Brazil turned on the style, dancing their way to a one-sided 4-1 win over South Korea in their World Cup round-of-16 match at Qatar’s Stadium 974 on Monday. As reported by ESPN, Vinicius Junior, Neymar, Richarlison and Lucas Paqueta were all on the scoresheet in a dominant first half as Brazil cruised into a quarterfinal…
Japan, the World Cup’s tidiest team, made a bit of a mess of things when it came to penalties and it might take some time to cleanse the heartache from the system. As reported by Daily Mail, they have made plenty of friends by cleaning up the dressing rooms after games and leaving origami models…
Raheem Sterling is heading back to the UK from England’s World Cup camp after armed intruders broke into his home while his family were inside. As reported by Sky Sports, Sterling missed England’s 3-0 win over Senegal in the last 16 after being ruled out of the team due to a “family matter” shortly before…
Olivier Giroud became France’s all-time men’s record goal scorer as his opener and Kylian Mbappe’s second-half double gave the World Cup holders a 3-1 win over Poland to move them into the quarter-finals. As reported by Sky Sports, Giroud scored his 52nd France goal to surpass Thierry Henry’s record with a neat first-half finish (44)…
Lionel Messi netted his first career World Cup knockout stage goal as Argentina survived a late Australia scare to claim a 2-1 victory at the Ahmad bin Ali Stadium. As reported by Marca, the Albiceleste were slow out of the gates as the plucky Socceroos looked to frustrate their more illustrious opponents. That all changed…
The devastating blow that knocked the U.S. men’s national team out of the 2022 World Cup was a 21-pass Dutch masterpiece. As reported by Yahoo Sports, it was class and ruthlessness personified, clockwork orange from front to back to front. It crushed American optimism that had swelled throughout two weeks in Qatar, and eventually sent…
Cameroon defeated a Brazil side resting a host of regulars but still saw their World Cup campaign ended after an entertaining encounter at Lusail Stadium. As reported by the BBC, Vincent Aboubakar header the winner in stoppage time but his joy immediately turned to disappointment as he was given a second yellow card for taking…
Switzerland sealed their place in the World Cup last 16 following an entertaining five-goal victory over Serbia to round off the group stage. As reported by the BBC, Switzerland, who knew a draw would be enough to qualify, took an early lead through former Stoke and Liverpool forward Xherdan Shaqiri. Serbia turned it around in…
Luis Suarez thought the job was done. The veteran forward exited Uruguay’s final group-stage match with a 2-0 lead and received good news from across town: Portugal was tied with South Korea, which, if the results held, meant Uruguay would be through to the knockout rounds. They didn’t! When South Korea went ahead, 2-1, the…
South Korea grabbed a 91st-minute winner against Portugal to qualify as runners-up from Group H in the most dramatic circumstances. As reported by ESPN, substitute Hwang Hee-chan got the crucial goal to send South Korea through on goals scored, despite Uruguay’s 2-0 win over Ghana in the group’s other game (both South Korea and Uruguay…
