Category: FIFA world cup
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Canada to bring home over US$10M from FIFA after World Cup performance
Canada will leave the World Cup with US$10.5 million from FIFA for its participation at the men’s soccer showcase. The 41st-ranked Canadians, who opened the tournament with a 1-0 loss to No. 2 Belgium, were eliminated from advancing to the knockout round after a 4-1 loss to Croatia in Sunday. Canada will go home after…
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I have World Cup Fever
World Cup games are on! “Football is the ballet of the masses.” –― Dmitri Shostakovich I love the World Cup. I am from Brazil, so that maybe a given. I don’t love the World Cup in December and in Qatar, but that is what we have, so I am going to enjoy it. Lucky for me…
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Japan Vs Croatia: Maeda sends a three-word message to Juranovic
Daizen Maeda and Josip Juranovic will clash in the last 16 of the FIFA World Cup after both Japan and Croatia qualified for the knockout stages – and Celtic assailant Maeda has made an impression on Juranovic on Instagram. Maeda, 25, began for Japan for the second time in their third group match on Thursday…
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Shock after FIFA take review over Japan’s goal
The Spanish national team experienced a controversial arbitration shock during its participation in the World Cup currently being held in Qatar. La Roja lost (1-2) to Japan at the end of the first round matches to occupy the runners-up of their group, but the loss was accompanied by a lot of controversy after the Japanese…
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Football World Cup: Cristiano Ronaldo misses training as Portugal dealt triple injury
Cristiano Ronaldo sat out the Portugal drill on Wednesday as Otavio, Danilo Pereira and Nuno Mendes were all absent through injuries ahead of their final group willing against South Korea. Ronaldo developed the first player to score in five different Football World Cups when he netted from the penalty spot against Ghana in his nation’s opening Qatar…
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Croatia or Belgium? Last chance for generation
Thus, the results of the first and second rounds of the World Cup put the two teams in second and third places in the 2018 World Cup in an exciting confrontation on one card. The chances of the two teams qualifying together for the second round seem very weak, as it depends largely on the…
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