England and their new brand of cricket under Stokes and McCullum have seen off New Zealand and South Africa at home, beaten India in that one-off Test and come here to Pakistan and taken an unassailable 2-0 lead. There’s something brewing with this bunch of players and management. They are changing the way Test cricket […]
Continue ReadingFrance will meet Morocco in the semifinals of the 2022 FIFA World Cup after winning their heavyweight clash in the final eight with England. France will start as favourites but Morocco are used to being underdogs after knocking out European opponents in Belgium, Spain and Portugal on their dazzling unbeaten run. The winners will face […]
Continue ReadingArgentina and Croatia will face off for a place in the 2022 FIFA World Cup final. Both sides sealed their place in the semifinals with penalty shootout victories last time out against the Netherlands and Brazil respectively. These two teams are no strangers to deep runs at World Cups with Croatia looking to make consecutive […]
Continue ReadingPortugal head into their Group B showdown with Morocco on Wednesday still on a high after Cristiano Ronaldo’s late free kick secured a 3-3 draw with Spain. As for Morocco, Herve Renard will have had to work hard to lift his players after they succumbed to a last-gasp defeat to Iran in their opening fixture […]
Continue ReadingTwo European powerhouses do battle for a place in the semi-finals of the 2022 FIFA World Cup as England and France go head to head at the Al Bayt Stadium on Saturday. The 2018 champions got their title defence underway in style as they secured back-to-back victories over Australia and Denmark in their opening two […]
Continue ReadingDominik Livakovic was Croatia’s penalty shoot-out hero once again as the 2018 finalists ended Brazil’s World Cup dream. Neymar thought he had booked a place in the semifinals for the five-time winners, with a stunning extra-time effort illuminating the contest after a goalless 90 minutes. But Zlatko Dalic’s remarkable team produced a sting in the […]
Continue ReadingGroup F favourites Belgium face the prospect of elimination at the first hurdle of the 2022 World Cup when they take on Croatia at the Ahmed bin Ali Stadium on Thursday. The Red Devils currently sit in third place, one point behind the Checkered Ones and Morocco in the top two heading into their final […]
Continue ReadingThe World Cup, much like the Olympic Games, is always an inherently political affair. It’s impossible to gather so many nations in one place for an event without some geopolitical issues in the background that transcends sport and casts a shadow over the event. Even so, the critical deciding game between USA and Iran on […]
Continue ReadingEcuador will be looking to seal qualification for the knockout stages of the World Cup on Tuesday, when they take on Senegal in what will likely be a winner-takes-all clash at the Khalifa International Stadium. La Tri have been majorly impressive in Group A, with a win over Qatar on the opening day and a […]
Continue ReadingThere’s no Neymar facing Switzerland at the World Cup on Monday. Just Richarlison. And Vinicius Junior. And Raphinha. And Rodrygo. And all the rest of the star-laden options in a deep and talented Brazilian squad lacking its most famous player. “Each and every one is super skilled, even the center backs and goalkeeper,” Switzerland coach […]
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