Photo © Jono Vernon-Powell Exactly a month ago, one of, if not the greatest World Cup finals reached a breathtaking endgame. With a nonchalance betraying the occasion and his relative inexperience (this was his 22nd international), Gonzalo Montiel stroked home the winning penalty. The 25-year-old had entered the frenetic match as a substitute in extraContinue reading “World Cup Nuggets – 18th January 2023”
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World Cup semi-final Nuggets Part I
Argentina take on Croatia this evening, a match that has been characterised as the meeting of two players who are heading for Roger Milla’s Last Chance Saloon. The battle of the legendary LMs – Lionel Messi versus Luka Modrić. It is understandable that these two are the headline act although there is so much moreContinue reading “World Cup semi-final Nuggets Part I”
World Cup Nuggets – The quarter-finals Part I
It has been a hellish two days without any World Cup action so thankfully the quarter-finals now are here and each one has something to attract our attention and get us excited. The wait is almost over and the even better news is that we have Nuggets aplenty. We start with an absolute humdinger thatContinue reading “World Cup Nuggets – The quarter-finals Part I”
World Cup Nuggets Day 13
The Round of 16 started with relatively straightforward wins for Netherlands and Argentina who now meet in a mouth-watering encounter in the quarter-finals on Friday. DUTCH CONSISTENCY – The Dutch have now reached at least the last eight in seven of their last nine appearances. The Oranje have not lost in 90 minutes in 18Continue reading “World Cup Nuggets Day 13”
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