Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Brazil’s team doctor said on Friday that Neymar and Danilo, both of whom were injured in Thursday’s opening 2-0 win over Serbia, will not be able to play in the remaining World Cup group games against Switzerland and Cameroon. “We found ligament injury in the ankle of both Neymar and Danilo,” ... Read more
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Richarlison’s second-half brace propelled Brazil to a victory
Second-half breakthrough against Serbia Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Richarlison scored twice after halftime to lead Brazil to a well-deserved 2-0 win over Serbia at the Lusail Stadium on Thursday. It was the first game of the 2022 World Cup for both teams. Before halftime, Brazil had trouble making plays and didn’t manage to threaten Serbia. ... Read more
Ronaldo becomes first man to score at five World Cups
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com On Thursday, when Cristiano Ronaldo scored the opening goal for Portugal in their match against Ghana at the Qatar 2022 World Cup, he became the first player to score at five men’s World Cups. After free agent Ronaldo was hauled down in the box by Southampton defender Mohammed Salisu, Ronaldo, at ... Read more
Rafael Nadal backs Argentina to rebound after shocking loss
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com After a disheartening 2-1 loss to Saudi Arabia in the opening game of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, tennis legend Rafael Nadal is certain that Lionel Messi and Argentina can bounce back. The Argentine national team seized the lead in the tenth minute when the Paris Saint-Germain forward scored a penalty ... Read more
Another upset in Qatar as Japan shock Germany 2-1
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com For the second time in two days, we saw a massive upset in the FIFA World Cup 2022 as on Wednesday the four-time world champions Germany suffered a shock defeat (1-2) at the hands of Japan in their first match in Group E. On Tuesday, it was Argentina that got floored by Saudi Arabia ... Read more
Argentina-Saudi Arabia match on Toffee drew over 10 million viewers
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com A record number of over 10 million viewers watched the thrilling World Cup Group C match between Argentina and Saudi Arabia on digital entertainment platform Toffee on Tuesday, said a press release. Toffee is livestreaming FIFA World Cup 2022 as the exclusive digital platform in the country. Football fans from all ... Read more
‘We didn’t expect to start like this…’ – Lionel Messi
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com It’s been some time since the first game on day 2 ended in a shocker with Saudi Arabia beating Argentina 2-1 in FIFA World Cup 2022. Lionel Messi, who was the lone scorer for his team said five bad minutes of play saw them going down in their first encounter at ... Read more
Saudi Arabia stun Lionel Messi’s Argentina 2-1 in FIFA World Cup 2022
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com The favorite team in the tournament, Argentina, lost to Saudi Arabia 2-1 on Tuesday at the Lusail stadium in Lusail, Qatar. Lionel Messi scored the first goal for the South American giants when he scored a penalty kick in the 10th minute. He tied Cristiano Ronaldo’s world cup record of seven ... Read more
Police response stuns female TV reporter covering World Cup in Qatar
The Argentinian TV reporter was robbed during a live show at the FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com A TV reporter who was robbed while reporting live on the World Cup 2022 in Qatar says that the police’s response to her report of the crime has left her speechless. Officials asked Dominique ... Read more
England starts its World Cup campaign in style, defeating Iran 6-2
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com England beat Iran 6-2 in their first World Cup game in Group B on Monday at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha. They scored three goals before and after halftime. Bellingham scored when he headed in a cross from the left by Luke Shaw in the 35th minute, making him the ... Read more
Valencia scores 2022 World Cup’s first goal
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com After the South Americans were handed a penalty kick against the hosts Qatar at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor on Sunday, Enner Valencia converted the spot kick to give Ecuador the tournament’s first goal. First, in the third minute, Valencia, the captain of Ecuador, had a goal disallowed for ... Read more
Host Qatar loses World Cup opener
For the first time in World Cup history, the host country has been defeated. Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Enner Valencia’s first-half double helped Ecuador beat Qatar in the World Cup 2022 opening on Sunday. Qatar became the first host nation to lose a World Cup opening with Ecuador’s 2-0 win. Valencia scored from the penalty ... Read more
Market analysts predict Brazil’s sixth World Cup win in Qatar
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com A Reuters poll that correctly predicted the 2010 champions predicts Brazil will win the World Cup for the sixth time in Qatar on Nov. 20. The bookmakers and 135 football-following market analysts worldwide predicted Brazil’s first win since 2002. Nearly half expected Brazil to win, while 30% evenly split between France ... Read more