Brazilian winger Vinicius Jr has been taking gigantic strides in perfecting his craft and has emerged as one of the most prodigious talents from the current crop of forwards. The 21-year-old’s flair came to be seen during Brazil’s qualifier clash against long-time rivals Argentina, where he proved to be an absolute menace to the opposition …
England ace Jude Bellingham pulled a fast one on an English fan holding a “can I have your shirt?” placard, as he chucked his match-shirt to the supporter right next to him. After having pulverized San Marino by 10-0, the Three Lions emphatically reserved their seat in the next year’s World Cup to be held …
Dutch gaffer Louis van Gaal’s unfortunate motorbike accident has left him wheelchair-bound for the foreseeable future. The mishap, however, didn’t seem to deter the Dutchman’s spirits, who was spotted overseeing his side’s preparations in a golf buggy! The Oranje need all but a draw in their upcoming encounter against Norway to qualify for the World …
The video of Alexander Mitrovic’s audacious victory lap at Estadio de Luz is viciously rubbing salt into the gaping wounds of Portugal fans, who were robbed of their qualification at the very last moment by the Serb. The 90th minute of the clash proved fatal for the hosts, as a sublime aerial assist from Dusan Tadic …
The Euro 2020 finalists have had starkly different fortunes in the World Cup Qualifiers of 2021. While Gareth Southgate’s men have been steamrolling one opposition after another, the European champions Italy have been tottering in their efforts to qualify for Qatar 2022. England The Three Lions’ clash against San Marino was a thoroughly one-sided affair …
The Commonwealth Stadium of Edmonton switched from being a footballing arena to a wrestling pit as a streaker had to face brutal repercussions for invading the pitch. Canada was host to Costa Rica for the CONCACAF World Cup qualifying encounter on Saturday. Striker Jonathan David emerged as the hero for the Canadians as he scored …
Gavin Bazunu is turning into quite a brick wall in front of the goal for the Irish National Team. The 19-year-old keeper who is on loan to Portsmouth from Manchester City has produced a string of quality performances that have nearly cemented his position in his team. His performance against Luxembourg was no different, as …
Aleksandar Mitrovic’s 90th-minute goal snatched victory from under Portuguese noses as Serbia procured an automatic World Cup Qualification on Sunday. Portuguese hearts were shattered in Lisbon as Serbia’s dramatic win lifted them to the top of Group A with 20 points. This puts Portugal in a precarious position as they will have to settle …
Estadio de la Cartuja saw a highly-engrossing contest with end-to-end action right till the very last moment. From the innumerable talking points that the game served up were 17-year-old Gavi’s slick dribble and Ibrahimovic’s filthy tackle on Spanish skipper Azpilicueta. Catalonian midfielder Gavi showed shades of the legendary Andres Iniesta as he performed a neat …
The Scots had a triumphant visit to Moldova as they picked a convincing 2-0 victory over the hosts, thereby strengthening their chances of playing in Qatar 2022. Midfielder Nathan Patterson put up quite a show, scoring Scotland’s first with a textbook left-footed strike at the 37th minute to put the visitors ahead. The Patterson show continued …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 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, …
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 …