Portugal defeats Uruguay and reaches the final price of the World Cup 2022

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The Portuguese national team reached the final price of the FIFA World Cup 2022 by defeating Uruguay with two clean goals, on Monday evening, in the second round of Group H competitions in the FIFA World Cup 2022.

Thanks to Bruno Fernandez's goals (54 and 90 + 3), Portugal ensured its presence in the final price, after achieving its second victory today against Uruguay after the first in the first round at the expense of Ghana (3-2), raising its balance to 6 points in first place, while the balance of Uruguay froze. At one point in last place, it has to beat Ghana and wait for the result of the Portugal-South Korea match in the last round.

 

Cristiano Ronaldo scored the first goal in this match after a cross from Bruno and a usual header from a Madeira missile.

The former Manchester United star celebrated vigorously with his ninth World Cup goal, with which Eusebio equaled the top scorer in Portugal's history at the World Cup. This is what we thought for a while, before FIFA confirmed that the goal went to Bruno Fernandez.

Bruno scored the second later, minutes after Ronaldo exited from a penalty kick, to open his World Cup goals with a brace against Uruguay.

The first half witnessed several attempts, the danger was not the most prominent title, but the match was live, as Bruno started with a shot in the eighth minute from outside the area, which passed next to the post.

In the 12th minute, the response came with a header from Jose Maria Jimenez, but it passed over the crossbar.

Ronaldo hit a free kick in the 18th minute, which hit the human wall, while Robin Neves tried in the 20th minute, and his shot collided with the defense.

Uruguay almost took the lead with a great run from Rodrigo Bentancur, but Diogo Costa's glove was on the lookout in the 32nd minute.

In the 34th minute, Ronaldo tried again, but the ball collided and changed direction on the road, which was repeated with Joao Felix in the 35th minute.

tears

Portugal full-back Nuno Mendes fell injured in the 40th minute, leaving the stadium crying and replacing him with Rafael Guerrero, and the first half ended in a goalless draw.

In the second half, specifically in the 54th minute, Bruno Fernandez crossed the first goal, but it hit the net directly, according to FIFA, after Cristiano Ronaldo celebrated the ball on which many followers disagreed: Did it touch his head or not?

Uruguay made two substitutions in the 62nd minute, with Giorgian de Arascaita and Facundo Pellestri replacing Mattia Vecino and Diego Godin, while Portugal responded by involving Rafael Leao instead of Ruben Neves in the 69th minute.

Luis Suarez, accompanied by Maxi Gomez, came to Uruguay, replacing the attacking duo Darwin Nunez and Edinson Cavani in the 72nd minute.

Suarez tried in the 77th minute, but the ball hit the net from the outside, while De Arascaita followed with a shot that Costa shone in the 78th minute.

Bruno's luck

This luck did not stop here, as Ronaldo came out with Joao Felix and William Carvalho in the 82nd minute, and the trio of Matthews Nunez, Goncalo Ramos and Joao Ballenia came in their place.

In the final moments of normal time, Bruno sent a ball that hit Jose Maria Jimenez's hand on the ground, so that the referee reviewed the video technology and awarded a penalty kick.

Ronaldo was supposed to score this desired ninth goal, but he actually went out, and Bruno completed the double in the 93rd minute.

The victory raised Portugal's balance to 6 points, to officially qualify for the round of 16 with France and Brazil, while Uruguay's balance was frozen at one point in last place.

The last round will be played at five in the evening of the second of December, when Portugal will play against South Korea, and Uruguay will play against Ghana.

Paris Saint-Germain advisor opens the door for Mbappe's transfer to Real Madrid!

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Luis Campos, Paris Saint-Germain advisor, opens the door to Kylian Mbappe's transfer to Real Madrid.

Luis Campos, sports advisor to the French club Paris Saint-Germain, made controversial statements regarding Kylian Mbappe, the star of the team, with the move to Real Madrid.

Mbappe was close to moving to Real Madrid in a free transfer deal last summer, before he decided in May 2022 to renew his contract with Paris Saint-Germain, and to continue in the “Princes Park” until 2024, with the option to extend for an additional year.

Despite ignoring Real Madrid last summer, the link between Real Madrid has flared up again recently, after reports that he was not happy with the renewal with Paris Saint-Germain.

Campos said, in statements to the Spanish “Kobe” network, whether Mbappe might play with Real Madrid in the future: “He made a decision to renew, and he is now doing well with Paris Saint-Germain, and he is happy in Paris.”

He added, "Paris Saint-Germain should enjoy having one of the best, if not the best player at the moment, but in the future, I don't know."

Campos' statements reopened the door and raised controversy again about Mbappe's future with Paris Saint-Germain, and the possibility of his transfer to Real Madrid.

Saudi national team achieved a historic victory with two goals to one at the expense of Argentina

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Saudi Arabia is writing history.. The end of the No Series, Argentina's loss

The Saudi national team achieved a historic victory with two goals to one at the expense of Argentina in the first round of the group stage of the World Cup held in Qatar.

The Saudi national team became the second Arab team to beat a South American team throughout the history of the World Cup, after Algeria in 1982 against Chile, and the first in 40 years.

Argentina lost a match in which Lionel Messi scored for the first time since 2009 against Spain.

And the Saudi national team ended a series of 36 consecutive matches without defeat for Argentina, as the second longest series in football history, behind Italy, which has 37 matches.

Argentina have lost a World Cup match after taking the lead in the first half for the first time since 1930.

Argentina lost their opening match at the World Cup for the first time since 1990.

For the first time since 1990, Tango will be mocked in front of a non-European team in the World Cup, specifically against Cameroon.

Match Report 

Saudi Arabia stunned Lionel Messi's Argentina on Tuesday, beating the two-time winners 2-1 in one of the biggest upsets in World Cup history.

Messi gave the Copa America holders an early lead from the penalty spot but Saleh Al-Shehri equalised early in the second half and Salem Al-Dawsari struck a sensational winner.

Argentina, who were one of the favourites to win the World Cup, would have equalled Italy's record of 37 matches unbeaten had they avoided defeat in the Lusail Stadium.

Saudi Arabia are ranked 51st in the FIFA world rankings. 

There is no substitute for Benzema in France's list in World Cup 2022

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France coach Didier Deschamps announced that he would not call up any replacement for Karim Benzema, who was excluded from the squad for the 2022 World Cup on the night of the World Cup.

On the night of the start of the World Cup, the French Football Federation officially announced that Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema had left the roosters to compete in the 2022 World Cup.

Deschamps told TF1 that he would not call up any player to complete the list of 26 players who left Benzema.

He added, "Benzema worked hard, he trained with us, it was unexpected, his injury is not a setback, it is a completely new injury."

"I am very sad for Karim, who made this World Cup his ultimate goal," he added.

And he continued, "Despite this new blow to the French national team, I have full confidence in my group. We will do everything to meet the enormous challenge that lies ahead."

The France coach had the possibility of calling up a substitute until Monday, the day before France's first match in the World Cup, against Australia.

This is Karim Benzema's fifth muscle injury this season.

According to the brief statement issued by the French on Saturday, a thigh muscle injury will prevent Benzema from playing in Qatar.

Benzema failed to complete the exercises, leaving him with a muscle injury, and he underwent medical examinations in a Doha clinic, which confirmed his absence.

World Cup 2022 - France is in danger. Benzema is out of training

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France's national team suffered a heavy blow, with Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema leaving training today, Saturday, with an injury.

Benzema was forced to leave the training session early, and according to the French media, the nature of the injury is unknown, as well as its seriousness.

It is assumed that the striker will undergo medical examinations in the evening to diagnose the injury, which the French newspaper "L'Equipe" indicated is a muscle injury, and he will miss the first match against Australia because of it.

Thus, the participation of the Golden Ball holder in the World Cup is in doubt.

Benzema is one of France's most important offensive weapons, along with Antoine Griezmann, Kylian Mbappe and Olivier Giroud.

While Manchester United defender Raphael Varane participated in the full training, and also participated in the division in the reserve team, where the duo of Daewoo Obamecano and Ibrahima Konate are still in the main team until now.

Benzema was crowned with the Golden Ball and the top scorer awards in the European Champions League and the Spanish League, and he also won the two championships with Real Madrid.

France plays in Group D with Denmark, Tunisia and Australia.

Leipzig announces details of the injury of Christopher Nkunku, France striker

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German club RB Leipzig announced details of the injury of its French international striker, Christopher Nkunku.

Nkunku left the roosters camp after suffering a knee sprain, to call up Randel Kolo Mwani instead.

Leipzig revealed that Nkunku had ruptured the external ligaments of his left knee, without specifying the duration of his absence.

It was confirmed that Nkunku had a sprained left knee after a strong tackle from his team mate Edward Camavinga.

According to the French newspaper L'Equipe, Nkunku will be absent for between 6 and 8 weeks due to injury.

Nkunku is the second player to leave France's list due to injury, after Paris Saint-Germain defender Presnel Kempebe, who was replaced by Monaco's Axel Desassi.

The World Cup holders play in Group D alongside Tunisia, Denmark and Australia.

Infantino: Europe is hypocritical because of Qatar..and will live if you don't drink alcohol

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FIFA President Gianni Infantino made fiery statements at a press conference he held today, Saturday, 24 hours before the start of the 2022 World Cup.

Infantino responded to the sharp attack on Qatar by the European media.

"We have received many, many lessons from some Europeans from the Western world," said Infantino.

And he added, "I think that given what we Europeans have been doing over the past 3,000 years, we should apologize for the next 3,000 years before we start giving moral lessons to people."

He stressed, "Today I feel that I am Qatari, today I feel that I am Arab and African and that I am gay. Today I feel helpless. Today I feel like a migrant worker. Of course I am not Qatari, Arab, African, gay or disabled."

"But I feel it because I know what it means to be discriminated against and to be bullied, as a foreigner in a foreign country when I was a child I was bullied because I have red hair and I have freckles, plus I was Italian," he explained.

And he continued, "What do you do next? You try to engage and make friends. You don't start accusing, fighting or insulting. You get involved and that's what we should do."

On accusing Qatar of causing the death of many migrant workers who contributed to the construction of the stadiums, he said: "If Europe cared about the fate of migrant workers, Europe could do as Qatar did by establishing legal channels where at least a number of these workers and a percentage of them can come to them." Of these workers, even if you give them less revenue, but give them some hope and give them some future, and this does not mean not mentioning some things that need to be addressed in Qatar.

"This moral lesson is one-sided. It is just hypocrisy. Conditions for workers in Qatar are better than conditions for immigrants in Europe," he stressed.

"I came to Qatar 3 years ago, and I dealt with the issue of migrant workers directly from my first meeting," he stressed.

He continued, asking, "How many European and Western companies make millions, if not billions, from Qatar? Who among them discussed immigrant issues with the authorities there? No one, because if you change the law, that means less profit, but we did that. FIFA got much less than many companies." over here".

Regarding the ban on consuming alcoholic beverages in stadiums, he said: "Prohibition of alcohol in stadiums? Many countries prohibit alcohol in stadiums, so there is no need for a policy of double standards."

And he continued, “Every decision taken in the 2022 World Cup is a joint decision between FIFA and Qatar, and you can drink those alcoholic beverages in the areas for the fans. I personally believe that if you do not drink alcohol for 3 hours a day, you will live. Nothing will happen, because these rules are applied in the country.” France, Spain, Portugal and Scotland, and these rules are currently in force.

And he added, "You want to criticize? Can you crucify me? I am here for that. Do not criticize anyone and do not criticize Qatar. Let people enjoy the World Cup."

"The State of Qatar welcomes everyone, regardless of their orientations, and everything is beautiful and everyone feels happy here in Qatar," Infantino said.

And he continued, "The rights to broadcast the 2022 World Cup have increased by $200 million compared to previous tournaments."

He added, "Many international institutions have approved the standards of workers' rights in Qatar, such as Europe, and there will be a permanent headquarters for workers in Qatar affiliated with the International Labor Organization."

And Infantino concluded his speech by saying, "Part of the World Cup legacy fund will be allocated to educate the children of workers in developing countries, and we will sign a memorandum of understanding with the Secretary-General of the International Labor Organization."

Video: The Egyptian national team defeats Belgium in a friendly match before world cup 2022 Start

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There are no demons in the presence of the Pharaohs.. The Egyptian national team defeats Belgium in a friendly match, before world cup 2022 Start

Egypt defeated Belgium 2-1 in a friendly match that was held at Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium in Kuwait.

Egypt's goals were scored by Mostafa Mohamed and Mahmoud Hassan "Trezeguet", while Luis Obenda scored Belgium's only goal.

Click to watch Egypt vs Belgium Goals (Egypt 2- 1 Belgium)

This is the fourth victory for the Pharaohs out of 5 matches against the Red Devils in the history of confrontations between the two teams.

It is also the first victory for the Egyptian national team over a European counterpart since the victory of the Pharaohs over Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2014, with a score of 2-0.

The match came within the framework of Belgium's recent preparations for the World Cup, as it is in a group that includes Morocco, Canada and Croatia.

The Egyptian national team started with an attacking trio consisting of Mohamed Salah, Mustafa Mohamed and Mahmoud Trezeguet, and Mahmoud Hamada completed the midfield trio.

On the other hand, Eden Hazard, Kevin De Bruyne and Michy Batshuayi led the Red Devils attack.

The Belgium national team began pressing hard in search of an early goal, taking advantage of Egypt's retreat to its defensive areas.

In the third minute, the Belgium players demanded that a penalty kick be awarded due to the presence of a handball on Ahmed Hegazy inside the penalty area.

After reviewing the video technology, the referee indicated that the Belgium players' claims were not valid.

And in the tenth minute, Batshuayi's shot was blocked by the crossbar, after a wonderful through ball from De Bruyne.

The response of the Egyptian national team came strong and quickly. In the 11th minute, Trezeguet hit a powerful ball from inside the penalty area, which Courtois brilliantly turned into a corner.

In the 21st minute, Elneny passed a wonderful through ball to Trezeguet, who was alone and hit a ground ball that Courtois turned away for a corner.

And after strong pressure from the Egyptian national team on its Belgian counterpart on the borders of the penalty area, the ball reached Mustafa Mohamed, who dodged De Bruyne and then hit a powerful ball to the left of Courtois that hit the net.

Mostafa Mohamed scored for the third consecutive match with the Egyptian national team, and the fourth in the last 5 matches in the Pharaohs shirt.

In the last 5 matches with the national team, he scored against Guinea, South Korea, Niger, then Belgium, and did not score against Ethiopia.

Which he did not do in the first 18 matches with the national team, as he scored only two goals during them.

It is also his first goal scored from outside the penalty area in the Egyptian national team shirt.

The events of the first half calmed down a bit, to end with Egypt advancing 1-0.

With the start of the second half, Roberto Martinez performed with the participation of Dries Mertenez, Luis Obenda and Yuri Tielemans instead of Batshuayi, De Bruyne and Hans Vanken, respectively.

The Egyptian national team did not wait long, and after 45 seconds Trezeguet received a wonderful through ball from Salah, who was alone after that and hit with all force to the right of Courtois, announcing Egypt's second goal.

Trezeguet scored for the first time in 289 days, and Salah was also the target.

The last goal Trezeguet scored with the Egyptian national team came on January 30, 2022, against Morocco in the quarter-finals of the African Cup of Nations.

In the 52nd minute, the scene was almost repeated again with a through ball from Salah and a shot from Trezeguet, but Courtois saved it this time.

The events of the match returned to calm again.

In the 71st minute, Eden Hazard and Arthur Theate came out, and Thomas Meunier and Jan Vertonghen took their place.

A minute later, Roy Vittoria, coach of the Egyptian national team, made the first change, with the participation of Ahmed Sayed “Zizou” instead of Mustafa Mohamed.

In the 75th minute, the Belgium national team took advantage of Ali Jabr's exit to receive treatment and scored the goal of reducing the difference in the 75th minute, with a cross from Carrasco and a powerful shot from Obinda.

The goal is the first to hit the nets of the Egyptian national team under the leadership of Vitoria.

Immediately after that, Ali Jabr came out and Osama Jalal participated in his place.

In the 86th minute, the Egyptian national team almost added the third, after several wonderful passes, and it reached Zizou, who passed to Salah inside the penalty area and fired a curved shot that passed near the right post.

Immediately after that, Vitoria made 3 changes at once, with the exit of Salah, Trezeguet and Mahmoud Hamada, and Ahmed Hassan “Koka”, Imam Ashour and Taher Muhammad Taher participated.

The match ended with a new Egyptian victory over Belgium.

Qatar World Cup 2022: Fans will not be allowed to buy alcohol around stadiums during Qatar tournament

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The sale of alcohol is strictly controlled in Qatar; supporters will no longer be able to buy Budweiser around the eight venues, which would have been the only alcoholic beverage available to fans due to its sponsorship of FIFA

Fans will not be allowed to buy alcohol around World Cup stadiums in Qatar, FIFA have announced.

It means that supporters will no longer be able to buy Budweiser, which would have been the only alcoholic beverage available to fans at stadium venues due to its sponsorship of FIFA.

The decision made by FIFA, coming just two days before the opening match gets underway, means that now no one attending matches will be able to consume alcohol within the stadium perimeter.

A FIFA statement said: "Following discussions between host country authorities and FIFA, a decision has been made to focus the sale of alcoholic beverages on the FIFA Fan Festival, other fan destinations and licensed venues, removing sales points of beer from Qatar's FIFA World Cup 2022 stadium perimeters.

"There is no impact to the sale of Bud Zero which will remain available at all Qatar's World Cup stadiums.

"Host country authorities and FIFA will continue to ensure that the stadiums and surrounding areas provide an enjoyable, respectful and pleasant experience for all fans.

"The tournament organisers appreciate AB InBev's [drinks and Brewing company Anheuser-Busch InBev] understanding and continuous support to our joint commitment to cater for everyone during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022."

World Cup organisers had previously said Budweiser would be available for sale at stadium perimeters from three hours before kick-off and until one hour after the final whistle.

It is understood Qatar are concerned about the impact of alcohol sales on fans for whom drinking is not part of the culture - not just Qataris but people from other parts of the Middle East and Asia more widely.

Supporters will still be able to consume alcohol in designated fan zones, with Budweiser available at £12 per pint. But the incident throws into question the degree to which FIFA has control over the tournament.

It will have an unhappy sponsor on its hands in Budweiser. The brewing company is reported to pay FIFA £63m every four years to be one of its top-level partners, and it will be interesting to see what impact this has on the commercial deal.

The company tweeted from its main account on Friday: "Well, this is awkward" - a post which was then deleted.

The Football Supporters' Association criticised the lateness of the decision and accused organisers of a "total lack of communication".

"Some fans like a beer at a game and some don't, but the real issue is the last minute U-turn which speaks to a wider problem - the total lack of communication and clarity from the organising committee towards supporters," a

spokesperson said.

"If they can change their minds on this at a moment's notice, with no explanation, supporters will have understandable concerns about whether they will fulfil other promises relating to accommodation, transport or cultural issues."