#Celso Borges

Hansi Flick's Germany take on Luis Fernando Suarez's Costa Rica in their final Group E clash on Thursday as they aim to avoid back-to-back group stage exits at the World Cup Germany must defeat Costa Rica in their final group stage fixture of the 2022 World Cup if they are to stand any chance of making it through to the knockout stages. Die…

Opening match winners Brazil and Switzerland meet Monday at Stadium 974 in Doha. FIFA world No. 1 Brazil broke through pesky Serbia for a 2-0 win In Lusail to start the tournament as Richarlison scored two goals - one a ridiculous bit of technique - to get the Brazilians off on the right (and left) foot. Switzerland meanwhile used a 1-0 defeat of…

Spain will be looking to put a string of disappointments behind them when they open their 2022 FIFA World Cup campaign against Costa Rica on Wednesday at Al Thumama Stadium. The teams are in Group E with Germany and Japan, who will be wrapping up their match not long before this one, so they need to start strong. Spain are the 2010 World Cup…

Switzerland hosts Cameroon as both teams aim to get off to a flying start as Group G looks incredibly tough. The Swiss are always underrated and with Granit Xhaka in the form of his life, they have a real chance of getting out of this group and then causing plenty of problems in the knockout rounds. As for Cameroon, they are very dangerous and…

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Tournament dark horses Senegal will have to do their dark-horsing without Sadio Mane when they meet the Netherlands in a tasty World Cup Group A match on Monday in Al Khor. Mane requires surgery after suffering an injury with club Bayern Munich, leaving Kalidou Koulibaly, Idrissa Gana Gueye, and Senegal to seek a knockout round berth without the…

We take a look at the key World Cup 2022 Golden Boot contenders and come up with a 25-1 value pick The biggest footballing stars on the planet come together in Qatar in November in a fascinating race to win the 2022 Golden Boot award. Betfred's 2022 Golden Boot betting is headed by England's Harry Kane (7-1), who won the award for the first time in…

The 2022 World Cup squads are close to being confirmed and we are collating all of them as they are made official. From surprise call-ups to the agony of injury, there has been so much news swirling around which 26 players from each country will be named in their national team squad for the World Cup in Qatar. National team managers have some huge…

Costa Rica, nicknamed Los Ticos, have qualified for six World Cups, with their first appearance coming back in 1990 where they reached the last 16 stage. Their best showing was back in 2014 when they reached the quarter-finals, losing out on a final four spot on penalties to the Netherlands. That fine run took them up to a FIFA ranking of 14th in…

Costa Rica goalkeeper Keylor Navas's preparations for the World Cup have been far from ideal without any appearances so far for Paris St Germain this season but the national side's captain is the first name on coach Luis Fernando Suarez's teamsheet. Navas has fallen down the pecking order at PSG after the arrival of Gianluigi Donnarumma while…

The enthusiasm shown by football and betting lovers knows no bounds as the 22nd edition of FIFA football's biggest tournament hosted by Qatar draws closer. Each participating team has had just about six months to carefully understudy their group stage opponents since the draws were held on April first, 2022. For Group E teams, Costa Rica who had a…