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Category: World Cup 2022
Tactics: Lessons from Morocco
So how did Morocco do it? Is possession dead? Watch this great explanation from Football Meta:
Argentina celebrates ..
More evidence of joyous celebrations in Argentina
Messi Saves Football
The biggest retirement from the beautiful game since Pele’s farewell in 1970. Messi finally wins a World Cup and...
Mbappe wins the Golden Boot
Mbappe was awarded the Golden Boot for scoring 8 goals at Qatar 2022- which included the first hat trick...
A World Cup won at last..
Messi does not have to walk under the shadow of Maradona anymore.He is now Argentina’s shining light.. Some highlights...
Harry Kane joins the pantheon of penalty missers
Here is a collection of some the most tragic (for the losing side) penalty misses ever… Harry Kane joins...
It’s Messi vs Mbappe in the Finals!
Argentina vs France. Messi vs Mbappe. History calls. Stay tuned, soccernerdz!
France 2, Morocco 0
France’s Theo Hernandez scored the fastest goal in a semi-final game of the World Cup – netting the ball...
Messi’s tryst with destiny
Argentina beat Croatia 3-0 and Messi is on the cusp of becoming immortal
Moroccan Moms!
The image that speaks to us: Sofiane Boufal’s mom dancing on the pitch!
Ronaldo burning his bridges and boats
Bits and pieces from that fateful interview with Piers Morgan during which Ronaldo burnt both his bridges and his...
Missed again: England lose to France
Harry Kane misses the second penalty, and England lose to France 1-2. There were several missed opportunities along the...
Brazil should have defended their lead
It took a really special bit of Neymar magic for Brazil to break through the obdurate Croatian defence.All they...
Goncalo Ramos scores first Hat Trick of Qatar 2022
And poor old Yann Sommer,the swiss goalie, will go down in history as the first goalkeeper in all time...
Portugal look great without Ronaldo
With Ronaldo on the bench, this Portuguese team came to life beating Switzerland 6-1. Game, set, match. Gonçalo Ramos –...
Brazil produce some more Jogo Bonito
For all those depressed because their favourite team has,despite doing their best,gotten eliminated here’s a reminder that it’s a...
The Miracle of Neymar’s ankle…
I’m still scratching my head. The Brazilian team has amazing medical talent – they made Neymar’s ankle work again. Brazil...
Japan fall apart on penalties
Croatia was held to a 1-1 tie by a valiant Japan going all the way to the end of...
The Sleepy Lions wake up…
Can they stay awake? That’s the question we have to ask now. Rave reviews for Jude Bellingham – and...
Mbappe destroys Poland
Watch (the morons at FIFA won’t let us embed the video on this site) >>
Three Super Goals from Qatar 2022
The best of the best though Messi has scored an even better one than the one below
Messi passes Maradona
Messi is now one goal up on Maradona with this goal against the Aussies… This is probably my best...
Netherlands 3, USA 1
Let’s face it. The US team lost because they played a mediocre game in defense. All three goals were...
Oxford Math fail
Predictive models are not very accurate. Let’s keep an eye on Joshua Bull. His model seems to be off.
Brazil – Cameroon ( A series of superb saves)
Goalkeepers from both teams made some super saves except for one goal that was scored by Cameroon in the...
More shock: South Korea pip Uruguay to advance
Hungry like a wolf: Wolves striker Hwang Hee Chan comes up with the winning goal against Portugal Hwang Hee-Chan’s...
Lukaku’s horror show as Belgium crash out of the World Cup
Romelu Lukaku vents his frustration Romelu Lukaku had a final group match to forget. The Belgians were desperate for...
Japan send shock waves beating Spain and topping their group
Ao Tanaka’s goal proved to be the winner The Blue Samurai have done it! They beat Germany, 2-1 in...
France without Mbappe…
Wahbi Khazri scored the sole, decisive goal with a brilliant solo run as Tunisia took advantage of Didier Deschamps’ nine...
The Golden Boot down the years
The number of world Cup Golden Boots won by various football playing nations over the years. The boot winners...
Casemiro’s brilliant goal sink obdurate Swiss
Casemiro finally found a hole in the Swiss defence as he lasered a half volley into the far corner...
Cameroon and Serbia give us the best game of Qatar 2022 so far
Germany’s famous 1- 1 draw against Spain has been breaking the news but now there’s a new even more...
Messi magic
Some Messi magic in Qatar at last. Enzo scored a second goal a little while later with some brilliant...
Postcards from Qatar: Argentina 2, Mexico 0
A special report from Argentinian-fan Humberto: Messi is from another planet – he proved it today, again. The moment...
England: Sleepy Lions?
Let’s face it. The English peaked in 1966. They’re lucky to have earned a tie against the US in...
USA proves to be England’s bogey team again
England has never beaten the USA. And on the strength of their showing today, this will likely be the...
Halftime: The USA have come out swinging and England look rattled
It’s not coming home. Not if England play like this. Christian Pulisic just rocked the crossbar and Haji Wright...
A tenner on Enner to score: Netherlands lucky to escape with draw
Enner The Dragon: Valencia now leads 2022 World Cup goalscorers After Cody Gakpo gave Netherlands an early lead with...
Canada has the raw talent: An impressive display against the Belgians
Move over Wayne Gretsky, you have competition. Just getting ahead of myself. Never mind. I watched Canada with my...
Shame on FIFA: Iranian fans removed for protesting Mahsa Amini’s murder
Yet another example of FIFA’s lip service to human rights while their lips are firmly plastered on the derrieres...
Richarlison’s goal of the 2022 World Cup
Brazil beat Serbia last evening. With the effervescence of those magically gifted Seleccao sides of the 70s and 80s....
Hennessey sent off: Wales on the brink as Iran score two late goals
Wayne Hennessey gets sent off for a martial arts level challenge, the first red card in the 2022 World...
The Messi Ronaldo saga
In Qatar 2022 so far they have both scored one goal each. Both have scored from penalties. Ronaldo became...
More thoughts on: Save Soccer, Quit FIFA
Class acts: MBS, Infantino, and Vlad Putin go out on a limb The great Uruguayan writer Eduardo Galeano said...
Cristiano Ronaldo’s soft penalty difference maker: Portugal scrape win against Ghana
Cristiano Penaldo ahem Ronaldo makes history This was a testy match. And it took a really soft penalty decision...
The Mannschaft stand up for human rights “armband or no armband”
The German starting XI stage stage their we will not be silenced protest before the Japan match Germany might...
How does one pronounce Qatar?
Apart from all the other contentious and controversial issues that swirl around Qatar 2022 here’s another one that is...
Quit FIFA
Is it time to Quit FIFA. Here’s our statement >> After the thug-like behavior of FIFA officials, there are...
Sighting: El Pibe
Here’s a glimpse of Carlos Valderrama in Qatar. And – below – the talent he was:
Takuma Asano, ex-Arsenal and Arsene Wenger signing scores winning goal
Arsene Wenger, very much one with an eye for talent described Takuma Asano as “a talented young striker and...
Japan lift Asian hearts shocking Germany!
Brave. Tenacious. Canny. And when needed to be, absolutely devastating on the counter. They also won the physical part....
Japan beat Germany 2-1
Wow. Another upset. The Germans showed their commitment to human rights in the photo below, but found a way to...
No football, no worries. Andrea Pirlo promotes Qatari tourism
Ever wonder what happened to Andrea Pirlo? “No football, no worries.” That’s the Qatari tourism branding Andrea Pirlo is...