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Post by eppinggas on Dec 7, 2022 9:07:25 GMT
So..... a nation has now realised that their team does NOT revolve around one rather petulant player..... but will add that Portugal will most definitely win "worst looking kit in the tournament".. whoever designed that one needs to find a brown paper bag to hide in Portugal - yes, shocking kit. Germany have a great shirt. Good chance of picking up a cheap one, as I don't think they will have shifted many based on their performance. |
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Post by bluetornados on Dec 8, 2022 0:20:17 GMT
Sunday 4th December Results Updates..
R-16-5..ENGLAND 3 (Henderson 39, Kane 45+3, Saka 57) Senegal 0
England will meet France in the World Cup quarter-finals on Saturday after an impressive demolition of Senegal at Al Bayt Stadium.
Gareth Southgate's side survived a nervy opening in which goalkeeper Jordan Pickford made an outstanding save from Boulaye Dia to run out convincing winners with a powerful display of attacking strength.
Jude Bellingham was England's star man, setting up the first goal for Jordan Henderson with a perfect cross after 38 minutes then having a hand in the second on the stroke of half-time, combining with Phil Foden as captain Harry Kane powered home his first of the tournament.
It left Kane just one behind Wayne Rooney's all-time record of 53 England goals and he now has the perfect stage here in Qatar to write a fresh page in the history books.
Foden was the creator once more as England wrapped the game up in the 57th minute, crossing for Bukayo Saka to show great awareness and touch to flick a delicate finish past Senegal goalkeeper Edouard Mendy.
It capped the perfect night for manager Southgate, who opted to restore Saka and keep faith with Foden, leaving out Marcus Rashford despite his two goals in the win over Wales. Raheem Sterling was not considered after a break-in at his family home and will now return to England.
R-16-6..France 3 (Giroud 44, Mbappe 74, 90+1) Poland 1 (Lewandowski 90'+9 pen)
Olivier Giroud became France's all-time leading men's goalscorer as the World Cup holders coasted past Poland to reach the quarter-finals.
The AC Milan striker scored his 52nd goal for France to claim the country's outright record, surpassing the great Thierry Henry.
The historic goal came on the stroke of half-time after Giroud controlled Kylian Mbappe's pass before converting low into the net beyond the reach of Wojciech Szczesny.
But having provided the assist for the first goal, the brilliant Mbappe turned on the style by scoring two fabulous strikes in the second half.
He hit a powerful drive into the roof of the net from 16 yards for his first and curled home a wonderful second in injury time to take the lead in the Golden Boot race with five goals.
Didier Deschamps' side had been left frustrated up until the opener and could well have fallen behind.
Poland's best opening in the first half came when the ball dropped for Piotr Zielinski in the centre of the penalty area, but his strike was straight at Hugo Lloris.
Robert Lewandowski did manage a consolation for the Poles, rolling in a penalty with the last kick of the game.
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Post by bluetornados on Dec 8, 2022 0:28:02 GMT
Monday 5th December Results Updates..
Japan 1 (Maeda 43) Croatia 1 (Pericic 55) - AET Croatia won 3-1 on Penalties
Goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic was the hero, saving three penalties in the shootout, as Croatia edged past Japan with a 3-1 victory to reach the World Cup quarter-finals.
After a 1-1 draw at extra time, Livakovic kept out the first two efforts before stopping Maya Yoshida's kick, then Mario Pasalic tucked his penalty into the corner to take his side through.
Zlatko Dalic's side, beaten in the final by France four years ago, will face tournament favourites Brazil or South Korea in the next round on Friday (15:00 GMT).
Japan were the livelier side and took a deserved lead two minutes before half-time when Celtic forward Daizen Maeda converted from Yoshida's knock down.
Croatia levelled in the second half courtesy of Ivan Perisic's brilliant bullet header from Dejan Lovren's cross, becoming his country's all-time leading scorer at major tournaments with 10 goals.
Neither side could find a breakthrough and the game ticked into the additional 30 minutes, with Brighton midfielder Kaoru Mitoma's spectacular strike pushed over by Livakovic.
At the other end, Marko Livaja's flicked header looked to be looping in, but Shuichi Gonda managed to gather and Lovro Majer dragged a shot in the 120th minute.
The contest went to nerve-shredding penalties, where Livakovic emerged as the man to lead Croatia's celebrations.
Brazil 4 (Vinícius Júnior 7, Neymar 13 pen, Richarlison 29, Lucas Paquetá 36) South Korea 1 (Paik Seung-ho 76)
Brazil delivered an ominous message to their World Cup rivals with a dazzling display of attacking brilliance to dismantle South Korea and set up a quarter-final against Croatia.
Neymar made a goalscoring return to action after injury at Stadium 974, but Brazil's superstar was only one element of a devastating performance that ripped South Korea to shreds and settled this last-16 game well before half-time.
Vinicius Jr set the tone with a composed penalty-area finish from Raphinha's cross after seven minutes, and Neymar doubled Brazil's advantage from the spot six minutes later for a foul on Richarlison.
It was Neymar's 76th goal for Brazil, leaving him just one behind the legendary Pele's all-time record.
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Post by bluetornados on Dec 8, 2022 0:32:25 GMT
Tuesday 6th December Results Updates..
Morocco 0 Spain 0 AET - Morocco won 3-0 on Penalties
Achraf Hakimi made himself a hero with a chipped winning penalty as Morocco stunned Spain 3-0 in a shootout after a goalless draw to reach the World Cup quarter-finals.
The two teams couldn't be separated after 120 minutes and Spain failed to convert any of their three penalties, with goalkeeper Yassine Bounou brilliantly saving two.
That left Paris St-Germain's Hakimi - born and raised in Madrid no less - to win it with his nerveless spot-kick and spark jubilant scenes in the stands.
Education City Stadium was filled mostly by Morocco fans, who went wild at the final whistle as their side reached the last eight for the first time, where they will face Portugal or Switzerland on Saturday (15:00 GMT).
The north African side's fans had been making themselves heard all game but the atmosphere in the stands did not match the attritional battle on the pitch.
Spain hogged the ball and Morocco sat back plugging the gaps, with very few clear-cut chances being created.
Luis Enrique's side came closest to breaking the deadlock courtesy of Dani Olmo, who struck an arrowed drive from the angle which Bounou pushed away and the goalkeeper also did brilliantly well to keep out Olmo's dangerous free-kick late on.
Morocco were playing on the counter and should have scored in the opening period but Nayef Aguerd sent his unmarked header over, while their only shot on target came via Noussair Mazraoui's long-range drive which was gathered by Unai Simon.
With the sides not being able to be separated, the game went into extra time and substitute Walid Cheddira had Morocco's best chance but scuffed his shot straight at Simon from eight yards out.
Spain notched over 1,000 passes in the contest and almost won it in the 123rd minute, but Pablo Sarabia's volley agonisingly flicked the outside of the far post.
Portugal 6 (Gonçalo Ramos 17, 51, 67, Pepe 33, Guerreiro 55, Rafael Leão 90'+2) Switzerland 1 (Akanji 58)
Portugal coach Fernando Santos dropped Cristiano Ronaldo to the bench for the last-16 meeting with Switzerland and was rewarded with a hat-trick from replacement Goncalo Ramos and a stunning team display.
Santos expressed his displeasure at gestures made by Ronaldo when he was substituted in the last group game against South Korea and it was the first time in 31 games stretching back to 2008 that he had not started in a major tournament.
Portugal made light of the 37-year-old's absence to put it mildly, as 21-year-old Benfica striker Ramos hit the first treble of this tournament on his first international start, to help set up a quarter-final against surprise package Morocco after their win against Spain on penalties.
Ramos started the rout after 17 minutes when he drilled a finish past Swiss keeper Jan Sommer at the near post before veteran 39-year-old defender Pepe doubled Portugal's lead when he headed home Bruno Fernandes' corner in the 33rd minute.
The dream full debut continued when Ramos effectively ended the contest with a near post swoop on Diogo Dalot's cross six minutes after the break, the striker turning provider to set up Raphael Guerriero to round off a sweeping move with a powerful strike four minutes later.
Manchester City defender Manuel Akanji pulled one back for Switzerland but Ramos swiftly got his third with a clever chip, which was the signal for the crowd at Lusail Stadium to noisily demand Ronaldo's introduction.
Portugal coach Ramos obliged with the game won, Ronaldo entering to rapturous applause, but his team-mates deserve all the acclaim for a high-class performance.
Ronaldo had the ball in the net but was ruled offside so it was another young pretender to his crown, 23-year-old Rafael Leao, who crowned a dazzling display when he curled in the sixth.
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Post by bluetornados on Dec 8, 2022 0:42:26 GMT
World Cup Q/F Fixtures..
Friday 9th December
Q/F 1 - Croatia v Brazil - 3pm
Q/F 2 - Holland v Argentina - 7pm
Saturday 10th December
Q/F 3 - Morocco v Portugal - 3pm
Q/F 4 - England v France - 7pm
World Cup S/F Fixtures..
Tuesday 13th December
S/F 1 - Croatia v Argentina - 7pm
Wednesday 14th December
S/F 2 - Morocco v France - 7pm
World Cup 3rd Place Fixture
Saturday 17th December
L - S/F 1 v L - S/F 2 - 3pm
WORLD CUP FINAL 2022
Sunday 18th December
W - S/F 1 v W-S/F 2 - 3pm
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Post by bluetornados on Dec 8, 2022 14:32:43 GMT
The Football Association want England manager Gareth Southgate to stay in the post until Euro 2024 regardless of the team's result against France in Saturday's quarter-final of the 2022 World Cup.
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Post by bluetornados on Dec 8, 2022 22:26:41 GMT
World Cup Q/F Fixtures..
Friday 9th December
Q/F 1 - Croatia v Brazil - Venue: Education City Stadium - 3pm
Q/F 2 - Holland v Argentina - Venue: Lusail Iconic Stadium - 7pm
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Post by Nobbygas on Dec 9, 2022 17:39:22 GMT
Brazil v Croatia going to pens !
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Post by lostinspace on Dec 9, 2022 17:58:23 GMT
Brazil v Croatia going to pens ! Brazil...going home... arrogance never won you a football game |
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Post by Nobbygas on Dec 9, 2022 18:57:28 GMT
Brazil v Croatia going to pens ! Brazil...going home... arrogance never won you a football game Ah, so I am not the only one giggling at Neymar  |
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Post by bluetornados on Dec 10, 2022 7:12:44 GMT
World Cup Q/F Results..
Friday 9th December
Q/F 1 - Croatia 1 (Petkovic 117) Brazil 1 (Neymar 105+1) AET - Croatia won 4-2 on Penalties.Tournament favourites Brazil were knocked out of the World Cup on penalties as Croatia kept their nerve to edge through to the semi-finals. Croatia, beaten finalists four years ago, scored with all four of their spot-kicks as Rodrygo - taking his team's first kick - was denied by the brilliant Dominik Livakovic and Marquinhos' crucial fourth effort struck the post. As the ball hit the foot of the woodwork and bounced away, Croatia's team sprinted to celebrate with their goalkeeper, while the Brazil players hit the turf, knowing their dream of a sixth crown had come to an end. After an engrossing 90 minutes, Tite's men thought they had won it in extra time when Neymar scored a thumping effort to equal Brazil's 'official' men's goalscoring record. But substitute Bruno Petkovic had other ideas, stroking in a 117th-minute equaliser with Croatia's first shot on target in the match to take the game to the nerve-shredding shootout. ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/480/cpsprodpb/9CBD/production/_127952104_brazil-index.jpgichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/480/cpsprodpb/5825/production/_127956522_croatiacelebrate.jpgQ/F 2 - Holland 2 (Weghorst 83, 90+11) Argentina 2 (Molina 35, Messi 73 pen) AET - Argentina won 4-3 on PenaltiesLionel Messi's World Cup dream lives on after Argentina edged out the Netherlands on penalties after a hugely dramatic quarter-final at Lusail Stadium. Messi looked to have inspired Argentina into a last-four meeting with Brazil's conquerors Croatia when he set up Nahuel Molina's opener 10 minutes before the break and then added the second from the penalty spot in the 73rd minute after Denzel Dumfries fouled Marcos Acuna. Louis van Gaal, in his final game as Dutch coach, went for broke and it paid off as substitute Wout Weghorst led a sensational comeback by scoring twice, the second following an audacious free-kick routine 11 minutes into stoppage time. A game of many flashpoints, including 17 yellow cards plus a red for Dutch defender Denzel Dumfries at the end, went to penalties, during which Aston Villa's Argentina keeper Emi Martinez emerged as the hero, saving from Virgil van Dijk and Steven Berghuis. Messi scored his penalty and even though pressure mounted on Argentina when Enzo Fernandez dragged his spot-kick wide, Lautaro Martinez made the decisive contribution to spark wild scenes of celebration. ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/480/cpsprodpb/089E/production/_127960220_gettyimages-1245491700.jpg
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Post by bluetornados on Dec 10, 2022 7:14:21 GMT
World Cup Q/F Fixtures..
Saturday 10th December
Q/F 3 - Morocco v Portugal - Venue: Al Thumama Stadium - 3pm
Q/F 4 - England v France - Venue: Al Bayt Stadium - 7pm
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Post by lostinspace on Dec 10, 2022 17:17:29 GMT
a final goodbye ...with tears!! for "i am Ronaldo"......
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Post by bluetornados on Dec 10, 2022 17:55:41 GMT
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Post by lostinspace on Dec 10, 2022 21:23:21 GMT
Oh dear....!!
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Post by darloGAS on Dec 10, 2022 21:23:51 GMT
🎵 We're coming home, we're coming home, England's coming home 🎵
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Post by darloGAS on Dec 10, 2022 21:52:19 GMT
So Kane, fortunately, won’t have to face the vile and snappy racist abuse that Saka, Rashford, and Sancho faced after their penalty missed at the Euros.
#ItsNotComingHome
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Post by bluetornados on Dec 10, 2022 21:57:50 GMT
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Post by bluetornados on Dec 10, 2022 22:00:55 GMT
World Cup Q/F Fixtures..
Friday 9th DecemberQ/F 1 - Croatia 1 Brazil 1 - Croatia won 4-2 on pens Q/F 2 - Holland 2 Argentina 2 - Argentina won 4-3 on pens Saturday 10th DecemberQ/F 3 - Morocco 1 Portugal 0 Q/F 4 - England 1 France 2 World Cup S/F Fixtures..
Tuesday 13th DecemberS/F 1 - Croatia v Argentina - Lusail Stadium, Lusail - 7pm Wednesday 14th DecemberS/F 2 - Morocco v France - Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor - 7pm World Cup 3rd Place Fixture
Saturday 17th DecemberL - S/F 1 v L - S/F 2 - Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan - 3pm WORLD CUP FINAL 2022
Sunday 18th DecemberW - S/F 1 v W-S/F 2 - Lusail Stadium, Lusail - 3pm Updated.. |
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Post by cornwallgas on Dec 10, 2022 23:38:54 GMT
World Cup Q/F Fixtures..
Friday 9th DecemberQ/F 1 - Croatia v Brazil - 3pm Q/F 2 - Holland v Argentina - 7pm Saturday 10th DecemberQ/F 3 - Morocco v Portugal - 3pm Q/F 4 - England v France - 7pm World Cup S/F Fixtures..
Tuesday 13th DecemberS/F 1 - Croatia v Argentina - 7pm Wednesday 14th DecemberS/F 2 - Morocco v France - 7pm World Cup 3rd Place Fixture
Saturday 17th DecemberL - S/F 1 v L - S/F 2 - 3pm WORLD CUP FINAL 2022
Sunday 18th DecemberW - S/F 1 v W-S/F 2 - 3pm Updated.. Aaaaarghhhh😫😫😫😫 |
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