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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…

There have been plenty of talking points during the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar both on and off-the-pitch including Saudi Arabia's incredible win against Argentina. Saudis will wake up to a national holiday today in celebration of their famous win and will probably have Germany's match on their minds as World Cup fever continues in the Middle…

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…

Germany take on Japan in the World Cup 2022 group stages. Here we have a live stream, how to watch, the date, team news, odds, prediction and everything else you need to know. Germany are always a team to watch out for at major tournaments. They have undeniable talent in their ranks, with the latest bunch of stars featuring the likes of Jamal…

Group E is headlined by two absolute juggernauts in Spain and Germany. Which team will manage to fare best and successfully advance to the next stage? Find out more in our 2022 World Cup group preview below. Group E is arguably the group of death, with two top countries included, but surely it'll take something special from either Japan or Costa…

Only Brazil have won more World Cups and appeared in more editions of the tournament than Germany. The four-time champions, who triumphed in 1954, 1974, 1990 and 2014, have participated in every single competition in the last 68 years. They are perennially among the favorites to lift the trophy, with the best online sportsbooks ranking them sixth…

The 2022 FIFA World Cup will kick off in a little over a week and it's time we assessed the teams and gauged their chances at the tournament. The World Cup is the biggest sporting spectacle in the world of football and it has always delivered a copious amount of thrills throughout its existence. Every World Cup has one or more surprise contenders…

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…

Japan coach Hajime Moriyasu left Celtic striker Kyogo Furuhashi and Vissel Kobe forward Yuya Osako out of his 26-man squad for the World Cup on Tuesday, saying he had opted for players with "burning ambition" over experience at the finals this month. The Japanese have never gone beyond the last 16 at a World Cup but Moriyasu is targeting the…

Japan will hope to break their recent trend of World Cup performances this winter, though they face a tough task in Group E as they go up against Germany, Spain and Costa Rica. Since first partaking at a world championship in 1998, Japan's record has read: group-stage exit, last-16 defeat, group-stage exit, last-16 defeat, group-stage exit, last-16…

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…

Reports state that an American billionaire is leading a group who are in exclusive talks to buy Premier League side Bournemouth. Per our partners in the UK at Sky Sports, Bournemouth's current owner Maxim Demin is in'advanced talks' with a group led by Bill Foley, who owns the Vegas Golden Knights in the NHL. Foley, 77, is said to be the main man…

Borussia Dortmund are set to play Schalke at the Westfalenstadion on Saturday in the Bundesliga. Borussia Dortmund come into this game on the back of a 2-1 loss to Pep Guardiola's Manchester City in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League. Late second-half goals from English centre-back John Stones and Norwegian striker Erling Braut Haaland…

Schalke 04 and Bochum go head-to-head at the Veltins-Arena in round six of the German Bundesliga on Saturday. Both sides head into the weekend without a win this season and will be desperate to end this poor record. Schalke 04 were denied their first win of the new Bundesliga campaign as they were held to a 1-1 draw by 10-man Stuttgart last…