Sentences with phrase «playing at the major tournaments»

«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.

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.

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Following his first - round loss at the Match Play, Colin Montgomerie complained about heckling and threatened to skip all U.S. tournaments in 2003 and beyond, including the majors.

Hummels obviously has more experience and at a higher level having played almost 50 European club games and with about the same number of full international caps and two major tournaments to his name with Germany.

10,000 Holes played in major tournaments by Jack Nicklaus, as of his par - 4 on the 10th at Congressional in the final round of the U.S. Open.

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.

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.

Still, the Welshman — a Champions League winner with Real — is yet to play at a major international tournament such as the World Cup, but he'll be hoping he can help guide Wales to Euro 2016 with some big performances in their next round of qualifiers.

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.

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.

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

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 four tournaments known as the majors - the Masters, the U.S. Open, the British Open, and the PGA Championship - are the absolute pinnacle of golf, competitions played at a level of pressure guaranteed to give even the greatest golfers the shakes.