Sweden in quarter-final after beating Switzerland 1-0

Tue 03 Jul 2018 World Cup –Round of 16 Sweden 1                   Switzerland 0 Forsberg (66’)   Sweden will play either England or Colombia in the quarter-finals of the World Cup after beating Switzerland 1-0. In St Petersburg.   Emil Forsberg Struck midway through the second half with a strike that deflected off Manuel Akanji and…

Belgium stuns Japan in stoppage-time goal to qualify for quarter finals

Mon 02 Jul 2018, World Cup Football round of 16     Belgium beats Japan qualify for quarter finals Mon 02 Jul 2018, World Cup Football round of 16   Japan 2                                               Belgium 3   Belgium came from two goals down to score a last-minute winner and beat Japan 3-2 in the World Cup last…

Brazil reach quarter-final after beating Mexico 2-0

Mon 02 Jul 2018 World Cup – Round of 16 in Samara Brazil 2                                                 Mexico 0 Neymar (51’), Roberto Firmino (88’) Paris St-Germain forward Neymar deflects Wilian’s low cross from close range to open the scoring for Brazil against Mexico as the five-time World Cup winners reach the quarter-finals. The Chelsea man Wilian fires a…

Croatia in quarter-final beating Denmark

Sun 01 Jul 2018 World Cup Round of 16 at Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Russia Croatia 1                                                  Denmark 1 Mandzukic (4’)                                       M Jorgensen (1’) Croatia win 3-2 on penalties Danijel Subasic saves three penalties as Croatia knocked out dogged Denmark in a shootout to set up quarterfinal tie against hosts Russia. Luka Modric spurned a golden…

Russia reach quarter-finals after eliminating Spain

Sun 01 Jul 2018 World Cup Round of 16 at Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow Spain 1                                                  Russia 1 Russia win 4-3 on penalties Hosts Russia pulled off the biggest upset of the 2018 World Cup by beating Spain in the first penalty shootout of the tournament to reach the quarter-finals for the first time in 48…

Uruguay in quarter-finals after beating Portugual

Sat 30 Jun 2018 World Cup Round of 16 Uruguay        2                                                  Portugal 1 Cavani (7’. 62’)                                                 Pepe (55’)   Edinson Cavani scored two superb goals as Uruguay beat Portugal to set up a World Cup quarter-final meeting with France. Cavani playing a superb one-two with Luis Suarez before thumping home a header from his strike…

Mina header propels Colombia to last 16

28th Jun 2018 World Cup Group H Senegal 0                            Colombia 1                                              Mina 74’   A brilliant, header from Barcelona centre-back Yerry Mina at a corner is enough to top Colombia to top the group. Senegal is going out on Yellow cards and Japan goes through to last 16. In the other match, it’s still…

Germany and South Korea crashes out of World Cup

Wed 27 Jun 2018 World Cup –Group F South Korea  2                                                                        Germany 0 Kim Young-Gwon 90’+2), Son Heung-Min (90’+6) Late goals during stoppage play from Kim and Son leave Germany bottom of Group F and eliminated. England is now just the fourth favourites to win the World Cup and is now fancied more than France…

Magical Messi helps Argentina to last 16

Tue 26 Jun 2018 World Cup-Group D Nigeria 1                   Argentina 2 Moses (51’ pen)       Messi(14’), Rojo (86’) Argentina were on the verge of an embarrassing exit , but Manchester United defender Rojo successfully converted Gabriel Mercado’s cross into the bottom corner. Lionel Messi earlier scored a brilliant opener which displayed all his talent and composure.…