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England captain Kane spearheads star-studded World Cup best XI

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England captain Kane spearheads star-studded World Cup best XI European heavyweights England, Germany and France all eased to comfortable wins in the penultimate round of European World Cup qualifying games and the trio all have at least two players make the best XI.Starting from the back, we take a look at the team of the round...Giorgi Loria (Georgia) - 8.80 ...

Arsenal quartet among potential debutants to watch this international break

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Arsenal quartet among potential debutants to watch this international break The final round of UEFA World Cup qualifiers takes place this month, yet despite so much at stake for some, international managers are rewarding those in good club form with a first call up for their country. The likes of Arsenal, Aston Villa, Espanyol and Marseille are among the club sides represen...

Russia vs Denmark: Damsgaard Danish Dynamite's dangerman in must-win Euro 2020 clash

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Russia vs Denmark: Damsgaard Danish Dynamite's dangerman in must-win Euro 2020 clash If Denmark are to progress to the last-16 of Euro 2020, then they need to win when they take on Russia tonight, and hope Belgium can do them a favour against Finland. The Danish Dynamite were rocked by Christian Eriksen's collapse in their 1-0 defeat to Finland on the opening weekend of the competit...

WhoScored's worst-rated team of the 2018 World Cup

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WhoScored's worst-rated team of the 2018 World Cup As the teams of the World Cup are rattled out, now is as good a time as any to focus on the worst rated XI of the tournament. Here, we take a closer look at those who flattered to deceive using our unique rating system of those to make at least four appearances at the World Cup, with three of those ...

Russia dominate quarter-final best-rated eliminated XI

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Russia dominate quarter-final best-rated eliminated XI While four nations were celebrating, four were left reeling from what could have been. Here, we run through the best-rated WhoScored.com XI of those to have exited the World Cup at the quarter-final stage…Alisson - BrazilThere was little Alisson could have done for Belgium’s two goals. ...

Russia vs Croatia - Will ill-discipline impact the way quarter-final tie is played?

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Russia vs Croatia - Will ill-discipline impact the way quarter-final tie is played? After their enthralling penalty shootout win over Denmark, Croatia were rewarded with a quarter-final meeting with Russia. Following Russia's win over Spain on penalties earlier in the day, which was a premature end to the tournament for one of football's heavyweights, Croatia will now fancy their c...

WhoScored's top rated performances at the World Cup so far

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WhoScored's top rated performances at the World Cup so far With the quarter-finals of the World Cup looming, now is as good a time as any to take stock and look back at the top-rated performances in Russia 2018 so far using WhoScored.com’s unique rating system…10. Eden Hazard vs TunisiaEden Hazard chipped in with a man of the match display agai...

World Cup Ratings: Where England rank among the last sides standing

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World Cup Ratings: Where England rank among the last sides standing With the round of 16 now over and the quarter-finalists decided, WhoScored.com run through the changes in the team ratings from the tournament thus far, ranking the sides from eight to one…8. France (6.82)Up one place in the overall rankings from the tournament, France’s display against...

Player Ratings: Spain 1-1 Russia: Akinfeev the hero as hosts win shootout

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Player Ratings: Spain 1-1 Russia: Akinfeev the hero as hosts win shootout A run through of the player ratings as hosts Russia dumped Spain out of the World Cup on penalties.SPAIN - 6.80David de Gea - 5.07Couldn’t make a save inside 120 minutes or the penalty shootout despite twice guessing the right way. A tournament to forget for the Manchester United stopper.Nacho...

World Cup warm up: Hosts hoping to exploit shaky Spain set-up

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World Cup warm up: Hosts hoping to exploit shaky Spain set-up The afternoon kick-off at the World Cup this Sunday sees Spain take on Russia, with La Roja the strong favourites to end the hosts dreams of reaching the last eight.There’s little doubt that in terms of the quality at each coach’s disposal, Russia simply can’t compete so they will ...