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Kylian Mbappe brings France back to the game

18Dec

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Kylian Mbappe brings France back to the game

By a Staff Reporter Kylian Mbappe found the net twice in the interval of one minute to bring France back into the title race of FIFA World Cup 2022. Converting the penalty in the 80th minute, Mbappe found France a ray of hope. Mbappe scored a brace and equalized the thriller finale in the 81st minute. With this, the 23-year-old Frenchman becomes the first player to score a World Cup final brace since Ronaldo for Brazil VS Germany in 2022. Moreover, Mbappe becomes the youngest player to reach 10 World Cup goals, surpassing Gerd Muller (24 years).

18Dec

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Argentina leads 2-0 at the interval

By a Staff Reporter Lionel Messi and Angel Di Maria netted one each to put the two times World Cup champions ahead at the interval of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 finale. Dembele brought Di Maria down inside the box in the 21st minute of the match, which earned Argentia the spot kick. Messi then made no mistake from the spot in the 23rd minute to score his 6th goal of the ongoing World Cup. Di Maria doubled the Albicelestes lead in the 36th minute. Messi flicked the ball past his marker to find Mac Alister and Alister drove the ball into the box before Di Maria tapped in to double his side’s lead.

18Dec

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Messi puts Argentina ahead

By a Staff Reporter Argentian skipper Lionel Messi made no mistake from the spot to put Argentina ahead of France in the finals of FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. Dembele brought Di Maria down inside the box in the 21st minute of the match, which earned Argentia the spot kick. Messi then converted the spot kick in the 23rd minute to net his 6th goal of the ongoing World Cup.

Deepika Padukone and Casillas to carry FIFA World Cup trophy

18Dec

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Deepika Padukone and Casillas to carry FIFA World Cup trophy

By a Staff Reporter Bollywood Actress Deepika Padukone and Former Spanish captain Iker Casillas will be carrying FIFA World Cup trophy ahead of the final match between France and Argentina. Padukone, who is ambassador of Louis Vuitton will be accompanied by World Cup winning skipper in Lusail Iconic Stadium ahead of the kickoff. Casillas captained Spain to World Cup title in 2010 beating the Netherlands in the final. The custom of carrying world cup into the pitch ahead of the match was done by French defender Marcel Desailly in the opening ceremony. Deasilly was part of 1998 FIFA World Cup winning squad with France.

ANFA names Yam Gurung as head coach of U20 National Women’s team

17Dec

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ANFA names Yam Gurung as head coach of U20 National Women’s team

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - The All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) on Friday named Yam Gurung as the head coach of the Nepal National U20 Women's Football Team. Gurung, who previously led various age group national teams to success will lead the U20 Women's team to SAFF U20 Women's Championship to be held in Dhaka from February 3 to 9. Gurung will be assisted by Sandesh Shrestha whereas Sri Prakash Baidhya will look after the custodian department. Moreover, ANFA has given the responsibility of team manager to Indu Duwal. The SAFF U20 Women's Championship will kick off on February 3 with a matchup between India and Bhutan at BSSSMK Stadium. Similarly, Nepal will start its campaign on the same day taking on hosts Bangladesh at 6:45 PM NST. Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh...

Nepal Women International trio flies to India

15Dec

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Nepal Women International trio flies to India

By a Staff Reporter Nepal National Women's Football team players trio skipper/custodian Anjila Tumbapo Subba, defender Gita Rana and forward Sabitra Bhandari aka Samba flew toward India on Thursday to compete in the Indian Women's League (IWL). Sabitra will feature the defending champions Gokulam Kerala FC (GKFC). In contrast, Gita and Anjila will represent the most recent runners-up Sethu FC in the 9th season of India's topmost Women's league, expected to kick off on 15th January 2023. Gokulam Kerala FC and Samba reached an agreement in July for one year. Samba joined the Malabarians in August to compete in AFC Women's Club Championship Qualifiers. The GKFC landed in Uzbekistan in mid-august to mark India's first participation in the AFC Women's Club Championship. However,...

Reigning champions set World Cup 2022 final showdown against La Albiceleste

15Dec

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Reigning champions set World Cup 2022 final showdown against La Albiceleste

By a Staff Reporter The reigning champions France outplayed the "Giant Killers" Morocco 2-0 on Thursday to set the final showdown of FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 against Argentina. On Wednesday, Argentina netted 3 past Croatia to limit the 2018's runners-up journey only to the semis of 2022 and confirmed its spot in the finale of the 22nd edition of the most prestigious football tournament. The spectators at the Lusail Stadium will witness the heavy-weight clash between France and Argentina on 18th December 2022. The match will kick off at 8:45 PM NST. While France will be hoping to defend the title, Argentina will step into the field to clinch the title for the first time in 36 years. However, by winning the 22nd edition of the FIFA World Cup, France could mark itself as the...

Argentina’s World Cup: Collective tactical evolution and Messi’s brilliance

10Dec

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Argentina’s World Cup: Collective tactical evolution and Messi’s brilliance

Sudesh Baniya, Doha, Qatar The Albiceleste overcame the Netherlands in the shootouts to qualify for their fifth semi-final since 1990. It was the moment that could keep the Argentinian dream alive or craft Lionel Messi’s last moments at the grandest stage. As soon as Lautaro Martinez deceived Noppert to go left, the Albiceleste came out of one of the classic knockout matches unsubdued and with the heads held high. Two back-to-back saves from Emiliano Martinez, denying Virgil van Djik and Steven Berghuis had already supplied Messi and company with the edge to succeed, but the battle was far from done. In fact, Albiceleste’s win was a mirror of their campaign so far, and a testament to Lionel Scaloni’s project – a group that sings the same songs and fights it...

FIFA World Cup 2022: Quarterfinalists finalized

7Dec

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FIFA World Cup 2022: Quarterfinalists finalized

By a Staff Reporter The FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 got its quarterfinalists after the completion of the Round of 16 on Tuesday. Croatia, Brazil, Netherlands, Argentina, Morocco, Portugal, England, and France successfully booked their spot in the Qatar Final of the most prestigious football tournament in the world. Defeating Senegal 2-0, the Netherlands began its World Cup journey with a victory. It then shared a spoil against Ecuador (1-1) and beat the hosts Qatar 2-0 to qualify for the RO16. Sidelining the USA (3-1), Netherlands booked its spot in the quarter-final. England, who started the tournament with a sensational victory of 6-2 over Iran, went a goalless draw against the USA in the second group stage outing. Trashing Wales 3-0, England confirmed its RO16 spo...

Argentina coach Scaloni thanks Bangladesh fans

2Dec

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Argentina coach Scaloni thanks Bangladesh fans

Subas Humagain, Doha Argentine coach Lionel Scaloni has thanked fans from Bangladesh ahead of Round of 16 clash against Australia in FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 match in Doha, Qatar. DOHA, QATAR - NOVEMBER 21: Lionel Scaloni, Head Coach of Argentina, reacts during the Argentina match day -1 Press Conference at Main Media Center on November 21, 2022 in Doha, Qatar. (Photo by Michael Regan - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images) Scaloni, speaking ahead of the knockout match spoke high of fans around the world supporting Argentina and gave special mention to Bangladeshi fans. 'Its love for the game. First it was Diego (Maradona), and now it is Messi (Lionel). What the national team shirt transmits is crazy. It makes us proud that people in Bangladesh is supporting Argentina like that.Thank you ...