Author name: Smokey Ricci

As the 2022 World Cup’s Argentina-Netherlands quarterfinal draws to a close, NPR’s Tom Goldman witnesses a commotion in the press stands at Lusail Stadium — as Grant Wahl falls. The reporters dispersed. Paramedics went to his seating area and performed CPR. After a few minutes, they removed him on a stretcher while continuing to perform […]

Argentina took a 2-0 lead, conceded an equalizer in the 11th minute of second-half stoppage time to send the match to extra time at 2-2, and then won the shootout 4-3 amid a deafening noise inside Lusail Stadium. It’s the fourth time Argentina has advanced to a World Cup semifinal. “When we won, it was

Cristiano Ronaldo was unexpectedly on the bench in Portugal’s 6-1 thrashing of Switzerland. After the game, Ronaldo’s substitute problem continued to be fermented and deduced.Portuguese media even reported that Ronaldo had a dispute with coach Santos after learning that he could not start, and threatened to withdraw from the national team. On the evening of

Neymar walked off the field in Al Rayyan, Qatar, with teammate Dani Alves by his side, tears still rolling down the Brazil forward’s cheeks. Brazil’s run to the 2022 World Cup final ended in a thriller after Croatia pulled off a stunning upset in a penalty-kick shootout to advance to the semifinals. Again, Neymar couldn’t lead

The Netherlands will play against Argentina.  This is their sixth meeting at the World Cup. Argentina has won twice (1978 final, 2014 semifinals) and the Netherlands has won twice, (1974 group stage, 2-1 in the 1998 quarterfinal), with a 0-0 draw in the 2006 group stage. The Netherlands’ World Cup quarterfinal against Argentina on Friday will be worth

The Qatar World Cup continues. The World Cup’s Round of 16 is officially over in Qatar, and the Final 8 have been decided. Namely, the Netherlands, Argentina, Brazil, Croatia, England, France, Portugal, and Morocco. Morocco has become the big dark horse in the top 8 lineups. This is the first time in their team’s history

Haha hahaha, Mbappe looked at Giroud affectionately after the French team scored, making people unable to move their eyes. This scene was also spoofed by netizens. I have to say that the imagination of netizens is still very rich. Let’s have fun together: