The World Cup trophy will have a new home on the 15th July however, Belgium’s quarterfinal victory over Brazil will mean that it will remain in Europe. I tipped Belgium to win, despite Brazil being the favourites. That tip paid dividends with huge odds! Let’s hope you caught that action! Belgium grabbed the lead through…
Just as I tipped yesterday France eased past Uruguay 2-0 to book their place in the semifinals of the 2018 World Cup! Uruguay felt the absence of their talisman, Cavani. Uruguay seemed to have lacked the spirit that characterised their performances throughout this tournament as France outplayed them in every part of the pitch. The…
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%…
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…
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…
A sublime performance from Kylian Mbappe led France to an emphatic and historic victory over Argentina. France opened the scoring through a Antoine Griezmann penalty which was awarded after Marcus Rojo brought down a charging Kylian Mbappe. Di Maria scored a screamer from outside the box to equal matters before Gabriel Mercado put the Albiceleste…
Belgium and England faced off to decide the top spot of Group G. Both sides fielded a second string side in the match. Belgium went ahead through a second half goal from Januzaj in a balanced affair. Rashford missed a brilliant chance to equalised after Jamie Vardy played a perfect pass. England will now face…
