since 1986, Belgium won the opener of Group F on Wednesday, 1-0, thanks to three big saves from Belgian goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois and at least one missed penalty call that should’ve gone in Canada’s favour. As reported by ESPN, Canada had an early…
Spain claimed their biggest ever World Cup win and took pole position in Group E in a comfortable 7-0 victory over Costa Rica on Wednesday. As reported by ESPN, Dani Olmo opened the scoring with a neat turn and finish on 11 minutes to hand Spain an early lead at the Al Thumama Stadium in…
After Saudi Arabia’s win over Argentina, Qatar 2022 saw not just another upset, but another come-from-behind upset with the supposed minnow upending the heavy favorite. As reported by ESPN, Germany went ahead in the first half on Wednesday via an Ilkay Gündogan penalty, but substitutes Ritsu Doan and Takuma Asano struck in the last 15…
After going down early, reigning World Cup champions France came roaring back at Al-Janoub Stadium on Tuesday to beat Australia 4-1 in Group D. Australia’s Craig Goodwin scored in just the ninth minute as French defender Lucas Hernández went down on the play. But France responded with four unanswered goals from Adrien Rabiot, Olivier Giroud…
Robert Lewandowski had a penalty saved as Poland and Mexico played out a goalless World Cup draw at a fervent Stadium 974. As reported by the BBC, Lewandowski has never scored in the tournament and his wait continues after a tame effort was kept out by Mexico’s veteran goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa. The 40,000-capacity venue was…
Manchester United have terminated Cristiano Ronaldo’s contract by mutual consent following his explosive interview with Piers Morgan. As reported by the Mirror, a club statement read: “Cristiano Ronaldo is to leave Manchester United by mutual agreement, with immediate effect. “The club thanks him for his immense contribution across two spells at Old Trafford, scoring 145…
Argentina suffered one of the biggest shocks in World Cup history after Saudi Arabia completed a remarkable comeback victory at the Lusail Iconic Stadium. As reported by The Telegraph, Argentina, captained by Lionel Messi and on a 36-run unbeaten streak, were billed as one of the favourites coming into the Qatar tournament. But goals by…
The Netherlands on Monday bagged all three points as they defeated Senegal 2-0 in the ongoing 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar Cody Gakpo in a brilliant run got behind the Senegal defence to connect with a De Jong cross and steer a glancing header past the onrushing Edouard Mendy from the edge of the…
Gareth Bale’s penalty kick in the 82nd minute ensured USA never ran out winners on the night. Timothy Weah, the son of former World footballer of the year, George Weah, had put the Americans ahead with a cool finish in the 36th minute. Chelsea’s Christian Pulisic got an assist off the goal as he set…
England’s national football team today won its game against Iran with a 6-2 victory at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar. As reported by Morocco World News, the game, which marked Group B’s opening match, was an opportunity for the two teams to boost their chances to advance from the group stage and seal…
World football stars Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo played off the football pitch in a photo of Louis Vuitton campaign, which has now gone viral. Ronaldo and Messi took the internet by storm with a photo on featuring Saturday, featuring both iconic players in an advert for the French luxury fashion house and company Louis…
Former Super Eagles captain, Austin Jay-Jay Okocha has suggested that the air conditioner at the Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor, might have affected the Qatari players in the defeat to Ecuador on Sunday. The former Nigeria International further hailed Ecuador after the South American side defeated the host nation in the opening game of the…
By the time referee Daniele Orsato blew for the final whistle on Sunday for Qatar’s 2-0 loss in the 2022 World Cup opener, the whole visual palette of the Al-Bayt Stadium had changed, as reported by ESPN. What was once a sizeable patch of Ecuadorian yellow, a cluster of burgundy from the ultras section supporting…
There’s bad news for France ahead of the 2022 World Cup starting as prolific striker, Karim Benzema, has had to withdraw from Les Bleus training at the Jassim bin Hammad Stadium and it looks likely that he is already ruled out at least for the champions’ first match of Qatar 2022 against Australia on Tuesday….
Amjad Taha, an expert in strategic political affairs and regional director of the British center in Saudi Arabia has reported that eight Ecuadorian players are alleged to have been bribed $7.4 million in exchange for winning the match against Qatar. The journalist warned that internal sources from Ecuador and Qatar confirmed the operation and asked…
Music superstars Nicki Minaj, Maluma and Myriam Fares are unleashing Tukoh Taka, the first-ever official FIFA Fan Festival anthem, to pump up the atmosphere at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, as reported by The Peninsula Qatar. FIFA Sound – the game-changing initiative that combines the universal languages of music and football – collaborated with…
Senegal confirmed that Sadio Mane has been ruled out of the World Cup in Qatar following an injury suffered before the tournament. In a press conference on November 17, Senegal confirmed that Mane has not recovered from an injury in time to feature at the World Cup and will miss their tournament in Qatar as…
FIFA and World Cup organisers are engaged in last-minute showdown talks over whether beer will be sold at the stadiums during the tournament, sources have told ESPN. First reported by British newspaper The Times, it is understood FIFA are under increasing pressure to backtrack on plans to have beer available to purchase within the confines…
Qatar is expected to host around one million visitors during the 2022 World Cup, which starts on November 20. However, there has been a lot of criticism of the host country, since there are various ways in which Qatar does not respect human rights as reported by Marca. The country has many restrictions which would…
Brentford striker Ivan Toney faces a lengthy ban after being charged by the English Football Association for 232 alleged breaches of betting rules over a four-year period. The 26-year-old, who had been in contention for England’s World Cup squad, last week admitted he was assisting the FA with its investigation into historic breaking of gambling…
France have been dealt with a major injury blow ahead of their 2022 FIFA World Cup opener against Australia next Tuesday. France attacker, Christopher Nkunku, has been ruled out of the World Cup after picking a knee injury in training on Tuesday. Nkunku limped out during a training session following an uncompromising challenge from Real…
The World Cup is nearly upon us and whilst esteemed colleague Ben Snowball has been looking at who will win and how the tournament might play out, this writer is taking a look at something a bit different. After spending some time digging into who might be the surprise stars of the tournament we’re now…
The fallout of Cristiano Ronaldo’s explosive interview appears to have spilled over to the Portugal national team. Days after the 37-year-old blasted Manchester United and the team’s manager, Erik ten Hag, Ronaldo received a frosty reception from club and international teammate Bruno Fernandes upon the midfielder’s arrival for Portugal’s World Cup preparations. Ronaldo appeared visibly…
If manager Erik ten Hag has it his way, Cristiano Ronaldo won’t play another minute for Manchester United. As reported by The Score, Ronaldo’s controversial tirade in an interview this week was the last straw, as Ten Hag informed Manchester United officials that he’s prepared to part with the 37-year-old, whom he feels has gone…
Nigerian ace singer, songwriter, and performer, Damini Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy, sent a goodwill message to Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka ahead of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. With only a few days until the global football tournament, the African Giant, who was recently named MTV Europe Music Awards’ African act of the year…
Another piece of history is now sitting proudly in the Barcelona museum at the Camp Nou. The winner of the latest survey by Socios.com, the app that creates sports Fan Tokens and that is a partner of the Blaugrana, was able to place the boots worn by Romario between 1993 and 1995 into the collection….
Mikel Arteta admitted that Arsenal’s performances in 2022-23 have exceeded his expectations as they continue to prove themselves as title contenders. With Manchester City losing to Brentford and Arsenal beating Wolves on Saturday, the Gunners are five points clear at the top of the table and will be heading into Christmas as league leaders. Arteta…
