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The buzz around the World cup is at an all-time high and unsurprisingly so. Today marks the eve of the 21st edition of the mundial to be held across eleven cities in Russia. All...

The world of football converged at Russia this year even if some of us have done so sitting behind our tv screens in our respective countries but just three days since the opener the...

A week of football is a very long one and very entertaining too especially when the world cup is involved. The world cup is just in its third week and we have been entertained...

The world cup in Russia enters its latter stages and after 48 group games that have produced a total of 122 goals, there have been almost everything to talk about; from the Champions' curse...

The last time I wrote a piece about the world cup, there were 122 goals from the group stages alone. Fast forward a day before the first semi-final, that tally has increased to 157...

Russia 5-0 Saudi Arabia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5idIfCpAK8The opening match of the FIFA world cup set the tone for a goal-fest in Russia as the hosts put opening day opponent, Saudi Arabia to the sword. It would also...

Portugal 3-3 Spain https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rp2aLQl7vgPortugal's Group B opener was highlighted by talisman Cristiano Ronaldo's hattrick of goals in a scintillating encounter. Spain's Diego Costa got a brace for himself before Nacho scored a stunning volley to...

France 2-1 Australia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4_SXeQdIJoFrance benefitted from the world cup's first video assisted penalty kick and a fortunate deflection off Aziz Behich to overcome the stubborn Socceroos. Les Bleus put up a below expectation performance against...

Argentina 1-1 Iceland https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xvarnwv6hRkWorld cup debutants, Iceland held their nerve to play out a draw against last World cup's runner-up. The Scandinavians having equalised in the first-half must have been happy to sit back and...

Senegal 2-1 Poland https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXkg_12ukOkSenegal secured Africa's first win in Russia thanks to a couple of errors from the Poles in Moscow. Thiago Cionek first put through his own net in the 37th minute deflecting a...