While Iranian citizens march through Tehran’s streets, Iranian athletes take a stand on the world’s biggest stage. Before their international friendly against Senegal, members of the Iranian Men’s National Soccer Team publicly protested against their government. Team Melli wore black jackets over their national team uniforms during the playing of …
Read More »World Cup Final Review: France Defeats Croatia 4-2, Wins Second-Ever World Cup
The 2018 edition of the FIFA World Cup was full of drama and upsets. In the end, it was the deeply talented French squad that lifted the coveted trophy. Highlights from the Group Stages and Knockouts Although not the first game of the tournament, Spain and Portugal truly kicked things …
Read More »FIFA World Cup: Quarterfinals Update
France Takes down Uruguay France Gets it Done The French national football team is going to the World Cup semifinals for the first time since 2006. France made plays when they needed to, including a pair of goals and multiple crucial saves. French goalie Hugo Lloris came up with a …
Read More »FIFA World Cup: Quarterfinals preview
Two days without any World Cup matches feels like an eternity. For the first time since the tournament began, soccer fans have had to wait more than 48 hours for matches. Queue Friday’s mouthwatering slate of games. Uruguay clashes with France at 10 a.m., and Brazil will prepare for a …
Read More »2018 FIFA World Cup: Upsets Upon Upsets Take Russia by Storm
The 2018 FIFA World Cup’s early stages will go down as one chock-full of upsets. The defending World Cup champions saw an early exit, and two megastars had their runs in Russia cut short. 4 teams have booked their spots in the Quarterfinals! Who will join them? pic.twitter.com/elU0GJHzzI — FOX …
Read More »World Cup roundup: Spain up, Morocco out and Uruguay in
Matchday two of the 2018 FIFA World Cup’s group stages rolled by this Wednesday; and while it may not have been the most high-scoring, the day’s slate of games proved vital for a number of teams. Before noon, Morocco was sent home. Hours later, Uruguay moved on. And to cap …
Read More »2018 Russia FIFA World Cup Day 2 Recap
Today’s FIFA World Cup triple-header created excitement, marked history and left many speechless. Six teams went head to head today and only two came out on top when it was all said and done. Today’s games featured three continents and two teams that many have never even seen play before. …
Read More »FIFA World Cup Russia 2018 Preview: Group A
With the 2018 FIFA World Cup kicking off in Russia shortly, we start by taking a look at Group A. Overview On paper, no teams jump out as favorites to raise the cup in mid-July. Instead, the group appears decently balanced with the host nation Russia, an underrated underdog in …
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