Tag: World cup
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Qatar 2022: England proved a lot of people wrong – Rice
West Ham midfielder Declan Rice has said England’s 6-2 win against Iran in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar proved most of their critics wrong. Southgate was under scrutiny after a run of six games without a win but England sent a message to the rest of the tournament with an impressive display.
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BREAKING: Messi scores but Saudi Arabia shock Argentina
Saudi Arabia stunned Argentina, winning the South American side 2:1 in their first encounter in the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup on Tuesday.
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Qatar 2022: Saudi Arabia stun Argentina in World Cup shocker
A bold and brilliant Saudi Arabia pulled off one of the World Cup’s biggest shocks as they came from behind to stun two-time winners Argentina in a fantastic Group C opener in Lusail. Ranked 51st in the world, Saudi Arabia could have been done and dusted in the
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Arsene Wenger reveals 2022 World Cup favourites
Former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has declared France as favourites for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar Wenger told wettbasis.com: “My number one favourite is France. Not because I’m French by birth, but because this Equipe Tricolore has the best offence.
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Super Eagles don’t deserve to be at World Cup – Amokachi
Former Nigeria international, Daniel Amokachi reacted to Super Eagles’ 4-0 defeat against Portugal in an international friendly match last week. Amokachi faulted the national team’s problems on the Nigeria Football Federation
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Fans’ exodus during World Cup opening match in Qatar raises eyebrows
World Cup hosts Qatar were criticised on Sunday because the stadium was half empty by the closing stages of the tournament opening match between Qatar and Ecuador.
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Qatar: 2.95m World Cup tickets already sold – FIFA
Nearly three million World Cup tickets have been sold, FIFA said Sunday, as the governing body’s president revealed the tournament had helped push revenues over the past four years to a record $7.5 billion. A FIFA spokesman told AFP that 2.95 million tickets had been sold up to Sunday’s opening day. The start of…
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Qatar 2022: Valencia set World Cup record as Ecuador thrash host
Enner Valencia scored a World Cup record-making goal on Sunday as his two first-half goals led Ecuador to a dominant 2-0 victory over host, Qatar in the opening game of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
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Criticism of Qatar “hypocritical” – Infantino
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has accused the Western countries of “hypocrisy” and slammed the criticism towards World Cup hosts Qatar during his opening speech ahead of the tournament on Saturday. “For what we Europeans have been doing around the world in the last 3,000 years we should be apologising for the next 3,000 years before…
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Qatar bans sales and consumption of alcoholic content in stadia
The sale and consumption of alcoholic content in and around stadia for Qatar World Cup have been banned by the organizers. This decision was taken by the Qatari authority after a last minute showdown talks with FIFA on Friday night. FIFA confirmed that sales of alcoholic beverages would be banned at the stadiums except for…