DOHA, Nov 22 (Reuters) – Uruguay play South Korea in the World Cup in Al Rayyan, Qatar, on Thursday. When: Thursday, Nov.24, 1600 local (1300 GMT/0800 ET) Where: Education City Stadium Capacity: 40,000 Odds: Uruguay win: 3/4 South Korea win: 4/1 Draw: 12/5 Key stats: * Uruguay, champions at the inaugural World Cup in 1930…
France boss Didier Deschamps expects Australia to be a ‘difficult opponent’ in their World Cup opener on Wednesday morning. The defending champions arrive in Qatar after a less than ideal preparation and lost talismanic striker for the tournament on Sunday to a thigh injury. The winner will join a long list of absentees, which includes…
Graeme Souness says can single-handedly carry Argentina to glory at the World Cup. The World Cup is the only trophy missing from Messi’s incredible career, with Qatar expected to be his final chance to win football’s grandest prize. Souness ahead of Argentina’s opener against Saudi Arabia, described the South American nation as one of the…
By Toby Davis DOHA, Nov 21 (Reuters) – England got their World Cup campaign off to a flying start as they rattled in the goals past a shell-shocked Iran and cruised to an impressive 6-2 Group B victory on Monday in a timely return to form for Gareth Southgate’s side. England, semi-finalists in 2018, came…
By Martin Petty DOHA, Nov 22 (Reuters) – South Koreans will be anxiously awaiting news of whether captain Son Heung-min is available when they need him most, as the Asian giants start their World Cup campaign on Thursday against a Uruguay side with a track record of deep runs in the tournament. The Tottenham Hotspur…
By Toby Davis DOHA, Nov 21 (Reuters) – England got their World Cup campaign off to a flying start as they rattled in the goals past a shell-shocked Iran and cruised to an impressive 6-2 Group B victory on Monday in a timely return to form for Gareth Southgate’s side. England, semi-finalists in 2018, came…
DOHA, Nov 22 (Reuters) – Uruguay play South Korea in the World Cup in Al Rayyan, Qatar, on Thursday. When: Thursday, Nov.24, 1600 local (1300 GMT/0800 ET) Where: Education City Stadium Capacity: 40,000 Odds: Uruguay win: 3/4 South Korea win: 4/1 Draw: 12/5 Key stats: * Uruguay, champions at the inaugural World Cup in 1930…
France coach Didier Deschamps says he knows Australia’s players well. And he knows they won’t be pushovers in their World Cup opener in Qatar on Tuesday night (Wednesday 0600 AEDT). But nerves?Any trepidation in the French camp? “There’s no apprehension,” Deschamps told reporters. “There is no anxiety or anything. Everyone is calm. There are cool…
DOHA, Nov 22 (Reuters) – Uruguay play South Korea in the World Cup in Al Rayyan, Qatar, on Thursday. When: Thursday, Nov.24, 1600 local (1300 GMT/0800 ET) Where: Education City Stadium Capacity: 40,000 Odds: Uruguay win: 3/4 South Korea win: 4/1 Draw: 12/5 Key stats: * Uruguay, champions at the inaugural World Cup in 1930…
By Martin Petty DOHA, Nov 22 (Reuters) – South Koreans will be anxiously awaiting news of whether captain Son Heung-min is available when they need him most, as the Asian giants start their World Cup campaign on Thursday against a Uruguay side with a track record of deep runs in the tournament. The Tottenham Hotspur…