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World Cup Group Stage Round-up: The best rated eliminated XI

by Ben McAleer at Friday, Jun 29 2018 15:50
World Cup Group Stage Round-up: The best rated eliminated XI As sweet the taste of victory at the World Cup my be, there is a bitterness to being eliminated, particularly if a player or team has impressed, but ultimately been dumped out of the competition at the group stage, and Russia 2018 is no different.Here, using our unique rating system, we take a look ...
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World Cup Power Rankings: Brazil pipped to top spot ahead of knockout phase

by Martin Laurence at Friday, Jun 29 2018 15:01
World Cup Power Rankings: Brazil pipped to top spot ahead of knockout phase There are only 16 teams left in the 2018 World Cup following the conclusion of the group stage. Analysing the performances in Russia so far this summer, here are the latest WhoScored power rankings for the remaining nations:16) Argentina - 6.63 ratingWith four points and a goal difference of -2, Ar...
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World Cup Group Stage round-up: England duo feature in best rated XI

by Josh Wright at Friday, Jun 29 2018 14:32
World Cup Group Stage round-up: England duo feature in best rated XI There are 16 teams left standing in the 2018 World Cup after the group stage was finalised on Thursday and they can now start to plot their route to next month's final. It has been a thrilling tournament beyond expectation, not least because host nation Russia are still in with a chance. They were e...
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Group H round-up: Group topping Colombia dominate player rankings

by Ben McAleer at Friday, Jun 29 2018 12:00
Group H round-up: Group topping Colombia dominate player rankings It was a cruel twist of fate that denied Senegal a spot in the last-16 of the World Cup, with Japan progressing from Group G at their expense having received two fewer yellow cards. The Samurai Blue secured their spot in the second round along with Colombia, who topped the group following their 1-0 ...
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Group G round-up: Premier League quintet make up top performers

by Ben McAleer at Friday, Jun 29 2018 10:00
Group G round-up: Premier League quintet make up top performers Belgium ultimately trumped England to top spot in Group G, with Adnan Januzaj’s second half strike the difference in Kaliningrad. Wins last weekend over Tunisia and Panama guaranteed the pair’s spot in the last-16, with Thursday’s match up a mere formality to determine who finished...
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The Best Bet: England to finish Group H top with win over Belgium

by Josh Wright at Thursday, Jun 28 2018 14:08
The Best Bet: England to finish Group H top with win over Belgium England and Belgium find themselves in a peculiar situation where finishing second in Group H will actually provide them with the best route to the final. Topping the ground would set up a potential quarter-final clash with Brazil, whereas claiming second would mean a run all the way to the last fou...
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World Cup warm up: The permutations ahead of Group G’s conclusion on Thursday

by Josh Wright at Thursday, Jun 28 2018 13:29
World Cup warm up: The permutations ahead of Group G’s conclusion on Thursday The last two games of the 2018 World Cup group stage will be completed by Group G, with England facing Belgium and Tunisia playing Panama. Tunisia and Panama will contest a dead rubber match in Saransk having already been eliminated, but there is still plenty to play for in group’s other match...
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Group F round-up: Sweden captain's heroics secures top spot in player rankings

by Ben McAleer at Thursday, Jun 28 2018 11:15
Group F round-up: Sweden captain's heroics secures top spot in player rankings Well, that was unexpected, wasn’t it? Defending world champions Germany failed to make it past the group stages, with a 2-0 loss to South Korea ensuring they finished bottom of Group F. Drawn alongside South Korea, Mexico and Sweden, Germany were expected to ease into the next round of the tou...
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Group E round-up: Neymar gradually boiling to best to claim top spot in player rankings

by Josh Wright at Thursday, Jun 28 2018 10:23
Group E round-up: Neymar gradually boiling to best to claim top spot in player rankings After watching Germany crash out of the 2018 World Cup just hours before they kicked off, Brazil avoided similar humiliation. Tire’s side eased past Serbia 2-0 to secure top spot in Group E and set up a round of 16 clash against Mexico, with Switzerland joining the pre-tournament favourites th...
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Group D round-up: Messi heroics ensure top spot in player rankings

by Martin Laurence at Wednesday, Jun 27 2018 15:26
Group D round-up: Messi heroics ensure top spot in player rankings After a disappointing fare in the early kick-off between France and Denmark, the climax in Group D certainly lived up to expectations.With all four sides able to progress heading into the final matches, it was Argentina that joined Croatia in the last 16, leaving Nigeria heartbroken but far from hum...
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