Before the World Cup, there was the fear of the champions’ curse. It referred to every World Cup winner since France won it in 1998 going out in the group stage four years later. France went out early in 2002.…
Croatia knew exactly what it would take to make it to the final as they had been there four years previously. However, they did not have to deal with Lionel Messi, the difference-maker in this match as he lifted his…
The last day of the quarterfinals brought more surprises to a World Cup already filled with many. Morocco continued their history-making World Cup run. France kept their hopes alive of being the first team to repeat at the World Cup…
The World Cup Round of 16 has concluded and the quarterfinals are now set. Now, I get not everyone likes football (or soccer) but if you are not watching this World Cup, you are missing out. This tournament has been…
Canada has a brand-new professional sports league, and it’s one that has been demanded for a long time. Today, former Canadian international Diana Matheson, current Portland Thorns player and Canadian international Christine Sinclair, Thomas Gilbert and Nathalie Cook announced the…
Today finally gave the world a taste of what Brazil is truly capable of. For 45 minutes, audiences were treated to a level of football only few can ever dream of playing. In contrast, Croatia was sleepy in their win…
The 2022 World Cup Round of 16 matchups continued on Sunday. This tournament has been full of upsets so far. However, Sunday’s games weren’t upsets at all. Both France and England are set for a quarterfinal date on Saturday. Now that…
The Round of 16 got underway today with a couple of matches. The Netherlands took on USA in the first of the day. The surprise package, Australia, had to deal with tournament favourites, Argentina. Dumfries leads the Netherlands to victory…
Well, this World Cup is absolutely bonkers. So much of the unexpected has happened and more of it continued on Friday as we continue our daily World Cup coverage here at the Area 51 Sports Network. The group stages have reached…
Morocco qualify as Canada finishes bottom of Group F Already eliminated, Canada could prove the spoilers for Morroco depending on the result in the other Group F match. But it was not to be as Canada lost their final match…