FIFA World Cup 2018: 1st-minute Denmark goal doesn't crack fastest top ten
July 02, 2018 17:00 ISTThe credit for the fastest World Cup goal goes to Turkey's Hasan Sukur against South Korea in 2002.
The credit for the fastest World Cup goal goes to Turkey's Hasan Sukur against South Korea in 2002.
Salah scored 44 goals from 52 games for Liverpool last season in all competitions, including 32 goals in the Premier League.
Belgium topped Group D with a 100 per cent winning record following wins over Panama, Tunisia and England.
Brazil and Mexico are two of the countries who have the biggest number of fans with them in Brazil.
Russia won a World Cup knockout game for the first time since the Soviet Union in 1966, defeating Spain 4-3 on penalty kicks after a 1-1 tie.
Artyom Dzyuba forced a penalty and scored from the spot to keep Russia in the game after falling behind 1-0 Sunday.
Iniesta, who scored the winning goal in the 2010 World Cup final, had already hinted this would be his final tournament with the national team.
Croatia advanced to the quarterfinals on Sunday with a 3-2 victory over Denmark on penalties following a 1-1 draw.
The World Cup's lowest-ranked team — 70th when the tournament began — now advances to a quarterfinal after causing one of the biggest upsets of the tourney, defeating Spain on penalties.
The accident took place on Saturday when Portugal was trounced by Uruguay in one of the first games of the knockout stages of the tournament.
Uruguay, the two-time champions, will next face France in the quarter-finals on Friday in Nizhny Novgorod.
Mascherano, who has played at four World Cups, made his debut for Argentina in 2003 and holds the record for most appearances for Argentina with 147.
Following an exhilarating display between two former champions, France came from behind to defeat Lionel Messi's Argentina.
The 2010 World Cup champions Spain, have a tough task set up on the road to glory as they take on hosts Russia for a spot in the quarterfinals.
Belgium averaged three goals per game, and looked flashy even when playing mostly reserves against England in winning the last group game.
The Brazilian squad and their supporters, meanwhile, have been complaining since the start of the 2018 tournament in Russia that the officials don't do enough to protect Neymar from fouls.
While acknowledging Messi's exceptional skills, the French coach insisted his players will also need to focus on Argentina's other qualities ahead of the round of 16 clash.
On the win, the United midfielder wa content but has cautioned his Belgian teammates on the situations getting tougher as they advance onto the knockout phase.
Uruguay won its group with shutout victories in its first three games. Portugal's path to second place in its group was more tenuous.
In this part of India, there's no messing about when it comes to football. Especially not during the World Cup.
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