The World Cup Calendar, June 12th. Les Bleus give South Africa les bleus
France hosted the FIFA World Cup in 1998, a tournament that they would go on to win in emphatic style. Their opening game against South…
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The World Cup Calendar, June 11th. Tshabalala’s Sensational Strike
Ever heard a mosquito buzzing around your ear? It’s annoying, right? Now imagine a couple more. Now imagine a whole swarm of mosquitoes, all buzzing…
The World Cup Calendar: June 10th, Boyd wins it for Brazil!
No, Brazil don’t have a player named Boyd, or Boydinho, for that matter. The Boyd that won it for Brazil, in the opening match of…
The World Cup Calendar, June 9th: Silenced By The Lahm
The 2006 World Cup was truly memorable from start to finish. Everyone remembers the way it concluded, Italy winning a tense penalty shoot-out shortly after…
The World Cup Calendar: The preview
Summer 2017, no World Cup, no European Championships, not even a lousy Copa America. There is a Confederations Cup, but quite frankly, who cares? It…
Baku To The Future: Northern Ireland aim to use Azerbaijan fixture as springboard to success in hunt for World Cup qualification
Michael O’Neill’s squad make the journey to the Land of Fire for Saturday’s fixture as they look to cement their position as 2nd in Group…
Is Brazilian Football Dying?
The Brazilian national football team has qualified for every FIFA World Cup, winning the tournament on five occasions, more than any other national football team….
Croatia’s heroics at France ’98
When you think back to France 98, there are a few memories that jump to life. The entertaining French team that won the tournament, England…
Ronaldo and Andre Silva, the new Portuguese dynamic duo
The European champions had a very important match to get rid of any possible ghosts of past failed qualifications with a very solid win against…
Peru finally avoid defeat in Venezuela and look forward to Uruguay
Venezuela vs Peru – Maturin, Venezuela (2-2) The Peruvian national team had lost every game in Venezuela since the start of the century (4 qualifiers,…
Arena, USMNT Ride Pragmatism to Blow-Out World Cup Qualifier Victory
What is old is new again with the U.S. national team as Bruce Arena returned to the bench in the Yanks World Cup qualifier against…
5 reasons why a 48 team World Cup won’t be that bad
An expanded FIFA World Cup: a promise made by Giovanni Infantino when he confirmed his candidacy for the position of the FIFA president on 26th…
Germany likely to move one step closer to qualification against Azerbaijan
Sunday night sees the final games being played of the international break and with that comes Germany’s away tie in Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan really are minnows…
Portugal vs Hungary is a decisive match for the European champions
June 22nd 2016. Portugal and Hungary faced off in a decisive match to determine who would qualify in Group F of the European Championship in…
Everything you need to know about Peru’s international week…
Venezuela vs Peru – Maturin (March 23rd) Peru will want to get back on track after losing at home to Brazil 2-0. Peru are 5…
When North Korea was everyone’s favourite country
Every time I switch on the news these days or read the newspapers, there is often some really scary story about North Korea, ranging from…
The Day I saw Pele score in the Street End
Goodison Park 1966. I can’t speak for the rest of the country but for a 10-year-old boy living in Liverpool, I like all of my…
Sweden’s 1994 World Cup Adventure
After the 1992 European finals there was great hope for Sweden. They had made it to the semi-finals before eventually being knocked out by Germany…