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Qatar World Cup 2022 – Switzerland vs Cameroon Switzerland Line-Up Formation 4-2-3-1 1 Sommer 3 Widmer 5 Akanji 4 Elvedi 13 Rodríguez ⟳ Cömertat 8 Freuler 10 Xhaka 23 Shaqiri ⟳ Okaforat 15 Sow ⟳ Freiat 17 Vargas ⟳ Riederat 7 Embolo ⟳ Seferovicat Cameroon Line-Up Formation 4-3-3 23 Onana 19 Fai Collins 21 Castelletto 3 Nkoulou 25 Tolo 8 Anguissa 14 Oum Gouet 18 Hongla ⟳ Ondoua 20 Mbeumo ⟳ Ngamaleu 13 Choupo-Moting ⟳ Aboubakar 12 Toko-Ekambi ⟳ Nkoudou The full time match report Referee: Facundo Tello – Attendance: 39,089 Qatar World Cup 2022: Switzerland vs Cameroon – ‘A…

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Qatar World Cup 2022 – Spain vs Costa Rica Spain Formation 4-3-3 23 Simón 2 Azpilicueta 16 Rodri 24 Laporte 18 Alba ⟳ Balde 9 Gavi 5 Busquets ⟳Koke 26 Pedri ⟳ Soler 11 F Torres ⟳ Morata 10 Asensio ⟳ Williams Arthuer 21 Olmo Substitutes 1 Sánchez 3 García 4 P Torres 6 Llorente 7 Morata 8 Koke 12 Williams Arthuer 13 Raya 14 Balde 15 Guillamón 17 Pino 19 Soler 20 Carvajal 22 Sarabia 25 Ansu Fati Costa Rica Formation 4-4-2 1 Navas 16 Martínez ⟳ Waston 6 Duarte 15 Calvo 8 Oviedo ⟳Matarrita 4 Fuller 5 Borges…

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Qatar World Cup 2022 – Germany vs Japan Line-Ups GermanyFormation 4-2-3-11 Neuer15 Süle2 Rüdiger23 Schlotterbeck3 Raum6 Kimmich21 Gündogan ⟳ Goretzka10 Gnabry ⟳ Moukoko13 Müller ⟳ Hofmann14 Musiala ⟳ Götze7 Havertz ⟳ FüllkrugSubstitutes4 Ginter5  Kehrer8 Goretzka9 Füllkrug11 Götze12 Trapp16 Klostermann17 Brandt18 Hofmann19 Sané20 Günter22 ter Stegen24 Adeyemi25 Bella-Kotchap26 MoukokoJapanFormation 4-2-3-112 Gonda19 H Sakai ⟳Minamino4 Itakura22 Yoshida5 Nagatomo ⟳Mitoma6 Endo17 Tanaka ⟳Doan14 Ito15 Kamada11 Kubo ⟳Tomiyasu25 Maeda ⟳AsanoSubstitutes1 Kawashima2 Yamane3 Taniguchi7 Shibasaki8 Doan9 Mitoma10 Minamino13 Morita16 Tomiyasu18 Asano20 Machino21 Ueda23 Schmidt24 Soma26 ItoReferee:Iván Arcides Barton CisnerosAttendance:42,608 The full time match report Qatar World Cup 2022 highlights: Japan 2-1 Germany –  ‘Another shocking twist’ Another…

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Qatar World Cup 2022: Morocco 0-0 Croatia – Full time report Croatia – the 2018 World Cup runners-up – were held to a goalless draw against Morocco at Al Bayt Stadium – the first game of Day 4 at the Qatar World Cup. Croatia met France in the final during the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Only four players from that Croatia team started this game and the team lacked an attacking spark throughout. The closest they came was a toe-poke effort from Nikola Vlasic. Morocco were an impressive, well drilled side but failed to create clear-cut opportunities. Croatia dominated…

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Manchester United owners consider selling club Manchester United’s owners – the Glazer family – say they are considering selling the club as they “explore strategic alternatives.”  The American family bought the club for £790m in 2005. The statement comes amid years of protests from fans against their ownership. A statement from the club said the board will “consider all strategic alternatives, including new investment into the club, a sale, or other transactions involving the company”. It added that the process “will include an assessment of several initiatives to strengthen the club, including stadium and infrastructure redevelopment, and expansion of the…

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One Love armband surrender is seven national disgraces. FIFA must face a fight Football365 says Firstly, fuck FIFA. Fuck Gianni Infantino, and fuck this godforsaken World Cup. At least for those of us conflicted over whether we could enjoy watching tournament in good conscience, there was some solace to be taken from the fact that a reasonable number of the headline acts were prepared to take a stand against some of the issues that make this festival of fuck so conflicting. Granted, nine players sporting a piece of coloured elastic is hardly the Stonewall riots but the prospect offered at…

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England star Harry Kane hits out at FIFA as he’s left ‘disappointed’ over rainbow armband Daily Express says Harry Kane has expressed his “disappointment” at FIFA after they effectively stopped him from wearing the One Love rainbow armband. The World Cup tournament authorities confirmed just hours before kick-off that they would book team captains if they wore the anti-discrimination symbol. “I said yesterday we wanted to wear it, that decision was taken out of my hands today,” Kane said. “I turned up to the stadium to find the armband that I wore and I was told I had to wear…

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Qatar World Cup 2022: Argentina 1-2 Saudi Arabia – Full time report Saudi Arabia pulled off perhaps the biggest upset in World Cup history – after coming back from 1-0 down at half time, to winning 2-1 by the full-time whistle. Saudi Arabia faced Lionel Messi’s Argentina today at 13:00 in an exciting Group C opener game in Lusail. Argentina were widely expected to win as Saudi Arabia are ranked 51st in the world. Lionel Messi scored from the spot just 10 minutes in – the team would have three more goals ruled out for offside. The Green Falcons flipped…

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Jude Bellingham is a shining example of England’s emerging generation The Guardian says Jude Bellingham was only 14 when England began their last World Cup campaign but he was already planning for the future. “Even watching that I was only ever thinking: ‘How can I get into this team?’” the midfielder said last week. Four-and-a-half years on and the 19‑year‑old scored his first senior international goal on the biggest stage as Gareth Southgate’s side kicked off their 2022 World Cup campaign in style. The 6-2 thumping of Iran in which the 21-year-old Bukayo Saka scored two brilliant goals showed that…

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Bukayo Saka and Marcus Rashford lay ghosts to rest in redemptive England win The Independent says As he stood on the touchline at the Khalifa International Stadium waiting to come on as a substitute, Marcus Rashford was preparing himself for his first kick of the ball in an England shirt in 489 days, since the penalty that he missed in the Euro 2020 final shoot-out defeat to Italy. Shortly after, when that first kick came, it controlled Harry Kane’s pass out to the right wing, bringing it into his orbit. Rashford’s second touch would take the ball back inside, wrong-footing…

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Nigel De Jong explains why Jude Bellingham won’t flop like Manchester United dud Jadon Sancho The Metro says Nigel De Jong has dismissed suggestions that England starlet Jude Bellingham might be wary of moving to the Premier League due to the struggles of Manchester United flop Jadon Sancho. The 19-year-old gave a composed and authoritative display in the Three Lions’ World Cup opener against Iran on Monday, opening the scoring in a 6-2 win with a brilliant header to underline why he is considered one of the brightest talents in European football. Liverpool, Real Madrid, Chelsea, United and City are…

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England destroy Iran in World Cup 2022 opener as Bukayo Saka shines The Daily Mirror says England kicked off their 2022 World Cup campaign with a 6-2 demolition of Iran. Gareth Southgate’s men arrived in Qatar without a win in six games and having struggled for form in 2022. But they took Carlos Queiroz’s side to pieces in Doha, with Arsenal whizkid Bukayo Saka and Borussia Dortmund’s Jude Bellingham the Iranians’ tormentors-in-chief. England had opened the 2018 World Cup by scoring six times as they put Panama to the sword, but they were better here, playing with panache, dominating possession…

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Qatar World Cup 2022: Wales vs USA – team news, starting XI and predictions Facts Wales vs USA – BBC One 7 pm First game for both USA and Wales Wales first World Cup appearance in 64 years USA have an energetic and young team but lack experience Tonight’s game complete’s Group B’s first round of fixtures Previous Next Analysis Qatar World Cup 2022: Wales vs USA Wales will take on the USA in their first game of the Qatar World Cup. As England is widely expected to top the group – both Wales and USA look to be fighting…

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