SPORTS

SPORTS

 

Russia, the Host Nation of the 2018 World Cup opened up the tournament with a 5-0 win over Saudi Arabia in group A

Croatia 2 vs 0 Nigeria, 2018 World Cup Group D match report.

The performance of the Super Eagles in the international friendly matches played prior to the commencement of the Fifa 2018 World Cup, ended up reflecting its expected ill look as the Super Eagles suffers yet another defeat fromCroatia.

An own goal by Nigeria midfielder Oghenekaro Etebo and a spot kick by Luka Modric, defeated Nigeria and hired the Croatians a confidence in the 2018 World Cup tournament.

Super Eagles captain, Mikel Obi has reacted to the team’s 2-0 loss to Croatia in their Group D opening in the World Cup.

Following the trend of the 2018 World Cup, here are the results of other matches played in Russia.

GROUP B Portugal 3 vs 3 Spain; Diego Costa’s double and a single from Nacho was cancelled out by Cristiano Ronaldo’s hatrik. A short range shot, spot kick and a fabulous free kick staged Cr7 on the top scorer list in the World Cup. The match which ended in an unexpected 3-3 draw got reactions across the globe. This is a pointer to showcase the uncertainty in the game of football.

GROUP D Argentina 1 vs 1 Iceland;Sergio Aguero goal was shortly equalized as Iceland Alfred Finnbogason finished a rebound from close. Argentina and football lovers across the globe have reacted to Lionel Messi’s spot kick miss against Iceland. Most media across the globe uses Lionel Messi’s penalty loss as News headline.

GROUP F Germany 0 vs 1 Mexico

GROUP E Brazil 1 vs 1 Switzerland

GROUP A Egypt 0 vs 1 Uruguay

GROUP C PERU 0 VS 1 DENMARK

 FIXTURES

MONDAY, JUNE 18                                      TUESDAY, JUNE 19                          WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20

SWEEDEN VS SOUTH KOREA                 POLAND VS SENEGAL                   PORTUGAL VS MOROCCO

BELGIUM VS PANAMA                              COLOMBIA VS JAPAN                   URUGUAY VS SAUDI ARABIA

TUNISIA VS ENGLAND                              RUSSIA VS EGYPT                           IRAN VS SPAIN

THURSDAY, JUNE 21                                         FRIDAY, JUNE 22

FRANCE VS PERU                                   BRAZIL VS COSTA RICA

DENMARK VS AUSTRALIA                  NIGERIA VS ICELAND

ARGENTINA VS CROATIA                    SERBIA VS SWITZERLAND

BASKET BALL

Dub Dynasty: Warriors sweep Cavs for second straight title.

Stephen Curry scored 37points, Kevin Dynasty added 20 and a triple-double, and the Golden State Warriors stamped themselves a dynasty after winning their second straight NBA title and third in four years.