World Cup

Senegal Now Darlings Of World Cup After Wild Win Over Poland

Every team has now played one match at the World Cup. No team has earned itself more fans after one round of play than the Lions of Teranga after a wild 2-1 win for Senegal vs Poland in Group H of the 2018 World Cup on Tuesday. 

Senegal’s only other appearance in the World Cup came in 2002, when the Lions upset defending champion France on the way to a quarterfinals appearance. Senegal looked capable of returning to the quarterfinals after thrilling in its win over Poland, ranked No. 8 in the world. 

Entire Nation Of Brazil Begins Freaking Out As Neymar Limps Off During Practice

Brazil fans may want to look away. After being held out of practice on Monday, the latest Neymar injury update saw the world’s most expensive player limp off after just 15 minutes of practice on Tuesday.

Sepp Blatter Accepts Putin Invitation To World Cup Despite Six-Year Ban From Football

Disgraced former FIFA President Sepp Blatter will attend two matches at the 2018 World Cup at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin despite, the former’s six-year ban from football on unethical conduct charges. 

Blatter will attend Wednesday’s match between Portugal and Morocco at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow before traveling to St. Petersburg to watch Brazil take on Costa Rica Friday. 

The Surprising Origin Story Of The Viking Clap

Boom boom. Huh! The sound that will haunt Lionel Messi in his dreams tonight, the soundtrack of the Cinderellas, my new ringtone — the Iceland viking clap. 

South Korea’s Manager Has The Perfect Tactic For Confusing Opposition Scouts

South Korea’s manager Shin Tae-Yong is a smart man. Recent accusations of a Swedish scout spying on South Korea’s training led the gaffer to explain a very interesting tactic that he uses in training.

Sneaky, Sneaky Juan Quintero Puts A Free Kick Under The Wall And Humiliates Japan’s Keeper

I’m making this up — this could’ve happened at the 1934 tournament or something — but I’m pretty sure that Tuesday’s match between Colombia and Japan is the first-ever World Cup game in which a player has been sent off in the third minute, resulting in a successfully taken penalty, only to be followed by a 39th minute equalizer in which a player strokes a free kick under the wall.

I just have a good feeling that we’ve never seen anything like this before.

James Rodriguez Injury Update: Calf Injury Forces Star To Bench vs. Japan

Colombia will be without attacking midfielder James Rodriguez when it opens group play against Japan Tuesday. The latest James Rodriguez injury update says the 2014 Golden Boot winner is still struggling with a left calf injury that he sustained during training, and he’s since been omitted from Colombia’s starting eleven to face Japan.

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