64 games, 32 days, 12 stadiums, 11 cities and half the world at 3 billion estimated to watch it, the 2018 FIFA World Cup has arrived with a bang! India captain Sunil Chhetri, former India captain Bhaichung Bhutia, India goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, actor and avid football fan Dino Morea …
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The 2018 FIFA World Cup continued on Friday, June 15 evening with an Iberian thriller which ended in a 3-3 draw between Portugal and Spain at the Olympic Stadium in Sochi. Portugal had the better start then after a foul from Nacho on Cristiano Ronaldo, it was the Real Madrid …
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The 2018 FIFA World Cup continued on Friday, June 15 afternoon with the first Group B match between Morocco and Iran, which Team Melli won through a late own goal at the Saint Petersburg Stadium. Morocco were the better of the two sides, but their finishing let them down despite …
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The 2018 FIFA World Cup continued on Friday, June 15 afternoon with Uruguay beating Egypt 1-0 in Group A through a late goal from Jose Gimenez at the Ekaterinburg Arena. The story of the game is quickly told, Uruguay had more of the ball while Egypt was happy to defend …
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The 2018 FIFA World Cup kicked-off on Thursday, June 14 evening with hosts Russia defeating Saudi Arabia 5-0 in the opening match at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow. Russia dominated the proceedings right from kick-off against a Saudi Arabian team, which had its difficulties to handle the pressure of having …
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Official FIFA Partner Dalian Wanda Group is bringing six children from a poverty-stricken area in China to the 2018 FIFA World Cup opening game as the FIFA Flag Bearers in the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia. All six children are from Danzhai, a county in Southwest China where Wanda has …
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2018 means the FIFA World Cup! For its 3rd participation as a Branded Licensee, Hublot has created the watch that all football fans and Hublot fans have been waiting for! A smart watch that will instantly connect you to every decisive second of the matches being played at the 2018 …
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Besides writing on my blog arunfoot.com, I once in a while do my arunfoot Videoblog on Facebook LIVE on the latest in the world of football with a special focus on Indian and German football. In the latest installment I speak about the following: 1. The upcoming 2018 FIFA World …
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A few minutes before Russia and Saudi Arabia kick-off the 2018 FIFA World Cup this Thursday, June 14 at Moscow’s Luzhniki Stadium, FIFA Legend and 2010 FIFA World Cup winner Iker Casillas will bring on to the pitch the FIFA World Cup Original Trophy in its newly designed travel case …
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In an unprecedented move, the Royal Spanish Football Association (RFEF) have sacked national team head coach Julen Lopetegui 24 hours before the kick-off of the 2018 FIFA World Cup finals in Russia and he was replaced by the RFEF’s sporting director Fernando Hierro. The RFEF came to the decision to …
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