⚽️♛►✿★ 2018 FIFA World Cup ★✿◄♛⚽️ : FRANCE World CHAMPIONS 🏆🏆🏆

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https://vine.co/v/iumTeHg2X1z

Uruguay ude ee goal kandayirunoo... :p

Cavani's assist

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Ecuador	4	4	0	0	9	2	+7	12	Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup		—	2–1	MD7	MD5	MD9	MD18	MD14	2–0	MD16	MD12
2	Uruguay	4	3	0	1	9	2	+7	9		MD11	—	MD13	MD8	3–0	MD15	3–0	MD18	MD6	MD9
3	Brazil	4	2	1	1	7	4	+3	7		MD15	MD5	—	MD14	MD18	MD11	MD8	MD9	3–0	3–1
4	Paraguay	4	2	1	1	3	2	+1	7		MD13	MD16	MD6	—	MD7	0–0	MD9	2–1	MD11	MD18
5	Chile	4	2	1	1	7	7	0	7	Advance to inter-confederation play-offs		MD17	MD12	2–0	MD15	—	MD5	1–1	MD8	MD10	MD14
6	Argentina	4	1	2	1	2	3	−1	5			0–2	MD7	1–1	MD10	MD13	—	MD12	MD6	MD17	MD16
7	Colombia	4	1	1	2	3	5	−2	4		MD6	MD10	MD16	MD17	MD11	0–1	—	MD13	2–0	MD7
8	Bolivia	4	1	0	3	5	8	−3	3		MD10	0–2	MD17	MD12	MD16	MD14	MD5	—	MD7	4–2
9	Peru	4	1	0	3	4	9	−5	3		MD8	MD14	MD12	1–0	3–4	MD9	MD18	MD15	—	MD5
10	Venezuela	4	0	0	4	4	11	−7	0		1–3	MD17	MD10	0–1	MD6	MD8	MD15	MD11	MD13	—

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Fri , Mar 25 , 2016
01:30am IST Bolivia v Colombia , Live on Sony ESPN & Sony ESPN HD
02:30am IST Ecuador v Paraguay , Live on Sony SIX
05:00am IST Chile v Argentina , Live on Sony ESPN & Sony ESPN HD
07:45am IST Peru v Venezuela , Live on Sony ESPN & Sony ESPN HD

Sat , Mar 26 , 2016
06:15am IST Brazil v Uruguay , Live on Sony ESPN & Sony ESPN HD

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Argentina held on to grab a gritty 2-1 victory over Chile in CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying in Santiago on Thursday

Chile gave a raucous Estadio Nacional crowd something to celebrate in the 11th minute.
From a corner, Felipe Gutierrez powerfully placed Fabian Orellana's out-swinging cross into the bottom-right corner of Sergio Romero's net.
Argentina didn't take long to work an equaliser, however, with Angel Di Maria quieting the atmosphere on 20 minutes with a wonderful, right-footed curled shot into Claudio Bravo's far post after pouncing on a loose ball just inside the box.
The visitors added the winner just five minutes later. Lionel Messi found room near the six-yard box before lobbing back across goal for Gabriel Mercado, whose right-footed volley under duress snuck past Bravo and into the net.
The win gives Argentina eight points from five games, five point behind leaders Ecuador. While Copa America champs Chile remain on seven

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Luis Suarez scored on his Uruguay return as Brazil threw away a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 in their World Cup qualifier and increase the pressure on coach Dunga.

Douglas Costa opened the scoring inside a minute and when Renato Augusto made it 2-0, all looked rosy for the Selecao.

But Edinson Cavani pulled one back before half-time and Luis Suarez, playing for his country for the first time since being suspended for biting Italy's Giorgio Chiellini at the 2014 World Cup, struck early in the second half to earn a point for Uruguay.

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Wed , Mar 30 , 2016
02:00am IST Colombia v Ecuador
04:30am IST Uruguay v Peru
05:00am IST Argentina v Bolivia , Live on Sony SIX
05:00am IST Venezuela v Chile , Live on Sony ESPN HD
05:15am IST Paraguay v Brazil , Live on Sony ESPN

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2018 WC AFRICA Q'FIERS: Ghana seeded in Pot 1


Team Black Stars



Ghana have been seeded in Pot 1 for the 2018 FIFA world cup final phase of the qualifiers.

The Black Stars are housed in pot 1 alongside, Algeria, Egypt, Côte D’ Voire and Senegal.

The draw means the four times Africa champions will not be drawn in the same group with any of the four teams.

However, the Stars may be paired with Cameroon, Nigeria, and host of other powerhouses in the continent.

*POT 1*

1. Algeria
2. Côte d’ Voire
3. Ghana
4. Senegal
5. Egypt

*POT 2*
1. Tunisia
2. Cape Verde

3. DR Congo

4. Guinea

5. Cameroon

*POT 3*
1. Congo Brazzaville
2. Nigeria
3. Morocco
4. Mali
5. South Africa

*POT 4*
1. Uganda
2. Burkina Faso
3. Zambia
4. Gabon
5. Libya

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FIFA 2018 WORLD CUP Nigeria gets group of death


• Musa Muhammed of Nigeria and Ousmane Coulibaly of Mali during an International Friendly match in Rouen, France



Nigeria will play Zambia’s Chipolopolo, Cameroon’s Indomitable Lions and Algeria’s Fennecs in the final round of qualification series for the 2018 FIFA World Cup finals. The draw conducted at the Cairo Marriott Hotel put all former African champions in the same Group B, with reigning continental champions Cote d’Ivoire to tackle Gabon, Mali and Morocco in Group C. Tunisia’s Carthage Eagles head Group A that also includes Libya, Democratic Republic of Congo and Guinea, and Ghana’s Black Stars will do battle with the Pharaohs of Egypt, Congo’s Red Devils and Uganda’s Cranes in Group E. Senegal’s Teranga Lions, which reached the World Cup quarter –finals in its debut in 2002, head Group D that also includes South Africa’s Bafana Bafana, Burkina Faso’s Etalons and Cape Verde’s Blue Sharks. “It is a tough draw, but then I have always said that you have to beat the best to get to the World Cup. Now we have the draw, we know how to prepare. The preparation has to start right now and we must make good use of every single day leading to the kick –off of the series. “The other pools are tough as well, because for me, you can never afford to under –rate any team these days. Now we must quickly sort out the issue of Head Coach and his assistants and put every other thing in place in good time,” NFF president Amaju Pinnick said. Algeria knocked Nigeria out of the race to the 1982 FIFA World Cup, but Nigeria also overpowered Algeria to qualify for the 1994 finals in USA. Nigeria beat Algeria 3-0 to lift her first –ever Africa Cup of Nations title, on home soil in 1980, but the Fennecs avenged by beating the Eagles 1-0 to also nick their first African title, on home soil, ten years later. Cameroon stopped Nigeria from reaching the 1990 FIFA World Cup finals, winning 1-0 in Yaounde in a group contest even though Nigeria won the home leg 2-0 in Ibadan. In Yaounde, only weeks after the death of Samuel Okwaraji, Nigeria needed a draw to shove aside the Lions but lost 1-0. In a friendly in Belgium in October last year, the Super Eagles steamrolled the Lions 3-0.

GROUP A: Tunisia, Libya, DR Congo, Guinea
GROUP B: Zambia, Cameroon, Algeria, Nigeria
GROUP C: Gabon, Mali, Cote d’Ivoire, Morocco
GROUP D: Senegal, South Africa, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde
GROUP E: Ghana, Egypt, Congo, Uganda

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Lionel Messi in doubt for Argentina's World Cup qualifiers after injury

Messi's return from a brief-but-controversial retirement may have to wait.



Lionel Messi may have called off his short-lived retirement and is headed to join Argentina for World Cup qualifiers, but he may not actually be able to play.

The Barcelona star is nursing a sore hamstring that could prevent him from taking part in Argentina’s 2018 World Cup qualifiers starting this week. Argentina host Uruguay on Friday and then go to Venezuela on Sept. 7.

The 29-year-old was evaluated over some hamstring discomfort at Barcelona’s facilities after Sunday's 1-0 La Liga win against Athletic Bilbao before going to Argentina. Barcelona acknowledged the injury in a statement released Monday but did not provide any specific information about the severity of it.



“A report on tests performed on Monday, and as approved by the FC Barcelona Medical Services and the Argentinian Football Association, has confirmed that Leo Messi has hurt his left hamstring,” the statement said. “The player is traveling to Argentina to join the national team for World Cup qualifying matches at home to Uruguay and away to Venezuela, and his presence in those matches will depend on how the injury develops.”


There is no word from the Argentina federation, though on Monday the AFA announced Javier Pastore and Sergio Aguero were both injured and would not be available for either of the upcoming qualifying games.

Messi said he wanted to step away from the Argentina national team in June after losing the Copa America Centenario final to Chile, but he reversed that decision two weeks ago and agreed to rejoin the team under new coach Edgardo Bauza.