Sentences with phrase «of world cup matches»

As much as Cristiano Ronaldo broke the hearts of United States in the final minute of their World Cup match, on...

In the wake of a World Cup match in which Uruguayan player Luis Suarez bit an opponent, there was a not dissimilar wave of moral outrage, to which straight - talking Gordon Strachan made the following point:

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Although the startup has made a departure from its soccer - centric roots, it's hard to ignore that the company is picking up steam amid FIFA World Cup Qualifier matches, the start of the Confederations Cup, and almost exactly a year before the 2018 World Cup kicks off in Russia.

The athletic wear brand experienced a small public relations snafu this week when FIFA banned Luis Suarez, the star of Uruguay World Cup team, from the rest of the World Cup for biting a rival player in a match against Italy.

Want to watch this morning's World Cup match - up of the United States vs. Germany, but you'll be stuck at work?

After Team USA goalie Tim Howard's divine performance in Tuesday's World Cup match against Belgium, some folks - ok, a lot of folks - were comparing the devout Christian's saving power to Jesus.

The match - up is set to take place on September 3, which is on the weekend of a number of international fixtures, with England set to travel to Slovakia on September 4 in a World Cup qualifier.

Cameroonian football officials are set to investigate claims that seven of their players were involved in match - fixing at the World Cup in Brazil, according to the BBC.

The winner of this match will player either the Netherlands or Costa Rica in the World Cup semi-final.

These five superstars, who competed in at least three matches, completed more successful dribbles per match than anyone else at the World Cup this summer, courtesy of WhoScored.

His goal at World Cup was awesome but he has played lots of matches on loan and has failed to impress.

These ten players have played more key passes in the opening two matches of the World Cup than any other so far...

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John Brooks Jr., a sub at the start of the second quarter, might just have lifted the United States over Ghana during the Group G opening match of the World Cup with this header off a corner in the 86th minute.

England and Germany played out an intriguing 0 - 0 draw in a friendly match at Wembley that will have given manager Gareth Southgate some cause for optimism ahead of next summer's World Cup.

The Women's World Cup is over, the Copa America is over, and the only matches to watch right now are the Gold Cup, Wimbledon, Baseball, NBA Summer League basketball and reruns of Game of Thrones.

The France midfielder had been one of the stars of the Gunners» solid start to the season, and backed that up with a match - winning performance in his country's opening World Cup qualifier against Finland.

After a similar incident in Sheffield, England, in 1989, in which 95 died, FIFA, soccer's international governing body, drew up a list of security measures that host stadiums were expected to employ for World Cup qualifying matches.

The 83 spectators crushed to death at Mateo Flores Stadium in Guatemala City on the night of Oct. 16, before a Costa Rica - Guatemala World Cup qualifying match, were the latest casualties in a series of stampedes that have left more than 300 soccer fans dead in the last 10 years.

The Uruguayan may have had his share of controversies — handballing on the line in the last minute of extra time in the World Cup quarter final as well as an inexplicable bite into the shoulder of PSV Eindhoven midfielder Otman Bakkal during their Eredivisie match — but his goalscoring record is impossible to argue with.

The Canada Cup matches are being held at Yomiuri Country Club near Tokyo, where the Japanese, who have deified Arnold Palmer, will see him and the rest of the world's best play one of their finest courses

During the week of the match in Valderrama, 26 - year - old Gabriel Hjertstedt became the first Swede to win a PGA Tour event, the B.C. Open in Endicott, N.Y.. Also, Ireland's Padraig Harrington (age 26) teamed with Paul McGinley (31) to win the World Cup in Kiawah Island, S.C., in November.

Despite Robin van Persie and Arjen Robben scoring the goals, it was arguably Ajax wing back Daley Blind who was the star of Holland's stunning 5 - 1 victory over Spain in their opening World Cup match.

The game was a rematch of a World Cup group stage match from last year, which the United States won by the same score.

The two favored teams won all their matches except one and will meet in the final of the World Cup at the next stop, St. Louis.

Fans of English soccer were crushed when their team lost 1 - 0 to Italy in a Feb. 12 World Cup qualifying match in London — England's first defeat in a home qualifier in 40 years — but they weren't the only ones left high and dry.

Michael Oliver has taken charge of 20 games this season, including Champions League matches and a World Cup qualifier.

Giorgio Chiellini was the latest biting victim of Luis Suarez after Tuesday's Italy - Uruguay World Cup match (see GIF below).

Since 1954, while the Germans had won their three World Cup titles, the Americans had won but a single World Cup match — a 2 - 1 upset of Colombia in Los Angeles four years ago.

Via YouTube: In a «Man versus Beast» contest, elephants took on a group of schoolboys in a football match in Thailand in celebration of the upcoming World Cup in Brazil.

We can't see any of the stunning ladies in this match featuring in the next edition of the Women's World Cup - you won't be finding the next Eniola Aluko or Marta in this video - but these girls demonstrate the kind of passion and determination that we just can't help but admire.

He will also be responsible for shepherding the broadcasters exclusive coverage of the European Championship and World Cup qualifying matches and friendlies of the England national team until at least 2018.

Ozil had more than a month off after the world cup so i do not think that the number of matches he has played so far this season is too much to run a professional player aground.

The match on Sunday pits Sanchez's Chile against Brazil in a rematch of the South American side's World Cup last - 16 clash in the summer which Brazil won on penalties.

West Ham boss Sam Allardyce is pondering a # 12m bid for 25 - year - old Ecuador international striker Enner Valencia, who scored all three of his country's goals in the World Cup group matches and hit 18 goals in just 23 games for Mexican club Pachuca — Daily Star

Gareth Southgate's side will face Belgium on the final matchday of their group, while there were other intriguing match - ups elsewhere in the World Cup draw ahead of next summer's tournament in Russia.

In comments reported on the Arsenal website the Frenchman spoke about how all of the clubs in the other leagues around Europe treated their own cup competitions and did not play a bunch of kids to save themselves for the league matches, even the biggest clubs like Barcelona who because of the club world cup and the Champions League will most likely play more games than the Gunners this season.

The Vice President of the United States was in attendance for the USA - Ghana match of the World Cup and after the USA's win, Joe Biden stepped into the locker room to congratulate them.

So even though there are World Cup qualifying matches taking place in almost every corner of the earth, we are not that bothered.

Hodgson is clearly keen to build on the momentum of the great comeback win over the World Cup holders and so he suggested that there may not be nearly as many changes as people expected for the match against Russia at Wembley tonight.

Colombia broke the record for the oldest World Cup player of all time in their third match against Japan.

Then you you have to ask yourself then why has Mertesacker started almost every game barring a handful of matches if that is the case, was he too not at the world cup?

Who winds up being part of their World Cup qualifying squad for Argentina's match on Sept. 1 against Uruguay will be very telling for that — don't be surprised if several of the players currently believed to be leaving the team are playing that day.

Outstanding Casillas moments include his two penalty saves in the Euro 2008 quarter - final shootout against Italy, a match widely considered to have been the making of the current Spain team, and his one - on - one save with his foot from Arjen Robben in the World Cup final against Netherlands.

This season man United played around 30 cup games and 38 league games, so plenty of matches for everyone, plenty of rest ahead of the world cup, lots of youngsters gaining experience and an opportunity for a Coach or assistant manager to take charge of one of the squads.

Because the boss had suggested that the reason for him not giving Podolski more time on the pitch so far this season was that he had yet to get properly match sharp after the summer exploits of winning the World Cup in Brazil.

After the United States topped Ghana 2 - 1 in their Group G opening World Cup match, Delta Airlines tweeted out the above image of the Statue of Liberty representing the U.S. with the number 2, and a giraffe representing Ghana with the number 1.

For instance Miroslav Klose is on this list purely down to his undoubted success at the World Cup but in club football he had a very average time of it, scoring just six goals in 38 matches in all competitions.

The Three Lions face the Azzurri in a friendly match that is their biggest test since crashing out of the World Cup last summer.

The manager of the Chile national team, Jorge Sampaoli, has already given the Gunners a fright this week by admitting that he played our star striker for the full 90 minutes against Brazil in a World Cup qualifying match, despite knowing that he was not fully fit and so was at risk of aggravating the injury Alexis picked up during the Premier League win over Manchester United.