Cristiano Ronaldo was the star of the show as his record headlines a nervy win for Portugal over the Black Stars of Ghana as five second half goals ensured the penultimate kickoff of the day not without excitement.Portugal started the game brightly as Ghana adopted the plan to absorb the pressure and play out from the back. The Black Stars successfully execute their plan and were also able to pressure the Portuguese on the break.Cristiano Ronaldo wasted a promising chance after his first touch let him down and Ghanian Goalkeeper, Ati-Zigi made himself big enough to cover any danger just…
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Breel Embolo’s goal against his country of birth condemned Cameroon to a defeat in their opening game of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar as Switzerland emerged winners in the early kickoff.The first half was controlled by the Swiss but the better chances fell to Cameroon, with the likes of Bryan Mbuemo and Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting not at their best when in promising postions.Less than three minutes after the restart, Switzerland made them pay for those missed chances as Xherdan Shaqiri’s squared pass found Breel Embolo in a position he can not miss.The Monaco forward fired home to open…
Saudi Arabia’s shocking win over Argentina. Consecutive goalless draws which saw Guillermo Ochoa kept out a Robert Lewandowski’s penalty and Tunisia got a point against Denmark and last, France rubbishing the defending Champions curse.Those were the headlines of yesterday’s day three games and more surprises unfolded in Qatar, finally getting fans into that FIFA World Cup spirit.Today, actions continue with European countries in action against their opponents from the other continents like Africa, Asia and North America.Group EGermany vs JapanSecond kickoff of today, Germany lock horns with one of the tournament’s dark horses, Japan.Knowing fully well how it ended the…
Defending Champions, France off to a dream start in Qatar but had to do it the hard way following a come from behind win over Australia at the Janoub Stadium in Al Wakrah, Qatar.Goals from record equaling Olivier Giroud, a goal and an assist each for Kylian Mbappé and Adrien Rabiot while Theo Hernandez and Ousmane Dembele also registered assist each as France put four past Australia despite going behind early.The Aussies took a shock lead in the ninth minutes after Matthew Leckie did brilliantly well to beat Lucas Hernandez, who got injured in the process, before teeing up Craig…
Argentina kickoff their FIFA World Cup 2022 campaign with a shocking 1-2 loss to Saudi Arabia, ending their 36 games unbeaten run.Tale of two halves Lusail as Argentina bowed to Saudi Arabia after two second half goals by Hervé Renard led side cancelled out a Lionel Messi first half penalty.Lionel Scaloni’s side dominated proceedings and even scored five first half goals but unfortunately, only the ten minute penalty from Lionel Messi counted as the four others were ruled out for offside.Lionel Messi got the two time world Champions make a promising start as their pressure made a Saudi defender penalized…
Bukayo Saka, Cody Gakpo and the Gareth Bale were the starts of day two of the FIFA World Cup after their former two led their sides to victory while the third rescued a point for Wales late on against the US.Today, defending Champions, France will be in action as they begin the quest to become the first defending Champions to make it to the next round since Brazil in 2006.Group CArgentina vs Saudi ArabiaFavourites, Argentina get us up an running in the first game of the day three of the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup as they take on Asian…
Gareth Bale won and dispatched a late penalty to restore parity for Wales as they mark their return to the global tournament after 64 years of absence with a 1-1 draw against the USA.The USA, managed by coach, Gregg Berhalter dominated proceedings and grabbed a well deserved lead six minutes after the half hour mark as Timothy Weah finishes expertly, following a delicious pass from Christian Pulisic.The teams went into the half time break with the Americans in front. Wales assumed dominant as they pushed all out for a leveler and Ben Davies forced Matt Turner into making a big…
The Netherlands get their FIFA World Cup campaign off to a flyer following a 2-0 win thanks to two late goals from Cody Gakpo and substitute, Davy Klaassen.The Lions of Teranga proved up to the task for most part of the match but were too shy keeping discipline in defence, hence their inability to capitalize on the Dutch’s defensive slip ups.The had the only two shots on target heading into the last ten minutes but six minutes from the end of normal time, Cody Gakpo connects with a Frenkie De Jong pass to head past Edouard Mendy for 1-0 Netherlands.The…
England kickoff their FIFA World Cup 2022 campaign with a resounding 6-2 win over Iran at the Khalifa international Stadium in Doha.Goals from Jude Bellingham, Raheem Sterling, Marcus Rashford, Jack Grealish and a Bukayo Saka’s brace sealed an unsurprising win for Gareth Southgate’s side, who are heavy favourites heading into the contest.The Villain in their last major international tournament, Bukayo Saka showed the world thay time has been good on him with a player of the match performance to help England outclass their opponent.With just over nine minutes into the match, their Asian opponent were forced into an early change…
Enner Valencia was the star of the opening day and moving on, it is time for other players to make their names heard in the three FIFA World Cup games set to be featured today as action continues in the global competition.Group A Following Ecuador’s win over host nation, Qatar in yesterday’s opening fixture, it becomes very difficult for either of The Netherlands or Senegal to lose this clash because that could end up hurting their chances, albeit both are still expected to progress.African Champions, Senegal are the underdog against Louis van Gaal’s side and will be pleased to get a…