A 25-yard shot just inside post after a nifty cutback by Croatia’s Luka Modric has entered our list of best goals so far at the 2018 World Cup. Run of play golazos Nacho (Spain) vs. Portugal: Coutinho (Brazil) vs. Switzerland Denis Cheryshev (Russia) first goal vs. SaudiArabia Dries Merten (Belgium) vs. Panama Denis Cheryshev (Russia)first […]
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Watch: The biggest World Cup 2018 goalkeeper blunder so far
Credit to Ante Rebic for a well-executed volley, but oh my did Argentina goalkeeper Willy Caballero blow it when he received a back pass from GabrielMercadoin what led to the first goal of a 3-0 Croatia win.
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Maradona backs Messi, slams Sampaoli after slow Argentina start
To kick off the World Cup with a 1-1 tie against Iceland in which Lionel Messi failed to convert a penalty kick triggered a typically Argentine reaction. Shock. Outrage.Accusations and recriminations. In other words, the usual. The result dropped Argentina into a tie with Iceland for second place in Group D, which is headed by […]
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Spain-raised Denis Cheryshev has Russia flying high
Denis Cheryshev has already scored more goals at the World Cup than he did for his club in the 2017-18 season. The 27-year-old is second behind Cristiano Ronaldo in the Golden Boot race with three goals — all excellent strikes — in wins against Saudi Arabia (5-0) and Egypt (3-1). For Villarreal last season, he scored […]
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Watch: Ronaldo take Golden Boot lead with powerful diving header
Cristiano Ronaldo‘s gamewinner in Portugal’s 1-0 win over Morocco gives him the Golden Boot lead with four goals. After scoring on a penalty kick, a 19-yard left-footed strike, and afree kick in Portugal’s 3-3 opening tie with Spain, Ronaldo torpedoed home a diving header against the Moroccans. Ronaldo now has seven World Cup goals, having […]
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Around Moscow: Robbery cleans out Colombian singer Maluma
According to Moscow police, a Colombian pop star on hand to watch his national soccer team play in the World Cup has suffered a bigger loss than the 2-1 defeat inflicted by Japan. Russianmedia, citing police sources, reported that singer Maluma was robbed of luxury items worth more than 50 million rubles ($785,000) stored in […]
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Large Panama contingent heads MLS representation
A fleet of MLS players were on the field Sunday and Monday as Costa Rica and Panama, respectively, kicked off their World Cup campaigns. Costa Rica has five current MLS players as well asthree other players with MLS experience. Panama head coach Hernan Dario Gomez named 13 current or former MLS players to his 23-man […]
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Watch: Dries Mertens score the best golazo of World Cup Day 5
Belgium’s first goal in a 3-0 win over Panama came on a 17-yard volley by Napoli striker Dries Mertens. Romelu Lukaku‘s divingheader, wonderfully set up by Kevin De Bruyne, for the 2-0, not too shabby either.
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Group G Preview: England and Belgium are clearly a class above
Like Group B with Portugal and Spain, this group is composed of two heavyweights — Belgium and England — and two outsiders. Unlike the Iberian rivals, they do not meet in thefirst round of games. They play on the final day of group competition and are not only expected to advance but also take care […]
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Group H Preview: Colombia has the edge among balanced quartet
One of the World Cup most balanced groups might also prove to be the most exciting, with each team having a serious shot to top the group while fielding an array of attacking talent. Colombia,the darling of 2014 World Cup, returns to the world stage in perhaps better shape than four years ago. The 2014 […]