Saturday is Day Three of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. France kicks off their sixth consecutive World Cup appearance Saturday against Australia, while Croatia may break its streak of never making it past the Round of 16. 2018 World Cup Standings After the opening two days of play, the standings are as follows: Group A […]
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World Cup: Russia cries foul over Nigerian fans’ chicken requests
Nigerian fans cheering on their national team in Saturday’s World Cup match against Croatia will be missing an important item in their supporter’s toolkit: chickens. Live chickens are sometimes seen at soccer matches in Nigeria where fans paint them in the green and white colours of their national flag before holding them aloft and leading […]
Tax evasion: Ronaldo goes to prison
This is not the best of times for Real Madrid forward, Cristiano Ronaldo who has reached a deal with the Spanish tax authorities to serve two years in prison in a tax evasion case. The El Mundo Newspaper reported on Friday that the player would also pay 18.8 million euro (16.41 million pounds) fine. According […]
World Cup Friday: Egypt vs. Uruguay, Morocco vs. Iran, Portugal vs. Spain
The 2018 FIFA World Cup kicked off Thursday. Host country Russia won their first match against Saudi Arabia 5-0 to open the tournament. Friday’s matches include the remaining Group A teams, Egypt and Uruguay at 8 a.m., and all four Group B teams will have their first matches. World Cup schedule today: 8 a.m. – […]
Which Team is Africa’s best bet to reach the World Cup Last 16?
Africa’s teams begin their World Cup campaigns with ambitions to become the first continental representatives in the semi final, yet escaping their respective groups would represent an admirable achievement for the continent’s quintet. Indeed, while at least two of the sides can be realistically confident in their chances of escaping past the first round, the […]
Africa wants a return to the rotation of World Cup hosts
The opening ceremony of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa are the only African nation to have hosted the World Cup.African delegates are keen for FIFA to reintroduce a rotation system for World Cup hosting after Morocco failed to land the 2026 World Cup. The North Africans lost out to the triple bid from […]
U.S.,Mexico and Canada to host 2026 World Cup
The 2026 World Cup will be held in the United States, Mexico and Canada after FIFA’s congress voted on Wednesday to back the tri-nation joint bid for the tournament. All 211 Member Associations of FIFA voted at the body’s 68th Congress in the Russian capital to choose between African candidate Morocco, and the joint bid […]
Nigeria Has Already Won the World Cup (of Style)
By now, you might be familiar with Nigeria’s World Cup kit, a series of green jerseys so good-looking that Nike received a reported three million pre-orders from fans queuing up in the clamor to get their hands on one. The demand was so fevered that the Super Eagles had friends and family hitting them up […]
2018 World Cup: U.S. counterspy warns travelers about hackers
Top United States counterintelligence official has advised Americans travelling to Russia for the 2018 FIFA World Cup scheduled to begin on June 14 not to take electronic devices. The measure is called for because they are likely to be hacked by criminals or the Russian government. In a statement to William Evanina, the officials warned […]
2018 World Cup: Eagles hold first training session Russia
The Super Eagles on Tuesday had their first training session in Russia after arriving their Sanatorium Istochnik Hotel, Essentuki team base at the Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup. The training started from 5 p.m. Russian time. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the team, in its sixth appearance at the World Cup in […]