Tag Archives: Cup

Quiz! Can you name the Netherlands line-up from the 2014 World Cup match against Costa Rica?

Tim Krul of Holland preparing the penalty shoot out during the World Cup match between Holland v Costa Rica on July 5, 2014

Three minutes on the clock, 14 players to guess. Remember to tweet your scores @FourFourTwo (opens in new tab) and share with your mates. NOW TRY Quiz! Can you name the Ivory Coast line-up from the 2010 World Cup match against Portugal? After a dirty performance in the 2010 final and the ignominy of losing the …

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Ronaldo’s nightmare, Spain’s positives and history beckons for Morocco: Five takeaways from day 17 of World Cup 2022

Morocco players celebrate after defeating Spain on penalties during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Round of 16 match between Morocco and Spain at Education City Stadium on December 06, 2022 in Al Rayyan, Qatar.

World Cup 2022 takes its first rest day on Wednesday, after 17 days of intense action in the group stages and last 16 of the tournament. Morocco and Portugal are the final two sides to reach the quarter-finals, knocking out Spain and Switzerland respectively in rather different circumstances. There are …

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Cameroon FA president, Samuel Eto’o issues apology for attacking Algerian YouTuber who asked if he ‘bribed a World Cup play-off referee’

Cameroon FA president, Samuel Eto

Samuel Eto’o has issued an apology after getting into a physical altercation with an Algerian YouTuber whilst in Dubai for the World Cup.    The ex-Barcelona and Chelsea striker was caught on camera kneeing a man as he filmed him while he left Stadium 974 in Doha where Brazil had just beaten South Korea 4-1 Monday …

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