Getty Images For a striker, scoring goals is the objective, but when the ball isn’t hitting the back of the net, there are other ways to contribute to the team. Oliver Giroud is the poster player for this as France won the 2018 World Cup without him scoring a goal, and it’s something that the … Read more
play Why Portugal were wrongly awarded a penalty vs. Uruguay (1:25)Dale Johnson explains why VAR got it wrong in awarding Portugal a penalty for handball against Uruguay. (1:25) 5:41 PM ET We’re analysing every VAR decision made throughout all 64 games at the 2022 World Cup. Antoine Griezmann controversially had a goal disallowed in France … Read more
play Why Portugal were wrongly awarded a penalty vs. Uruguay (1:25)Dale Johnson explains why VAR got it wrong in awarding Portugal a penalty for handball against Uruguay. (1:25) 4:55 AM ET There’s a place in the round of 16 of the World Cup up for grabs when Ghana and Uruguay play in Al Wakrah on … Read more
play Why Portugal were wrongly awarded a penalty vs. Uruguay (1:25)Dale Johnson explains why VAR got it wrong in awarding Portugal a penalty for handball against Uruguay. (1:25) 3:06 PM ET We’re analysing every VAR decision made throughout all 64 games at the 2022 World Cup. Argentina‘s Lionel Messi was awarded a penalty after he … Read more
play Onuoha: Costa Rica earn redemption with win vs. Japan (0:38)Nedum Onuoha feels Costa Rica have redeemed themselves for their huge loss vs. Spain with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Japan. (0:38) 5:00 AM ET Japan have been involved in two upsets during this World Cup so far. They first upended Germany, beating the four-time … Read more
1:27 PM ET Across Spain, hundreds of thousands of people have been tuning in to watch national team coach Luis Enrique give his daily briefing each night. Though he retired as a player in 2004, he has become one of the stars of the World Cup in his homeland with his Twitch streams direct to … Read more
5:00 AM ET The 2022 World Cup has given us chance to watch some of the game’s biggest stars perform on the grandest stage that international football has to offer. 2 Related However, with many nations missing out on the chance to compete and certain players suffering injuries in the run-up to the tournament, there … Read more
play Herc Gomez: Too little, too late from Mexico (2:14)An irate Herculez Gomez laments Mexico’s previous two performances in the World Cup and wonders why they finally decided to show up vs. Saudi Arabia. (2:14) 5:40 PM ET Group C and D have come to a close on Wednesday, providing jam-packed drama, heartbreak and comeback … Read more
play Why dismal loss to Morocco signals the end of Belgium’s golden generation (1:21)Shaka Hislop explains why time is up for many of Belgium’s stars after their loss vs. Morocco. (1:21) 5:00 AM ET DOHA, Qatar — First, it must be said that it’s not over yet as Belgium can still make it to the … Read more
6:22 PM ET A typical World Cup can feel like a marathon, but this one feels like a sprint. After a nonstop, 13-day group stage ends on Friday, there are no days off before the round of 16 begins with Netherlands vs. USA and Australia vs. Argentina on Saturday. – World Cup 2022: News and … Read more
