Pre-tournament favourites Brazil have been eliminated from the World Cup by Belgium at the quarter-final stage, falling to a 2-1…
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Brazil coach Tite has confirmed that Real Madrid full-back Marcelo will return to the side to face the Belgians
“It’s an embarrassment for soccer that so much time was wasted on one player,” Osorio said in Spanish at his postgame news conference. “The officiating was very biased and the players got tired of that.
But the title talk has been drowned out in much of the world by a debate over Neymar’s play acting.
Two goals in the first seven minutes of the second half put Japan on course to reach their first World Cup quarter final before Roberto Martinez’s game-changing substitutions.
After a goalless first half, Neymar soon gave Brazil the lead
After finishing top of Group E following a slow start, five-time winners Brazil are now looking to reach the last eight for the seventh straight World Cup.
“I hope that Brazil will face Russia in the [FIFA World Cup] final,” Etchegoyen said at the BRICS High Representatives on Security meeting.
Goals either side of half time from Paulinho and Thiago Silva at the Spartak Stadium in Moscow ensured that Tite’s charges marched into the last 16 with relative ease, while condemning Mladen Krstajic’s Serbian side to group-stage elimination
The Swiss picked up a late 2-1 win against Serbia to put them in pole position for qualification, currently on four points along with Brazil, who have a better goal difference
Tite’s men left it late to beat Costa Rica on Friday, as Philippe Coutinho and Neymar came to the rescue to send Brazil to the top of Group E
Members of the academic community, who received Ooni Ogunwusi and his entourage to the premises of the academy, where the award ceremony was held, during his 10 days visit to the Latin American nation, included the immediate past Brazilian ambassador to Nigeria, Maria Auxiliadora Figueiredo, who received special encomiums from the Ooni for her roles in fostering unity between Afro Brazilians and the continent of Africa.
Mladen Krstajic’s team entered the match knowing that a victory would see them advance to the round of 16, but Granit Xhaka’s second-half effort cancelled an early header from Aleksandar Mitrovic, before Xherdan Shaqiri won it for Switzerland in the final minute.
The five-time winners seemed poised for another frustrating draw, especially after a penalty awarded to Neymar was overturned by referee Bjorn Kuipers after consulting VAR.
Serbia have never reached the knockout rounds of a World Cup, but they have the chance to do so if they can beat Switzerland at the Kaliningrad Stadium.
The PSG star, who broke a toe four months ago, limped out of training during the week with an ankle injury but is expected to retain his place for Friday’s game in St Petersburg.
The Red Devils have confirmed that the 25-year-old has signed a five-year contract at Old Trafford after successfully completing a medical.
The tournament, which kicked-off on June 14, 2018, is billed to end on July 15, 2018
The Brazil striker was seen wincing and covered his face with a hand in distress, sparking fresh fears about his fitness.
Switzerland had the first opportunity of the match inside the first three minutes, but Blerim Dzemaili – who had been found by Xherdan Shaqiri – could only lift the ball over the Brazilian crossbar from close range