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2019 Rugby World Cup: Day 1 & 2 Scores & Standings
The 2019 Rugby World Cup kicked off without any upsets nor fabulous performances, but quite a few intriguing matches. Japan did just about enough against Russia, New Zealand staved off South Africa, Australia put a slow start behind them against Fiji, and France almost let a comfortable lead slip away against Argentina. Almost.
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2018 World Cup – Day 14 Results & Table (South Korea vs Germany, Mexico vs Sweden, Serbia vs Brazil, Switzerland vs Costa Rica)
While Group E provided us with little drama as Brazil beat Serbia and Switzerland drew with Costa Rica to qualify from the top two spots, the earlier matches in Group F were truly stunning: South Korea beat Germany 2-0 to send the world champions after three matches, despite getting a huge favor from Sweden, stunning Mexico with a 3-0 win.
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2018 World Cup – Day 13 Results & Table (Denmark vs France, Australia vs Peru, Nigeria vs Argentina, Iceland vs Croatia)
A day that started in dull Group C encounters ended with a huge drama in Group D, as Argentina beat Nigeria 2-1 to join Croatia in the round of 16 thanks to an 87th minute goal by Marcos Rojo, who also handled the ball with his hand earlier but escaped being penalized by the referee. Denmark and France provided the first goalless draw of the tournament as they both qualified.
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2018 World Cup: Day 12 Results & Table (Uruguay vs Russia, Saudi Arabia vs Egypt, Iran vs Portugal, Spain vs Morocco)
Day 12 of the 2018 World Cup gave us the first set of qualifiers to the round of 16. Uruguay beat Russia to finish on top of Group A, which means Spain, drawing with Morocco to finish first in group B, will play against the hosts in their round of 16 match while Portugal, who failed to beat Iran, have to play a very difficult Uruguay side in the knockout stage.
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2018 World Cup: Day 11 Results & Table (England vs Panama, Japan vs Senegal, Poland vs Colombia)
Another fantastic day of matches in the 2018 World Cup, starting with England thrashing Panama and Harry Kane’s hat trick, giving England their first knockout stage World Cup ticket since 2010. Later on, Japan and Senegal drew in a terrific performance to remain on top of Group H, followed by Colombia sending Poland home, while giving themselves one last opportunity to finish in the top two.
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2018 World Cup: Day 10 Results & Table (Belgium vs Tunisia, South Korea vs Mexico, Germany vs Sweden)
Belgium thrashed Tunisia, Mexico beat South Korea to almost qualify to the knockout stage. But the biggest moment of day 10 was Toni Kroos giving Germany hope of staying in this World Cup with a 95th minute goal against Sweden.
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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 […]