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The top-rated Premier League players at the World Cup

by Ben McAleer at Jumanne, Jul 10 2018 09:35
The top-rated Premier League players at the World Cup The Premier League is a hotbed of talent and a number of players from across the world have taken their chance to prove their worth at the World Cup. Here, using our unique rating system, we run through the best performing Premier League players in Russia…10. Harry Maguire - England and Leice...
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Hazard a worthy front-runner for Player of the Tournament - The candidates

by Martin Laurence at Jumatatu, Jul 9 2018 17:00
Hazard a worthy front-runner for Player of the Tournament - The candidates As we approach the World Cup semi-finals and the Jules Rimet trophy comes into focus for the four remaining sides, there are a number of players that will still be eyeing individual prizes too.While Harry Kane is the front-runner for the Golden Boot, two goals clear in the race for the gong, the odd...
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France vs Belgium - How will Red Devils cope without suspended Meunier?

by Ben McAleer at Jumatatu, Jul 9 2018 16:45
France vs Belgium - How will Red Devils cope without suspended Meunier? Belgium’s 2-1 win over Brazil came at a cost. The Red Devils certainly impressed in an opening half hour blitz with a Fernandinho own goal and a Kevin De Bruyne arrow sending Belgium into an unassailable 2-0 lead. Renato Augusto may have pulled one back, while a fine Thibaut Courtois stop deni...
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Croatia vs England – Will Henderson come through his midfield acid test?

by Josh Wright at Jumatatu, Jul 9 2018 16:05
Croatia vs England – Will Henderson come through his midfield acid test? England find themselves in an unusual situation heading into Wednesday’s semi-final against Croatia, having reached the last four of a World Cup for the first time since 1990 without facing any team of serious note. Even Croatia are not the same calibre of teams on the other side of the draw, ...
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Russia dominate quarter-final best-rated eliminated XI

by Ben McAleer at Jumapili, Jul 8 2018 11:45
Russia dominate quarter-final best-rated eliminated XI While four nations were celebrating, four were left reeling from what could have been. Here, we run through the best-rated WhoScored.com XI of those to have exited the World Cup at the quarter-final stage…Alisson - BrazilThere was little Alisson could have done for Belgium’s two goals. ...
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Maguire makes the cut in quarter-final best rated XI

by Ben McAleer at Jumapili, Jul 8 2018 10:40
Maguire makes the cut in quarter-final best rated XI And then there were four. Croatia’s penalty shootout win over Russia, their second such successive triumph, set up the midweek semi-final meetings, with France up against Belgium and England facing off against Croatia with a spot in the World Cup final up for grabs.Here, we run through our bes...
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Player Ratings: Sweden 0-2 England - Maguire continues to flourish for Three Lions

by Josh Wright at Jumamosi, Jul 7 2018 17:38
Player Ratings: Sweden 0-2 England - Maguire continues to flourish for Three Lions A closer look at the performances and explanation of the player ratings from England’s 2-0 win over Sweden in the quarter-finals of the 2018 World Cup.Sweden - 6.36Robin Olsen - 5.63 - Did well to prevent Raheem Sterling from scoring a one-on-one in the first half, but should have come and cla...
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Sweden vs England Confirmed XIs: Southgate opts against changes for quarter-final clash

by Josh Wright at Jumamosi, Jul 7 2018 13:45
Sweden vs England Confirmed XIs: Southgate opts against changes for quarter-final clash Gareth Southgate has resisted the urge to make any changes from the team that started Tuesday night's penalty shoot-out triumph over Colombia in the round of 16, meaning Dele Alli, Kyle Walker and Ashley Young have recovered from knocks.England are playing for a place in the last four of the 2018 Wo...
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Player Ratings: Brazil 1-2 Belgium - Premier League trio shine for Red Devils

by Josh Wright at Ijumaa, Jul 6 2018 22:01
Player Ratings: Brazil 1-2 Belgium - Premier League trio shine for Red Devils A closer look at the performances and explanation of the player ratings from Belgium’s thrilling 2-1 win over Brazil in the quarter-finals of the 2018 World Cup. Brazil - 7.08Alisson - 5.75 - The Brazil goalkeeper was not at fault for either goal and could not have done anything to prevent the...
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Player Ratings: Uruguay 0-2 France - Muslera blunder hands Les Bleus semi-final berth

by WhoScored.com at Ijumaa, Jul 6 2018 17:15
Player Ratings: Uruguay 0-2 France - Muslera blunder hands Les Bleus semi-final berth A closer look at the performances and explanation of the player ratings as France advanced to the World Cup semi-finals at the expense of Uruguay.URUGUAY - 6.16Fernando Muslera - 4.62 - Taking his place among the very worst howlers of the World Cup, the Uruguay keeper failed to make a single save an...
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