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Argentina vs Croatia: World Cup semi-final team news and prediction

by Ciaran McLoughlin at Tuesday, Dec 13 2022 09:15
Argentina vs Croatia: World Cup semi-final team news and prediction Argentina and Croatia face off on Tuesday in the first 2022 World Cup semi-final. The pair do have recent history, with Croatia running out 3-0 winners over Argentina back in 2018, though this will be their third meeting at a World Cup, with Argentina winning the first in a group match in 1998. Both...
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How Saka used the World Cup to establish his standing for England

by Sam McGuire at Monday, Dec 12 2022 17:05
How Saka used the World Cup to establish his standing for England Few players manage to steal the spotlight off of Kylian Mbappe, but Bukayo Saka did just that in England’s World Cup quarter-final clash with France. Ahead of the game, all of the focus was on how Gareth Southgate's side would stop Mbappe from adding to the five goals he had already notched in...
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Argentina vs Croatia: How big a blow is Marcos Acuna's absence?

by Ben McAleer at Monday, Dec 12 2022 15:40
Argentina vs Croatia: How big a blow is Marcos Acuna's absence? Football fans couldn't take their eyes off of Friday's second quarter-final meeting. The Netherlands and Argentina played out a World Cup classic as the pair went the distance at the Lusail Iconic Stadium. It was a gripping contest that no neutral fan wanted to end, so when Wout Weghorst popped up w...
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Assessing Rodrigo De Paul's importance for World Cup chasing Argentina

by Greg Lea at Monday, Dec 12 2022 12:55
Assessing Rodrigo De Paul's importance for World Cup chasing Argentina When a footballing powerhouse like Argentina loses to a relative minnow like Saudi Arabia, a scapegoat is needed. After that shock 2-1 defeat in the group stage, Rodrigo De Paul was the principal pick of supporters in Buenos Aires and beyond.De Paul did not have his best game against the Saudis, alt...
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Messi, Neymar and Fernandes make World Cup quarter final best XI

by Charlie Fairbank at Sunday, Dec 11 2022 16:27
Messi, Neymar and Fernandes make World Cup quarter final best XI With four teams now left in the competition, we look back at the best XI from the World Cup quarter finals. Seven of the eight teams featured in this XI with Argentina having the most representatives in the squad with three, while there are no England players present in the team.Dominik Livakovic (C...
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Modric defying Father Time as Croatia again reach World Cup semi-finals

by Ben McAleer at Saturday, Dec 10 2022 11:50
Modric defying Father Time as Croatia again reach World Cup semi-finals Brazil were minutes away from securing their place in the World Cup semi-final. Neymar scored a superb individual effort at the end of the first half of extra time and they seemed destined to progress to the next round, only for Bruno Petkovic to strike late on to take the game to penalties. From th...
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England vs France: World Cup quarter final team news and prediction

by Ciaran McLoughlin at Friday, Dec 9 2022 18:30
England vs France: World Cup quarter final team news and prediction England and France will face off on Saturday in the final 2022 World Cup quarter-final. In recent years, France have generally had the upper hand in this match-up winning three of the last five, including the last meeting in 2017 which they won 3-2, but in the World Cup, both meetings have been won ...
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Morocco vs Portugal: World Cup quarter final team news and prediction

by Ciaran McLoughlin at Friday, Dec 9 2022 15:55
Morocco vs Portugal: World Cup quarter final team news and prediction Morocco and Portugal will face off on Saturday for the third time at a World Cup in the third 2022 World Cup quarter-final. Morocco went all the way to penalties against Spain to book their place, while Portugal recorded the second biggest win of this year’s tournament, winning 6-1 against Swi...
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Ramos already proven the stronger candidate to lead talented Portugal side

by Ben McAleer at Friday, Dec 9 2022 14:40
Ramos already proven the stronger candidate to lead talented Portugal side When it was confirmed that Portugal had dropped Cristiano Ronaldo in place of Goncalo Ramos for their last-16 meeting with Switzerland, it was seen as a welcome reprieve. Ronaldo is arguably one of the games greatest strikers, but in time, he has become more a hindrance than a help for both club and...
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Gakpo using World Cup to play part in Man Utd audition

by Ciaran McLoughlin at Friday, Dec 9 2022 12:35
Gakpo using World Cup to play part in Man Utd audition Cody Gakpo has been a revelation for Netherlands at the World Cup, scoring three goals in four appearances, and helping to guide his national team to a quarter-final showdown with Argentina tonight. Throughout the tournament, we have seen links to Manchester United with the transfer almost certain t...
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