#fifa 2022 update | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

stateofsport211 · 1 year

Text

France Stunned Morocco to Set A Classic Final v. Argentina

Tonight's two key players, Achraf Hakimi (left, for Morocco) and Kylian Mbappe (right, for France), who happened to be best friends (📸 Getty Images via Football London)

The other semifinal has France, the defending FIFA World Cup champion, facing a dark horse in Morocco. Since the start of the World Cup, Morocco kept defying the odds since being dominant in the qualifying: drawing Croatia, winning against Belgium and Canada, defeating Spain (in a penalty shoot-out), and Portugal (in regular time) to face the French test. With more intuitive counter-attacking approaches, there is a likelihood that Morocco will advance to the finals.

However, this match was not merely a big match in itself. Apparently, apart from the historical and cultural background of this clash, both key players, Kylian Mbappe (for France) and Achraf Hakimi (for Morocco) are good friends, as they also play together in Paris Saint-Germain. Mbappe visited Hakimi after the Moroccan victory, and even before the game, wished Hakimi good luck in the alley right before the match.

Theo Hernandez's goal right in 5' secured the French's first goal against Morocco (📸 New Zealand Herald)

After all, football is football. France started rapidly by controlling the rhythm, and just like that, they scored a quick goal right when the match got into 5 minutes. Theo Hernandez scored right after Kylian Mbappe missed his first strike, which Antoine Griezmann tried to pick up; a possible domino effect in the penalty box. The fiery French start continued when Olivier Giroud had an on-target chance right after receiving a mis-pass from Romain Saiss.

Toward the end of the first half, Morocco tried to counter-attack more harmoniously, and although it was offside somewhere, it could have been a golden chance. On the other hand, it could also have been a 2-0 lead for France, where Aurelien Tchouameni tried to track Mbappe and Giroud in their positions, only for Hakimi to find the ball and made Mbappe off-balance, and France to regain possession with Giroud firing the ball from 12 yards distance, but went too far. Morocco had a closer chance when Jawad El Yamiq attempted an overhead kick right after receiving the corner, but Hugo Lloris saved it. Ibrahima Konte also defended the ball from Hakimi right after the corner, saving Morocco another chance. The first half ended with a French lead at 1-0.

However, while Morocco attempted to organize their counter-attack in the second half, it did not turn out well while France maintained their first-half level. At the start of the second half, there was a concern when Mbappe was vigorously tackled by Sofyan Amrabat, but he, fortunately, could carry through. Somehow, Morocco had another chance when Yahia Attiat-Allah tried to strike the ball that Konate defended after receiving it from Youssef En-Nesyri. By dominating the ball possession by then (49% compared to France's 37% and the contested 14%), Morocco needed to stay more aggressive at that moment apart from the organization.

Left: Randal Kolo Muani's goal secured the French side a lead and a victory (📸 Getty Images via BBC News Pidgin); right: Antoine Griezmann's heat map (📸 Squawka)

Besides, after the entry of Zakaria Aboukhlal and Abderrazak Hamdallah, Morocco was a little bit more organized with a chance from the latter, but still to no avail. Several minutes after, Randal Kolo Muani scored the goal on his first touch, where he tapped in right after he saw the ball coming from Mbappe. They did not look back ever since: partly, thanks to Antoine Griezmann, who drove the match from the middle, fulfilling his role. Right before the final whistle blew, Aboukhlal made another chance, but it was saved by Lloris and somehow went offside in construction. The other chance in the injury time also flew by, especially after Jules Kounde kept it in his line.

The final whistle kept the score in French favor at 2-0, enabling them to advance to back-to-back World Cup finals (as a defending champion), while they qualified for the Finals 4 times in the last 7 editions. A milestone to remember, and in the case of this match, as a result of their tactical mastering and ability to adapt to different circumstances of the match, keeping the moment and having their experiences.

The Moroccan team prostrated in thankfulness, even after being defeated by France (📸 433)

When the final whistle blew, contrasting scenes were ubiquitous, in and out of the pitch, whether in Qatar or elsewhere. In Losail Iconic Stadium, Hakimi and Mbappe congratulated each other and even swapped their shirt after celebrating with their respective teams. The Moroccan team prostrated in thankfulness (to the fans who came all the way to see them compete), still gracious in defeat. Mbappe, Hakimi, and Boufal were even found chilling in the tunnel after the match. Furthermore, in a post-match statement, the Moroccan coach Walid Regragui said that Morocco gave their best, but they did not start well (added by some injuries), but the outcome of this match did not take away what happened in the previous rounds.

Two contrasting scenes happened outside the pitch. In Qatar, outside Al Bayt Stadium, the fans of both Morocco and France were found vibing together even with the outcome of the match. On the other hand, there were tensions in Montpellier moments after the final whistle. Still, it was brief until it de-escalated, enabling the fans to celebrate the French victory.

The finals teaser between France v. Argentina for this Sunday (🎥 Kan 11 IL; 🎶 Sorge Janchez - The Head)

Two different outcomes resulted in two different matches for the weekend to mark the end of this year's World Cup. Croatia and Morocco once again will meet (after the 0-0 outcome in the first match of Group F) to determine the third place in the competition. From here, memes circulated that "should they advance to the final, they just sit until the penalty shootout," which becomes the third place play-offs instead this Saturday. On the contrary, this Sunday will have a big final between France v. Argentina, where both key players (Kylian Mbappe-Antoine Griezmann & Lionel Messi-Julian Alvarez, for example, respectively) have their eyes on the prize: for the second consecutive title (France) or for their first title after ages, third title overall (Argentina).

Those two matches will be equally intriguing to follow. Besides, regardless of the outcome, this year's World Cup will definitely end with a bang. Buckle up, a rollercoaster weekend awaits.

#fifa world cup 2022 #fifa world cup #world cup qatar 2022 #football news #football updates #semifinals #knock out stage #qatar 2022 #world cup #qatar world cup #france national team #france #morocco

7 notes · View notes

latestnewsbysportstiger · 1 year

Text

Will Luka Modric Continue With Croatia or Retiring ?

After finishing the FIFA World Cup 2022 at the third place, Croatia star midfielder Luka Modric is likely to end his World Cup career while the speculations have been made over his international career post World Cup.

The 37-year-old Modric has made his country proud by back-to-back World Cup podium finishes and added another feather in his cap.

Luka Modric Retirement Rumors

Modric said in Qatar, "No, I won't leave the national team. I feel very fit, very good and I'll stay here until I can. There's no reason to retire. It's my choice. People say I should leave and focus on club football. I don't agree."

#luka modric #FIFA News #Football News #FIFA 2022 #FIFA Update #Luke Modric News #Luka Modric Football

6 notes · View notes

hipersensitive-pacifist · 1 year

Text

[Dad comes home from work]

Me (yelling from the kitchen): 2-0 did you hear?

Dad: A what???

Me: TWO ZERO

Dad (walking in the kitchen looking for the remote): 2-0 for whom?

Me: For us. We won.

Dad: We won... like the game is over or are we currently winning?

Me: Yes, game is over.

Dad: For us... really???

#let me tell you #the look on his face #priceless #world cup #poland vs saudi arabia #world cup 2022 #world cup updates #polska #quatar2022 #fifa 2022

7 notes · View notes

koop360 · 1 year

Photo

𝐅𝐈𝐅𝐀 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐈𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐎𝐟 𝐇𝐮𝐠𝐞 𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐝 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐂𝐮𝐩 𝐈𝐧 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐡 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐡𝐚𝐤𝐚.

#fifa world cup #Fifa Big Moments #fifa updates #fifa 2022 #koop360

2 notes · View notes

thebrainstorypost · 1 year

Text

दुनिया के सबसे बड़ा और सबसे ज्यादा प्रख्यात खेल यानी कि फ़ुटबॉल ,उसमे से fifa world cup सबसे ज्यादा प्रख्यात है दुनिया के ज्यादातर लोग इस खेल से जुड़े हुए है , Fifa world cup 2022 के बारे में हम कुछ ऐसी जानकारी लेंगे जिसे आपको जानलेना बेहत जरूरी है Read full article

#fifa world cup #fifa22 #fifa world cup qatar 2022 #fifa news #fifa world cup 2022 qatar #qatar world cup 2022 #football #brazil #ronaldo updates – updates

2 notes · View notes

4jnismo · 2 years

Text

[221112] — 🐰 JungKook upgrade:

BTS Official Twitter announced that Jung Kook is part of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Soundtrack & will perform at the World Cup opening ceremony!!! 🏆

Being a part of the FIFA World Cup Soundtrack and performing at the World Cup opening ceremony at 25! The relevance Jungkook has is insane! SO PROD OF JUNGKOOK!

#jungkook #jeon jungkook #jungkook in qatar #bts #twitter update #221112 #bts jungkook #jungkook.97 #FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022

4 notes · View notes

fastxsports · 2 years

Text

#sports updates #world cup #qatar 2022 #world cup 2022 #fifa world cup

3 notes · View notes

timesofocean · 2 years

Text

Taiwan condemns Qatar for 'politicising' World Cup amid China spat

New Post has been published on https://www.timesofocean.com/taiwan-condemns-qatar-for-politicizing-world-cup-amid-china-spat/

Taiwan condemns Qatar for 'politicising' World Cup amid China spat

Taipei (The Times Groupe)- Taiwan’s Foreign Ministry criticized the organizers of the World Cup in Qatar on Wednesday for claiming Taiwanese fans may be listed as Chinese, and demanded they not allow “improper political factors” to influence sporting events.

Taiwan is a democratically-governed country that takes issue with China’s claims to sovereignty and, in particular, its attempt to claim Taiwanese people as Chinese.

The Hayya card, which serves as a fan identification card as well as their entry visa to Qatar, is required for all World Cup ticket holders.

Taiwan was not listed as a nationality on the application system Tuesday, and a senior Qatari official said Taiwanese were likely to be listed as Chinese on the card.

On Wednesday, the online system listed “Taiwan, Province of China”, terminology that is equally offensive to Taiwan’s government and its people, though it did display a Taiwanese flag, a symbol anathema to China.

Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Joanne Ou said it was “unacceptable to belittle our country” and they were asking organizers to “immediately correct their ways”.

“The Foreign Ministry urges the organizers of the World Cup that improper political factors not taint simple sports activities and sporting venues that value fair competition and emphasize the spirit of the athletes,” she said.

Sports organizers should let sports be sports and give fans around the world “a clean World Cup football event”.

World Cup organizers did not immediately respond to the comments. Qatar’s communication office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Taiwan participates in most international sporting events as “Chinese Taipei” to avoid political problems with Beijing.

It has never been to a World Cup finals and lost all eight matches in the second round of the Asian qualifying for the 2022 tournament last year.

Taiwan does not have diplomatic relations with Qatar, which, like most countries, only recognizes China’s government.

China has stepped up its pressure on countries and foreign companies to refer to Taiwan as part of China in official documents and on websites, often using the phrase “Taiwan, Province of China”, or “Taiwan, China”.

Wang Wenbin, a spokesman for the Chinese foreign ministry, responded to questions about Taiwan’s complaints to the Qatar World Cup organizers by affirming that “Taiwan is part of China”.

“The one China principle is a basic norm of international relations, and it is widely acknowledged by the international community,” Wang told reporters at a regular press briefing in Beijing on Wednesday.

#Chinese foreign ministry #Chinese Taipei #FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 #latest News #Latest sport news and scores #one China principle #Qatar WC 2022 tickets #Sport & Football soccer News Update #Taiwan's Foreign Ministry #The Times Groupe #Times #Times Of Ocean #Unravel News #What is the latest sports news for today?#World Cup in Qatar #Sport

2 notes · View notes

footballsoccercards · 1 year

Video

youtube

STICKER UPDATE SET PANINI FIFA WORLD CUP QATAR 2022

#panini #panini fifa world cup #panini qatar 2022 #panini update 2022

0 notes

maybeweshould · 1 year

Text

#harry styles #harry update #fifa world cup 2022 qatar #argentina vs australia #argentina

9 notes · View notes

stateofsport211 · 1 year

Text

Argentina Dramatically Clinched the Third World Cup, Defeated France in A Penalty Shootout Despite the Comeback

Kylian Mbappe (left) and Lionel Messi (right), one of the major key players for France and Argentina, respectively (📸 Getty Images via BBC)

A thrilling final was delivered in the classic match between France and Argentina. They last met in the Round of 16 of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, where France defeated Argentina 4-3 to advance to the quarterfinals, and eventually become the World Champions. Knowing their last meeting and their current form, they were expected to enter another rollercoaster match, which precisely happened this year.

There is a possibility of this match ending not in regular time, which happened because of every equalizing goal. Here goes how everything unfolded.

The Regular and Extra Times: Always Scoring, Always Equalizing

The first several minutes of the regular time was filled with Argentinean dominance, where they mostly attacked France and left no room for the latter to even respond. One of those early chances came from Julian Alvarez, where the ball was saved by Hugo Lloris; followed by Alexis Mac Allister and Angel di Maria, but their chances were not materialized. On the other hand, France had their own chances: there was one coming from the middle where it was saved by Emiliano Martinez, while Olivier Giroud's header several moments after went too wide. In between, Argentina kept initiating their own chances.

Lionel Messi's first goal from the penalties (📸 The Guardian)

Argentina was granted a penalty after Ousmane Dembele fouled Angel di Maria in the penalty box by making a contact from behind, and Szymon Marciniak (the referee) pointed out to the spot, hence the penalty. Lionel Messi then executed the penalty perfectly at 22' for Argentina to lead 1-0. Their full-scale aggressiveness continued when by the middle of the second half, they had 2 on-target chances out of 5 to French no-chances-at-all. Angel di Maria's second goal was caught off-guard at 35' when Messi flicked the ball towards Julian Alvarez, sending Mac Allister away before di Maria received the ball and went solo to convert the goal, breaking the French defense lines. France made interesting substitutions before the end of the first half with the entrance of Marcus Thuram and Randal Kolo Muani to replace Giroud and Dembele, but the Argentinean 2-0 lead still stood at the end.

Kylian Mbappe celebrated after scoring one of his goals in this match (📸 Deutsche Welle)

In the second half, Argentina kept itself in an offensive position, when several chances were recorded, one of which was saved by Hugo Lloris. One of their closest chances came from Messi (where the ball landed outside of the goalpost) and Mac Allister (where he tried to break the French defensive lines, only for Lloris to save the ball again). Take into account how France raised their level trying to counter-attack Argentina when Kylian Mbappe had a shot on target at 70'. However, Nicolas Otamendi's drag-down to Randal Kolo Muani in the penalty box resulted in a French penalty, which Mbappe executed perfectly for France to get back in the game. As a result, Mbappe became the youngest person to score in 2 World Cup finals.

It might have looked like a carriage, but Mbappe caught the Argentinean defense department off-guard from the way he broke it down, where he passed through Messi and several other players before cracking the ball on E. Martinez's ball for an equalizer. Another "whether or not this foul resulted in a penalty" discourse then arose in the injury time when Kingsley Coman was fouled near the left corner flag, followed by contact between Eduardo Camavinga, Adrien Rabiot, and Emiliano Martinez, but the match played on. Several minutes after, the regular time was finished with a 2-2 draw, hence the game carried on to the extra time.

The goals of the extra time: Lionel Messi's goal for the Argentinean initial lead (left; 📸 The New York Times) and Kylian Mbappe's second penalty execution (right; 📸 USA Today FTW)

The extra time has proven itself to be a unique kind of rollercoaster. While several intriguing substitutions were made (e.g. Wesley Fofana replacing Rabiot for France and Lautaro Martinez + Leandro Paredes substituted J. Alvarez and Rodrigo de Paul for Argentina), several other chances were caught after for the match to heat up, mostly for Argentina: Marcos Acuña's cross went too wide, and Lautaro Martinez fired his on-target shot only for Dayot Upamecano to defend the ball, hence the French corner (which carried through the possession). Toward the end of the first half (of the extra time), Lautaro fired another shot behind the goal net, while it was perfect in construction with regards to the preceding passes.

The second half of the extra time delivered the portion that might have summarized the regular time: one would equalize when one scored a goal. Messi started with an extremely close chance before it got converted several minutes later with his right leg, even though there were concerns about this goal being offside in construction. A preceding handball when Gonzalo Montiel tried to defend (but it touched his forearm instead) enabled Mbappe to execute his second penalty, resulting in his ability to score a hat-trick and France getting back to the game thanks to his electrifying executions.

Toward the end of the extra time, both teams had their chances, but nothing got converted. Kolo Muani fell short in his attempt (and another French chance went too far away), while the "game of chances" ended the extra time with Mbappe's shot saved by E. Martinez responded by Lautaro's shot went too wide in execution. Even with Mbappe's three goals and his leadership to get France back in the match (and match Argentina's level in a similarly aggressive manner, capitalizing on the penalties when it mattered), the Argentinean counter-offensive response and balanced defending brought the final to the further distance: the penalty shootout.

The Exciting Penalty Shootout and the Awards: Mostly Argentinean Sweep (except the Top Scorer)

The penalty shootout proceedings (📸 self-illustration) and Lionel Messi lifted the trophy for Argentina during the awarding ceremony (📸 Associated Press via NBC)

The penalty shootout was equally thrilling as the regular and extra time. The first turn started with Mbappe and Messi scoring for each team, before Coman's penalty kick was saved by E. Martinez in the second turn. Paulo Dybala managed to score another one, followed by Tchouameni missing the ball too far and wide for the Argentinean 2-1 lead by the end of the second turn. In the subsequent two turns, Leandro Paredes and Randal Kolo Muani scored for their respective teams before Montiel sealed the title for Argentina after strengthening the lead 4-2 by the end of the penalty shootout.

With this victory, Argentina won the World Cup for the third time (after 1970 & 1986) and marked Messi's first World Cup title. What made the title sweeter is how he shared this with Angel di Maria since they were teammates in 2005 and how he decided to continue playing international football to the best of his ability despite this World Cup likely becoming his last.

The FIFA World Cup individual awards recipients, from left to right: Enzo Fernandez - Lionel Messi - Emiliano Martinez - Kylian Mbappe (📸 Reuters via India Today)

Furthermore, there was an Argentinean sweep in the players' individual awards: apart from Mbappe becoming the top scorer with 8 goals, Lionel Messi also received the Golden Ball Award as the best player of the tournament (for the second time since 2014). E. Martinez received the Golden Glove Award for his two heroic penalty shootout performances (both against the Netherlands and France, which if without the latter, there could be a debate between him and Dominik Livakovic as the recipient), while Enzo Fernandez received the Young Player Award for his influence, especially against Mexico.

Within the fans, not only the party exploded the afternoon in the center of Buenos Aires (and the rest of Argentina in general) but also "affirmed" Messi and Mbappe's status in the fan-induced goat debates, with the former being "coronated" by this World Cup victory. A tweet from 2015 emerged when a fan predicted Argentina to lift the World Cup and how it would be Lionel Messi's first World Cup title. After the competition, the French team was consoled by their President, Emmanuel Macron.

The domestic leagues will return sometime next week, with some countries already having their leagues back (and some already did an "exhibition" or their friendly matches). For the other World Cups: the FIFA Women's World Cup will be held in the middle of next year in Australia & New Zealand, as well as FIFA U-20 (Men's) World Cup in Indonesia in a similar timeframe. At the end of the day, while this achievement is being celebrated this week, the football keeps footballing, the ball is round, and any other things can still happen. FIFA World Cup will be back in 2026 with North America (Canada-United States-Mexico) hosting.

Until then, one of the biggest football competitions in the world! The 64th match, the "match of the matches" of this year, was complete. This match surely goes down in the history books as one of the most unbelievable matches of all-time, with the dynamicity of the final and how dramatic the turntables were.

#fifa world cup 2022 #fifa world cup #world cup qatar 2022 #football news #football updates #third place play-offs #knock out stage #qatar 2022 #world cup #qatar world cup #argentina #france #argentina national team #france national team

4 notes · View notes