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
Belgium was held to a scoreless draw by Croatia on Thursday, which resulted in their elimination from the World Cup. The Red Devils knew a draw against the Croatia in Group F would only be sufficient if Morocco lost to Canada. But in their match, Morocco quickly took the lead with two goals, forcing Belgium … Read more
Australia and France will play in the World Cup’s round of 16 after Australia defeated Denmark 1-0 in their third match of Group D. The Socceroos were left in second place in the section after Mathew Leckie’s game-winning goal in the 60th minute, two points ahead of third-placed Tunisia, which astonishingly defeated France 1-0. For … Read more
Netherlands defeated Qatar 2-0 to easily advance to the round of 16 of the World Cup. No matter what happened between Ecuador and Senegal, the three-time runners-up knew that defeating the tournament’s hosts would guarantee their place in the knockout rounds. Thanks to goals from Cody Gakpo and Frenkie de Jong, Netherlands finished first in … Read more
