Musiala and Kudus among best rated of those eliminated from Qatar 2022
by Charlie Fairbank
at Saturday, Dec 3 2022 13:28
International tournaments are ruthless, and the World Cup is certainly no exception. With only 16 of 32 teams progressing to the knockout stages, there are going to be some high-profile casualties from the group stages. Here, of those to have made at least two appearances, we take a look at the best...
World Cup Preview - Group C: Messi to fire Argentina to glory?
by Charlie Fairbank
at Thursday, Nov 17 2022 09:10
Having previewed Group A and B, attention turns to Group C as Argentina look to help Lionel Messi to World Cup glory ahead of his international retirement.Argentina How they qualifiedArgentina qualified from the CONMEBOL qualification stages behind Brazil, but they were good value for their progress...
WhoScored's worst-rated team of the 2018 World Cup
by Ben McAleer
at Tuesday, Jul 17 2018 16:30
As the teams of the World Cup are rattled out, now is as good a time as any to focus on the worst rated XI of the tournament. Here, we take a closer look at those who flattered to deceive using our unique rating system of those to make at least four appearances at the World Cup, with three of those ...
Player Ratings: Brazil 2-0 Mexico - Premier League midfielder the star man
by Martin Laurence
at Monday, Jul 2 2018 17:25
WhoScored.com walk through the ratings as Brazil earn a 2-0 win over Mexico to secure a spot in the quarter-finals...BRAZIL - 7.27Alisson - 6.77 - Not entirely convincing but relatively untested, forced into just one save and only his third of the entire tournament.Fagner - 7.28 - Struggled early on...
World Cup warm up: Brazil looking to take attacking game to the next level
by Ben McAleer
at Monday, Jul 2 2018 12:22
The Best Bets: Final games in Group F predicted with tantalising odds
by Josh Wright
at Wednesday, Jun 27 2018 11:16
Group F concludes on Wednesday afternoon and all four teams have a chance of progressing to the knockout stage of the 2018 World Cup. Mexico have a 100 per cent record after two matches and are favourites to advance to the round of 16 as winners. Germany, meanwhile, are second but are expected to ov...
World Cup warm up: The permutations ahead of Group F’s conclusion on Wednesday
by Josh Wright
at Wednesday, Jun 27 2018 10:05
The round of 16 matches are taking shape and two more teams will join Argentina, Portugal, Uruguay, Spain, France, Croatia, Russia and Denmark from Group F on Wednesday afternoon. All four teams from Group F have a chance of qualifying for the knockout phase of the 2018 World Cup, but Mexico and Ger...
World Cup warm up: Unconvincing Germany crave repeat of 2014 World Cup opener
by Josh Wright
at Saturday, Jun 16 2018 10:30
World Cup Countdown: The ones to watch for Mexico
by Ben McAleer
at Sunday, Jun 3 2018 11:40
Continuing our World Cup countdown, we take a closer look at Mexico having already run through Group F rivals Germany and Sweden.The north American powerhouse eased their way to Russia 2018 having lost just one of their 10 qualifying matches, winning six. Even then, that loss came at the hands of Ho...
Player Focus: Guillermo Ochoa Key to Mexico's Potential Progression
by Ben McAleer
at Monday, Jun 23 2014 16:30