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On 13 May 2014, Matuidi was named in Didier Deschamps' squad for the 2014 World Cup. [65] On 8 June, he scored twice as France defeated Jamaica 8–0 in their final World Cup warm-up match. [66] Matuidi started alongside Paul Pogba and Yohan Cabaye in midfield in France's opening match of the tournament, a 3–0 defeat of Honduras. [67]
The World Cup is the most prestigious association football competition in the world, as well as the most widely viewed and followed sporting event in the world. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The viewership of the 2018 World Cup was estimated to be 3.57 billion, close to half of the global population, [ 4 ] [ 5 ] while the engagement with the 2022 World Cup was ...
The 1997 Tournoi de France ([tuʁnwa də fʁɑ̃s]; French, 'Tournament of France'), often referred to as Le Tournoi, was an international football tournament held in France in early June 1997 as a warm-up to the 1998 FIFA World Cup. The four national teams participating at the tournament were Brazil, England, hosts France, and Italy.
The first time it happened was before the match against Mexico in last year's Confederations Cup, the World Cup warm-up tournament. Cesar said everybody was caught by surprise when the fans kept ...
Argentina vs South Africa - Rugby World Cup warm-up Friday 4 August 2023 16:55 , Luke Baker Good afternoon and welcome to The Independent’s coverage of the Rugby World Cup warm-up clash in ...
Wales 20-9 England: Steve Borthwick’s England conceded a mammoth 22 turnovers in a sloppy defeat to Warren Gatland’s men
England’s final World Cup warm-up game against New Zealand at Brighton’s AMEX Stadium is the perfect way to prepare for France according to midfielder Lucy Staniforth. The game on June 1 will ...
Since the 1994 FIFA World Cup, 3 points are conceded for a win and 1 point is conceded for a draw. Each group of four teams plays a round-robin schedule. As of the 1986 World Cup, all final group games must be held simultaneously, a rule instituted by FIFA to minimize collusion amongst teams requiring a certain result to advance. FIFA ...