The knockout stage of the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup is well underway with Germany comfortably beating Nigeria, and Australia marginally losing out on penalties to Norway. Today, hosts France take on Brazil in their quest to win their first ever Women’s World Cup at home. France topped Group A,...
After suffering a defeat to Spain, South Africa looked for some sort of stability against China. Another defeat would be mean that they would no longer be able to dream of qualification or of further progress. On the other hand, the Steel Roses looked for nothing less of a win....
As we get ever closer to the FIFA Women’s World Cup, the excitement and tension get higher and higher. This competition pits nations against each other and the stakes could not be higher. Starting off the wonderful competition, as the second game, will be the matchup between China and Germany....
The FIFA Women’s World Cup kicks off in Paris at the famous Parc des Princes with the host nation, France, taking on South Korea. France are expected to top Group A and will be hoping to start off strong and send a message to other opponents in the competition, as...
Having demolished the Kashima Antlers, Real Madrid won the Club World Cup final by seeing off host side Al Ain in the final in Abu Dhabi. Santiago Solari's side rarely got out of first gear in a comfortable win over the side from the Middle East, with strikes from Luka...
Both teams were hoping to bounce back from surprise losses in their opening games, with Poland losing 2-1 to Senegal and Colombia losing 2-1 to Japan that wasn’t helped by conceding a penalty and having a man sent off within the first three minutes. A victory would mean each team stands...
Both teams were already ruled out of qualifying for the knockout rounds, so this was essentially a dead rubber match. Both teams had yet to pick up a point in their previous 2 games of the group stages so would be trying to salvage some sort of respect from the...
The final game in group H for both these sides saw the group finely poised, with both teams able to qualify for the knockout rounds before the match kicked off, with qualification also resting on the result in the other game in the group between Japan and Poland - with Poland...
It seems a long time ago since Roy Hodgson put Harry Kane on corner duty at the Euros, now England are set-piece kings - with an incredible 75% of their goals (9 out of 12 goals scored) at the World Cup coming from set-piece situations (penalties, free kicks + corners),...
A win against Australia would have been enough for Denmark to go through the round-of-16 but it wasn’t here that they progressed despite the fact that the Danes scored the opening goal after just six minutes in the match. After the win against Peru in the opener, Denmark lined up...
I guess that it had to come to an end at some point, did it not? The FIFA World Cup 2018 in Russia will go down in the history books as one of the greatest tournaments of the modern era. Let's not pretend that there were not issues with the...
Finally, comes the day for France to reinstate from what they were rendered two years back in the final of Euro 2016, but this time in FIFA World Cup 2018 and against the most powerful underdogs, Croatia, who have just reached their first ever World Cup Final. The opponents are...
World Cup 2018. Thus, it is time to take a look at the chances. I will seek the answers to this question “how can Croatia beat France? “. Well, it is a hard question to answer, because France is the major candidate to win the tournament. Apparently, France might win eight or nine...
England’s World Cup adventure came to an end with a semi-final defeat to Croatia, but their performance at 2018’s finals was worthy of praise. Perhaps their finest team display came in the quarter-finals, where they defeated Sweden 2-0 to reach the last four. Going into that game, Sweden had hammered...
It’s safe to say neither team has had a fantastic World Cup, with Argentina only picking up a single point in their games against Iceland and Croatia, whilst Nigeria have fared slightly better with a win over Iceland followed by a defeat to Croatia. There have been rumours of discontent...
Croatia reached their first ever FIFA World Cup final by beating England 2-1 after extra time. It makes Croatia the first Eastern European side since Czechoslovakia in 1962 to reach the final of a World Cup and the third nation to reach that stage since Hungary did it first. Both...
The 2018 FIFA World Cup final is set, but it's never too late to track back and explore the tactical nuances of earlier matches. Saudi Arabia and Egypt played each other on the final matchday of Group A. Although both teams were mathematically eliminated, each side felt they had something...
The 2018 World Cup is now down to its last few teams. Some big names have fallen along the way with the likes of Spain, Argentina, Brazil and perhaps most notably Germany all failing to live up to expectations. Despite these sides falling at earlier stages there can be no...
The second semi-final of the FIFA World Cup 2018 will see Croatia come up against England with very little to choose between the two sides for a place in the final in Moscow. Croatia impressed as much as any other side in the group stage before starting to stutter in...
Poland had already been eliminated from the tournament after a disastrous group stage. Japan, on the other hand, could still qualify with a draw or at worst, matching Senegal's result against Colombia would ensure qualification, although I’m sure Japan will be pushing for the win to make their lives that...
