France's Kylian Mbappé, Norway's Erling Haaland take centre stage
Cape Verde followed that up by scoring its first goals of the World Cup in a 2-2 tie against Uruguay.Next up could be a monumental achievement for the Blue Sharks: a spot in the knockout stage.Beat Saudi Arabia in Houston, and Cape Verde will finish no worse than second in Group H. Even a draw could be good enough to get the Blue Sharks out of the group, a monumental accomplishment for a nation of about 500,000 people and about 15 million new Instagram followers.“It’s in our hands,” defender Roberto Lopes said. Deschamps previously announced he is stepping down as France coach after the tournament, 14 years after taking the job.Stéphan said his thoughts continue to be with Deschamps and his family.“He is very affected,” Stéphan said.
- ▪Cape Verde followed that up by scoring its first goals of the World Cup in a 2-2 tie against Uruguay.Next up could be a monumental achievement for the Blue Sharks: a spot in the knockout stage.Beat Saudi Arabia in Houston, and Cape Verde wi
- ▪Even a draw could be good enough to get the Blue Sharks out of the group, a monumental accomplishment for a nation of about 500,000 people and about 15 million new Instagram followers.“It’s in our hands,” defender Roberto Lopes said.
- ▪Deschamps previously announced he is stepping down as France coach after the tournament, 14 years after taking the job.Stéphan said his thoughts continue to be with Deschamps and his family.“He is very affected,” Stéphan said.
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Shortly after his team beat Senegal, Norway star Erling Haaland said he didn’t care all that much about its next game against France.The rest of the soccer world sure does.One of the marquee matchups of the World Cup takes place in Foxborough, Massachusetts, on Friday, when Haaland and the Norwegians face France and Kylian Mbappé.Mbappé, one of the world’s best strikers, has scored four goals in two games to push his World Cup total to 16, two behind Lionel Messi’s record.Haaland has put on a show in his first World Cup, scoring twice each in wins over Senegal and Iraq.This is a matchup even casual soccer fans won’t want to miss.Also on Friday, Spain can clinch Group H against Uruguay, which likely needs a win to keep its knockout-stage hopes alive.
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