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World Cup Qualifier: Australia National Soccer Team

The Socceroos are no stranger to drama, especially during the preparations for Russia World Cup. In 22 matches, the Australians was able to beat Honduras at 3-1, thereby flying 250,000 air miles to compete. However, their coach Ange Postecoglou resigned from his post just a week after their victory. He said that the job had …read more →

World Cup Qualifier: Argentina National Football Team

Argentina almost had it all in the recent years… except for the World Cup trophy. They have been frequent players in the semi-finals, being three-time runners up, but all of these chances are for second best. The last season they could do it, they were halted by a goal from Germany’s Mario Gotze. This time, …read more →

Iceland vs Argentina – The Most Anticipated Match in the World Cup?

While FIFA begins its last minute ticket sales for the 2018 World Cup in Russia tomorrow, sales phases 1 and 2 produced a distribution of more than 1.3M tickets for the 64 games. Two of these matches have sold out entirely, and that’s the final game at Luzhniki Stadium and the Group D opening match …read more →

Harry Kane Injury Detrimental at 2018 World Cup Chances

Harry Kane’s injury might put England’s chances of winning the 2018 World Cup in jeopardy after the Tottenham Hotspur striker had an injury on his ankle ligament. It was a match against Bournemouth with a 4-1 score in favour of the Hotspurs. According to Daily Mirror’s Adrian Kajumba, Kane has been out of the Premier …read more →

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Knee Injury Causes Argentina’s Emanuel Mammana to Miss the 2018 World Cup

Argentinian central defender Emanuel Mammana has injured his knee and will miss the 2018 FIFA World Cup. He tore the cruciate ligament of his left knee. According to the Russian football club FC Zenit St. Petersburg, Mammana will undergo operation, which will lead to recovery time of 6 to 9 months. The footballer currently plays …read more →