The big time has arrived. In a few hours the French and Argentinians will cross swords, with the winners taking the prized trophy. At the previous World Cup, in a thrilling semi-final, the French won 4-3 before going on top. Both teams have been absolutely fair up to this point. Deschamps...

Three of the five minor finals in the 21st century "escaped" in goals. South Korea-Turkey 2-3 in 2002, Germany-Portugal 3-1 in 2006, Uruguay-Germany 2-3 in 2010. Croatia and Morocco drew 0-0 in the group, but today everything is completely different in the game. Before the start of the tournament few…

With almost 50.000 Moroccan fans on one side and just 4.000 French fans on the other, in the 68.000-seater Al Bayt Stadium, the underdog will feel like playing at home. The French, in the quarter-final, may not have impressed with their performance, but they followed the trodden path of decades, left them…

In the previous World Cup, Argentina and Croatia were drawn in the same group with the Balkans winning 3-0, finishing first and reaching the final of the tournament and losing 4-2 to France. The Argentines went in with a knife to the teeth against the Dutch. They controlled the pace from…

Since the 1982 World Cup, the two great football schools of Europe have faced each other. Then the English won 3-1, with the last official meeting between them a 1-1 in the group premiere at EURO 2012. The English reached the round of 8 in style. At the beginning…

In the 2018 World Cup, a goal by Cristiano Ronaldo in the 4th minute saw the Moroccans lose to the Portuguese in the group stage. The Portuguese went on to join the Spanish in the knockout stages. Now, the other Iberian representatives, the Spaniards, have already returned to their homeland and the Africans will do whatever…

Never in their history has Argentina beaten the Netherlands in regular time. Its only victory, on penalties, after 0-0 in regular time and extra time in the semi-finals of the World Cup 2014. This cologne lasts for years! Kempes and Bergkamp will be missing, Diego with...

With an own goal from Marcelo, Brazil lost to Croatia in the 11th minute in the group premiere of the 2014 World Cup. The turnaround came with two goals from Neymar until the 71st minute and 3-1 was made with a goal from Oscar in stoppage time. Neymar returned to the match against South Korea,…

Without encountering serious difficulties, the Portuguese passed to the next phase. Cristiano continues to make his presence felt and to be the focal point in attack, in a squad that is brimming with talent. In two of the last three matches between Portugal and Switzerland, Cristiano Ronaldo's team won,…

In the 2018 World Cup, Morocco and Spain had... danced to the rhythm of the many goals. The 2-2 draw between them was Morocco's only point in the group and the Spaniards equalized in stoppage time to go through with the Portuguese. Finally the Spaniards sat down to lose in their last game in…

Tite has created a team to win the title! Strong defensively, with players who are nuclear weapons in attack. But there is a problem, this is called Brazil and its friends want it to achieve its goal in the old traditional way, as befits its principles and values. With…

In the 2006 World Cup they were in the same group, drew 0-0 in the opener and were both eliminated by Brazil and Australia. The Japanese believed in the dream, planned it, executed it and in the end they were justified! To overturn a result against Germany and against Spain, beyond luck...

England and Senegal have never played each other in their history and the "three lions" hope that they will not write a black page in their history today. Bad lies, in the days of Southgate, England is doing well in the major competitions. Of course, even if she passes today, she will have in front of her...

For many years, France and Poland have not played against each other in any competition. A 0-0 draw in a friendly in 2004 is their last meeting. Normally, they wouldn't even have to play each other now. The Poles were more than mediocre in all their games and in none did they…

The Dutch had absolutely no problem topping their group, confirming predictions that had them as favourites. Americans are constantly walking in a fog. From the qualifiers there is a strong challenge for Greg Barhalter's team. In the final phase, however, she made sure to break up...

Argentina and Australia have met at World Cup level since the 1993 intercontinental play-offs. Then, the Latinos won 1-0 in the second leg after drawing 1-1 in the first leg. The Argentines beat the Poles cleanly and comfortably, even if Messi missed a penalty to open the scoring.

In 2018 they were again in the same group, they played each other in matchday 2 and the Swiss took the victory in an upset. Mitrovic's goal in the first half was answered by goals from Shaqiri and Xhaka in the second half. Once again the Serbs showed their self-destructive...

Second place in the group puts the knockouts in the lap of Brazil, and Portugal will not want to meet them so early. To lose top spot Santos' side would need to lose to South Korea and Ghana to beat Uruguay, capping…

A 3-2 defeat by Portugal and a win by the same score against South Korea, so today the guys from Ghana are comfortable with the point. As long as South Korea doesn't beat Portugal. In 2010, Ghana and Uruguay met in the knockout stages,…

In the 2014 World Cup, the two teams had met with the Brazilians defeating Cameroon 4-1, again in the last match of the group. Back then, of course, they were chasing goal difference to finish first, while now they are indifferent in terms of points. Alisson has so far watched the games for free, Brazil have…