Seattle, July 1 (IANS) A heavyweight showdown headlines the World Cup round of 32 on Thursday as Belgium will clash with Senegal, with both teams looking to go neck to neck for securing their berth in the round of 16 at the Seattle Stadium. Having been held to disappointing draws in their first two games by Egypt and Iran, respectively, Belgium produced a five-star display against New Zealand with the help of a star turn from Leandro Trossard.The goal blitz meant the Red Devils finished top of G…
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Vancouver, June 27 (IANS) Leandro Trossard struck twice as Belgium cruised to a commanding 5-1 victory over New Zealand on Friday to finish top of Group G and book their place in the FIFA World Cup Round of 32.Both Belgium and Egypt finished level on five points but Belgium topped the group on goal difference. With Egypt’s draw 1-1 draw with Iran ensuring they also advance, Iran were third with three points, and New Zealand exited the competition with a single point from their three matches.Belg…
Los Angeles, June 22 (IANS) Belgium and Iran are still seeking their first win of the 2026 FIFA World Cup after both teams had to settle for a share of the points in Group G at the Los Angeles Stadium on Monday. It was a match marked by some terrific saves from Iran goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand and his Belgium counterpart Thibaut Courtois, with Rudi Garcia’s Red Devils dominating possession but ending up with ten men after the dismissal of centre-back Nathan Ngoy.Belgium dominated possession …
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) Bruno Guimaraes and Endrick scored in each half as Brazil stepped up its World Cup preparations with a 2-1 win over Egypt.Newcastle United captain Guimaraes opened the scoring by dispossessing Mohanad Lasheen on the edge of the 18-yard box and calmly slotting his shot into the far corner.The African side equalized through Mostafa Ziko, who intercepted Marquinhos’ errant back pass and swept a low effort past goalkeeper Alisson Becker.Endrick, who replaced Igor Thiago at h…
Budapest, May 31 (IANS) Arsenal star Gabriel blew over a decisive penalty as Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) came back from a goal deficit to retain their European title on penalties after a 1-1 draw against the Gunners in the 2025/26 UEFA Champions League final at the Puskás Aréna in Budapest, Hungary on Saturday night.PSG scored four of their five penalties in the shootout, and Nuno Mendes blew out their only effort, while Eberechi Eze and Gabriel missed two penalties for Arsenal in the final.Kai …
London, May 6 (IANS) Bukayo Saka’s finish on the stroke of half-time helped Arsenal reach the Champions League final for the first time since 2006 following a tense evening in north London.Saka’s 44th-minute goal claimed 1-0 win for the Gunners in the semifinal second-leg against Atletico Madrid, and moved into the final with an aggregate 2-1 win.Mikel Arteta’s men dominated the early passages of play, but it was the visitors who carved out the opening opportunity with Julián Alvarez sweeping w…
Madrid, April 30 (IANS) Atletico Madrid and Arsenal drew 1-1 in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League semifinal at the Metropolitano, leaving everything to be decided in next week’s return leg in London.Both goals came from the penalty spot, and Arsenal was left aggrieved after a late VAR intervention overturned what had looked a strong claim for a second spot-kick that could have tilted the tie in its favour, reports Xinhua.Atletico started with Ademola Lookman on the left and Jan Oblak …
London, April 16 (IANS) Arsenal have reached the UEFA Champions League semi-finals in consecutive seasons for the first time in their history after keeping Sporting CP out in a tight north London encounter.A draw against Sporting was enough to send Arsenal through to the semi-finals where they will face Atletico de Madrid.Arsenal remain the only unbeaten team in this season’s Champions League with ten wins and two draws from 12 matches.The dominant side for much of the first half, Arsenal came…
London, Dec 31 (IANS) Arsenal ended the year on top of the Premier League table after an outstanding second-half showing saw the Gunners cruise past third-placed Aston Villa 4-1.This was the Gunners’ fourth straight victory as they ended Villa’s 11-match winning run in all competitions.Villa showed enough in the first half to suggest they could achieve a club-record 12th straight win in all competitions, but the Gunners turned on the style to race four goals ahead with a scintillating second-hal…
London, Dec 27 (IANS) Skipper Martin Odegaard scored his first goal of the season to help Arsenal prevail over Brighton 2-1 in a home match and moved back to the top of the Premier League table in London on Saturday.Odegaard powered home from just outside the area before Georgino Rutter flicked into his own net from a Declan Rice set piece to double the Gunners’ advantage. But Brighton fought back and levelled the score through a Diego Gomez goal in the 64th-minute. It took a stunning David Raya…