Croatia vs Morocco : Third Place Play Off Croatia got passed Morocco at the Khalifa International Stadium and secured 3rd place and a podium finish following their runners up effort four years ago in Russia. It was another well fought and closely contested match which went in favour of an extremely determined Croatia. Croatia’s FirstContinue reading “Its Another Podium Finish for the Never Say Die Croatia”
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Messi Prevails as Argentina Storm into Finals
A Sea of Argentine Colours It was a sea of white and light blue as thousands of Argentine Fans thronged the massive Lusail Stadium in Doha in anticipation of another Messi show and surely enough they were not disappointed. The world watched as Messi and his team mates moved a step closer to the WorldContinue reading “Messi Prevails as Argentina Storm into Finals”
LEO vs LUKA : A Grand Showdown Awaits
The Lusail Iconic Stadium The Lusail Iconic Stadium, the biggest Stadium in Qatar will host the first Semi-Final between Argentina and Croatia tonight. The stadium with a capacity of more than 88,000 spectators is a newly built stadium and one of the most spectacular ones. Interestingly the stadium’s highest attendance of 88966 spectators was recordedContinue reading “LEO vs LUKA : A Grand Showdown Awaits”
U N R E A L – The Quarter Finals 1 & 2
It was a day of huge expectations when two giants of the game and its poster boys were scheduled to play the Quarter Finals. Brazil pitted against Croatia and Argentina against Netherlands. The talk was all about the Samba Kings and Neymar and of Messi and his Team. Luka Modric’s Croatia and Virgil Van Dyk’sContinue reading “U N R E A L – The Quarter Finals 1 & 2”
The Asian Challenge Extinguished : World Cup Day 16
The Asian community across the World was in huge anticipation of the wind blowing its way as the World Cup reached its business end. Japan and South Korea who have carried the Asian mantle for long were expected to make further inroads into the Tournament. However it was not to be. The Day 16 promised aContinue reading “The Asian Challenge Extinguished : World Cup Day 16”
Luka
The 1980s and the early 1990s witnessed one of the most bitter, violent and painful conflicts in Europe which eventually led to the disintegration of Yugoslavia. The Croatian war of independence was a part of this conflict which unfortunately coincided with the childhood of one of the finest football players in the world and theContinue reading “Luka”