Author: Anjishnu Roy

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Canada had drawn first blood in their contest with Canada when star man Alphonso Davies found the back of the net in the second minute of the game. However, despite scoring the first goal for Canada in the men’s FIFA World Cup, Davies and co were knocked out of the competition by Croatia who came roaring back and won 4-1. Davies, who had missed a penalty in the previous match with Belgium (0-1), which could have very well be won by the Canadians, made up for it with a quick strike here. A superb cross from Tajon Buchanan found Davies in the box, who…

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Native of Cameroon, Switzerland striker Breel Embolo scored the only goal in a 1-0 win for his side but refused to celebrate against his country of birth. Murat Yakin’s men have begun their World Cup campaign on the front foot following their victory in Group G. Embolo’s goal at the Al Janoub Stadium in Al Wakrah became the biggest talking point of the match and for obvious reasons. The 25-year-old was born in Cameroon’s capital Yaounde but was raised in Basel, Switzerland. Having received citizenship from Switzerland in 2014, Embolo is now representing the European nation in his second World Cup…

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Spain midfielder Gavi, who won the 2022 Golden Boy award for his performances with Barcelona and Spain over the last year, has become the third-youngest player to score in the finals of the FIFA World Cup. The 18-year-old made history on his FIFA World Cup debut after finding the net in the second half in the 7-0 hammering of Costa Rica in their Group E opener. With his 74th-minute strike, Gavi became the youngest player to score in the FIFA World Cup since legendary Brazilian forward Pele in the 1958 World Cup. https://twitter.com/FIFAWorldCup/status/1594660668942483456 When he was named in the starting XI by Luis Enrique, Barcelona’s…

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Long matches, frequent stoppages, and increased injury times have been a common pattern throughout the FIFA World Cup in Qatar so far, leading to fans asking questions regarding the same. In fact, in the first five matches of the World Cup, the combined stoppage time added to 90 minutes – which is the duration of an extra football game itself. The opening Group B clash between England and Iran saw an astounding 24 minutes of injury time, with 14 in the first half and 10 in the second half. It is not a common sight to see so much injury time added to matches,…

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Les Bleus came back from a goal down to rout Australia 4-1 to begin their 2022 World Cup defence. Olivier Giroud grabbed a brace while Adrien Rabiot and Kylian Mbappe also scored for Didier Deschamps’ side. For a while, it seemed like the World Cup defending champions’ curse was alive and breathing after France conceded a shock goal inside the first 10 minutes. Against the run of play, Craig Goodwin gave the Socceroos the lead with a thunderous strike at the far post in the ninth minute of the game. Credit: FIFA Getting on to the end of Matthew Leckie’s cross from the right, Goodwin…

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Given the political and divisive nature of the FIFA World Cup being hosted in Qatar, FIFA has already communicated to different national federations that political messages will not be allowed on the pitch. However, England captain Harry Kane has said he will go ahead and wear the “OneLove” captain’s armband as a symbolic gesture of support for the LGBTQ community despite the threat of a yellow card and the England FA are prepared to be fined. Despite resistance from FIFA over political gestures and messages on the field, the Tottenham striker has said that he is ready to go ahead and wear…

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Ecuador captain Enner Valencia scored twice in the first half to stun the hosts Qatar in the opening match of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The tournament opener was preceded by the opening ceremony featuring the likes of Morgan Freeman and Jung Kook of BTS. Football’s biggest party is now upon us. Led by a dazzling show of lights, dancers, music, narration, as well as cultural references and throwbacks to previous World Cups, Qatar kicked off the first FIFA World Cup to be held in the Arab world in an emphatic fashion. Morgan Freeman lent his voice to the narration of events…

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With the tie stalemate at 1-1 heading into the closing stages, it required a last-gasp effort from the 18-year-old Alejandro Garnacho to score and put the game to bed in favour of Manchester United after coming off the bench in their final match before the World Cup. Christian Eriksen scored his first goal in the Premier League in the colours of Manchester United when he opened the scoring in the 14th minute after tapping home a Bruno Fernandes cross. The Dane international, who joined United from Brentford this summer, also had the opportunity to double United’s goal tally in the first-half stoppage time. https://twitter.com/ManUtd/status/1591974698652516352 He was…

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The ‘El Gran Derby’ in Seville lived up to its reputation as both Real Betis and Sevilla played out a thrilling 1-1 stalemate in which both sides had players sent off. As many as three red cards were shown split between the two sides as the rivalry descended into chaos and madness at the Benito Villamarin Stadium on Sunday. Переглянути цей допис в Instagram Допис, поширений Real Betis Balompié (@realbetisbalompie) The chaos initially ensued when Argentine defender Gonzalo Montiel was shown a straight red card in the 38th minute, followed by a yellow card to fellow Argentine Marcos Acuna. Credit: Getty Images A…

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Juventus midfielder Filip Kostic was the star of the show as he set up two second-half goals for Adrien Rabiot and Nicolo Fagioli to beat Inter Milan 2-1 at the Allianz Stadium in Turin. Both sides had plenty of chances in the Serie A encounter on Sunday, but the Bianconeri proved to be the more clinical of the two. https://twitter.com/emaxstatman/status/1589372823436656642 It was the visitors Internazionale who were much better in the first half. They created several chances but failed to get their noses ahead. Both sides went into the half-time break with a goalless stalemate. Credit: inter.it The first chance…

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