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BBC Sport
1 year ago
Soccer (FIFA)

Lyon come back to win 5-4 with last-minute penalty

Alexandre Lacazette scored four goals, including a 100th-minute penalty, to help his Lyon side beat Montpellier in an epic 5-4 thriller.After Lacazette opened the scoring in the 31st minute, Montpellier's Elye Wahi scored four unanswered goals to put his side 4-1 up after 55 minutes.Goals from Lacazette and Dejan Lovren then reduced the deficit with Lacazette equalising in the 82nd minute.
BBC Sport
1 year ago
Soccer (FIFA)

Can Modric inspire Croatia to shock against Brazil?

Host nation: Qatar Dates: 20 November-18 December Coverage: Live on BBC TV, BBC iPlayer, BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Sounds and the BBC Sport website and app.Day-by-day TV listings  - Full coverage details  

The Real Madrid midfielder led his country to the World Cup final in 2018 and now, with a quarter-final against favourites Brazil looming on Friday, there is an ambition to emulate that achievement - and it might not even be his last try at a major international trophy.
www.90min.com
4 years ago
Liverpool FC

Jurgen Klopp Provides the Reason Behind Joe Gomez's Absence From Watford Defeat

Feb 29, 2020 We're beginning to think Liverpool may have missed Joe Gomez on Saturday evening.Just maybe.The Reds defender was ruled out of his side's date with destiny at Vicarage Road through injury, when Jurgen Klopp's men stood on the precipice of a record-breaking 19th consecutive victory.Instead, Gomez was given ringside seats to his teammates' 3-0 capitulation against Watford, blowing their unbeaten start to the season, and suffering defeat for the first time in 44 matches.
ESPN.com
1 year ago
Paris Saint-Germain

Croatia needed Modric, but his final World Cup game was one of his worst

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Julien LaurensCorrespondent



AL DAAYEN, Qatar -- When Luka Modric made his international debut for Croatia in March 2006, at the age of 21, Argentina and a 19-year-old Lionel Messi were his opponents.That day, Modric won the friendly encounter 3-2, Messi scored his first international goal and it was the beginning of a career-long rivalry for club (Real Madrid vs. Barcelona) and country.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
Sports

Croatia vs. Japan: Former Finalist Takes On the Team That Won't Quit

The lineups are out: Japan opts for scoring punch.Japan's Ritsu Doan has scored two World Cup goals so far.Credit...Ina Fassbender/Agence France-Presse  Getty Images Here's how Japan and Croatia will line up at Al Janoub Stadium.Japan's lineup Shuichi Gonda; Takehiro Tomiyasu, Maya Yoshida, Shogo Taniguchi; Junya Ito, Wataru Endo, Kaoru Morita, Yuto Nagatomo; Ritsu Doan, Daizen Maeda, Daichi Kamada Ritsu Doan, who leads Japan with two goals in the tournament, both of them as a substitute, gets a chance to start today.
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