Lions’ Roar: England-Croatia 4-2
England were impressive, defeating Croatia 4-2 in Dallas, in the most important match of the first round of the 2026 World Cup. A huge victory for Thomas Tuchel’s team which – in all likelihood – will also mean first place in the 12th group of the competition, where Ghana and Panama also participate. A football […]
Congo…brake in Portugal
Every debut is fraught with dangers, and Portugal learned this well! In their first match for the 2026 World Cup (11th group), the Iberians were held to a 1-1 draw by the Democratic Republic of Congo, who returned to the World Cup after 52 years with a great success. In just the 6th minute, Joao […]
Conference League: Panathinaikos faces Paksi in the 2nd qualifying round
Panathinaikos will face Paksi in the 2nd qualifying round of the Conference League, as revealed by the relevant draw that took place today (17/6) at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. The “clover” will play the first game on July 23 on Hungarian soil, while the return match will take place on July 30 at […]
Europa League: PAOK to face Dynamo Kiev or Cluj in the second qualifying round
PAOK learned of its first European “obstacle” in the 2026-27 season today (17/6), following the draw for the 2nd qualifying round of the Europa League, which took place at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. The “Two-Headed of the North” will face the winner of the match between Ukrainian Dynamo Kiev and Universitatea Cluj, with […]
World Cup 2026: The legends who live their… legend
Shortly before Cristiano Ronaldo steps onto the world football stage to begin his journey to his sixth World Cup (17/6-20:00/ Portugal DR Congo), as well as the top scorer in Europe for the 2025/26 season, Harry Kane with the “Three Lions” (17/6-23:00/ England-Croatia), the superstars who preceded the famous Portuguese, more than did their duty, […]
Austria on the right in its World Cup comeback after 28 years
Austria combined its return to the World Cup after 28 years with a victory, narrowly defeating Jordan 3-1 in a match for the 10th group of the competition. The Austrians took the lead in the 20th minute with a stunning shot from Romano Schmidt, but Jordan leveled the match five minutes into the second half […]
“Magician”, “flea” or simply… Lionel Messi and Argentina-Algeria 3-0
Defending champions Argentina made an ideal “football” appearance at the 2026 World Cup, as they, led by – who else? – Lionel Messi, defeated Algeria 3-0 in the premiere of the 10th group of the top football competition. The match held in Kansas will forever remain in the memory of the “pulga”, since on […]
Haaland “redeemed” Norway, 4-1 Iraq
The Norwegian national football team “entered the 2026 World Cup with the right foot”, as in the premiere of the 9th group, they prevailed in Boston, Iraq, 4-1, but clearly more difficult than the final score indicates. In the first minutes of the match, the Iraqis did not close in defense and tried to […]
One half was enough for France
Very bad in the first half, improved in the second, France started the 2026 World Cup with a victory, defeating Senegal 3-1 in the opening match of Group 9 of the competition. In front of 80,745 spectators in New Jersey, the Africans showed that they could achieve a miracle comparable to that of 2002 when […]
Iran’s… stubbornness earned them a point, 2-2 with New Zealand
Iran managed to come back from behind twice to draw 2-2 against New Zealand in their opening Group 7 match of the World Cup, in a match with pace and momentum on both sides, which was played amid intense anti-government protests by Iranian fans in Tehran. New Zealand took the lead in the seventh minute, […]