Well-drilled Australia eases past Tunisia
The Socceroos would be delighted with a goal from Duke as their chances of qualification increase. As most would expect, this wasn’t a premium World Cup fixture. Between them, in…
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Ecuador stuns Netherlands with 1-1 draw against all odds
Cody Gapko’s early strike was cancelled out by top scorer Enner Valencia. The Dutch were coming to Group A as heavy favourite, but both teams had won their earlier matches…
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Iran break the hearts of the Welsh in a historic last-minute win
Iran score two goals after the 98th minute to beat a European country for the first time in their World Cup appearance history. Both teams knew that this match was…
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Uruguay battle out a 0-0 draw with a disciplined S. Korea
Both sides played an entertaining clash with a flurry of missed opportunities. It’d take a particular kind of silliness to label as dark horses a country that has won the…
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Swiss bag victory after a cagey affair with Cameroon
Swiss win 1-0 thanks to a strike from Embolo Experience is a theme of this Switzerland squad; there are three players with a century of international appearances to their name,…
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Belgium squeeze a narrow win despite a high-tempo Canadian display
The world’s number two team finished 1-0 in a less than convincing game courtesy of a goal from Batshuayi The Belgians were without their talisman Romelu Lukaku as they looked…
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Spain produce a masterclass in possession football with a 7-0 win
“Pass, move, pass” remains the motto for a Spanish side that beat Costa Rica 7-0 on Wednesday. The headlines before the match were about the lack of a reliable goalscorer…
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France recovers from early scare to beat Australia 4-1
The reigning champions beat the Australians 4-1 courtesy of a brace from Giroud and goals from Rabiot and Mbappe. The match at Al Janoub Stadium saw France line up in…
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Ochoa saves Poland penalty to secure a draw for Mexico
Robert Lewandowski missed a penalty as Mexico secured a 0-0 draw against Poland. Stadium 974 hosted the clash of two perennial underdogs from Group C, with Poland fending off the…
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