Sentences with phrase «in qualification matches»

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They collected eight clean sheets in their qualification matches.

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If you ever watched Spain vs Italy (3 - 0) in their World Cup qualification match, you would see how Thiago, Silva and Isco dribbled, tackled, and chased their opponents around.

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Arsene has already stated that they have secured qualification and no hurry to finish second.He will make 5 changes to the gala match and 3 to the dortmund clash with some players involving yaya sanogo at the final fixture alongside arteta, monreal, wilshere, gnabry as well as rosicky, so guys there you have it an more predictable side placed in front of you!

Manchester United and Tottenham meet on Sunday in a huge match for the two teams» Champions League qualification ambitions.

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In WC qualification matches (FIFA sanctioned) artificial turf is not normally allowed.

Benteke opened the scoring inside seven seconds in what was the fastest ever goal for Belgium and set a new record for earliest goal scored in a World Cup qualification match.

England's next match has been made all the more important by the previous results, and should they lose, their hopes of an automatic qualification place will most certainly look unlikely, while a win for Wales win assure their place in the top two.

Our neighbours had high hopes of qualification following a big 5 - 1 win away to Malta in their opening match, but after failing to beat Lithuania or Slovakia, the reality is not looking so great after all.

If you ever watched Spain vs Italy or Spain vs Albania in the World Cup qualification matches, you would see how Isco, Thiago and Silva chased, tackled and pressurized their opponents.

What should have been an easy - looking group for United has now left them sweating over qualification in their final match — and Shaw hasn't helped things for them.

If they win and we lose then it is CL qualification matches, disrupting our pre season in a busy summer for some players in the euros.

A qualification for the champions league group stages for the 17th season in a row and extending our unbeaten run to 15 matches, wow how many teams can match that moderation?

Wild celebrations were sparked among Algerian communities across the globe, but none matched up to those in Algiers, where red flares were lit and fireworks fired into the sky when Algeria's qualification was confirmed.

If you saw how Spain played against Albania and Italy in the World Cup qualification matches, you would see Silva, Isco and Thiago chased, pressurized and tackled their opponents.

Of course they will have to go through qualification, but most likely they will get to the Group Stage, and the odds will surely fall if they play just a few good matches in either the premier League or in the chl.

That run has left their World Cup qualification hopes in the balance and, ahead of Ramsey's return tonight for a pivotal match against Serbia, manager Chris Coleman has bracketed the Arsenal midfielder up with Bale among the world's elite.

In 2005, the bureau of the Fifa World Cup organising committee reached a decision to invalidate the result of a World Cup qualification match between Uzbekistan and Bahrain on the basis of a «technical error by the referee of the match».»

However, the Gunners have been struggling badly in Europe, losing their first two matches against Dinamo Zagreb and Olympiacos, meaning that the north Londoners are find themselves last in their group and are in need of a win against the German champions in order to keep their qualification chances alive for knockout stages.

The result puts Arsenal back on course for qualification out of Champions League Group D and was in stark contrast to that which came in Wenger's 1,000 th match as Arsenal manager last season, when the Gunners were blown away 6 - 0 at Stamford Bridge during March.

However, when it results in a tie for the championship, relegation or qualification for European competitions, a play - off match will be played at a neutral venue to decide the winner.

Mourinho, who later Sunday tackles Arsenal in a pivotal match in the race to finish in the Premier League top four and earn Champions League qualification, spoke to the newspaper as part of the 20th anniversary of Robson coaching Barcelona to a Cup Winners Cup victory over holders Paris Saint - Germain.

While his match - winning goal in Ireland's recent Euro 2016 qualification victory over World Champions Germany may stick in the memory, he has never been the most prolific finisher when playing at an elite level.

Liverpool are currently situated at 5th position in the league table and will try to win the match to retain their spot in the top four positions in the Premier League to earn a Qualification for the UEFA Champions League next season.

Heimir Hallgrimsson's side secured top spot in qualification with seven wins from their ten matches.

The billing for the match pitted superstars Cristiano Ronaldo and Zlatan Ibrahimovic against each other for the first time since Portugal eliminated Sweden in their World Cup Qualification playoff in November.

If we were to lose this match, we would almost certainly lose ground on Fiorentina and Roma in the race for Champions League qualification, and more importantly it would also be the third devastating psychological blow in the space of eight days.

Securing qualification for the World Cup in front of home support would be a great way to sign off in their final home match and for the Thursday night fixture, Boylesports are running a double winnings promotion.

Arguably the Irish can't match the scoring power that the Bosnians have so they will have to rely on a strong defensive, disciplined performance on Friday night in the first leg of the Euro 2016 qualification play off.

Dortmund are currently in third place with just 2 points from their first four games and even wins from their remaining matches would not see them confirm their qualification to the knockouts.

Both these teams were considered as main challenges for Nigeria but the team ended the qualification campaign without any defeat in the six matches.

This group match defeat meant that the national team had to settle for a second place of the table and had to go through a qualification in order to reach the World Cup 2018.

Just 24 hours after securing Olympic qualification for Rio 2016 via their semi-final win over Germany, Great Britain returned to the pitch to defeat China 2 - 0 in the gold medal match.

The Reds host the Eagles this weekend with the objective of extending a seven - match unbeaten run in the Premier League and maintaining their course for a Champions League qualification spot.

Legia Warszawa played 8 matches so far in this Champions League season includes qualification and play off matches.

Colombia needs to get somthing of this match to keep their chances of qualification to next round alive and a defeat would virtualy seal their fate of getting knocked out in group stages

Another defeat against Barcelona will surely end their chances of qualification to next round and they will have to take the game to Barcelona in a bid to get something out of this match.

Dele Alli is looking forward to his latest encounter with Manchester United on Wednesday — a match that could prove crucial in the race for 2018 - 19 Champions League qualification.

Theo Archibald was in the Scotland Under - 21 squad for two qualification matches.

Wales is set to fight for a berth in the 2018 World Cup in the last two qualification matches; away against Georgia on October 6 before hosting Republic of Ireland three days later.

Playing a crucial match against their direct qualification rival, Switzerland, Seleccao das Quinas immediately try to take hold of proceedings by putting in an attacking display straight...

«Everton is a really strong team but they played three games in seven days and it is not easy, also because they played very tough games against Man City and then a qualification match into the Europa League, and it is very important for a club to play in Europe for the season.

Nigeria U-20 men's national football team coach, Emmanuel Amuneke has posited that he is yet to come to terms with the reality that Flying Eagles will not be participating in next year's CAF U-20 Nations Cup in Zambia following Saturday's 3 - 4 defeat in the final qualification match return leg tie in Lagos.

Since rescuing them from drop in 2016 he has gradually improved the team to the point that they are challenging for Champions League qualification with four matches left in the current campaign.

The Scottish Champions are on a huge eleven match winless streak of home form in Europe (outside of qualification matches) and have lost each of their last five.

With the Premier League title and relegation already decided, there is only Champions League qualification to play for in the final weekend's matches.

Both the teams will be keen to get a win in this match to ensure qualification in the next round of this prestigious tournament.