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Croatia vs Canada Match Highlights
Alphonso Davies’ goal in Canada’s World Cup elimination made history. Sunday’s 4-1 loss to Croatia knocked Canada from the World Cup. Alphonso Davies scored Canada’s first World Cup goal just 67 seconds, but Croatia mounted an amazing comeback with goals from Andrej Kramaric, Marko Livaja, and Lovro Majer to lead Group F with one round…
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Japan vs Costa Rica Match Highlights
Japan’s insipid performance threatens their World Cup ambitions. It’s hard to understand Japan’s gameplan against Costa Rica on Sunday at Ahmad bin Ali Stadium. They likely wanted to give the opponents a false feeling of security. That’s the only way to explain a mediocre first half from both teams, which left 41,479 fans wondering what…
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Morocco vs Belgium Match Highlights
Abdelhamid Sabiri scored a goal for Morocco during their World Cup match against Belgium on Sunday, which took place in Group F of the tournament. His goal was struck from an audaciously tight angle, and fellow substitute Zakaria Aboukhlal added a second for Morocco in stoppage time to make the score 2-0. After all was…
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Japan wants to create a FIFA World Cup mess while its followers clean up.
For a second straight FIFA World Cup, Japan’s supporters cleaned up stadiums following games. While fascinating to outsiders, this is prevalent in Japanese culture. Orderly and courteous. They seek to leave a place as they found it. Even the Samurai Blue clean their dressing rooms. Perhaps cleaner than before. Not that Japanese players aren’t messing…
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Argentina vs Mexico Match Highlights
Heroic Messi rescues Argentina’s World Cup as Mexico’s tactics fail. Lionel Messi and Enzo Fernandez scored to preserve Argentina from elimination in Group C. Before 88,966 people at Lusail Stadium, the match was tense with several fouls but little chances. Messi opened the scoring in the second half with a perfectly-placed shot in the 64th…
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USA vs England Match Highlights
The U.S. played well against England in World Cup Group B, but couldn’t get a goal. Weston McKennie and Yunus Musah dominated in midfield for Gregg Berhalter’s team. Christian Pulisic’s laser-guided shot hit the crossbar in the first half, but he couldn’t score. Gareth Southgate will have concerns about his midfield and offence heading into…
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Portugal vs Ghana Match Highlights
FIFA tribunal calls Ronaldo’s pen choice “brilliant” FIFA’s expert World Cup assessors called Cristiano Ronaldo’s disputed penalty for Portugal’s 3-2 triumph against Ghana “brilliant.” Ronaldo became the first male player to score at five World Cups after scoring a penalty he earned when hauled down by Ghana’s Mohammed Salisu. Ghana coach Otto Addo called it…
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Poland vs Saudi Arabia Match Highlights
Robert Lewandowski led Poland to a 2-0 triumph against Saudi Arabia to keep Group C wide open. Saudi Arabia had stunned Argentina 2-1 in the first round, but Lewandowski scored his first World Cup goal in the second half. Piotr Zielinski had given Poland the lead with his first-half goal, but Wojciech Szczesny stopped a…
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Brazil vs Serbia Match Highlights
Brazil’s World Cup campaign got off to a successful start on Thursday in Qatar with a 2-0 victory against Serbia. Richarlison was the hero for Brazil, scoring both of the team’s goals, including a spectacular one in the second half. In the first half of the match, Brazil had the bulk of possession while Serbia’s…
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Portugal vs Ghana Match Highlights for a five-goal thriller.
Portugal kicked up their World Cup campaign with a 3-2 win against Ghana at Stadium 974, thanks to fast goals from Joao Felix and Rafael Leao. Cristiano Ronaldo pushed his team ahead in the 65th minute with a penalty, making him the first male player to score in five World Cups despite quitting Manchester United…
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Switzerland vs Cameroon Match Highlights
Switzerland defeats Cameroon thanks to Breel Embolo Switzerland opened the World Cup with a 1-0 win against Cameroon on Thursday. Cameroon had first-half opportunities to grab the lead, but Switzerland’s Breel Embolo scored in the 48th minute. Switzerland had numerous great opportunities to score, but last-gasp defence foiled them. Switzerland will move ahead confidently against…
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South Korea vs Uruguay Match Highlights
Another World Cup favourite has struggled early on. South Korea held Uruguay to a 0-0 tie on Thursday, which likely benefits the Asian squad. Another early World Cup match ended in a surprise stalemate. Argentina and Germany lost their openers. This suggested another. Uruguay’s Diego Alonso and South Korea’s Paulo Bento were pleased. Alonso sounded…
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Japan’s World Cup comeback stuns Germany
After Saudi Arabia’s triumph against Argentina, Qatar 2022 witnessed another come-from-behind shock. Ilkay Gündogan’s penalty put Germany ahead in the first half, but substitutes Ritsu Doan and Takuma Asano tied it in the second. Japan’s 2-1 win shows how unstable Germany is, even when in control. Reaction speed 1. Japan subs matter Four years ago,…
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FIFA WORLD CUP : Opening Ceremony Highlights
Jung Kook performed Dreamers during the FIFA 2022 Opening Ceremony. Here are highlights from the Qatar opening ceremony. BTS member Jung Kook performed during the FIFA World Cup 2022 Opening Ceremony in Al Khor on Sunday (November 20). Jung Kook performed Dreamers with Fahad Al-Kubaisi. Morgan Freeman presented a nostalgic speech as ceremony narrator. The…