Japan and Qatar have secured qualification to next year’s FIFA U-20 World Cup after claiming quarter-final victories at the AFC U-19 Championship on Sunday. In the day’s first quarter-final at Indonesia 2018, Qatar became the first Asian side to book their place at Poland 2019 after a thrilling 7-3 extra-time win over Thailand. Qatar went […]
Luis Suarez scored the only goal that took Uruguay to the last-16. The Uruguayan swept in from close range on his 100th international appearance. It was hard on the Green Falcons, who were knocked out despite a vast improvement from their 5-0 defeat by Russia in the tournament’s opening game. However, while they largely eliminated their defensive errors and enjoyed more […]
World Cup hosts Russia got off to the perfect start against helpless Saudi Arabia when Yury Gazinsky headed them ahead on 12 minutes. Russia doubled their lead just before half-time when Denis Cheryshev finished emphatically from close range. Substitute Artem Dzyuba made it 3-0 with his touch after coming on via his head with 19 minutes remaining. Cheryshev completed the scoreline with a breathtaking left-footed strike in […]