Portugal built their Euro 2016 triumph on a defencive tactic and many expected them to carry on the same style at this World Cup, however, their first game showed that to be untrue. The Portuguese clashed with Spain on match day two of this World Cup and it was a thriller. Portugal twice took the lead through Cristiano Ronaldo, but ...
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Russia head into their second World Cup game with a chance to qualify for the next round after a resounding win over Saudi Arabia in the first match. The Russians did not have the best results before the finals started, but they surprisingly beat Saudi Arabia, scoring two goals in added time to finish the game 5-0. Aleksander Golovin was ...
Read More »Poland vs Senegal Preview
Poland and Senegal finally get their chance to play each other at this World Cup. They are in a very competitive group with Japan and Colombia also having the chance to go through. Every game matters and they will both be looking for a bright start here. Poland won 8 of their 10 qualifying games and they only failed to ...
Read More »Colombia vs Japan Preview
At the last World Cup Colombia had a great tournament. They reached the quarterfinals before losing to the host Brazil. James Rodriguez should remember that competition as a turning point in his career. He scored one of the best goals of the tournament against Uruguay, after another beauty against Japan. His performances earned him a move to Real Madrid that ...
Read More »Tunisia vs England Preview
This is probably the most under-hyped English team heading into a major competition and four years on from their humiliating loss to Iceland at Euro 2016, a team that brings hope with less expectation is heading to the World Cup for the Premier League owners. Tunisia however, are not a team that fear any opponent and they will certainly be ...
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