Sentences with phrase «at a major tournament for»

«I've had a period when injury robbed me of playing for my country but with Russia in mind, it would just be unbelievable to finally be playing at a major tournament for Nigeria,» he said.

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At international level too, Ronaldo inspired an average Portugal team to the semi-finals of Euro 2012, while, without the assistance of Xavi, Iniesta and co., Messi has struggled for Argentina at their last two major tournamentAt international level too, Ronaldo inspired an average Portugal team to the semi-finals of Euro 2012, while, without the assistance of Xavi, Iniesta and co., Messi has struggled for Argentina at their last two major tournamentat their last two major tournaments.

Van Persie now has 45 goals in 85 appearances for his country, and can further cement his status as one of the best strikers in the world with more impressive displays at a major international tournament, after already proving himself as a star of the Premier League.

Such form even led to the English winger missing out on the opportunity to join up with his national side to play at the European Championships this summer in France, and Walcott would've been desperate to make an impact for a side he hasn't featured for at a major tournament since 2006.

England still clearly haven't developed that habit and ability to see out results at major tournaments, and for all the positive signs from the game, it was ultimately a disappointing night given that they had to share the spoils when they should of won comfortably.

Finally free of the pain that last year forced him to end his streak of playing in consecutive majors at 145, Nicklaus came to the Bell Atlantic to shake out the cobwebs and get his game in some kind of shape for his own tournament, next week's Memorial, and two weeks after that, the U.S. Open at Pinehurst.

Yedlin has been bubbling up in Major League Soccer for the past two seasons as a future star, and at this summer's tournament he got to show just how far he's come in that short space of time.

Dzeko played for his national team at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, leading the line for Bosnia & Herzegovina, but he was unable to help them make it out of the group stage in their first ever major international tournament.

Arsenal's supersub Olivier Giroud has been told by the France coach Didier Deschamps that he will need to play regular first team football if he wants to be chosen for the international squad at the World Cup in Russia this summer, and Giroud himself has admitted that he is desperate to go to what could be his large major tournament of his career.

In a sport once famous for its beach bums, Kent Steffes is a senior economics major at UCLA, a would - be investment banker, a Republican who retires early during tournaments to read the Wall Street Journal in his hotel room.

As impressive England have been, coming up short against the top national sides has been their achilles heel, especially at major tournaments which makes Tuesday's game against Italy vital for the confidence of the team going forward.

The main concern for England coming into the tournament was that the players wouldn't totally respond to Hodgson's drills and tactics, something that was one of the major problems during his time at Liverpool.

Wales are on the brink of qualifying for another major tournament, or at least of securing a play - off place, but it could swing either way.

With his history of playing well in major tournaments, including at Augusta, the first round was a great sign for his chances.

Wales, inspired by Real Madrid star Gareth Bale, have reached a major tournament for the first time in 58 years, but most surprising of all perhaps was the fate of the Netherlands; the third placed side at the last World Cup failed to even make the play - offs, finishing fourth in Group A.

Both players have played an integral role in their country's impressive rise in recent years, helping them qualify for their first - ever major tournament at the Brazil World Cup in 2014.

He was the joint leading goalscorer for Spain in qualifying and he will be desperate to announce himself at a major tournament.

Nevertheless, the England goalkeeping position is perhaps the strongest it has ever been going into a major tournament and all five contenders for the slot will know with qualification games likely to be one - sided, a strong season at club level could take them to Russia with gloves.

Ignashevich is a top defender and has enjoyed a hugely successful spell at CSKA Moscow, also playing in three major tournaments for Russia.

Having waited 58 years to play at a major tournament, Wales made up for lost time in style, topping their group above England and sinking Belgium in the quarter - finals before falling to Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal.

All is perhaps not lost for Argentina, though, as they have an enormous wealth of talent coming through leading to Squawka speculating as to how their starting XI could look at their next major tournament, the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

In fact, the player has barely lasted an entire major tournament in recent times, whether it is for the club or at the international level.

Their four games at major tournaments have ended in one win for France, a draw and two Germany victories.

82 % — Germany have won 14 of their last 17 games at major tournaments (D2 L1)-- Italy were responsible for that sole defeat (2 - 1 in Euro 2012 semi-final).

36 — Only Miroslav Klose (37) has made more appearances for Germany at major tournaments than Bastian Schweinsteiger (36).

Those who didn't compete at any of the two major international tournaments this summer would have enjoyed a nice extended break, but the start of pre-season would have resulted in spending a lot of time at their respective club's training facilities in preparation for the 2016/17 campaign.

For all his success at club level with Barcelona, Messi has never won a major international tournament with Argentina.

Dutch football is clearly at a low ebb, with one of the game's great nations facing up to watching a second successive major tournament at home after failing to qualify for Russia 2018, two years after missing out on Euro 2016.

Carvalho played all 90 minutes in the victory over Ghana and 45 minutes in the 2 - 2 draw with the USA as Portugal crashed out at the group stages of a major tournament for the first time since 2002.

The hard work you put in is given back to you many times over when you are watching athletes at the peak of their fitness achieve the dreams they have held onto for years in a major competition or tournament.

Capcom will have a playable demo for the Mega Man Legacy Collection at E3 2015, alongside demos for Resident Evil Zero HD Remaster and Devil May Cry 4 Special Edition, with Street Fighter V making its first appearance at a major event with a tournament stage.

Bimini Bull Run is headquartered at the Bimini Big Game Club, a 30 minute flight from the South Florida and a legendary outpost for fishermen, host to numerous major sport fishing tournaments for more than half a century.

REV Major Philippines will premiere on July 8 - 9, 2017 at the Power Mac Center Spotlight in Circuit Makati, and will be featuring seven different fighting game tournaments including a Tekken 7 tournament for the TEKKEN World Tour.

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His tournament background will tell you he excels at 2D fighters, bringing in top honors at a variety of major tournaments, such as EVO, for games like Marvel vs. Capcom 2, Marvel vs Capcom 3, Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike, Street Fighter IV, and more.

Last weekend, a side tournament for Gundam Versus was held at the South East Asia Major 2017 in conjunction with Game Start 2017.

The last time Bandai Namco presented at E3 before a major Tekken release was in 2012 for Tekken Tag Tournament 2.

«On May 30, select Best Buy locations in major cities around the country will host qualifying tournaments for the Nintendo World Championships -LSB-...] The winners from each regional event, plus competitors invited by Nintendo, will meet on June 14, at the NOKIA Theatre L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles for a multi-round Nintendo game competition.»

For a look at the major players and tournaments that exist within the FGC, sit down and watch this great interview session / documentary.

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In his first tournament representing Panda Global, Ray barely lost a heart breaker for a strong 2nd place finish at NorthWest Majors 8.