Luis Enrique proudly paraded his tournament record in the prelude to the World Cup. He might want to think twice about such action now, tripping at the same hurdle as Spain did in 2018. In a contest w...

Croatia advanced to the quarter-finals of the 2022 World Cup as they secured the victory by winning the penalty shootout. Both teams scored a goal each, but ultimately the occasion and the pressure th...

Brazil had effectively tiptoed through the Group Stages, but it wasn’t without tactical tinkering from Tite to get them through, in the second half of their matches. We were yet to see the Samba at fu...

England struggled against the midfield pressing of Senegal for the first thirty minutes of this match. Once they found their way into the lead though, momentum swung their way and they began to play m...

France became the first Men’s World Cup defending champions in sixteen years to appear in the knockouts as they took on Poland in the Round of Sixteen. They were the clear favorites for this match, an...

This was not just a football match, this was Louis van Gaal’s coaching team going in strongly against a nation’s football heritage, doing everything to maximize the chances of winning. The Dutch put f...

Australia showed plenty of character in this game as Argentina struggled to break them down defensively. However, Argentina were ruthless when it mattered as Lionel Messi put them ahead, before Julián...

Though had little direct impact on the match for the first ninety minutes, Son Heung-min was the savior for South Korea as his incredible run led to the assist (and goal) that secured South Korea’s ad...

  The tables would turn against the villain of the 2010 World Cup if not for a minor miracle. Luis Suárez duly stole the show, downing the Ghanaians in an inspired collective performance. But fate wou...

Belgium’s struggles continued, and although they showed improvement from their last two games, Roberto Martínez’s side are knocked out from the group stages for the first time since 1998. Croatia took...