UEFA section of World Cup 2018 qualification draw affected by suspicious FIFA rankings
July 28, 2015 John Welsh
FIFA, FIFA World Cup, Football, Russia, UEFA, UEFA World Cup, World Cup 2018At the conclusion of the weekend qualifying draw for the World Cup to be staged in Russia during 2018, the UEFA section provided some rather intriguing groups with Spain and Italy paired amongst others in Group G while Netherlands will play two games against France as they seek a successful outcome from Group A. Yet […]
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Bells Have Started Ringing For 2018 Football World Cup in Russia
July 24, 2015 R K Gupta
FIFA, FIFA World Cup, Football, RussiaIn a little over 24 hours from now, the first important official event of 2018 FIFA Russia World Cup will unfold in Saint Petersburg’s historic Konstantin Palace. The grand show will be attended by such luminaries as Cristiano Ronaldo, Diego Forlan, Fabio Cannavaro, Samuel Eto, Oliver Bierhoff, Rinat Dasaev and Alexander Kerzhakov. These iconic footballers […]
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Indian Super League Tastes the Thrill of Player Auction Before the 2015 Edition
July 18, 2015 R K Gupta
Football, Indian Football, Indian Sport News, ISLIn keeping with traditions in Europe and elsewhere in the world, the one-year old Indian Super League, ISL also had players being traded. Instead of calling such event as transfer, the ISL termed it as domestic player auctions. The auction of 10 of Indian football’s finest players was held at Mumbai on July 10, 2015 […]
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Lionel Messi fails again to deliver the goals at international level as Chile claim Copa America
July 6, 2015 John Welsh
Argentina, Copa America, FIFA, Football, Lionel MessiChile celebrated their first ever victory in Copa America by beating Argentina with the 2015 final game staged in Santiago. After a goalless 120 minutes of action, the host country prevailed by winning a penalty shoot-out by a 4-1 scoreline but a glance behind those statistics reveals a disturbing lack of goals in recent knockout […]
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Carli Lloyd Supreme in USA’s Emphatic Victory Over Japan in 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup
July 6, 2015 R K Gupta
Carli Lloyd, FIFA, Football, Japan, USA, Women football, Womens World CupJapanese women could not realize their dreams of back-to-back victories in FIFA World Cup tournaments. They had won on penalties against USA in 2011 at Germany to emerge as a brand new champion against some odds. The two teams had played top-quality football in the 2011 final, where USA led twice but the Japanese fought […]
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England Defeat Germany After 31 Years to Finish Third in 2015 Women’s World Cup
July 5, 2015 R K Gupta
England Football, FIFA, Football, Germany, Women football, Womens World CupEngland woman lost to Japan in the World Cup semifinal under tragic circumstances but they didn’t allow themselves to be taken over by disappointment. Mark Sampson ensured that his ward didn’t keep on clutching to Laura Bassett’s own goal in the semifinal and play the third-place play-off against Germany with a positive frame of mind. […]
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Chile Make History by Stunning Argentina in 2015 Copa America Final at Santiago
July 5, 2015 R K Gupta
Argentina, Chile, Copa America, FIFA, FootballThe first football tournament between the nations of South America took place in Argentina during July 2-17, 1916 with four participant; Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and Brazil. Uruguay were the winners after drawing the final with hosts Argentina 0-0. This competition later became known as Copa America or the American Cup. Since then, the format has […]
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Peru Sweep Aside Paraguay in Concepcion to Take Third Place in 2015 Copa America
July 5, 2015 R K Gupta
Copa America, FIFA, Football, Paraguay, PeruIn a match that remained unexciting for most part, Peru defeated Paraguay 2-0 to finish on the third spot for the second consecutive edition of Copa America. After a listless first half, Peru was awarded a corner in the 48th minute. Striker Paolo Guerrero headed the ball to midfielder Andre Carrillo, who shot home to […]
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Japan Enter Second Successive World Cup Final with Laura Basset’s Gift of an Own Goal
July 2, 2015 R K Gupta
FIFA, Football, Japan, Women football, Womens World CupEngland’s World Cup dream lay shattered in one of the cruelest ways. With 30 seconds left and the match poised at 1-1, Japan’s Nahomi Kawusumi unleashed an excellent curling ball for some of her colleagues to tap it into the goal but in trying to clear that cross, England’s Laura Basset sliced it into her […]
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Quirk of Fate Lets Germany Down Against USA in the Semifinal of Women’s FIFA World Cup
July 1, 2015 R K Gupta
FIFA, Football, Germany, USA, Women football, Womens World CupUSA were the lone team in 2015 FIFA women’s World Cup in Canada, against whom just one goal was scored in the tournament until they reached the semifinals. But against Germany, they were expected to run into vulnerability since the Europeans had the firepower to play down their opponents. Dramatic events of the 63rd minute, […]
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| # | Player | Point |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viktor AXELSEN | 72,500 |
| 2 | CHOU Tien Chen | 67,190 |
| 3 | PRANNOY H. S. | 66,730 |
| 4 | Jonatan CHRISTIE | 64,960 |
| 5 | Kodai NARAOKA | 63,020 |