Colombia took to the pitch with a clear game plan: Interrupt England‘s passing and stop them controlling the match. Their rough tactics saw them collect 6 yellow cards, including one for their captain Falcao. They should have even had a clear red card for a head butt by Arias on Henderson. The Tricolors hard-line tactics eventually…
Emil Forsberg grabbed a historic and memorable winner helping Sweden qualify for their first quarterfinal since USA 94′. Switzerland will be disappointed having enjoyed the majority of the possession and having had more shots on target. Sweden were the more efficient side, managing just one shot on target less than Switzerland despite having only 38%…
Colombia managed to recovered from their disastrous first match against Japan to qualify second from Group H. Their fast paced midfield represents a very real challenge for Gareth Southgate’s men. But England have the pace to match them and with Harry Kane in fine form it really could go either way. Colombia have lacked discipline…
Sweden surprisingly finished atop Group F, a group which featured defending champions Germany. Granqvist has emerged as one of their star players this tournament and Janne Andersson will be looking to him to continue leading the squad as they face-off with Switzerland. Switzerland were also the surprise package of their group besting Serbia in the…
Brazil clashed with Mexico in a battle to qualify for the quarterfinals. From the onset Brazil was on the front foot. Despite sharing possession with Mexico, Brazil were far more effective as they managed 10 shots on target out of 20, compared to Mexico’s 1 out of 14. Neymar continued to improve his form and…
Croatia and Denmark faced off in the last 16. I had tipped Croatia to advance and they did not disappoint! Denmark drew first blood scoring within the 1st minute. Croatia replied just a couple of minutes later through Mandzukic. We looked to be in for an exciting fixture but after these opening exchanges the match…
Belgium have yet to drop a point at this World Cup and will look to continue their run and progress to the quarterfinals. Japan have so far only managed 1 victory, against 10 man Colombia, in three matches. Belgium entered the tournament as one of the favourites and following the elimination of Argentina, Spain and…
After a stumble in their first match against Switzerland Brazil had rekindled their form. Tite’s men have re-discovered their samba style footballing roots and have looked formidable. To the contrary Mexico began their World Cup campaign in terrific form beating defending champions Germany and then South Korea. However, they looked a shadow of themselves when…
On paper Spain were the favourites to come out on top in this fixture however, it was not meant to be. Russia adopted a defensive 5-3-2 formation and it was clear from the beginning the would be playing on the counter. However, that didn’t stop Spain finding a goal in the 12th minute through a…
Two sublime finishes by Edison Cavani either side of a Pepe goal helped seal Uruguay’s spot in the quarterfinals of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Uruguay went ahead in the 6th minute, conceding their first goal since November 2017, but their spirit proved too much for Portugal as Uruguay quickly re-established their lead. Captain Ronaldo…
