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Florentino Luis: Benfica’s Midfield Anchor
Under the stewardship of German manager Roger Schmidt, Benfica are emerging as one of European football’s most exciting teams. From resurrected luminaries like Rafa Silva, Joao Mario and Alex Grimaldo, to the unearthed gems like Goncalo Ramos and Enzo Fernandez, Schmidt is refining the talent that he has at his disposal at As Aguias. …
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What Is the Most Popular Sport to Bet on in the UK?
Today we are going to talk about the most popular sport to bet on in the UK. Is a very enthusiastic place when it comes to sports betting and there are a variety of sports that bettors can choose from. The most popular of all is soccer, with thousands of people betting on various soccer…
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Tactical Analysis: Argentina 2-1 Australia
After sealing a knockout round berth for the first time since 2006, Australia faced off against Argentina in the Round of 16. Both teams had bounced back from disappointing results early on, with La Albiceleste responding from their 2-1 defeat to Saudi Arabia by beating Mexico and Poland and the Socceroos responding from their 4-1…
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Analyzing the Set-piece Patterns in the Second and Third Rounds of 2022 FIFA World Cup Matches
We’ve seen various teams create major goal-scoring opportunities with attacking set-pieces throughout the first few weeks of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Mexico vs Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia had four zonal players (Three at the six-yard box and one for the cutback area), one player for rebounds and second balls at the edge…
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Tactical Analysis: Uruguay 2-0 Ghana
After a defeat against Portugal, La Celeste started their game against Ghana with a bit of hope, depending on Portugal to gift them a win or at least a draw against South Korea. While The Black Stars had two options, either to beat them which guarantee them the round 16 qualification or to get a…
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The Best Individual Performers from the 2022 FIFA World Cup Group Stage
Group A Cody Gakpo (Netherlands) Age: 23 Club: PSV Three games, three fantastic goals and the Netherlands are through to the knockouts. Gakpo couldn’t have asked for much more in terms of making his mark in Qatar. The performances are made all the more eye-catching by the fact his goals all came at…
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Can Senegal Shock The World and Beat England?
After beginning their World Cup campaign with a 2-0 defeat to the Netherlands, Senegal have bounced back with a 2-0 win against Qatar and a 2-1 win vs. Ecuador to seal their place in the Round of 16 for the first time since 2002. Their first World Cup would see them beat defending champions France,…
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How Can Gareth Southgate Get the Best Out of Marcus Rashford and Phil Foden?
Sir Marcus ‘everybody eats’ Rashford. MBE. Defender of the crown, and you can be rest assured he attacks his full back the way he tackles injustice. Pure, unapologetic violence. After what was the most challenging season of his career last year, the man from Wythenshawe officially announced himself on the greatest show on Earth…
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Four Reasons for Germany’s Early World Cup Exit
Germany had not exited the World Cup group stage until 2018 — they’ve been knocked out of the group stage for a second straight tournament, one year after falling to England in the Round of 16 of the European Championships. It’s a debacle, a disaster, and nothing we haven’t seen before. Today, we’re taking a look…
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Tactical Analysis: Tunisia 1-0 France
Tunisia entered the 2022 FIFA World Cup with five previous appearances in the competition, all of them ending in a group stage elimination, and just two victories — a 3-1 win vs. Mexico in 1978 and a 2-1 win vs. Panama in 2018. After drawing 0-0 to Denmark and losing 1-0 to Australia, Tunisia found…
