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Iran vs Spain: Should Thiago come in for La Roja?

by Ben McAleer at среда, июн 20 2018 15:21

Iran vs Spain: Should Thiago come in for La Roja?

Spain will hope to quickly overcome the 3-3 draw with Portugal when they take on Iran tonight. A Diego Costa brace and a Nacho thunder strike left them on the cusp of a huge three points, only for Cristiano Ronaldo to smash in a late free-kick. On the face of it, though, the draw was a step in the r...

World Cup warm up: Do Iran have any chance against giants Spain?

by Josh Wright at среда, июн 20 2018 13:44

World Cup warm up: Do Iran have any chance against giants Spain?

Iran remarkably finished the first round of group games at the 2018 World Cup top of Group B above Portugal, Spain and Morocco. Carlos Queiroz’s side are in dreamland after beating Morocco 1-0 last week, ending Iran’s 20-year wait for a win in the World Cup. Now that Iran have already ac...

Uruguay vs Saudi Arabia: Suarez needs to rectify World Cup goalscoring woes

by Ben McAleer at среда, июн 20 2018 13:06

Uruguay vs Saudi Arabia: Suarez needs to rectify World Cup goalscoring woes

It was a performance to forget for Luis Suarez in Uruguay’s 1-0 win over Egypt. The striker had chances aplenty to hit the back of the net, yet fluffed his lines each and every time when presented with the opportunity to score. His profligacy may not have had an effect on the final score, with...

Best Bet: Another off day for Suarez and co. unlikely against Saudi Arabia

by Martin Laurence at среда, июн 20 2018 11:44

Best Bet: Another off day for Suarez and co. unlikely against Saudi Arabia

To say that Uruguay’s display against Egypt was underwhelming would be a real understatement, epitomised by the struggles of star man Luis Suarez.While Oscar Tabarez’s side may have knocked a late winner last Friday, their display in general was stagnant and disjointed. That said, La Cel...

Uruguay vs Saudi Arabia: Tactical change would allow La Celeste to rack up the goals

by Ben McAleer at среда, июн 20 2018 10:45

Uruguay vs Saudi Arabia: Tactical change would allow La Celeste to rack up the goals

After Russia’s 3-1 win over Egypt on Tuesday night, Uruguay will join them in the next round with victory over Saudi Arabia today. They’ll be reeling from their 5-0 defeat to the hosts on the opening day of the World Cup and a stronger performance from Juan Antonio Pizzi’s side is ...

World Cup Stat Leaders - Gameweek 1: England duo impress

by Martin Laurence at вторник, июн 19 2018 18:00

World Cup Stat Leaders - Gameweek 1: England duo impress

After an eventful opening round of fixtures at the World Cup in Russia, we run through the stat leaders from the games gone by.After a hat-trick in the Iberian rivalry between Spain and Portugal, Cristiano Ronaldo has certainly made his mark in the tournament already. It was the game billed as the b...

Portugal vs Morocco: Santos needs his supporting acts to better supplement the main man

by Ben McAleer at вторник, июн 19 2018 16:15

Portugal vs Morocco: Santos needs his supporting acts to better supplement the main man

There was only ever going to be one star man in Portugal’s 3-3 draw with Spain last Friday, in what has arguably been the game of the tournament so far. Cristiano Ronaldo’s man of the match showing was the best rated at Russia 2018, with the Portuguese star earning a WhoScored.com rating...

World Cup warm up: How far can Ronaldo take Portugal this summer?

by Josh Wright at вторник, июн 19 2018 13:42

World Cup warm up: How far can Ronaldo take Portugal this summer?

Prior to this summer’s tournament in Russia, Cristiano Ronaldo had only scored three goals in 13 appearances at World Cup finals. The Real Madrid star equalled that tally in Portugal’s opening game of the 2018 World Cup, netting a stunning hat-trick in a 3-3 draw with Iberian rivals Spai...

Russia vs Egypt: Why Dzagoev's injury has proved a blessing in disguise for hosts

by Ben McAleer at вторник, июн 19 2018 11:50

Russia vs Egypt: Why Dzagoev's injury has proved a blessing in disguise for hosts

Seeing Alan Dzagoev pull up with a suspected hamstring problem against Saudi Arabia was tough to watch. The creator was previously deemed the future of Russian football, but a series of injury issues has hindered the 28-year-old. It was the same against Saudi Arabia last week.However, while it was t...

World Cup warm up: Can returning Salah bring Russia back down to earth?

by Josh Wright at вторник, июн 19 2018 09:30

World Cup warm up: Can returning Salah bring Russia back down to earth?

There were fears Russia would implode at their own World Cup. The hosts lost a number of key players in the months leading up to this summer’s tournament and were forced to coax 38-year-old Sergey Ignashevich out of international retirement. However, Russia are in dreamland at the moment after...

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