Iran draws1-1 with Portugal

25th Jun 2018, World Cup Group B   Iran 1                                      Portugal 1 Ansarifard (90’+3 pen)        Ricardo Quaresma (45’)   Portugal and Iran were involved in a dramatic draw in Saransk. Iran’s Vahid Amiri scored highest while Cristiano Ronaldo received on e of the lowest score after his penalty miss. Iran played a deep cross towards…

Lukaku and Eden destroy Tunisia 5-2

23 Jul 2018, World Cup Group G Belgium remain among the favourites at this year’s World Cup as they beat Tunisia 5-2.. Romelu Lukaku joined Cristiano Ronaldo as the tournament’s leading scorer with four goals and Chelsea forward Eden Hazard also scored twice against Tunisia. “ We played much better than we did in the…

Germany’s Kroos steal a late winner

Germany 2                                                 Sweden 1 Reus (48’), Kroos (90’+5)                     Toivonen (32’) Toni Kroos’ injury-time winner against Sweden revives Germany’s hopes of progressing to the last 16. Ola Toivonen’s first-half lob had left Joachim Low’s side facing elimination but Marco Reus, prodded in an equaliser as Germany finally woke up and assumed control after the interval. The…

Neymar scores in the 96th minute to beat Costa Rica

Fri 22 Jun 2018 World Cup – Group E Brazil 2                                                   Costa Rica 0 Coutinho (90’+1), Neymar 90’+7). Uninspiring display by Brazil who could only secured their first win of the Tournament with stoppage time strikes from Philippe Coutinho and Neymar against Costa Rica. Barcelona midfielder Coutoinho popped up to strike home from Roberto Firmino’s…

Switzerland beats Serbia in the 90th minute

Fri 22 Jun 2018 World Cup – Group E Serbia 1                   Switzerland 2 Mitrovic (5’)           Xhaka (52’), Shaqiri (90’) Switzerland’s Xherdan Shaqiri who collected the ball near the halfway line dribbling away from defence and scores a 90th-minute winner past Serbia goalkeeper Valdimir Stojkovic against Serbia. Granit Xhaka had scored a brilliant equaliser for Switzerland…

Croatia stuns and eliminates Argentina

Thu 21 Jun 2018 World Cup – Group D   Argentina 0       Croatia 3                              Rebic (53’), Modric (80’), Rakitic (90’+1)   Keeper Caballero passes straight to Rebic who scores, Modric and Rakitic goals stuns Argentina and eliminate them. Croatia through to last 16. Croatia looked sharp by moving the ball well and kept Argentina…

France knock out Peru and qualify into last 16

Thu 21 Jun 2018  World Cup Group C France 1                               Peru 0 Mbappe(34’) Frances’s 19-year-old Kylian Mbappe becomes the youngest goalscorer at a major tournament as he scores the winner against Peru in Group C at the 2018 World Cup at Yekaterinburg in the second round. Mbappe puts into an open net after Giroud’s deflected…

Kane heads in the dramatic winner for England

Mon 18 Jun 2018 World Cup –Group G   Tunisia 1                     England 2 Sassi (35’ pen)           Kane (11’, 90’+1) Harry Kane scored a wonderful stoppage-time winner to give England victory over Tunisia in their first Group G match at the 2018 World Cup in Volgograd. Kane scored his second goal of the game with a…