Pele, along with Diego Maradona is considered to be one of the greatest players to play the beautiful sport. This is a man who was the joint winner of the FIFA Player of the Century award and was voted the Athlete of the Century by the International Olympic Committee. He was the icon during the 1950’s throughout the 1970’s. He took Brazil to their three World Cup wins during 1958, 1962 and 1970. According to…
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Round of 16: Spain vs Morocco (1 – 1) (0-3)pen Highlights, Post Match Review & Key Events
Match Report For the first time ever, Morocco has advanced to the World Cup quarterfinals after Spain missed three penalties in a nail-biting shootout that followed a 120-minute scoreless draw. Spain’s attack flaws were exposed when they were finally eliminated with just one shot on target during the whole game, their lowest-ever total in a World Cup game. Nayef Aguerd of West Ham, a center-back, missed Morocco’s finest opportunity of the opening period with a…
Read MoreRound of 16: Portugal vs Switzerland (6 – 1) Highlights, Post Match Review & Key Events
Match Report In lieu of Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal defeated Switzerland 6-1 in the World Cup round of 16, and Goncalo Ramos scored a hat-trick. Portugal had no misgivings about benching Ronaldo. The build-up to the knockout match was dominated by Ronaldo’s response to his substitution in Portugal’s previous game, and his relegation put an end to a run of 31 games he had started for his country in tournament finals. Portugal advanced to the World…
Read MoreRound of 16: Brazil vs South Korea (4 – 1) Highlights, Post Match Review & Key Events
Match Report The fact that the beautiful third goal by Richarlison was set up by the centre back combination of Marquinhos and Thiago Silva speaks volumes about the mind-boggling level of technical skill possessed by this Brazil team. From the front to the back, they were all in it, playing with South Korea and dishing out harsh punishment. Their brilliant first-half performance, although being against weak competition, served as a reminder of why Brazil is…
Read MoreRound of 16: Japan vs Croatia (1 – 1) (1-3) pen Highlights, Post Match Review & Key Events
Match Report After a 1-1 draw after 120 minutes, Croatia defeated Japan 3-1 on penalties, with Dominik Livakovic making three saves. As a result, Croatia advanced to the World Cup quarterfinals. Japan sought to defeat their third straight European opponent after shocking victories over Germany and Spain in the group stages. It was the first knockout game to play an additional 30 minutes in Qatar.Both goals were scored after the half. After some shaky Croatian…
Read MoreRound of 16: England vs Senegal (3 – 0) Highlights, Post Match Review & Key Events
Match Report England breezed over Senegal with a 3-0 victory in the round of 16, setting up a crucial World Cup quarterfinal matchup with the reigning champions France. At the Al Bayt Stadium, England picked up steam after a slow start when Jude Bellingham skillfully set up Jordan Henderson for the game’s first goal in the 39th minute. Just before halftime, Bellingham led a brilliant England counterattack, which Harry Kane (45+3) finished off to score…
Read MoreFIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Stadiums
Qatar got the green light to host the FIFA World Cup in 2010. For the last 12 years, Qatar has been hard at work to construct the venues to hold and host spectacular football matches. A total of eight large capacity stadiums have been built to accommodate ocean of people that will flood to see their countries compete. Stadiums are all designed to be operational for the hectic FIFA World Cup 2022 schedule from November…
Read MoreFive Occasions when the Top Dog Teams Failed to Qualify for the FIFA World Cup
Some of the outcomes in the UEFA World Cup Qualification matches have shocked everyone. Football World Cup is regarded as the biggest and most prestigious event in the world. Unlike every other competition, world cup is played once every four years and the winner is crowned the best team in the world. Those who shine in this tournament, create records which in return build a legacy for themselves when they retire from this beautiful game….
Read MoreIs France going to beat the Champions Curse at FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022?
The latest team to get the Champions Curse was Germany when they failed to qualify to the knockout stages after winning the trophy in 2014. Football fans and athletes in general are superstitious which makes fans produce quite a-lot of theories, stats and myths in the beautiful game. It adds a whole new meaning to the game that everyone with a passion dissects to find the hidden meaning to the theories. One of the most…
Read MoreFavourites to win Golden Ball at FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022
The FIFA World Cup 2022 has now officially begun in Qatar as it becomes the first Middle-Eastern country to hold the tournament in its 90 year history. Being the best nation in the world is a big enough reward on its own, but many individual awards are also up for grabs at the tournament. Golden Ball is such an award which is given to the top performer of the tournament. To win one is every…
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