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The defending champions were unable to record a 3 of 3 wins in their group games as Tunisia beat them 1-0 in the last match of Group D. However this loss doesn't interfere with their round of 16 spot as they already booked a date into the knockout stage after winning two opening matches against Australia and Denmark. France finished on top of group D with 6 points followed by Australia also 6 points but two goals short from them. Tunisia will be forced to go home after finishing third with 4 point despite their unexpected upset to the french. Wahbi Khazri goal in the 57th minute was enough to give the north African side all the three points but wasn't enough to get them to the knockout stage.They will surely leave the world cup with their head up high after beating the defending champions. Australia,having finished second after beating Denmark 1-0 thanks to Mathew Leckie goal in the 60th minute will face Argentina on Saturday (kick-off 7pm), who finished top of Group C after a ...

The lions of Teranga roared twice on Tuesday night as they beat Equador 2-1 in their last Group A match . This much deserved win secured Aliou Cisse side a place in the round of 16 after finishing second in their group behind Netherlands with 6 points ,just a point from the Dutch. The African champions were deservingly the better team as they brought their A game to Equador who were not very impressive as they were in their first opening games.  Led by Ismaila Sarr who converted the penalty in the 44th minute after he was taken down in the 18 yard area. Moises Caicedo levelled for Ecuador after the break before Koulibaly's winner sent Senegal through to the knockout stage. Senegal have reached the knockout stage at a World Cup for the first time since their run to the quarter-finals back in 2002. Senegal will play England on Sunday in the second round of 16 match. England who has never been beaten by an African side were able to overcome their neighbors Wales as they sent them pack...

Mohammed Kudos scored a brace to help Ghana beat South Korea 3-2 in a highly contested Group H match. The black stars lost narrowly to Portugal in a controversial group H opener where Ghanians felt they were robbed by awarding christiano Ronaldo a penalty hence coming to the Koreans game with a must win mentality. South Koreans started the match with alot of pace in the opening minutes but they were calmed down with a superb header by Mohamed Salisu in the 24th minute from a Jordan Ayew's curling free kick. Ghana had another 10 minutes later after Ayew whipped in another superb delivery from the left and the faintest of headers from Mohammed Kudus doubled the Black Stars' lead. South Korea, who finished fourth at the 2002 finals and began with a useful 0-0 draw against Uruguay, hit back with two headers from Cho Gue-sung in quick succession to draw level after the break. But Ghana, the lowest-ranked side in the competition at 61st in the world, regained the lead in the 68th min...

Germany forward Niclas Füllkrug emerged from the bench to salvage a 1-1 draw against Spain on Sunday at the World Cup. Spain had taken the lead earlier through Alvaro Morata who chipped in with a superb finish . The Germans still need to win their last group match to have a chance of advancing to the knockout stage. The four-time champions were eliminated in the group stage four years ago in Russia. Germany will next face Costa Rica, which defeated Japan 1-0 earlier Sunday. Even a win may not be enough for the Germans, who are in last place in Group E and need the other result to go their way. Germany has one point, two behind Japan and Costa Rica. Spain has four points and holds a big goal difference thanks to its opening 7-0 rout of Costa Rica. The match between the pre-tournament favorites was one of the most anticipated in the group stage. Other matches  Morocco produced yet another upset to the world cup when they beat the world second best team Belgium 2-0 on Sunday. The Nort...

Argentina's captain Lionel Messi had to step up with a heroic goal against Mexico to revive their hopes of getting out of the group after suffering an upset loss to Saudi Arabia in their opener.  Argentina's were in jeopardy as they seem to struggle against the resilient Mexico who were also looking for their first win after drawing with Poland in their tournament opener. Luckily enough their "Messiah" in a magical moment drilled a perfect shot into the bottom corner from 25 yard to break the deadlock. Just when his county needed him the most,he showed his class and kept their world cup dream alive. Messi's goal in the 64th minute was his 8th in the world cup for his country. The 8 times Ballon d'or winner continued to impress by setting up an assist for  Enzo Fernandez who scored the second late into the game to cement their win. Argentina face Poland on Wednesday,a win against the polish will book them a place in the round of 16. Other matches  Kylian Mbappe...

Gareth Southgate men were forced to a draw in their second group B against USMNT. The Americans displaed a much better performance compared to their 1-1 tournament opener against Wales . It was a debate of soccer vs football as the the three lions failed to break USA and had to settles for a point. This draw moves England on top of the table with four points after gaining all the three points from their first game against Iran in a one sided a fair where they thrashed Iran 6-2. USA are placed third with 2 points behind Iran who scored two late goals against Wales later in the night to give them their first win of the tournament and reviving their hopes in the group. As things stand the group is still tight with one match to play. USA will play Iran in a must win match for them to proceed to the round of 16.If Iran beat USA then they will automatically proceed to the next level. England also requires a win against Wales to proceed, however a draw will also put them in a better place. Ot...

Richarlison's rich run of goalscoring form for Brazil continued, as the five-time winners opened their Group G challenge at the World Cup by finally breaking the resolve of a determined Serbia — thanks to the Tottenham striker's wonder goal in a second-half double. Brazil dominated possession for much of the first half but were unable to score. Instead, they were left relying on moments of individual improvisation and inspiration, Neymar's clever in swinging corner only just clawed away by goalkeeper Vanja Milinkovic-Savic. The south Americans came back stronger and hungry for goals in the second half.Neymar saw his shot punched by the goalkeeper but luckily Richarlison was on hand to turn in the rebound. The Tottenham striker's second goal was even more special — a flick into the air from Vinicius' low cross preceding a spectacular volley that made it nine goals in his last seven international appearances. Other results Portugal beat Ghana 3-2. Uruguay drew 0-0 wit...

 Luis Enrique side dominated Costa Rica in their world cup opener scoring 7-0 . The spanish were by far a better side from the kick off whistle playing the " tiki -taka" style. Danny Almo only waited 10 minutes before drawing the first blood after outsmarting the Costa Rican defence and chiping the ball over goalkeeper Keilor Navas to give La Roja the much deserved lead . Ten minutes later, Marco Asensio timed a run into the box perfectly to connect powerfully with a Jordi Alba cross to make it two nill. Ferran Torres stroked home his penalty in the 31st minute after Jodi alba was taken down in the 18 yard box to make it 3-0 . Costa rica didn't record a single attempt at goal by the half time mark and they needed the break to regroup.However Torres claimed his second goal just 9 minutes after the break to make it 4-0 for spain after an hesitant defending. Gavi, the youngest player to represent Spain at a World Cup, struck with a perfectly hit volley in the 74th minute bef...

Argentina's unbeaten run came to a shocking end against the resilient Saudi Arabia. Argentina,who are one of the tournaments favorite opened the lead with their talisman Lionel Messi converting a penalty in the 9th minute. The iconic no.10 scored a beautiful goal from the spot hoping to start their campaign with a win but Herve Renard boys had  other plans in mind. Saudi Arabia who were considered the underdogs turned the game, and Group C, on its head by scoring with their first two shots on goal in a fantastic five-minute spell at the start of the second half, with Saleh Al-Shehri equalising before Salem Al-Dawsari produced a wonderful solo strike. Messi tried to rally his side but not even the seven-time Ballon d'Or winner could deny an inspired Saudi Arabia arguably the biggest upset the World Cup has ever seen. Other games . Denmark recorded the first goaless draw in this year's tournament against Tunisia . Robert Lewandoski failed to score a penalty as Poland forced t...

Harry Southgate boys thrashed Iran 6-2 in a mouth watering group B world cup opener . The 19 year old Jude Bellingham opened the scoreboard with a brilliant header in the 35th minute to give England the much deserved lead just minutes after Harry Maguire header hit the crossbar. Eight minutes later, England doubled their lead when Maguire jumped highest from a corner to head down for Bukayo Saka to score a superb volley that left keeper with no chance at all .Sterling flicked a cross by captain Harry Kane to make it three just before halftime.Bukayo Saka score his second in the 62nd minute to make it four nill.Mehdi Taremi narrowed the gap for Iran three minutes later but Substitute Marcos Rashoford and Jack Grealish scored the fifth and sixth goal respectively before Taremi converted a late consolation penalty to end the match 6-2. Senegal vs Netherlands Cody Gakpo scored a late goal to give Netherlands a lucky lead against Senegal in the 84th following a misjudgement from the goalkee...

  Enner Valencia scored a first-half brace as Ecuador beat hosts Qatar to kick off the planets ultimate game with an impressive 2-0 win in the opening game of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Valencia would have carried the match ball back to his hotel room were it not for the VAR that ruled out his early header for a marginal offside call against teammate Michael Estrada. However,the 33 yearly old did not wait too long to celebrate after winning and coolly converting a 16th-minute penalty.He became the first player in his country's history to score four goals in World Cup finals, and he made it five after the half-hour mark, heading home Angelo Preciado's wonderful right-wing cross. Felix Sanchez's side were not only beaten 2-0 but also failed to register a single shot on target against Ecuador and the gulf in class between the two sides was painfully evident during a particularly one-sided first half. The horrendous show displayed by the host especially in the first half become u...