Sadio Mane gave Senegal an early lead after Japan goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima punched the ball on to his knee. Japan slowly grew into the game and equalised shortly after the half-hour mark through Takashi Inui‘s curler. Senegal regained the lead slightly against the run of play with a nice finish from defender Moussa Wague. Keisuke Hondapulled Japan back on to level terms after some poor […]
John Stones scored his first England goal to give Gareth Southgate‘s side the lead with a thundering header. Harry Kanemade it 2-0 from the penalty spot after Jesse Lingard was brought down when through on goal. Lingard switched from provider to scorer to make it 3-0 with a stunning long-range effort on 35 minutes. England’s ruthlessness showed no signs of slowing down […]
TONI Kroos rescued holders Germany from the brink of an unthinkable early World Cup exit, curling home a sensational winner in the fifth minute of stoppage time to seal a 2-1 win over Sweden reviving hopes of becoming the first side to retain the World Cup since Brazil in 1962. Before that, a Kroos error had led to Ola Toivonen giving Sweden […]
Javier Hernandez’s 50th goal for Mexico sealed their qualification from Group F and left South Korea on the brink of exiting the World Cup. Mexico dominated the first half and lead through Carlos Vela’s penalty. Andres Guardado’s cross was blocked by Jang Hyun-Soo’s outstretched arm and the referee pointed to the spot without any VAR interference. Hernandez’s record goal was a […]
Eden Hazard won and converted an early penalty after being brought down by Syam Ben Youssef in Moscow. Romelu Lukakudoubled the lead with a cool finish in the 16th minute after being played in by Dries Mertens. Dylan Bronn pulled one back with a glancing header past Thibaut Courtois from Wahbi Khazri‘s free-kick. Lukaku restored his side’s two-goal lead with a cheeky finish after being […]
Aleksandar Mitrovic headed Serbia ahead after just five minutes following good cross from Dusan Tadic. The Newcastle striker powered home from six yards with Serbia set to qualify for last 16 with victory. Seven minutes after half time, Granit Xhaka equalised with a magnificently struck shot from distance. Xherdan Shaqiri‘s effort was blocked out to Xhaka 25 yards from goal and he […]
Ahmed Musa scored both goals as Nigeria beat World Cup debutants Iceland to leave Group D intriguingly poised with one round of games to go. The Super Eagles would have gone out with defeat but came good in Volgograd. Musa showed superb technique to fire Nigeria ahead on the half-volley before the Leicester player rounded keeper Hannes Thor Halldorsson to make it […]
Philippe Coutinho popped up late on to give Brazil all three points in their Group E clash with Costa Rica. The Barcelonamidfielder fired through the legs of  Keylor Navas in the 91st minute of a largely scrappy game. Brazil thought they had a penalty when the referee pointed to the spot after Neymar appeared to be held back. However, after the decision was reviewed, […]