After a goalless draw all through the extra time, the round of 16 match between Spain and Morocco had to be settled by penalties. The two sides also drew(2-2) the last time they faced off in the World Cup in Russia in 2018; they had, however, settled for one point each as it was a […]
After losing their last group stage match to South Korea 2-1, Portugal came back with a statement win against Switzerland in the round of 16 in Qatar. In what was Portugal’s biggest-ever victory in the knockout rounds of the World Cup, they scored six goals outside the group stages for the first time. If you
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In what marked the 4th time Spain has ever played Morocco in the World Cup, the North African side stunned and knocked out former champions Spain. In a match that saw Morocco become the first African team to win a penalty shootout at the World Cup, they secured their spot in the quarter-finals for the first
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In their first-ever meeting in the World Cup, Brazil was utterly dominant against South Korea. In their third appearance in the round of 16, South Korea fell to favorites Brazil. Their miraculous run out of the group stages could not manifest to the quarter-finals. A 4-goal thriller A dominant first half put the game in
Portugal’s forward and legend Cristiano Ronaldo is considered the top goal scorer of all time. The former Manchester United icon Ronaldo has continued his insane scoring run with a goal for Portugal at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar and now has 819 goals. Under the goals recognized by FIFA, no other player has scored
Switzerland has featured in the FIFA World Cup tournament twelve times. Their best record remains the quarter-finals they have reached three times, in 1934, 1938, and 1954. At Qatar World Cup, they were drawn up in Group G with Brazil, Cameroon, and Serbia, and they finished as runners-up after Brazil, who won on a goal
Following the elimination of Senegal on Sunday, North African side Morocco now stands alone as the only African country remaining in the World Cup. This is contrary to what was expected by many who considered Senegal and Ghana as favorites before Morocco. Led by Chelsea’s Hakim Ziyech, Morocco emerged from Group F unbeaten. Drawn up
The 2018 World Cup runners-up, Croatia, are on to the quarter-finals. Since gaining independence from Yugoslavia in 1991, the European side has featured in the FIFA World Cup on six occasions: in 1998, 2002, 2006, 2014, 2018, and now 2022 in Qatar. Croatia’s best run was in 2018 when they lost 4-2 to defending champions France.
Coming into the round of 16 at the Qatar World Cup as African champions, a short-handed Senegal side remained African favorites. Trying to reach the quarter-finals for the second time, after they did so in their World Cup debut in 2002, their path was blocked by England. In a one-sided affair, a star-studded English squad
So far, in the Qatar FIFA World Cup 2022, France has displayed utter dominance. The defending champions scored nine goals out of four games and conceded only three. In their last game of Group D, Les Bleus lost only 1-0 defeat to Tunisia. France was beaten in a World Cup match for the first time
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