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
France secured a place in quarterfinals by defeating Poland 3-1, where they will face England. Deschamps made many changes to France starting lineup with the likes of Giroud, Mbappe, Griezmann, Dembele, Rabiot, Theo Hernandez, Kounde, Upamecano and Lloris all back in starting spot. This was by far the strongest french lineup in this World Cup. … Read more
As the knockout rounds are progressing Croatia will face Japan, as both teams are aiming for the quarterfinals. It was quite a surprise in group E when Japan emerged as the group winners. Regardless to say, they have achieved quite some impressive feats by defeating giants like Germany and Spain. The Samurai Blue have shown … Read more
The Netherlands defeated the USA 3-1 to advance to the 2022 World Cup quarterfinals thanks to a sharp attacking display and a narrow escape. Memphis Depay and Daley Blind’s goals gave Netherlands the advantage before halftime, but they were not frightened to let their opposition knock the ball around with little effect. With 14 minutes … Read more
Hwang Hee-goal chan’s in the 91st minute gave South Korea a 2-1 victory over Portugal and guaranteed them a spot in the 2022 World Cup’s knockout stage. Despite the loss, Portugal still finished first in Group H. Fernando Santos’ team will play the Group G runners-up on Tuesday night in the round of 16, which … Read more
With an incredible comeback in the second half, Japan defeated Spain, won World Cup Group E, and advanced to the round of 16 to play Croatia. Germany will exit the group stage for the second time in a row as a result of Japan’s astonishing victory at Khalifa International Stadium. Germany was the team that … Read more
