World Cup
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Manchester United legend, Wayne Rooney has named Argentina as the favourite country to win the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Rooney said that Argentina have solid players, including Lionel Messi, that will help them win the World Cup this year. According to him, Argentina will be full of confidence following their Copa America triumph…
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Manchester United striker Cristiano Ronaldo has no doubt he still has the ability to play at an elite level and didn’t leave Old Trafford in the summer as he “feels comfortable”, not because he had no offers… Ronaldo has started the season very slowly after a solid 2021-22 campaign back at Old Trafford. He could…
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Former Super Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr says the decision to sack him by the then Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) president, Amaju Pinnick cost the team a place at the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Rohr was sacked last December after guiding the Super Eagles to the playoff round. The Super Eagles however failed to qualify for…
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Crystal Palace coach, Patrick Vieira, has named his four favourite countries to win the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Vieira said the likes of France, Brazil, Argentina and Germany are the favourites to win the FIFA World Cup this year. According to the former Arsenal midfielder, the teams are always present in a big…
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A joint investigation by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism and the Sunday Times found that an Indian computer hacking group allegedly targeted dozens of British government officials, businessmen, and journalists critical of Qatar ahead of the FIFA World Cup this month. The investigation found that criminal activity began in 2019, and was allegedly commissioned by “one particular client,”…
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It is no secret that the FIFA World Cup 2022 taking place in Qatar will kick off on November 20th with an even greater celebration for Local and International football fans. Although the Nigerian Super Eagles failed to qualify for the World Cup in this edition, we are still enthusiastically following this tournament with enthusiasm.…
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Gary Neville speaking on the Gary Neville Podcast: “There has been pressure mounting over the last few months. I hope the Villa owners hold their nerve. “I did say a couple of weeks ago – and it’s not related to Steven Gerrard and Aston Villa – that I thought we were coming into a period whereby,…
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The Premier League season has been adjusted to accommodate a World Cup that takes place in the middle of the domestic calendar. The season started a week earlier than normal on August 6 2022, with 16 matchdays taking place up to the weekend of November 12/13, before the tournament kicks off on November 20. The…
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The inaugural FIFA World Cup was held in Uruguay from 13 to 30 July 1930. Uruguay had retained their football title at the 1928 Summer Olympics and were celebrating the centenary of their independence, so FIFA chose them as the host nation. It was contested by 13 teams (7 from South America, 4 from Europe…
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Argentina will face Mexico in one of the most sought-after tickets of the group stage at the upcoming World Cup in Qatar. And it will do so in this Lusail Stadium, where MARCA was present on Friday to witness the Lusail Super Cup between the Saudi champions, Al Hilal, and the Egyptian champions, Zamalek. A match that will be the first international…
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Paul Pogba’s hopes of featuring at the 2022 World Cup have been dealt a blow following further tests on his recent knee injury. The midfielder returned to Juventus on a free transfer from Manchester United this summer, but his preparations for the new season were hampered when he tore his meniscus in training last week.…
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With all 32 participants at the 2022 World Cup now finalised, we can now begin everyone’s favourite debate – who’s going to win the whole thing? Will England finally bring football home? Will France become the first team to win back-to-back World Cups since Brazil in 1962? Who will be this year’s dark horses to…
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Wales defeated Ukraine 1–0 on Sunday to claim the final spot in Group B of this fall’s World Cup. Wales will be the first opponent for the United States on Nov. 21 in Qatar. Iran and England complete the group. The only score came on an own goal by Ukraine forward Andriy Yarmolenko, who stopped a…
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Lionel Messi says he will have to consider “many things” after the World Cup in Watar this year and couldn’t confirm he will carry on representing Argentina beyond the tournament in Qatar. “I’ve been happy with the national team for a while,” he said after scoring in the 3-0 win over Ecuador at La Bombonera…
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Stéphanie Frappart and Kateryna Monzul are set to become the first female match officials to take charge of men’s FIFA World Cup™ qualifiers. Frappart will referee the match between the Netherlands and Latvia in Amsterdam on 27 March, while Monzul, for her part, will oversee the encounter between Austria and the Faroe Islands in Vienna…
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Qatar is preparing to make history by hosting not only their first FIFA World Cup™, but the first ever to be staged in the Middle East. And the peninsula promises to produce a World Cup like no other. It will be the smallest nation ever to host the global finals, for one, allowing visitors to…
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