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Portugal is on the verge of advancing to the quarterfinals of the 2022 FIFA World Cup thanks to a big lead over Switzerland. The Portuguese are doing this after manager Fernando Santos made a shocking lineup change ahead of the clash, opting to bench Cristiano Ronaldo for the elimination game on Tuesday. Portugal – Cristiano […]

Cristiano Ronaldo was shockingly benched for Portugal’s World Cup clash vs. Switzerland in the round of 16 on Tuesday. In a stunning move, Fernando Santos opted to roll with the inexperienced 21-year-old Goncalo Ramos. It turned out to be a wise decision, as Ramos buried a screamer to open the scoring and give Portugal a […]

Spain is out. Once again, the Spanish side has come up short in a penalty shootout at the World Cup, as Morocco clutched up and got it done in the high-pressure situation after a scoreless 120 minutes. After Yassine Bounou solidified himself as a Morrocan hero by saving three consecutive penalties, Achraf Hakimi sealed the […]

Brazil was dominant in their World cup knockout-stage match against South Korea on Monday, defeating their opponents 4-1 as they cruised into the quarterfinals. After the game, Neymar took to the field with a massive banner in tribute of Brazilian football legend Pele, who is currently battling health issues and is hospitalized. Neymar brought out […]

England is through to the quarterfinals at the FIFA World Cup in Qatar and will lock horns with France this Saturday in a true heavyweight encounter. While it’s been all-around effort from the entire Three Lions squad, perhaps no player has been more important for Gareth Southgate than 19-year-old midfielder Jude Bellingham, who is absolutely […]

It’s a knockout battle to adore as Portugal battles Switzerland in the Round of 16 of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. It’s time to continue our World Cup odds series with a Portugal-Switzerland prediction and pick. Portugal advanced to the knockout stage after defeating Ghana 3-2 and Uruguay 2-0 in the group stage before falling […]

France has taken a 3-0 lead over Poland in their World Cup knockout stage matchup, courtesy of a pair of bangers from Kylian Mbappe which beat Wojciech Szczesny. They were Mbappe’s fourth and fifth goals of the World Cup so far, and he now has nine total goals at football’s biggest competition. Mbappe is now […]

France are one of the favorites to walk away with the World Cup this year, which would be a monumental achievement considering they won the previous World Cup back in 2018. While star striker Kylian Mbappe gets all the attention for being France’s top player, and rightfully so, his striker partner, Olivier Giroud, continues to […]

The Round of 16 is here, and upstart Morocco will clash with Spain to see who advances to the quarterfinals of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. It’s time to continue our World Cup odds series with a Morocco-Spain prediction and pick. Morocco is in the Round of 16 after playing to a scoreless draw with […]

There was a lot of excitement surrounding the USMNT ahead of the 2022 World Cup. The team hadn’t played in the World Cup since 2014 after missing out on the 2018 tournament, and with young players such as Christian Pulisic and Tyler Adams leading the way, there was hope that the Americans could make some […]

Even with their shocking loss to Cameron in their final group stage match, Brazil have moved onto the knockout stages and will be taking on South Korea in the Round of 16. The one question everyone is wondering, though, is whether or not Brazil’s star forward, Neymar, will be able to suit up for the […]

Lionel Messi is definitely hyped up after helping Argentina beat Australia in the Round of 16 of the FIFA World Cup. Messi stepped up big time to ensure that Argentina wouldn’t suffer any disappointment like they did in their group stage opener against Saudi Arabia. He was sharp right from the start, and so it […]

The USMNT officially saw their World Cup journey end on Saturday after suffering a 3-1 defeat at the hands of a strong Netherlands side. Earlier in the week, TNT analyst and NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley, who has been an avid supporter of the American team, made a bold prediction and said the US […]

Lionel Messi put in a vintage performance on Saturday as he led Argentina to a massive Round of 16 win over Australia, 2-1. Messi had Twitter absolutely buzzing after coming up with what was his best outing in the FIFA World Cup thus far. As expected, Messi was already trending on social media even before […]

The USMNT crashed out of the 2022 World Cup in the Round of 16 after suffering a 3-1 defeat at the hands of the Netherlands. The Americans put together a strong performance throughout the tournament, but were ultimately unable to make it as far as they would have liked, and it resulted in them bowing […]

We are now past the 2022 World Cup Group Stage and into the Round of 16. On Sunday, December 4, Group B winners England will take on the runners-up from Group A, Senegal in their first knockout game. These matches are now win or go home, and we will have a winner — even if […]

The 2022 World Cup Round of 16 is underway, and the defending champions France, the winners of D, take on the second-place side from Group C in Poland in their first knockout game. These matches are now win or go home, and we will have a winner — even if it has to go to […]

The USMNT have seen their World Cup dreams come to an end on Saturday as they were beaten 3-1 by the Netherlands in the Round of 16. While there were some promising moments in the second half for the attack, the backline was absolutely catastrophic all game long and Twitter let them hear it. Here […]

The USMNT managed to find their way out of the group stage in the 2022 World Cup thanks to their 1-0 victory over Iran on Tuesday afternoon, but they were unable to have the same success against a much stronger Netherlands side on Saturday morning. Despite their best efforts, USA ended up losing to the […]

Brazil legend Pele has been battling colon cancer but the chemotherapy treatment isn’t working anymore, which has led to the hospital moving him to end-of-life care, according to The Guardian. He was admitted to the hospital on Tuesday to re-assess the treatment and was also diagnosed with a respiratory infection in the process, according to […]

It is time for the knockout stage of the 2022 FIFA World Cup as Japan meets Croatia in the Round of 16 battle on Monday. It’s time to continue our World Cup odds series as we make a Japan-Croatia prediction and pick. Japan advanced to the knockout stage after defeating Germany 2-1, falling 1-0 to […]

The World Cup Round of 16 officially begins on Saturday as the Netherlands locks horns with the USMNT in Al Rayyan, Qatar. However, the Dutch are dealing with a flu outbreak at the moment, as manager Louis Van Gaal alluded to on Friday. While he wouldn’t reveal which players are ill, Van Gaal expressed it […]

After a tough group stage, the USMNT has progressed to the World Cup Round of 16 and will face a very strong Netherlands side on Saturday for a spot in the quarterfinals on the line. While the Americans have only scored two goals thus far in the tournament, they’ve looked solid defensively and will be […]

The FIFA World Cup group stage officially came to an end on Friday as Brazil secured their spot in the knockout stage despite suffering a shocking 1-0 loss to Cameroon. The African side failed to qualify for the Group of 16, but their historic win against the favorites meant that they ended their tournament on […]

Welcome to the Round of 16 team USA! The United States finished second in Group B after a huge win against Iran to end the group stage. The USMNT will face the Netherlands on Saturday at 10 am ET, and FanDuel has an offer that you can not miss. “Place a pre-live, straight wager with […]

Three Asian Confederation nations, South Korea, Japan and Australia, made it into the World Cup Round of 16, the most by the Confederation in a single World Cup. South Korea took a 2-1 upset win over Portugal at 2:20 a.m. KST, knocking Portugal out of the round of 16 for the first time since 2014. […]

The United States Men’s National Team is preparing for their Round of 16 game against the Netherlands Saturday morning. It had not been known whether or not their leader and star forward, Christian Pulisic, would be available. Pulisic was injured scoring the goal vs. Iran that pushed the U.S. into the knockout rounds. He was […]

Entering play Friday, Uruguay was in a decent spot to advance to the Round of 16 at the 2022 World Cup. They were favorites to beat Ghana in the final day of Group H play. Meanwhile, group leaders Portugal were heavy favorites against South Korea. If both favorites had won, Uruguay would have advanced to […]

The 2022 edition of the FIFA World Cup is shaping up to have a memorable end with the way the knockout stages are looking. With major upsets and Cinderella runs, this has easily been one of the most entertaining tournaments in the last few years. Unfortunately, the first Round of 16 match between the USMNT […]

Wednesday’s Group E thriller between Germany and Costa Rica resulted in both teams being eliminated from the FIFA World Cup tournament after finishing third and fourth, respectively, in their group. Just a couple of hours earlier, Canada also failed to secure their place in the knockout stage with a 2-1 loss to Group F winners […]

The USMNT did not come out of its historic victory against Iran unscathed. Unfortunately, the hero of the match, Christian Pulisic, had to be rushed to a nearby hospital right after scoring what turned out to be the deciding goal in the United States’ 1-0 win over Iran on Wednesday. In spite of the injury, […]

Japan scored a pair of goals against Spain on Thursday that massively shook up the World Cup Group E tables. After taking a 2-1 lead over Spain, Japan put themselves in first place in the group, while Germany went crashing out of the tournament despite a 4-2 win over Costa Rica. The stunning shift in […]

In one of the most shocking turn of events at the FIFA World Cup, Belgium, semi-finalists four years ago, failed to progress to the knockout stages after settling for a scoreless draw against Croatia on Thursday. While it’s difficult to blame one player, Romelu Lukaku had numerous chances to put the Red Devils up in […]

Belgium are out of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, and when they look back and ask themselves why, much of the blame is bound to land on the shoulders of Romelu Lukaku. The Belgian striker had an absolute nightmare second-half performance against Croatia in the final group stage match, failing to convert in front of […]

The USMNT barely advanced to the Round of 16 in the 2022 World Cup after defeating Iran 1-0 in their final group stage match. Christian Pulisic played the hero role for USA, scoring the only goal of the game right before halftime in the 38th minute. That ended up being all it took for the […]

The USMNT is through to the Round of 16 of the FIFA World Cup and will lock horns with a strong Netherlands side on Saturday. But in their final group stage game, Gregg Berhalter’s men were dealt a scare when main man Christian Pulisic suffered a worrying injury against Iran. While he finished out the […]

This third 2022 World Cup Group E match for Japan and Spain will help determine which teams move on to the Round of 16. Heading into the match, Spain is leading the group with four points and a staggering +7 goal differential. Japan is in second with three points and are at 0 on goal […]

This third 2022 World Cup Group E match for Costa Rica and Germany could put one of these teams into the Round of 16. Heading into the match, Costa Rica is in third place in the group with three points but has a -6 goal differential after their 8-0 drubbing by Spain. Germany only has […]

It looks like Miami Dolphins wide receiver Jaylen Waddle has no problem seeing French football star Antoine Griezmann do his “Waddle” celebration in the World Cup. In fact, he seems pretty hyped up about it. Griezmann went viral on Wednesday after he did the “Waddle” celebration following a goal for France in their final group […]