Haiti backup goalkeeper Josue Duverger panicked himself into making an all-time own goal howler during their World Cup qualifying fixture against Canada. Canada received the gift of all gifts when Duverger turned a back pass from Kevin Lafrance inside his own net after failing to clear the ball twice and instead toe-poked it with his…
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Video: Lionel Messi suffers rare howler before Paredes’ goal against Colombia
Lionel Messi produced a rare moment of failure when he fluffed a shot and skewed it wide during Argentina’s 2-2 World Cup qualifier draw against Colombia. Though, it appears that even Messi’s howlers turn out to be perfect as the ball landed on Giovani Lo Celso’s feet and the subsequent move resulted in Albiceleste’s second…
Video: Neymar logs early goal and late assist against Paraguay
Neymar continues to churn out some serious numbers for Brazil as the PSG forward scored his 66th goal and provided his 45th assist for the South American giants during a 0-2 World Cup qualifier win against Paraguay. The former Barcelona superstar delivered another man of the match performance as Paraguay kicked him all day long…
Video: Lionel Messi skims through ice cool penalty against Chile
Lionel Messi didn’t put a foot wrong more or less in the entire game as Argentina continued their unbeaten run since the last Copa America with a 1-1 draw in the World Cup qualifier match against Chile in Buenos Aires. The Barcelona legend slid a calm and composed penalty to put the Albiceleste ahead after…
Commentator approves of Gareth Bale’s elbow hit on Ondrej Kudela
Manchester United winger Daniel James scored the solitary goal as Wales accomplished a 1-0 win over the Czech Republic in a World Cup Qualifying encounter. The Welsh are now third in the Group E points table, having played a game less than both Belgium and Czech Republic who occupy the first and second spots respectively.…
Japan wipes the floor with Mongolia in big World Cup Qualifier win
Japan made extremely light work of Mongolia as they thrashed the minnows 14-0 in a Group F match at Fukuda Densi Arena. As the scoreline suggests, the Samurai Blue were relentless in their demeanour, a performance summed up by their 3 goals in the 3-minute second-half injury time period. Liverpool player on loan at Southampton,…
Video: Ousmane Dembele suffers hilarious corner mishap against Kazakhstan
Kylian Mbappe missed a penalty but it was Ousmane Dembele who became the talk of the town following France’s 2-0 World Cup qualifier win against Kazakhstan. The Barcelona forward had an eventful outing as he was on the money when he put his nation ahead inside the opening 19 minutes of the game at Astana…
Video: Romelu Lukau leaves defender for dead before goal against Czech Republic
Romelu Lukaku has scored 19 goals for an Inter Milan side that sit at the top of the Serie A table this season. The 27-year-old continues to perform at an extremely high level even on the international level as well as he saved Belgium the blushes by scoring the all-important equaliser against the Czech Republic…
Video: Diogo Jota outclasses superstar compatriot in draw against Serbia
It is hard to be the main man when you are sharing the pitch with one of the best footballers in the history of sport in Cristiano Ronaldo, but that’s exactly what Diogo Jota did as Portugal drew 2-2 against Serbia at the Red Star Stadium. The Liverpool forward demonstrated his heading ability as he…
Cristiano Ronaldo flounces out in angry outburst during Portugal v Serbia qualifier, a timeline
You just know that the image shown above is going to resurface again if the horrible refereeing decision last night has any repercussions on Portugal’s qualification for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Cristiano Ronaldo and co. were robbed of a certain goal in the dying minutes of their qualifier against Serbia at the Red Star…
Video: Alphonso Davies produced incredible individual highlights against Bermuda
Ever wondered how would it turn out if one of the best left-backs in the world played against amateurs, well wonder no more, because Alphonso Davies showed exactly the same when he turned up against Bermuda and it went exactly how you would have imagined. The Bayern Munich superstar put on a show of skills…