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Qatar World Cup: Denmark, Tunisia play out goalless draw
The first match of Group D finished goalless as Denmark were held by Tunisia. The African outfit were outplayed by the Vikings, but in a day where Qatar World Cup headlines will be dominated for another match, they held on for dear life.
The Danes took some time to get into gear, and in the midst of their preparation, Tunisia had some good chances. Kasper Schmeichel had a great game for the European outfit, and so did his counterpart, Tunisia's Aymen Dahmen.
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Issam Jebali put the ball into the back of the Danish net in the first half, but that was ruled out for offside, while Andreas Cornelius came the closest for Denmark when he hit the post after a flick on from Andreas Christensen.
Aftermath
The two teams share a point each and await the result of France and Australia's outing to see where they stand in the group. This was the second draw of the FIFA World Cup 2022 and the first goalless match.
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Key Performances
Kasper Schmeichel: The Danish number one silenced his critics after an impressive performance, keeping a clean sheet to ensure a point for the European outfit.
Joakim Maehle: The energetic fullback was instrumental in the Danish incursions and created a number of chances for his countrymen.
Christian Eriksen: Denmark's best player, and his quality was on display through his playmaking in this game.
Issam Jebali: Tunisia's frontman led the line well for them, as Jebali managed to cause quite a few problems for the Danes.
Aymen Dahmen: Dahmen was on par with Kasper Schmeichel, and he was instrumental in ensuring the point for Tunisia.
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Following a goalless draw, both Denmark and Tunisia will be looking to win their next Qatar World Cup group stage matches in order to remain in contention for a Round of 16 spot.
Bangladesh Cricket League One-dayers: South Zone, North Zone win 2nd round matches
Veteran right-handed batter Naeem Islam hit a century in the 2nd round of the Bangladesh Cricket League’s one-day edition and guided his team to a 26-run victory on Tuesday at BKSP.
In the other match of the same round of the league, Fazle Mahmud Rabbi fell short of 10 runs from a ton and guided his team to a 61-run win.
Naeem is playing for BCB South Zone, who batted first on Tuesday against BCB Central Zone and posted 282 for five wickets.
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South Zone lost two wickets in just 12 runs as Anamul Haque Bijoy and Zakir Hasan failed to do well. But in the third wicket stand, they added 99 runs on the board thanks to Naeem, and Mohammad Naim, with the latter scoring 63. Naeem ended up scoring 102 for 106. Allrounder Nasir Hossain has also scored 75 off 87 balls.
For Central Zone, Robiul Haque bagged three wickets.
In reply, Mosaddek Hossain Saikat and Ali Jaker Anik scored fifty each, but that was not enough to avoid a defeat. Mehidy Hasan Miraz, the captain of South Zone, scalped three wickets, while Shoriful Islam took two.
In the other match, North Zone batted first against Islami Bank East Zone and scored 216 runs for eight wickets. Fazle Mahmud scored 90, and Mohammad Saifuddin scored 44.
For East Zone, Ashiqur Zaman, Mahadi Hasan, and Rahman Rejaur Raja took two wickets each.
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In reply, they tumbled for 155 for all wickets. Shamim Hossain bagged three wickets for North Zone, while Ripon Mondal and Shafiqul Islam took two wickets each.
South Zone are currently leading the points table with two wins in two matches. East Zone are right behind them, with one win in two matches. North Zone also have one win in two matches, but East Zone bettered them with a better run rate.
In this league, every team will face each other twice in the league phase. The top two teams of the league phase will take on each other in the final. The final will be played in Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium under the lights.
90 min match turning into 100+ at Qatar World Cup, as FIFA wants to give fans more entertainment
The 90-minute soccer match is turning into 100-plus at the World Cup — and that is what FIFA wants to give fans more entertainment.
The nearly 14 minutes added at the end of Argentina’s shocking 2-1 loss to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday meant the five longest periods of stoppage time for a single half of soccer at any World Cup were all played in Qatar since Monday, according to statistics site Opta Joe.
England and Iran went into the 15th minute of stoppage time in the first half Monday and the referee added almost 14 minutes in the second half. A head injury for Iran’s goalkeeper explained the first, but the second raised more eyebrows.
Even more surprising were the Netherlands-Senegal and the United States-Wales games each entering the 11th minute of time added at the end for the myriad types of stoppages in modern soccer. The American game, which started at 10 p.m. on Monday in Doha, ticked over into Tuesday when the final whistle blew.
The pattern carried on Tuesday as the Argentina-Saudi Arabia match went into a seventh minute of time added on in the first half and twice as much in the second, when a Saudi defender was injured and carted off the field.
“The purpose is to offer more show to those watching the World Cup,” FIFA referees committee chairman Pierluigi Collina said in Qatar ahead of the tournament.
Collina insisted the directive to referees “is something not new.” FIFA officials have long been agitated about the dwindling amount of effective playing time in the regulation 90 minutes.
In 2017, a 60-minute, stop-start game clock like in basketball was suggested by Marco van Basten when the Netherlands great was then FIFA technical director.
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Five years ago, even Van Basten noted wryly it had become routine for referees to add one minute in the first half and three in the second regardless of what actually happened on the field.
At the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, the ball was typically in play for about 60 minutes. That was down to between 52 and 58 minutes at the 2018 tournament in Russia, according to one statistical analysis.
“What we want to avoid is to have a match lasting 42, 43, 44, 45 minutes of active play. This is not acceptable,” said Collina, widely seen as the best ref of his generation when he worked at the 1998 and 2002 World Cups.
Video review that was first used at the World Cup four years ago has caused some of the modern delays, with stoppages often lasting about two minutes to check on game-changing incidents.
Goal celebrations that now go on and on have also tested FIFA’s patience.
“Celebrations may last one, one and a half minutes,” Collina said last Friday at a briefing about FIFA instructions to their match officials in Qatar. “It’s easy to lose three, four, five minutes only for goal celebrations and this has to be considered and compensated at the end.”
Five second-half goals in England’s 6-2 win over Iran shows that, plus there was a VAR review to award Iran a penalty at the end of the 10 minutes of stoppage time that were initially indicated.
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It helped England complete 730 passes — the second most in any World Cup game that did not include extra time.
Still, there was only one second-half goal in the 1-1 draw between the United States and Wales.
While fans are getting used to the new norm of longer games — and broadcasters perhaps adjust their running times of programs — the current solution is arguably better than those proposed five years ago.
Van Basten’s team also suggested research into combating late-game time-wasting by letting referees stop their watch as play paused toward the end of each half. Both ideas were soon shelved.
Ind Cup Football: Bashundhara Kings emerge group champions with all win record
Bashundhara Kings emerged Group B champions with all-win record to reach the quarterfinal of the season's curtain raiser soocer meet Bashundhara Group Independent Cup Football' 2022 beating Chittagong Abahani Limited by 2-0 goal at the Bir Shrestha Fl Lt Matiur Rahman Stadium in Munshiganj on Tuesday.
Bashundhara Kings emerged group champions securing full nine points from straight three group matches after crushing Youngmen's Club Fakirerpool by 14-0 goal in the first match and beating Azampur Football Club, Uttara by 3-0 goal in the 2nd match.
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The Kings will play the 2nd quarterfinal on Saturday (November 26) against Group A runners-up Dhaka Mohammedan SC while Group A champions Sheikh Russell KC will play Group B runners-up Chittagong Abahani Ltd in the first quarterfinal on the same day.
After a barren first half in the day's match, Brazilian striker Dorielton Gomes put the Kings ahead in the 75th minute (1-0) while local forward Rakib Hossain confirmed the Kings victory scoring one more goal in the 77th minute (2-0).
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In the day's other match, Fakirerpool Youngsmen's Club beat Azampur Football Club, Uttara by 3-1 goal at the Shaheed Dhirendranath Dutta Stadium in Cumilla Tuesday afternoon.
Rezzatul scored first for Youngmen's Club in the 15th minute (1-0) while Afzal doubled the winner’s margin in the 31st minute (2-0).
Sakib Bepari pulled the Azampur FC margin one back scoring a goal in the 42nd minute (2-1).Finally, Dalim sealed the fate of the match scoring the 3rd goal for Youngmen's Club in the 76th minute (3-1).
Qatar World Cup: Saudi Arabia's stunning victory end Argentina's 36-match winning streak
Argentina were considered heavy favourites to win their opening match of the Qatar World Cup against Saudi Arabia and equal Italy's 37-match unbeaten record. However, things didn't pan out as expected, particularly for the Argentine side in the second half. They conceded two goals in quick succession and lost the contest to Saudi Arabia 2-1, ending their 36-match winning streak.
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The Argentine defence was a bit casual at the start of the second half; they seemed to not be taking the Saudi Arabian side too seriously and eventually paid the price. Saleh Al Shehri found the net in the right bottom corner after cutting through the left side of the D-box. With his goal, Saudi Arabia cut the lead to 1-1 in the 48th minute. Five minutes later, Salem Al Dawsari's right-footed thunderbolt shot stunned the Argentine crowd at the Lusail Stadium. The Argentine campaign was in complete disbelief.
Argentina after that tried to find the net by putting pressure on the opposition half, and they were close to scoring a number of times but remained unsuccessful.
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Earlier, Argentina took a 1-0 lead in the 10th minute of the first half. Lionel Messi scored a penalty for his team. At the same time, they also saw two goals disallowed due to offsides.
Argentina continued to put pressure on the Saudi Arabian defense and tried to create attacks from behind. But the Saudi Arabian defenders were focusing on high-line defense, which caused problems for the Argentine forwards.
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Argentina will now be under huge pressure to put on a strong display against Mexico after ending their 36-match unbeaten run in their opening match of the Qatar World Cup. On the other hand, Saudi Arabia's magnificent victory will give them a realistic chance to move on to the Round of 16.
World Cup stunner: Saudi Arabia beat Messi’s Argentina 2-1
Saudi Arabia scored one of the biggest World Cup upsets ever by beating Lionel Messi’s Argentina 2-1 on Tuesday.
Messi’s quest to win the one major title to elude him got off to a shocking start and brought back memories of Cameroon’s 1-0 win over an Argentina team led by Diego Maradona in the opening game of the 1990 World Cup.
Qatar World Cup: Off-sides frustrate Argentina, settle for 1-0 at the end of the first half
Argentina have taken a 1-0 lead against Saudi Arabia at the end of the first half of their opening encounter of the Qatar World Cup at the Lusail Iconic Stadium.
The Albiceleste captain Lionel Messi opened the scoring for his side in the 10th minute of the match through a penalty. Saudi defender Al Bulayahi fouled Leandro Paredes inside the D-box at the time Messi attempted a corner kick. The referee immediately used the VAR to check whether it was a foul or not. The TV reply clearly showed it was a foul, so the referee had no problem making the decision in favor of Argentina.
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After taking an early lead, Argentina continued to play the way they planned for the match. They tried to create an attack from the back, but the Saudi Arabian defenders were focusing on high-line defense, which caused problems for the Argentine forwards.
Argentina scored three more goals after that, in the 22nd minute by Leo Messi, the 28th minute by Lautaro Martinez, and the 34th minute but all were ruled out due to off-side.
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In the last few minutes of the first half, Saudi Arabia tried to make an attempt, but neither of their attempts was successful. In the end, the first half ended with a 1-0 lead for Argentina against Saudi Arabia in Group C's opening match of the Qatar World Cup.
FIFA World Cup 2022: Messi seeks history with Argentina
Lionel Messi returns to the World Cup for a fifth attempt at finally winning soccer’s biggest prize.
He'll also be hoping to make history with Argentina.
The Argentines are among the favorites to win in Qatar and victory would fill the one gaping hole in his resume. But a win or a draw Tuesday against Saudi Arabia, one of the weakest teams in the tournament, would give Argentina a record-tying result.
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Argentina arrived in Qatar on a 36-match unbeaten streak, one shy of tying Italy's record in international men’s soccer, set from 2018-21.
Argentina has not lost since falling to Brazil 2-0 in the 2019 Copa América. Argentina first won the World Cup in 1978, and then again in 1986 — one year before Messi was born. The team reached the final in 2014 and lost to Germany, and in a bitter follow-up four years later was eliminated in the round of 16 in Russia.
Messi, meanwhile, is one of four players making their fifth World Cup appearance. He joins Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo, and Mexico teammates Guillermo Ochoa and Andrés Guardado.
Saudi Arabia was eliminated in the first round in 2018, opening with a 5-0 loss to host Russia. In a tough Group C that includes Mexico and Poland, the Saudis will be trying to advance out of the group stage for only the second time, after 1994. The team has won two of its last 10 matches.
DEFENDING CHAMPS
Defending champion France opens play Tuesday against Australia in a rematch from four years ago.
France won 2-1 in Russia when Paul Pogba’s shot in the 81st minute deflected in off a defender for an own-goal. Pogba is not in the squad following knee surgery, and France is also down another two stars with N’Golo Kante and Karim Benzema sidelined.
France does expect defender Raphael Varane to play following a hamstring injury he picked up in October.
Kylian Mbappé is ready to lead France to back-to-back titles. He was only 19 when he scored in the final and helped France win the World Cup four years ago. With 28 international goals, Mbappé wants to add to his count in the Group D opener.
However, France arrived in Qatar with only one win in its last six games.
Australia barely made the World Cup field and needed a dramatic penalty shootout win over Peru in the playoffs. The Socceroos have been eliminated from the group stage in four of five previous appearances.
OTHER GAMES
Mexico faces Poland, while Denmark plays Tunisia on the first of 11 consecutive days in which four games are played each day.
Poland advanced to the World Cup behind striker Robert Lewandowski, who scored nine goals with four assists in qualifying. His 13 direct-goal involvements were twice as many as any teammate.
He's never scored in the World Cup, though, as Poland finished last in its group in 2018. The Barcelona striker is eager to find the net in Qatar.
“I think about the last World Cup for sure,” Lewandowski said. “To score at a World Cup would be a huge dream and I’m going to do everything for this dream. I hope in this World Cup it will happen. I am glad for everything I have achieved and these memories for the World Cup, so now is the time to enjoy.”
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Poland last advanced out of group stage in 1986.
Mexico, meanwhile, has advanced out of group play in each of its past eight appearances, last failing to move on in 1978. The national team has also won its opening match in five of its past six World Cups.
Christian Eriksen figures to play for Denmark against Tunisia, 17 months after he was revived on the field during the European Championship.
The Manchester United midfielder’s presence will be inspirational for Denmark, which sailed through its World Cup qualifying group by winning its first nine games — with clean sheets through the first eight.
Tunisia has been strong at keeping games tight but its World Cup record isn't great: Tunisia has lost 60% of its World Cup games (nine out of 15), trailing only Saudi Arabia and Australia.
OUTSIDE CHAOS
The first few days of the World Cup have been been marred by logistical snags, the latest on Monday when fans complained their tickets to the England-Iran match had vanished from their mobile FIFA application.
Long lines grew outside the Khalifa International Stadium about an hour before kickoff with fans furious they might not get inside.
The night before, the official fan zone quickly became overcrowded during the opening match between host nation Qatar and Ecuador. Tens of thousands of fans pushed and shoved against police lines to enter the venue, one of the few places where fans could purchase beer and watch the game.
DAVIES UPDATE
Canada coach John Herdman is expected to give a medical update on Tuesday regarding Alphonso Davies, who arrived in Qatar last week after receiving treatment on a hamstring strain he picked up this month while playing for Bayern Munich.
Bayern has said Davies’ participation in Qatar was “not at risk,” but he has not played since the Nov. 5 injury.
“My mission is to make sure he plays at this World Cup, it’s a childhood dream for him,” Herdman said. “And not to put him in a position where he’s unsafe.”
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Qatar World Cup: Messi scores as Argentina take 1-0 lead against Saudi Arabia
The much-anticipated Argentina vs Saudi Arabia game kicked off at 4 p.m. (Bangladesh time). It took only 10 minutes to find the net for Argentina as Lionel Messi scored from the penalty. Lionel Messi stepped up to take the penalty and calmly placed the ball in the left-side corner, giving Argentina a 1-0 lead over Saudi Arabia in their first match of the Qatar World Cup.
Saudi Arabia started the game with a 4-1-4-1 formation, while Argentine coach Lionel Scaloni deployed a 4-4-2 formation.
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Argentina has tried to build an attack from the back line by playing a short pass between them. In the process, Argentina earned a corner kick in the 6th minute.
Leo Messi took the corner kick, but a Saudi Arabian defender fouled midfielder Leandro Paredes. The referee checked with the VAR to find out whether it was a foul. The reply showed it was a foul, so the decision went in favour of Argentina.
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Lionel Messi stepped up to take the penalty and calmly placed the ball in the left-side corner, giving Argentina a 1-0 lead against Saudi Arabia in their Qatar World Cup opener.
France vs Australia FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 LIVE Streaming: Where and how to watch online and on TV Channel, predicted XI
Here’s all the information you need on how to watch live the Group D matchup between France and Australia in Al-Wakrah, Qatar on Wednesday, Nov. 23 at Al-Janoub Stadium.
Reigning champions France face Australia on Wednesday in World Cup action as the two sides battle in Group D.
France will lock horns with Australia on Wednesday in their opening match of the FIFA World Cup 2022. While Australia couldn’t register a single win in the tournament four years ago in Russia, France went on to become the World Champion. Off-the-field scandals and countless injury problems have also plagued this France side. Whereas the Aussies will look to take revenge for the previous World Cup loss.
Where and how to watch FIFA World Cup 2022 France vs Australia live in Bangladesh?
Bangladesh viewers can watch the match live on all of these channels: T Sports, PTE LTD and Viacom 18.
Bangladesh viewers can also enjoy live stream online the World Cup games on Toffee, the digital platform powered by Banglalink.
Besides, many Facebook pages and YouTube channels also live the match
How to watch France vs Australia live stream in India
In India, the World Cup is being televised on Sports18, but every game is being shown for free and in 4K via the JioCinema app. You can live stream Qatar vs Ecuador from 9.30pm IST on Sunday night.
Coverage is available in Hindi, English, Malayalam, Bengali and Tamil, and the JioCinema app is compatible with Chromecast, so you can get a big-screen experience.
Anyone outside of India who wants to watch their home World Cup coverage can just pick up a good VPN and follow the instructions above to safely live stream the action.
How to watch France vs Australia live stream in Australia
Football fans in Australia can watch Qatar vs Ecuador, along with every World Cup 2022 game, on free-to-air SBS. You can tune in on TV or live stream Qatar vs Ecuador using SBS On Demand.
Just be warned that Qatar vs Ecuador kicks off at 3am AEDT in the early hours of Monday morning, with coverage beginning at 2am.
SBS on Demand is free to use and works on a range of smart devices including mobile phones, smart TVs and web browsers.
How to watch France vs Australia live stream World Cup 2022 soccer in the US without cable
Soccer fans in the US can watch France vs Australia on FS1 and Peacock TV, with kick-off set for 11am ET / 8am PT on Sunday morning.
FS1 shares TV rights to the 2022 World Cup group stage with Fox, but Fox will be showing every game of the knockouts.
France vs Australia live stream without cable
If you don't have cable TV, a cord-cutting service is what you need for instant access to Fox and FS1. Sling Blue is the cheapest option. It's $40 per month but you can get your first month half-price with this discount.
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Every game of the World Cup is also being shown on Peacock TV, but the catch is that commentary will be in Spanish. To make up for that, Qatar vs Ecuador and a few other games are being shown for FREE. The Peacock price comes in at $4.99 a month and the service also offers live coverage of the NFL, EPL and WWE.
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How to watch France vs Australia live stream in UK
Football fans in the UK can watch a England vs Iran live stream for free on BBC iPlayer, along with many more World Cup 2022 games, as coverage of the tournament is split evenly between the BBC and ITV.
France vs Australia kicks-off at 4pm GMT on Sunday afternoon, with coverage beginning at 3pm.
Every BBC game will be on BBC TV channels in HD and also live streamed on BBC iPlayer in glorious 4K HDR. Just make sure you possess a valid TV license and that your device is 4K-compatible with iPlayer.
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BBC iPlayer is free to use and works across a wide range of devices including smart TVs, laptops, games consoles, mobile phones, tablets and streaming sticks. You can watch all the other World Cup 2022 live streams for free on ITV Hub.
How to watch France vs Australia live stream in Canada
TSN is the place to watch every 2022 World Cup soccer game in Canada. If you get the channel as part of your cable deal, you'll be able to log in with the details of your provider for access to a France vs Australia live stream.
Kick-off is at 11am ET / 8am PT on Sunday morning, with coverage beginning at 9am ET / 6am PT.
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How to watch live France vs Australia Match live from Iran and others country?
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When & Where is France vs Australia Match
France vs Australia will be played in the Al Janoub Stadium
What time and date will the FIFA World Cup 2022 France vs Australia match be played?
The FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 match England vs Iran match will be played in the Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar.on Wednesday - 23 November at Kick-off: 12:30 AM (IST), 7 PM (GMT)
France v Australia team news
France predicted line-up: Lloris; Pavard; Kimpembe, Varane, Hernandez; Tchouameni, Rabiot; Dembele, Griezmann, Mbappe, Benzema.
Australia predicted line-up: Ryan; Atkinson, Wright, Rowles, Behich; Mooy, Boyle, Hrustic, Irvine, Leckie, Duke
France will be hopeful of defending their World Cup crown and their tournament kicks off against Australia in Qatar.