Argentina won their third World Cup title on penalties after a thrilling 3-3 draw at the Lusail Iconic Stadium, holding off a miraculous France comeback. As Lionel Messi and Angel Di Maria scored in the first half, the South American champions appeared to be cruising to a third World Cup victory with a lacklustre France … Read more
Croatia defeated fellow semifinalists Morocco 2-1 to secure third place at the 2022 World Cup. The 2nd goalless draw of the tournament was served up by Croatia and Morocco back on the 4th day of the competition. It was a lacklustre point for the 2018 champions and the first of seven that Morocco would earn … Read more
Following their semi-final victory over Morocco, France secured their spot in the 2022 World Cup final against Argentina. Without giving up a goal they didn’t score themselves, Morocco had gone five games and 30 minutes of extra time without doing so. The world champions France put an end to that in less than five minutes, … Read more
Argentina defeated Croatia 3-0 on Tuesday night to clinch a spot in the 2022 World Cup championship match. La Albiceleste was led by Lionel Messi and Julian Alvarez, who put their intrepid underdog opponents to the sword and made sure Argentina’s transition to Sunday’s matchup went without a hitch. The game took off after a … Read more
France defeated England 2-1, and Olivier Giroud’s game-winning goal helped them advance to the 2022 World Cup semifinals. France versus England The encounter between the two nations in this tournament knockout tie was first. It’s time. Both teams entered this match aware that history was not on their side. It was less about a Year … Read more
After defeating Portugal 1-0 at the Al Thumama Stadium, Morocco made history by becoming the first African country to advance to the World Cup semifinals. Morocco is going against the grain of what has historically been the case for African teams at the World Cup, as they have been competing against European powers while swimming … Read more
After a dramatic 2-2 draw at the Lusail Iconic Stadium, an incredible Netherlands comeback was in vain as Argentina advanced to the World Cup 2022 semi-finals on penalties. Nahuel Molina and Lionel Messi’s goals gave Argentina a chance to advance to the semi-finals, but Wout Weghorst scored two outstanding goals off the bench, including one … Read more
Brazil did not have the same quick start that defeated South Korea earlier this week, with Croatia appearing to be the more dangerous team for significant stretches of the first half. Vinicius Junior’s low shot, which was Brazil’s best effort prior to the break, was stopped by Josko Gvardiol, while Croatia’s right side saw brief … Read more
When Cristiano Ronaldo was benched for Portugal’s 1st knockout match of the tournament, manager Fernando Santos lifted more than a few eyebrows, but he was amply proven correct once his young substitute scored a hat-trick as part of an utterly dominant performance. In his first ever start for Portugal, Benfica forward Gonçalo Ramos, who started … Read more
With a stunning victory over Spain on penalties, Morocco advanced to the World Cup quarterfinals for the first time ever. Morocco won the second tournament shootout after a thrilling but scoreless 90 minutes when Pablo Sarabia, Carlos Soler, and Sergio Busquets all missed their 12-yard attempts. A 25-yard free kick by Achraf Hakimi gave Morocco … Read more
