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World Cup Qualifying team news and prediction: Albania vs England

by Ben McAleer at Sunday, Mar 28 2021 10:51
World Cup Qualifying team news and prediction: Albania vs England Albania sit second to England in Group I of World Cup qualifying on goal difference only as the pair secured opening round victories against Andorra and San Marino, respectively.Ahead of the game in Tirana, we have all the necessary pre-match information, including what time the match kicks off, whe...
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Soucek stars from Premier League midfield trio in World Cup qualifying best XI

by Ben McAleer at Friday, Mar 26 2021 11:05
Soucek stars from Premier League midfield trio in World Cup qualifying best XI West Ham and Manchester City fans will be thrilled to see some familiar names make the World Cup qualifying team of the round as their representatives impressed against San Marino, Estonia and Iceland. Elsewhere, Norway, Italy and Turkey all have players make the cut as we run through the best XI fr...
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The 2018 Big Fat Football Quiz of the Year

by Martin Laurence at Monday, Dec 31 2018 10:58
The 2018 Big Fat Football Quiz of the Year And so it ends. 2018 has been quite the year for football, with record breaking champions, World Cup winners and a new Ballon d’Or champion to celebrate, but how closely were you paying attention throughout the year.We’ve compiled a 36-question quiz (three for each month of the year) to ...
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Quiz: Name the England goalscorers and assisters under Gareth Southgate

by Martin Laurence at Tuesday, Sep 11 2018 12:25
Quiz: Name the England goalscorers and assisters under Gareth Southgate As England prepare for their 27th game under the tutelage of Gareth Southgate with the visit of Switzerland (match preview), can you recall the 24 players to have had a direct hand in a goal under the current coach since he took the reins on an initial caretaker basis two years ago.Penalty shootouts...
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WhoScored's worst-rated team of the 2018 World Cup

by Ben McAleer at Tuesday, Jul 17 2018 16:30
WhoScored's worst-rated team of the 2018 World Cup As the teams of the World Cup are rattled out, now is as good a time as any to focus on the worst rated XI of the tournament. Here, we take a closer look at those who flattered to deceive using our unique rating system of those to make at least four appearances at the World Cup, with three of those ...
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2018 World Cup Team of the Tournament: World Champion Griezmann completes XI

by Josh Wright at Tuesday, Jul 17 2018 11:30
2018 World Cup Team of the Tournament: World Champion Griezmann completes XI Antoine Griezmann concludes the WhoScored Team of the Tournament for the 2018 World Cup after garnering an impressive rating of 7.51 in seven appearances for France. The 27-year-old started the tournament slowly but finished it as France’s most influential player, scoring a penalty in their 4-...
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2018 World Cup Team of the Tournament: Golden Boot winner Kane leads the line

by Ben McAleer at Tuesday, Jul 17 2018 11:15
2018 World Cup Team of the Tournament: Golden Boot winner Kane leads the line The second England player to make the cut in the WhoScored.com team of the tournament is Golden Ball winner Harry Kane. It may not have been pretty, but his success was effective as Kane scored more goals (6) than any other player in Russia.Not only that, but all six of his shots on target hit t...
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2018 World Cup Team of the Tournament: Belgian star Hazard top rated player

by Josh Wright at Tuesday, Jul 17 2018 10:30
2018 World Cup Team of the Tournament: Belgian star Hazard top rated player Belgium arguably played the best football at the 2018 World Cup and captain Eden Hazard finished the tournament as the highest WhoScored rated player (8.53). Hazard won the WhoScored Man of the Match award in four of his six appearances at the tournament and claimed second place in FIFA’s Gold...
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2018 Word Cup Team of the Tournament: Golden Ball winner features

by Ben McAleer at Tuesday, Jul 17 2018 10:15
2018 Word Cup Team of the Tournament: Golden Ball winner features Partnering Kevin De Bruyne in the middle of the park is Croatia star Luka Modric. The Real Madrid ace was at his majestic best in midfield for the Vatreni in Russia, with the 32-year-old playing a key role in their progression to the final.It was, though, a bittersweet tournament for Modric. A 4-2 f...
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2018 Word Cup Team of the Tournament: Belgium’s creative star makes the cut

by Ben McAleer at Tuesday, Jul 17 2018 09:25
2018 Word Cup Team of the Tournament: Belgium’s creative star makes the cut Continuing our run down of the World Cup team of the tournament, next up is Belgium and Manchester City sensation Kevin De Bruyne.The midfielder registered more assists (16) than any other player in Europe’s top five leagues last season, and while his output wasn’t as notable as many had...
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