Celebration of the day. Grealish honors the sick child
England made a perfect entry into this 2022 World Cup. Our neighbors made short work of Iran, winning 6-2. Jack Grealish also scored his team’s last goal shortly before added time.
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The Manchester City striker waved his arms in tribute to 11-year-old Finlay, who has cerebral palsy, for whom he promised a special celebration.
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Failure of the day. leadership of the Iranian goalkeeper
Iranian goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand was replaced against England after suffering a head injury. The goalkeeper collided with team-mate Hosseini Majid as he attempted to collect a cross and spent several minutes on the pitch receiving treatment.
The 30-year-old was eventually allowed to continue playing despite his nose bleeding, but he was clearly in no condition to take part in the match. After signaling to his teammates, he again collapsed to the ground and was stretchered off the pitch to replace backup goalkeeper Seyed Hossein Hossain.
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Shocking moment of the day: Iranians don’t sing their national anthem
Iranian football players continue their protest after the protests that have affected the country. “Melli” players were silent during their national anthem at the start of the match against England. A decision that was taken “collectively”, as senior Alireza Jahanbakhsh assured him a few days ago.
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The big story of the day. Jacobs unveils the World Cup
It just happened to Senegalese Ismail Jacobs. The Monaco defender has qualified for the World Cup after receiving a positive response to his request for citizenship from FIFA… this Monday morning.
Cologne-born Ismail Jacobs was capped nine times by Germany’s youth team before featuring twice for Senegal in friendly matches in September. The left-back, on the bench against the Netherlands, took advantage of Abdou Diallo’s injury to come on just before the hour mark to mark his first official match for the Lions.
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Number of the day: 5.13 million
This Monday morning we learned that the Qatar-Ecuador opening match this Sunday attracted 5.13 million viewers in front of TF1, as reported by Médiamétrie. This corresponds to 31.3% of the audience.
In 2018, the Russia-Saudi Arabia game was watched by 3.98 million people (36.3% audience share). However, it happened on Thursday at 1pm French metropolitan time.
Controversy of the Day: Over 45 minutes of overtime in three games
Got a record from day two of the 2022 World Cup? In three games, we have a total of 52 minutes of added time, which is more than one time.
The England-Ira first leg blew up all the counters with 14 extra minutes after each stoppage time. From the start of the match, the Iranian goalkeeper was injured, as a result of which the game was interrupted for a long time.
Senegal v Holland first reasonable extra time – two minutes before full time – eight minimum in the second half. Davy Klaassen scored at the end of the season even with ten minutes added on.
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Finally, in the USA vs. Holland match, the final match of the day, this time there are four minutes of overtime before halftime and nine after the second half. A time that seems excessive.
Quote of the day. “It is likely that this will be my last World Cup.”
Lionel Messi’s comments. The Argentinian captain, present at the press conference, answered the questions of 200 journalists, who did not hesitate to applaud him when he left.
“I want to fulfill our dream, it will probably be my last World Cup“Explains the seven-time winner of the “Golden Ball”, who wanted to reassure about his health condition. “Physically, I feel very well. I am having a great time both personally and physically. I have no problem.»
Source: Le Figaro
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