World Cup

France has won the 2018 FIFA World Cup, defeating Croatia 4-2 Mario Mandzukic scored an own-goal to open scoring, with referee Nestor Pitana awarding a penalty to Les Blues after a confirmation from the  the Video Assistant Referee (VAR)…
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Defending World Cup Champions Germany suffered a humiliating exit from Russia 2018 after finishing bottom of Group F. South Korea are also going home but two very late goals have eliminated the Low’s side, who fail to get past the…
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Nigerian authorities are issuing warnings about planned attacks on viewing centres across the country, charging security personnel to be vigilant throughout the month-long World Cup. In separate alert issued on June 25 and seen by…
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The Presidency has reacted to Super Eagles 2-0 win against Iceland. Ahmed Musa scored two goals in the match against Iceland leading Super Eagles to victory.
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Host nation Russia thrashed Saudi Arabia 5-0 in the opening match of the World Cup to start their tournament in style in Moscow’s Luzhniki Stadium on Thursday. Iury Gazinsky opened the scoring with a header after 12 minutes, Denis…
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A mystic pig, by the name, Mystic Marcus, has predicted that Nigeria, alongside Belgium, Uruguay and Argentina, will progress to the Semi-finals of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. This is reminiscent of the psychic octopus named Paul,…
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In a long-anticipated vote on Wednesday, the joint bid of the United States of America (USA), Mexico and Canada defeated Morocco its only challenger, to win the hosting rights for the 2026 World Cup. The result was determined by more…
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Nigeria suffered a 1-0 defeat at the hands of the Czech Republic on Wednesday in Austria in their final friendly ahead of the World Cup. Defender Tomas Kalas, fresh from helping Fulham win promotion to the English Premier League, scored…
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Former Super Eagles captain, Kanu Nwankwo has been robbed on the way to Kaliningrad in Russia. Russian News Agency, TASS reports that US$11,000 (approximately N4 million) was stolen from him.
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Mikel Agu and Ola Aina have been dropped from the Super Eagles World Cup squad. The final World Cup squad list was unveiled on Sunday as the team heads to Austria to take on the Czech Republic in a friendly match.
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