9 July 2018
France is perhaps the only remaining big team in this World Cup after Brazil was eliminated by Belgium in the quarterfinals and Les Blues would be eager to avoid an upset and also reach the final at the expense of Belgium here. This French side is blessed with attacking talents and their defence has also been impressive in this competition. The French men started their campaign by winning two and…
6 July 2018
Russia are the surprised team still left in this competition even though the entire competition is full of surprises. The host nation are the lowest ranked team in this competition yet they are in the quarterfinals while the likes of Spain and Portugal have already been sent home. They started their campaign with 5-0 bashing of Saudi Arabia before winning Egypt 3-1 in their next group game. Their…
6 July 2018
Sweden have ridden their luck until this quarterfinal and even though we always think they have reached the end of the road, they seem to find a way to get to the next round and that is not any different in this game. The Swedes came into this competition with a reputation of having a solid defence, however, we never thought they could also score goals. They started their campaign with a 1-0 win…
6 July 2018
With all the big teams surprisingly exiting the World Cup early, these two teams have done a good job to still remain in the competition and they are both looking to get themselves into the semifinals here. Brazil started their campaign with a 1-1 draw against Switzerland, but their second game against Costa Rica was much tougher before they eventually won 2-0. They beat Serbia 2-0 in their last…
29 June 2018
These two Western Conference teams go head to head with hopes of getting back to winning ways after they both suffered defeats in their last MLS and US Open Cup games recently. FC Dallas come into this game as slight favourites as they sit 2nd on the league table, just three points behind leaders, Sporting KC, while home side Minnesota United are only five points better than bottom-of-the-table…
29 June 2018
Uruguay were considered outsiders to win this competition and the South Americans who have not conceded a goal so far, they could go all the way. After they decided not to play more than one friendly game before this competition, many questioned how they would do in this World Cup, but while they have not scored so many goals, they have managed to not concede any. The Uruguayans started their…
29 June 2018
These two teams were expected to set the World Cup ablaze when the competition started, but they have been far from being as impressive as that. The French team were considered to have the best-attacking talents in this competition, but they have scored only two goals so far and one was a penalty. Les Blues started their campaign with a 2-1 win over Australia before earning a 1-0 win over Peru.…
27 June 2018
This game would be one of the most exciting as it is one of the most anticipated matches of this competition. England and Belgium have already qualified, but we expect them to both still field a strong team as they attempt to top the group at the expense of the other team. This English team is arguably the first time an English team has not been overrated or overhyped before a major competition.…
27 June 2018
The Senegalese are the only remaining African team after Nigeria got eliminated at the hands of Argentina, so they are carrying the hopes of millions of Africans as they head into this match. They started their campaign on a bright note after beating group favourites Poland 2-1, they would have qualified easily with a win their second game, but they let themselves down by allowing the Japanese to…
27 June 2018
Poland were considered favourites alongside Colombia as teams who should qualify from this group after they qualified for the World Cup without much stress, however, the Poles head into this game already eliminated after suffering two losses in as many games. Japan were not given much of a chance in the pre-tournament predictions, but they started on a bright note when they beat ten-man…
25 June 2018
Nigeria are only the second team to beat Iceland in a competitive fixture when the Super Eagles defeated the Islanders 2-0 in their last game. Iceland’s qualification for the World Cup was as surprising as their run-up to the quarterfinals of Euro 2016 where they beat England along the way. They drew 1-1 against Argentina in their very first game of Russia 2018, a match that they even saved a…
25 June 2018
Nigeria started their campaign so poorly they were expected to be packing their bags home before this game even kicked off. However, credit to the Super Eagles who showed more hunger in their very next game against Iceland to record a 2-0 win. The Super Eagles had been beaten 2-0 by Croatia in their opening match. Most of their attacking players were off duty that day and they conceded an own…