Ronaldo’s ninth, or Bruno’s brace?
Did Ronaldo touch the ball? Who should’ve been credited with Portugal’s goal after a cross from Bruno Fernandes appeared to have been guided into the right-side netting by Cristiano Ronaldo?
Did Ronaldo touch the ball? Who should’ve been credited with Portugal’s goal after a cross from Bruno Fernandes appeared to have been guided into the right-side netting by Cristiano Ronaldo?
In Group G ,Brazil scored a late winner to beat Switzerland 1-0, punching their ticket to the knockouts. Cameroon and Serbia played out to a mouthwatering 3-3 draw. In Group H, Portugal beat Uruguay 2-0 securing a spot in the Last 16. Ghana claimed another win for African countries, beating South Korea 3-2 in a spectacle.
Bruno Fernandes scored twice to give Portugal a 2-0 victory over Uruguay on Monday and send them into the knock-out stages of the World Cup alongside France and Brazil.
Asamoah Gyan was ecstatic after Ghana secured a narrow 3-2 victory over South Korea in their Group H encounter.
In Group C, Lionel Messi was on the scoresheet as Argentina kept their knockout dreams alive with a 2-0 win over Mexico. Poland soared to a 2-0 win over Saudi Arabia. In Group D, Kylian Mbappe scored a brace as France beat Denmark 2-1, while Australia beat Tunisia 1-0.
In Group A, Senegal coasted to a 3-1 win over hosts Qatar, knocking them out of the tournament. Ecuador came back to claim a point against the Netherlands in a 1-1 draw. In Group B, Iran scored two stoppage time goals to beat Wales 2-1, while the highly anticipated clash between England and USA played out to a goalless draw.
Host nation Qatar were pushed to the brink of an early elimination from their own World Cup on Friday after a 3-1 defeat to Senegal.
Neymar is set to miss the rest of Brazil’s Group Stage due to an ankle injury. The forward was subbed in the 80th minute of Brazil’s 2-0 win over Serbia. It is reported that he will be ready for the Knockout rounds, should Brazil advance.
Iran claimed a famous 2-0 victory over 10-man Wales on Friday as Carlos Queiroz’s men scored two goals deep into added time to keep their World Cup campaign alive.
Uruguay were held to a goalless draw by South Korea in their World Cup opener in Qatar on Thursday.