In November 2020, Sébastien Haller chose to defend the colors of the selection of Côte d’Ivoire, the country of his mother, after having waited in vain for a summons to the France team. This Friday evening, the Ajax striker finds the Blues, whose jersey he wore fifty times in his youth. Ivory Coast remembers it, … Read more
For this penultimate day of the Amsud zone, Ecuador and Uruguay could qualify for the 2022 World Cup by beating Paraguay and Peru respectively. Race results? Ecuador took the water in Paraguay (3-1), but Uruguay won by a short header (1-0) and qualified the Ecuadorians at the same time. The place of play-off will be … Read more
Author of a double against Austria this Thursday evening (2-1), Gareth Bale was the main architect of Welsh qualification for the final of the play-offs at the 2022 World Cup. needed one, that the striker may be finished for Real Madrid, but not for football. All it took was 90 minutes and two actions, qualified … Read more
If the defeat of Italy in the play-off is likely to cause a lot of ink to flow, the feat achieved by the winner of this Thursday evening should not be overlooked, however: North Macedonia. After the first Euro in its history played last summer, the small Balkan republic is only one step away from … Read more
Winner of the Euro last July, Mancini’s Italy is officially out for the next World Cup this evening. A bitter, resounding failure, both for the players and the coach. A coach who reached nirvana at Wembley, but couldn’t find his way back. By Éric Maggiori, who will now support Serbia Friday March 25 Modified Friday, … Read more
By crucifying Italy in the 92nd minute, Aleksandar Trajkovski allowed North Macedonia to challenge Portugal for a final play-off during which the winner will participate in the World Cup in Qatar. An already historic performance for a country that has never participated in any World Cup. A way for the attacker, too, to mark the … Read more
After the 2018 World Cup in Russia, Italy will miss the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. An earthquake that no one wanted to see happen after the victory at the Euro this summer. Yet the signs were there. Now, like five years ago, the Azzurri will have to start from scratch. Sitting on the edge … Read more
After taking cover thanks in part to the insight of Otávio, Portugal panicked and almost got caught by Turkey in the final minutes. But he finally got away with a break lead (3-1) and will challenge North Macedonia for a place at the next World Cup on Tuesday. Portugal 3-1 Turkey Goals: Otavio (15and), Jota … Read more
At the end of a match that it dominated from the head and shoulders without managing to score, Italy fell on a clear strike from Aleksandar Trajkovski (0-1) this Thursday evening in Palermo. Eight months after being on the throne of Europe, the Nazionale will not play a second World Cup in a row after … Read more
Journalist, former editor-in-chief of Beur FM in particular, Abdelkrim Branine publishes The Little Sultan. A novel which, in fact, deals with the political impact of football today in France, through the fate of a young Franco-Algerian footballer. A story that resonates strangely true, a few weeks before the first round of the presidential election. Your … Read more