Ronaldo, De Bruyne, 8 other players that flopped at 2022 FIFA World Cup
By Efosa Taiwo As expected in the gathering of greats, there would be those who would steal the limelight, and those whose performance many will call out. Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe, Julian Alvarez, Hakeem Ziyech, Luka Modric, to mention a few, were some of the standout stars from this year’s tournament and did perform at […]
World Cup: France thump Australia 4-1 to begin title defence
Olivier Giroud scored twice as World Cup holders France recovered from the shock of going behind to thump Australia 4-1 in their opener in Qatar on Tuesday. Veteran striker Giroud drew level with Thierry Henry’s all-time record of 51 goals for France and Adrien Rabiot and Kylian Mbappe also scored, after Australia took a surprise […]
2022 World Cup: Shocker as Saudi Arabia stun Argentina 2-1
By Efosa Taiwo Argentina have suffered a shocking loss to Saudi Arabia in their first World Cup game in Qatar, losing 2-1 at the Lusail Stadium. A first half penalty from Messi was cancelled out by Saleh Alsheri and Salem Aldwalsari in the 48th and 53rd minute. Although goals from Messi and two Lautaro Martinez […]
Lukaku to miss Belgium’s first two games at World Cup
By Efosa Taiwo Romelu Lukaku will not be fit on time to make it for Belgium’s first two group games as he continues to battle fitness issues. The striker has been battling a thigh injury picked up in training in August. Though the former Chelsea striker managed a 22 minutes return against Sampdoria in October, […]
Deschamps confirms no replacement for Benzema
By Efosa Taiwo France manager Didier Deschamps has confirmed that there will be no replacement for injured Karim Benzema who was ruled out of the World Cup on Saturday evening after a thigh injury in training. The defending champions had earlier lost one attacker, RB Leipzig’s Christopher Nkunku to injury with Frankfurt forward Randal Kolo […]
Qatar vs Ecuador: Preview — La Tri out to spoil party for hosts
By Efosa Taiwo History will be made on Sunday when Qatar debut at the World Cup as they play host to Ecuador in the opening match of the 2022 edition of the Mundial. Ranked 50th in the latest FIFA ranking, the Maroon of Qatar, on paper, are going into the tie the underdogs and look […]
