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World Cup Last-16 Preview with WhoScored.com Games Tournament Survivor

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World Cup Last-16 Preview with WhoScored.com Games Tournament Survivor Fake fans, shock results and Cristiano Ronaldo trying to steal goals from teammates - the 2022 World Cup group stage really had it all!Brazil looked dangerous despite the absence of Neymar, France didn’t let a first group stage defeat since 2010 stop them from topping Group D and England are r...

Gvardiol's World Cup showings cementing reputation as one of Europe's top defenders

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Gvardiol's World Cup showings cementing reputation as one of Europe's top defenders Buying a player on the back of their performance at an international tournament is so often a risk. The standout example is Karel Poborsky, who was excellent for the Czech Republic at Euro 96, playing a key role in their progression to the final, and sealing a summer move to Manchester United as a r...

Last-16 Tipster Picks for WhoScored.com Games World Cup Survivor

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Last-16 Tipster Picks for WhoScored.com Games World Cup Survivor Lionel Messi’s Argentina rebounded from their shock World Cup loss to Saudi Arabia to top Group C in Round 3, setting up a clash with Australia in the process.Elsewhere, Tunisia handed France their first group stage defeat since 2010 while England booked a date with Senegal by hammering Wales....

Plotting England's path to World Cup glory with WhoScored.com Survivor

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Plotting England's path to World Cup glory with WhoScored.com Survivor The knockouts are upon us and England have easily secured their spot.A borefest against the USA was sandwiched between convincing victories over Iran and Wales, but who will they face on their projected path to World Cup glory?You can back - or go against - the Three Lions as you play for a share of...

Why Fernandes, and not Ronaldo, is now Portugal's most important player

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Why Fernandes, and not Ronaldo, is now Portugal's most important player Cristiano Ronaldo may have claimed the goal was his, but after going through the footage with a fine tooth comb, Portugal's opener against Uruguay was awarded to Bruno Fernandes. The Manchester United man put a perfectly weighted cross into the box early in the second half that ended up sneaking pas...

How Kudus can spearhead Ghana to the last-16 at the World Cup

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How Kudus can spearhead Ghana to the last-16 at the World Cup Ghana came into the World Cup as the worst ranked team heading to Qatar. Sitting in 61st in the FIFA world rankings, many would have been surprised to see them so low, especially with the abundance of quality they have in their squad. But of course, the rankings system isn’t always an accurate...

Why reliance on Messi will only take Argentina so far at Qatar 2022

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Why reliance on Messi will only take Argentina so far at Qatar 2022 Argentina headed to Qatar as one of the favourites to lift the World Cup. And rightly so. Lionel Scaloni’s men were on a 36-match unbeaten streak, just one shy of the world record, and had won the Copa America in 2021 for the first time in close to 30 years. Spearheaded by an in-form Lionel Me...

Wales to upset England? Go hard or go home with WhoScored.com Games Big5

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Wales to upset England? Go hard or go home with WhoScored.com Games Big5 The World Cup of shocks continued in Round 2…Japan followed up their victory over Germany with a loss to Costa Rica, Belgium’s pensioners underperformed yet again and Ecuador grabbed a point against Virgil van Dijk’s Netherlands!The only thing that wasn’t a surprise was Gare...

Fullkrug proving the unlikely saviour of Germany's World Cup campaign

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Fullkrug proving the unlikely saviour of Germany's World Cup campaign Kai Havertz as a striker for Germany failed. Thomas Muller as a striker for Germany failed. Niclas Fullkrug as the super-sub worked, or at least it did against Spain. With 20 minutes to go, Germany stared down the very likely scenario of a second successive World Cup group stage exit as they trailed...

Griezmann proving France's MVP in defence of World Cup crown

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Griezmann proving France's MVP in defence of World Cup crown A 2-1 victory over Denmark secured France’s passage to the knockout stage on Saturday. The defending champions arrived at the World Cup on the back of some poor results in the Nations League, but they became the first team to qualify for the round of 16 in Qatar.Kylian Mbappe was the star of t...