FRANCE vs CROATIA Did you miss out on all the action yesterday? Here are some history before the game from yesterday. A bit of history. They’ve faced 5 times previously. France won 3 of those game (1998, 1999 and 2000) the others were draws. Two of those 5 games were at major tournaments where France won 2-1 in the semi final of the World Cup in 1998. Their current coach, Didier Deschamps, played the full match in 1998 and…
WORLD CUP STATS With 62/64 matches played lets take a look at some WC Cup statistics. Top scorers 1. Harry Kane – England – 6 2. Romelu Lukaku – Belgium – 4 3. Denis Cheryshev – Russia – 4 Tournament Stats 161 – Goals, 2.6 – Average goals per match. 213 – Yellow Cards, 3.5 Yellow cards average per match. 4 – Red Cards, 0.06 Red cards average per match. 47902 – Passes Completed, 772.6 passes average per match….
ENGLAND vs BELGIUM So England and Belgium will meet for the second time in this World Cup to play off for third place. Do you remember their first? Let’s take a look: Some stats from the game on the 28th of June England vs Belgium 0 Goals 1 13 Attempts 15 1 On target 4 7 Off-target 4 5 Blocked 7 7 Corners 2 3 Offsides 1 Performance 48% Ball Possession 52% 88% Pass Accuracy 88% 484 Passes 556…
THIRD PLACE PLAY-OFFS We are all looking forward to seeing Croatia and France go head-to-head in the finals but we should forget that third and four place still need to be announced. Don’t worry England and Belgium fans your country still need to be placed in third and four position! Here are some match statistics before tomorrows game. So even if you aren’t sure who the right team is to be rooting for then why not check these stats…
ENGLAND vs CROATIA Some stats from last nights game: Croatia vs England 2 Goals 1 22 Attempts 11 7 On target 1 11 Off-target 6 6 Blocked 4 8 Corners 4 1 Offsides 3 Performance 54% Ball Possession 46% 79% Pass Accuracy 79% 622 Passes 479 494 Pass Completed 377 143 km Distance Covered 148 km Defending 51 Ball Recovered 49 18 Tackles 4 4 Blocks 4 32 Clearance 52 Disciplinary 2 Yellow Cards 1 0 Direct Red Cards…
Will Croatia be able to turn he table in this game and have a chance at possibly lifting the trophy this year in Russia? Lets see what they are putting out there that make them so unique. Midfield talent “Given the manner in which they sailed through arguably Russia 2018’s most difficult group, and survived two stern tests in the knockout stages, Croatia have been one of the teams of the tournament” Zlatko Dalics greatest team asset is that…
Today England and Croatia will battle it out for a spot in the finals and the other will try and beat Belgium to at least be able to place third in the World Cup. So what does England have that Croatia doesnt. Today we will have a look at England’s unique strength and what they bring to the table. Variety They have multiple strengths and it was difficult to point out the one that stands out the most. Since…
Our #FootBallFocus player of the day is Neymar. Full name: Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior Birthday: 5 February 1992 Neymar is a professional Brazilian Footballer. He is a forward for the French club Paris Saint Germain and the Brazil National Team. Neymar made his professional debut at the age of 17 where he helped his club win two successive Campeonato Paulista championships, a Copa do Brasil, and the 2011 Copa Libertadores. He was also named the South American Footballer of the…
France vs Belgium 1 Goals 0 19 Attempts 9 5 On target 3 8 Off-target 5 6 Blocked 1 4 Corners 5 1 Offsides 1 Performance 40% Ball Possession 60% 86% Pass Accuracy 90% 342 Passes 629 294 Pass Completed 565 102 km Distance Covered 102 km Defending 44 Ball Recovered 34 16 Tackles 16 1 Blocks 6 30 Clearance 14 Disciplinary 2 Yellow Cards 3 0 Direct Red Cards 0 0 Indirect Red Cards 0 6 Fouls Committed…
If you watched the game last night you’ll know that France’s versatility played to their advantage and they won the game 1-0. Umtiti heads France into the Final. Some highlights: Kickoff started and the teams were at it to try and score their first goal but no such luck. From either end effort was put in, either to score or keep from scoring. Belgium captain, Eden Hazard going close before Hugo Lloris and Thibaut Courtois denied Toby Alderweireld and…