Cristiano Ronaldo heads Portugal to three points
An early Cristiano Ronaldo header was enough to see Portugal beat Morocco 1-0 at the Luzhniki Stadium. Ronaldo led out his Portugal side which had one change to their 1-1 draw with Spain, Joao Mario…
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VAR at the World Cup: An Early Verdict
By Mark Docherty The World Cup sees the world’s greatest players, coaches and teams come under scrutiny from pundits and supporters from every nation. However, this year one group of people has faced more…
World Cup winners: What happens to the team that wins the previous World Cup at the next tournament?
Winning the World Cup is not an easy feat by any means but how do the side that wins one tournament get on in the next one. Here I take a look at the last 5 World Cup…
Best 11 from the first round of World Cup games
The World Cup is well underway, with the first round of group fixtures completed. It has been an entertaining start to the tournament too, with a total of 38 goals scored in the 16 games….
Harry’s our Hero
England kicked off their first game of the 2018 World Cup in Volgrograd, Monday night. 47 year old, former midfielder and defender and head coach for England, Gareth Southgate, set up his squad in a…
5 things we learned from the opening set of fixtures in the World Cup group stages
The first set of matches in Russia have thrown us thrills, spills and A LOT of penalties. An impressive start to the World Cup has been shown by many teams, most noticeably Russia, while Iceland,…
WORLD CUP REVIEW: Why are the so called ‘big teams’ stumbling at the first hurdle this summer?
With France being the only team out of the Official Fifa/Coca Cola top ten rankings with a (very unconvincing) win under their belts thus far in Russia (with Belgium still yet to play), that begs the…
Peru 0-1 Denmark – Below par Danes see off brave Peru after a penalty scare.
Denmark are off to a winning start in Group C after a nervy and below par 1-0 win over Peru. The Danes were fortunate not to be 1-0 down at half time as Peru were awarded a penalty…
Argentina 1-1 Iceland: Lionel Messi fails to deliver for Argentina in thrilling opener to Group D
History was made in Moscow as Iceland graced the World Cup for their very first time, and they did not disappoint earning a dramatic point against World Cup 2014 finalists Argentina. Lionel Messi took the headlines…
5 Players Hoping to Have Their Breakthrough at the World Cup
(Image Credit: Sports Illustrated) The World Cup is officially underway and the first game gave us just what we wanted to see, goals. But the World Cup isn’t just about scoring goals, it gives us…