Morocco vs Portugal Preview History-making Morocco will meet the recently-liberated Portugal in the quarterfinals of the men’s FIFA World Cup at Al Thumama Stadium on Saturday, in what will be the third encounter in World Cups between the two countries. To become the first North African to reach the last eight of the men’s FIFA […]

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England vs France preview  At its shortest point, the distance between France and England is just 21 miles. And when the two teams meet in the quarter-finals of the FIFA World Cup, the match will be as close as the distance between the two countries. The tournament is now reaching its climax, and England vs […]

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Netherlands vs Argentina preview The sixth chapter of the epic Argentina and Netherlands World Cup rivalry will be written when these two footballing royalties take the field on Friday at the Lusail Iconic Stadium to compete for a spot in the last four of the men’s World Cup in Qatar.  Shellshocked by the Saudis on […]

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Sports betting and online casinos in Canada look like two branches of the Canadian online gambling industry, but their ties and connections are more profound than one could ever imagine. Based on the same principle where you bet some money to win more, two popular ways to gamble have a variety of betting options, safe […]

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FIFA World Cups, and football’s greatest stars matching the cup’s hype, amping up their game, and creating eternal memories, is an inescapable reality. And fans all around are so here for it! This edition in Qatar has produced some of the greatest matches and biggest upsets, where certain players have taken the world by storm […]

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The beginning of the end of this men’s FIFA World Cup in Qatar is upon us. Among other things, it also means that the jittery, nail-biting anxieties of watching a penalty shootout would inevitably follow, as it did when Ismail Elfath blew his whistle at the end of extra-time, with the deadlock staying unbroken between […]

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The 2022 FIFA World Cup has given us a lot of surprises. We have seen underdogs such as Saudi Arabia, Japan, North Korea and Morocco defeating the top teams. Meanwhile, top teams such as Germany and Belgium were also knocked out in the group stages. And with the round of 16 almost done, we have […]

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Too often the Swiss have shown that they cherish the underdog tag in the biggest of the matches and are not afraid of punching above their weight. But Ronaldo and Portugal have shown that they're no pushovers this time around and will put up a tough test for Switzerland.

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Spain in 2010, Germany in 2014. We bring to you the the most shocking exits in the history of the FIFA World Cup

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Brazil vs South Korea Preview Having progressed into the knockout stage for the ninth consecutive occasion, Brazil will confront South Korea, who have advanced to the last 16 for only the third time, on Monday at Stadium 974 in Doha.  Brazil’s world cup campaign began with a comfortable victory 2-0 over Serbia, thanks to a […]

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England's quest for a quarter-final spot in the 2022 FIFA World Cup has come against African champions Senegal.

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Spain vs Morocco Preview Morocco will be looking to write history by progressing into the quarterfinals of a men’s FIFA World Cup for the first time in their history when they take on Spain at the Education City Stadium in Ar-Rayyan on Tuesday. Coming into the World Cup in Qatar, everyone knew what Luis Enrique’s […]

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Japan vs Croatia Preview Croatia have never lost in the Round of 16 in a men’s FIFA World Cup while Japan have never gone beyond this stage. However, when these two meet on Monday at the Al Janoub Stadium, the historical facts won’t mean a thing, and in all candour, fearless Japanese will be a […]

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While the FIFA World Cup is the zenith of men’s elite football, the final of the FIFA World Cup is the zenith of the zenith, and a dream of every professional who kicks a football to make their living.  Because of the heightened momentousness of the moment, the final of the world cup is incomparable […]

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Well, even if France don’t defend their title in the 2022 FIFA World Cup, they at least broke the champions curse by becoming the first team since 2006 to qualify for the knockouts, safely winning the previous World Cup. Didier Deschamps’ men started their campaign strongly, thrashing Australia 4-1. However, their next match was slightly […]

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USA vs Netherlands preview The returnees after a hiatus of 8 years, Louis van Gaal’s Netherlands and Gregg Berhalter’s USA will go against one another in the pre-quarterfinals of the world cup on Saturday at the Khalifa International Stadium in Ar-Rayyan, in what will be their first-ever competitive meeting. Small fishes tumbling over the sharks […]

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Goal difference, goals scored, head-to-head-. Here's all you need to know about the FIFA World Cup tiebreaker rule

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