When he was subbed out in the 65th minute of their 2-1 loss to South Korea, Ronaldo looked visibly frustrated. He was even involved in a verbal altercation with South Korean player Cho Gue-Sung as he left the field. Portugal’s coach Fernando Santos who did not find out about Ronaldo’s reaction to his substitution till after […]
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After losing their last group stage match to South Korea 2-1, Portugal came back with a statement win against Switzerland in the round of 16 in Qatar. In what was Portugal’s biggest-ever victory in the knockout rounds of the World Cup, they scored six goals outside the group stages for the first time. If you
Cristiano Ronaldo is, without a doubt, a once-in-a-lifetime player. Ronaldo has been known for his hard work, talent, and achievements throughout his career. Numerically, Cristiano is the best goal scorer of all time, leading every other player with 813 goals. Ronaldo is undoubtedly the greatest player Portugal has ever had. He is also their highest-ever
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Coming into the Qatar World Cup, Kylian Mbappe had already made quite a name for himself. At just 21 years, Mbappe already has a very decorated career, the 2018 World Cup champion also won the 2021 UEFA Nations League winner. At club level, Mbappe is ranked among the best in the World, since his debut
From when the gladiators graced arenas to 2022 when you can play FIFA 23 on a screen, with just the help of a few gadgets and software, sports has always been a universal language. The FIFA World Cup is the tournament at which football is played at the highest level and is the most popular
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Portugal featured in the World Cup for the first time in 1966. They finished third in their maiden World Cup, led by Ballon d’Or winner Eusebio da Silva. They have since qualified for the tournament seven times and are set to play in the quarter-finals in Qatar. In the past two decades, Portugal has been
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The FIFA World Cup in Qatar marks the 11th time the Dutch are featuring at the World Cup. Out of the ten previous participations, they have reached the finals three times before. Their World Cup streak was in the 90s when they made the last 32 in three consecutive tournaments, this was after a streak of
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The Netherlands has competed in eleven FIFA World Cups, appearing in the final three times in 1974, 1978, and 2010. At the South Africa World Cup in 2010, they came the closest to winning it all, but they suffered a red card in the 109th minute; Andres Iniesta scored for Spain seven minutes later, ending
No country has a richer World Cup history compared to that Brazil. The Selecao is the most successful national team in the history of the FIFA World Cup. Apart from having won five titles, they have also earned second-place, third-place, and fourth-place finishes twice each. Being the only team to have played in all FIFA
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In a bid to surpass their World Cup record, North African side Morocco has displayed exceptional performances. Their squad is made of decent players who have competed at high levels before and are still unbeaten, moving into the quarter-finals of the Qatar World Cup. So far in their run, Achraf Hakimi has been arguably the
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