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Record-breaking Numbers at Qatar 2022
The dust has barely settled following a most sensational FIFA World Cup final on Sunday evening. Argentina edged France, on penalties, to celebrate its third world title and first for 36 years. The final itself was a scintillating affair, touted as the greatest World Cup final in history, though it…
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World Cup Final: Everything on the Line
It’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for. The FIFA World Cup final is here. After four weeks, 63 matches and 166 goals, it all comes down to this. Audience data found that the 2018 World Cup final between France and Croatia attracted a global audience in excess of one…
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Magical Messi Meets Marvellous Modrić
Argentina take on Croatia at the FIFA World Cup, with a place in the final up for grabs. The teams meet at the Lusail Stadium, with the winners set to return to the 80,000-seater arena in five days’ time. What promised to be an all-South American semi-final now pits the…
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Argentina vs. Croatia: Facts and questions preview
In the first semi-final, Argentina face Croatia for a place in the 2022 World Cup Final. It is the 2014 runners up against the 2018 runners up, both looking to get a step further than they did in these respective years. Here are some facts and questions to preview this…
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Mbappé, Messi Eyeing Golden Boot
With the FIFA World Cup semi-finals fast-approaching, we analyse the three primary candidates to end as top scorer in Qatar. Kylian Mbappé and Lionel Messi are locked in a race for the Golden Boot, but discount Olivier Giroud at your own peril. – Kylian Mbappé | 5 goals After scoring…
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World Cup: Quarter-Finals Recap
The FIFA World Cup quarter-finals wrapped up on Saturday as the reigning world champions sealed their spot in the last-four. Qatar 2022 truly peaked at the quarter-final stage with several big names exiting the competition complemented by a few shocking twists and turns. The two finalists from 2018, France and…
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