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2018 World Cup – Day 9 Results & Table (Brazil vs Costa Rica, Nigeria vs Iceland, Serbia vs Switzerland)
A terrific day of football saw changes and upheavals in Groups D & E of the 2018 World Cup. Nigeria opened things up for them and Argentina after beating Iceland, followed by Brazil needing two injury time goals against Costa Rica to almost seal qualification, ending with Switzerland coming from behind to beat Serbia, and grab pole position in one of the two tickets to the Knockout Stage out of Group E.
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2018 World Cup – Day 7 Results & Table (Portugal vs Morocco, Uruguay vs Saudi Arabia, Spain vs Iran)
3 matches, 3 goals, 3 winners. Uruguay, Portugal and Spain each won 1-0 in matches that weren’t entirely entertaining, but proved to be more challenging than some expected initially. With their win, Uruguay clinch one of the top two spots in Group A, while both Spain and Portugal put themselves in a comfortable position to […]
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2018 World Cup – Day 6 Results & Table (Colombia vs Japan, Poland vs Senegal, Russia vs Egypt)
Day 6 of the 2018 World Cup began with slightly surprising results in Group H, as the two favorites to finish in the top 2, Colombia and Poland, both lost 2-1 to Japan and Senegal respectively. In the main course Russia made the most of its chances against Egypt and Mohamed Salah, winning 3-1 to put themselves inches away from being the first side to clinch a spot in the round of 16.
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2018 World Cup – Day 5 Results & Table (Sweden vs South Korea, Belgium vs Panama, Tunisia vs England)
Day 5 of the 2018 World Cup was one without any upsets and surprises. Sweden narrowly beat South Korea thanks to a controversial VAR penalty, Belgium put on a second half show against a super-weak Panama side, while England came out as winners for once, beating Tunisia in injury time thanks to Harry Kane. Sweden […]
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2018 World Cup – Day 4 Results & Table (Costa Rica vs Serbia, Germany vs Mexico, Brazil vs Switzerland)
Day 4 of the 2018 World Cup began as expected (more or less) as Serbia beat Costa Rica thanks to a beautiful Kolarov free kick. What happened later was a bit more surprising: Mexico stunned Germany with a Hiring Lozano goal, while Brazil couldn’t capitulate on a wonderful goal by Coutinho, dropping two points against […]
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2018 World Cup – Day 3 Results & Table
The busiest day so far in the 2018 World Cup didn’t flood us with goals, but did give us a better picture of who will battle for what in Groups C & D, with Argentina disappointing alongside Lionel Messi against Iceland, while France, Denmark and Croatia all set themselves well on the path for a […]
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2018 World Cup – Day 2 Results & Table (Egypt vs Uruguay, Morocco vs Iran, Portugal vs Spain)
The second day of the World Cup gave us two late winners in the early matches, earning Uruguay and Iran 3 precious points. Cristiano Ronaldo stole the show in the mega clash between Portugal and Spain, scoring a hat trick in a terrific 3-3 draw. Egypt 0 Uruguay 1 The first South American team to […]
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2018 World Cup – Day 1 Results & Table (Russia vs Saudi Arabia)
Day 1 of the 2018 World Cup gave us a better than perfect start for the hosts, Russia, who amid low expectations and poor results over the last few years, thrashed Saudi Arabia 5-0 (including a Denis Cheryshev brace) to give themselves a very big head start in Group A. Russia 5 Saudi Arabia 0 […]
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Euro 2016 – Day 1 Results & Table (France vs Romania)
The opening match of Euro 2016 between France and Romania ended with a wonderful goal by Dimitri Payet, giving the hosts the smooth start they were hoping for, establishing themselves on top of Group A.
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Copa America – Day 2 Results & Table
The second day of the Copa America Centenario gave us three matches and only one goal, a disappointing anticlimax to the terrific performance by Colombia against the hosts in the tournament opener. Brazil looked clueless in front of goal against Ecuador, Costa Rica and Paraguay mostly fouled each other and Peru provided the only goal of the day in their win against Haiti.