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Meanwhile in Moscow: Xhaka-Shaqiri, Swiss Topple Serbs

June 23, 2018 Matteo Carnevale Albania, Kosovo, Meanwhile In Moscow, Serbia, Switzerland, World Cup, World Cup 2018

A gritty Switzerland came from behind last night in Kaliningrad to tip Serbia over by 2-1, and make a bold step towards the World Cup 2018 Round of 16. Politics got mixed with football as goals for the Swiss came from the last two players on earth the Serbs would have wanted to see scoring – Granit Xhaka and Xherdan Shaqiri, both of Kosovan / Albanian heritage.

Meanwhile in Moscow: Nigeria Blow Out Iceland Fairy Tale

June 23, 2018 Matteo Carnevale Iceland, Meanwhile In Moscow, Nigeria, World Cup, World Cup 2018 One comment

In the last weeks, we had been hearing about Russia 2018 being the World Cup of big data and technology. Nigeria and Iceland, which faced each other yesterday in Group D – with the Super Eagles prevailing 2-0 - are a great example of it. Since the very moment the Nigerian playing kit for World Cup 2018 got released, it quickly went viral and sold out.

Meanwhile in Moscow: Mbappé Punishes Peru

June 22, 2018 Diego Ottaviano Iceland, Meanwhile In Moscow, Nigeria, World Cup, World Cup 2018

For the second time in a row, France overcame their opponents by one goal difference. The French are a young team, which however can rely on the experience of coach Didier Deschamps. It is not a chance that the winning goal over Peru yesterday came from the youngest striker in this World Cup, 19-year-old Kylian Mbappé from Paris Saint Germain.

Meanwhile in Moscow: Coutinho Saves Brazil Again

June 22, 2018 Matteo Carnevale Brazil, Costa Rica, Meanwhile In Moscow, World Cup, World Cup 2018

Brazil breathed a sigh of relief today when Philippe Coutinho finally managed to open a breach into the Costa Rican wall, which had held for 90 minutes. Neymar made it two for the Selecao during extra time, redeeming his team after a disappointing debut against Switzerland. However, qualification is still all but granted for the Brazilians.

Meanwhile in Moscow: Croatia Crush Argentina 3-0

June 22, 2018 Matteo Carnevale Argentina, Croatia, Meanwhile In Moscow, World Cup, World Cup 2018 One comment

Too bad to be true. The Argentinian squad seen last night was an embarrassing collection of horrors assembled by their confused coach Jorge Sampaoli. Croatia, on the other hand, are one of the most dangerous side seen in the World Cup so far. They showed no mercy for the confused Albiceleste, which are now hanging by a thread in Pool C.

Meanwhile in Moscow: Spain, One Goal Is Enough

June 22, 2018 Matteo Carnevale Iran, Meanwhile In Moscow, Spain, World Cup, World Cup 2018

If your only strategy is defending to death, it is probable that sooner or later you will end up conceding at least one goal. Especially if your opponent is Spain, and their striker is Diego Costa. This is what happened to Iran tonight, whose coach Carlos Queiroz prepared the game with the one and only idea of keeping the Spanish away from the Asian goal.

Meanwhile in Moscow: CR7’s Poker Pushes Portugal Forward

June 21, 2018 Diego Ottaviano Meanwhile In Moscow, Morocco, Portugal, World Cup, World Cup 2018

We were just writing about Cristiano Ronaldo making it to our Top 11 of the first round, and – bang! – here he is, again. Cristiano scored another one and made poker: It’s 4 goals in two games for him, and his first victim is done: Mehdi Benatia’s Morocco are out of World Cup 2018. It took just 4 minutes for the Champion of Madeira to tear the North Africans down.

Meanwhile in Moscow: Penalty Win Gives Sweden Good Start

June 20, 2018 Arjun Sethi Meanwhile In Moscow, South Korea, Sweden, World Cup, World Cup 2018

The western Russian city of Nizhny Novgorod was the home of Sweden's first game in the 2018 World Cup last Monday. Despite having an aerial advantage against South Korea, the Swedes were not clinical enough, and it took a penalty awarded via VAR and converted by their captain Andreas Granqvist to give them their first three points.

Meanwhile in Moscow: Russia Make it Two, Salah Bid Farewell

June 19, 2018 Matteo Carnevale Egypt, Meanwhile In Moscow, Russia, World Cup, World Cup 2018

Five goals to Saudi Arabia, three to Egypt. The Russians are scary, and put one foot and a half in the knock-out phase tonight, catching their second win in a row. The match in Saint Petersburg was supposed to be Mohammed Salah’s comeback, but the Pharaohs’ star could only collect his first World Cup goal with a penalty conversion to set the score to 1-3.

Meanwhile in Moscow: Senegal Strike Back In World Cup!

June 19, 2018 Matteo Carnevale Meanwhile In Moscow, Poland, Senegal, World Cup, World Cup 2018

The long-awaited day finally came for Poland and Senegal, as they squared off today in Moscow for their World Cup 2018 debut. Both the Red-and-Whites and the Lions of Teranga joined the world tournament featuring one of their best generation of footballers ever, but the victory went to the Senegalese, which prevailed 2-1 in the first match of Group H.

Meanwhile in Moscow: 10-Man Colombia Succumb to Samurais

June 19, 2018 Antonio Guarini Colombia, Japan, Meanwhile In Moscow, World Cup, World Cup 2018

Colombia-Japan, a bitter debut in Group H for the Cafeteros. The careless Colombians lost 1-2 to Japan in Saransk, making their path towards the Round of 16 extremely complicated. The match took a clear direction after less than three minutes, with the expulsion of Carlos Sanchez and the subsequent penalty conversion by Shinji Kagawa.

Cup of Tea: The Night Harry Kane Attempted My Life

June 19, 2018 Paolo Bozzelli Cup of Tea, England, Meanwhile In Moscow, Tunisia, World Cup, World Cup 2018 3 comments

Last week, I met some clients from London who asked me "So, what are you going to do during this summer?" My answer was "I'm gonna root for England, of course." Being an Italian, it goes without saying that their were filled with surprise: "Why?," they asked. There are at least three reasons. Check the first episode of "Cup of Tea" to find out what they are!

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