Joao Pedro’s stocks were already high after scoring 15 league goals (0 pens) in his first season at Chelsea but after this tournament they’re even higher.
I’ve watched so many Brazil games where he would’ve scored the chances they created.
🔮🇵🇹 Cristiano Ronaldo: “In the afternoon, I had a feeling the match would be decided by a penalty”.
“We had been prepared for that since earlier in the day because I felt it was going to happen”.
“My heart was racing, but I tried to trust what I was feeling, rely on my instincts, and believe that I was going to score. That’s what I’ve always believed”.
After Gessime Yassine scored his first World Cup goal for Morocco, his teammate Noussair Mazraoui advised him to go home, perform two rakats give thanks to Allāh.
❌🌎 Three players have now been stopped or corrected for attempting to answer questions in Spanish at this World Cup.
🇲🇦 Achraf Hakimi tried to help a TV Azteca journalist by responding in Spanish, only to be immediately told otherwise. He remained calm and answered in English.
🇧🇷 Vinicius Jr. asked if a question could be put to him in Spanish because he was struggling to understand the English, but the request was refused.
🇳🇱 Frenkie de Jong was also willing to answer in Spanish when addressed in the language, yet was again instructed to respond only in English.
FIFA's rules state that you can only ask questions from the language of the two playing nations or otherwise it has to be asked or answered in English.
For a World Cup that brings together nations, cultures and languages from every corner of the globe, it seems absurd to discourage players from communicating in a language they are comfortable with.
🚨🇳🇱 Jorrel Hato on Enzo Maresca leaving and taking his chance:
"That's when I got the chance. And I seized it."
"I gained more confidence. Eventually, I got back into that flow that I also showed at Ajax. And now I'm really in it."
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