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¿Qué necesita México para clasificarse a los octavos de final de Catar 2022?

México debutó en esta edición de la Copa del Mundo con un empate a cero goles frente a la selección de Polonia.

Breel Embolo decide no celebrar su gol ante Camerún, el país donde nació

A nivel de clubes es común ver a futbolistas evitando festejar goles contra un ex club. Sin embargo, la escena es rarísima en partidos de selección y casi inédita en una Copa del Mundo. Al menos hasta hoy, cuando el delantero Breel Embolo marcó el gol de la victoria de Suiza ante Camerún.

Gol de Breel Embolo vs Camerún

El delantero del AS Monaco aprovechó un centro de Xherdan Shaqiri y desde el punto penal remató de primera para decretar el triunfo 1-0 de La Nati sobre los Leones Indomables.

Switzerland-Cameroon World Cup match is a colorblind nightmare

This morning began the same way as any other World Cup morning would: Wake up at 3:50 a.m., turn on the broadcast from my phone before putting the game on the TV, get my computer to begin writing. But in this exhausted haze, one thing immediately caught my color-deficient eyes: Cameroon and Switzerland were extremely difficult to tell apart. 

Cameroon-born Breel Embolo refuses to celebrate after scoring on his birth country at the World Cup

There’s an unwritten rule in soccer where players don’t celebrate goals they score against former club teams. Instead of celebrating the player will typically put their hands up in the air (like if a police officer told you to put your hands up).

This kind of thing happens all the time during club play. It’s extremely rare to see on the international level, especially at a World Cup.

¿Por qué tan elegante, Homero? Tata Martino dejó la ropa deportiva por un look más fashion

Si has seguido a México en la era Gerardo Martino, seguro te habrás dado cuenta que el técnico argentino no es muy amigo de los trajes y las corbatas. Cada vez que dirige al Tri, el DT prefiere vestirse con la ropa deportiva que le provee adidas, sponsor de la selección.

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Alphonso Davies penalty miss prolongs Canada's search for first men's World Cup goal

Oh, what could have been for Canada’s golden boy? Just 10 minutes into his side’s opening match, Alphonso Davies had the opportunity to score Canada’s first goal at the men’s World Cup. Fate would not be on his side, however, as Belgian goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois saved his tame effort to keep the match scoreless. 

España hipnotiza a Costa Rica con más de 1.000 pases y le aplica un histórico 7-0

¡7-0! Sí, ¡7-0!

Con su celestial e hipnótico tiki-taka, España le dio el réquiem a la generación dorada de Costa Rica.

Sobre el césped del Estadio Al Thumama hubo un solo equipo y las estadísticas de ese dominio fueron brutales. Además de los siete goles:

  • España completó 998 de los 1.060 pases que intentó
  • Costa Rica no registro disparos sobre la portería rival

Yikes!

Lo de los pases es fenomenal y le permitió a los españoles tener una posesión del balón cercana al 82%, récord absoluto desde el Mundial de 1966 a la fecha. 

USA vs. England: TV channel, kick-off time, streaming options and pregame hype

The United States began its World Cup odyssey with a bittersweet 1-1 draw against Wales on Monday, and Gregg Berhalter's men return Friday against an England team that reaffirmed its status as a tournament favorite by hammering Iran 6-2 to go top of Group B after Match Day 1. 

Japan defeats Germany 2-1 in a historic upset

Germany kicked off its 2022 campaign with a continuation of its World Cup struggles from four years ago. Japan scored a late equalizer followed by an even later winner to secure a historic 2-1 win over the champions from 2014. 

Germany players cover mouths in team photo amid LGBTQ+ armband controversy

DOHA — Germany players placed their hands over their mouths during a team photo ahead of their game against Japan for their World Cup Group E on Wednesday as the row over FIFA's threat of sanctions over the "OneLove" armband continued.

All Germany players took part in the gesture in front of dozens of photographers on the pitch ahead of kickoff, after world soccer body FIFA had threatened seven European teams with sanctions if they wore the armband symbolizing diversity and tolerance.

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