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World Cup Preview - Group C: Messi to fire Argentina to glory?

by Charlie Fairbank at Thursday, Nov 17 2022 09:10
World Cup Preview - Group C: Messi to fire Argentina to glory? Having previewed Group A and B, attention turns to Group C as Argentina look to help Lionel Messi to World Cup glory ahead of his international retirement.Argentina How they qualifiedArgentina qualified from the CONMEBOL qualification stages behind Brazil, but they were good value for their progress...
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World Cup Group Stage Round-up: The best rated eliminated XI

by Ben McAleer at Friday, Jun 29 2018 15:50
World Cup Group Stage Round-up: The best rated eliminated XI As sweet the taste of victory at the World Cup my be, there is a bitterness to being eliminated, particularly if a player or team has impressed, but ultimately been dumped out of the competition at the group stage, and Russia 2018 is no different.Here, using our unique rating system, we take a look ...
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The Best Bet: Egypt to steal narrow win in final game of 2018 World Cup

by Josh Wright at Monday, Jun 25 2018 11:58
The Best Bet: Egypt to steal narrow win in final game of 2018 World Cup The final game of group matches at any World Cup can serve up high drama but also dead rubber contests. Unfortunately, Saudi Arabia’s meeting with Egypt is the latter. Both have been eliminated and neither have anything to play for other than pride. Egypt and Saudi Arabia have lost their openi...
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World Cup warm-up: The permutations ahead of Group A’s conclusion on Monday

by Josh Wright at Monday, Jun 25 2018 09:51
World Cup warm-up: The permutations ahead of Group A’s conclusion on Monday The final round of group matches at the 2018 World Cup kick off on Monday and some countries will have the luxury of looking ahead and planning their potential round of 16 opponents. Hosts Russia and Uruguay already secured qualification to the knockout phase of the competition, eliminating Egypt an...
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Uruguay vs Saudi Arabia: Suarez needs to rectify World Cup goalscoring woes

by Ben McAleer at Wednesday, Jun 20 2018 13:06
Uruguay vs Saudi Arabia: Suarez needs to rectify World Cup goalscoring woes It was a performance to forget for Luis Suarez in Uruguay’s 1-0 win over Egypt. The striker had chances aplenty to hit the back of the net, yet fluffed his lines each and every time when presented with the opportunity to score. His profligacy may not have had an effect on the final score, with...
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Best Bet: Another off day for Suarez and co. unlikely against Saudi Arabia

by Martin Laurence at Wednesday, Jun 20 2018 11:44
Best Bet: Another off day for Suarez and co. unlikely against Saudi Arabia To say that Uruguay’s display against Egypt was underwhelming would be a real understatement, epitomised by the struggles of star man Luis Suarez.While Oscar Tabarez’s side may have knocked a late winner last Friday, their display in general was stagnant and disjointed. That said, La Cel...
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Uruguay vs Saudi Arabia: Tactical change would allow La Celeste to rack up the goals

by Ben McAleer at Wednesday, Jun 20 2018 10:45
Uruguay vs Saudi Arabia: Tactical change would allow La Celeste to rack up the goals After Russia’s 3-1 win over Egypt on Tuesday night, Uruguay will join them in the next round with victory over Saudi Arabia today. They’ll be reeling from their 5-0 defeat to the hosts on the opening day of the World Cup and a stronger performance from Juan Antonio Pizzi’s side is ...
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The Best Bet: How to treble your money on Russia vs Saudi Arabia

by Martin Laurence at Wednesday, Jun 13 2018 15:02
The Best Bet: How to treble your money on Russia vs Saudi Arabia There’s always plenty of pressure on the host nation to win the opening match of the tournaments but that weight of expectation is even heavier on Russia, with the bookies making them strong favourites to overcome Saudi Arabia.The AFC qualifiers are the lowest seed in a group that is deemed by...
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World Cup warm up: Russia face rude awakening in 'dream' opener

by Martin Laurence at Wednesday, Jun 13 2018 10:45
World Cup warm up: Russia face rude awakening in 'dream' opener The World Cup is upon us, and while the tournament opener is one that very few have been able to get enthused about, Russia’s clash with Saudi Arabia on Thursday is a match that the hosts daren’t lose.When the draw was made last December, Group A was seen as the most favourable and a dre...
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World Cup Countdown: The ones to watch for Saudi Arabia

by Ben McAleer at Sunday, May 13 2018 13:30
World Cup Countdown: The ones to watch for Saudi Arabia With exactly 32 days until the World Cup kicks off, we continue our mini-previews with the competition fast approaching.After focusing on hosts Russia on Saturday, we turn our attention to Group A rivals and opening match opponents Saudi Arabia.Juan Antonio Pizzi’s side may have avoided some i...
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