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Asia Seeks More World Cup Shocks at Qatar 2022 AFP Stretches Back to the 2002 World Cup Stage with 11 Points Between Them SPORT Thursday 5 July 2018 PAGEE | 19 PAGEPAG | 21 Mbappe sprints towardswards BelgianBelgi high scorers superstar statustatus tatakeke on Brazil’s at Worldd CupCup mmiserlyise backline Asia seeks more World Cup shocks at Qatar 2022 AFP stretches back to the 2002 World Cup stage with 11 points between them. with one of the best teams in the tour- in Japan and South Korea. However, Saudi Arabia, another AFC nament,” said AFC president Sheikh HONG KONG: Asian teams weren’t But Japan, South Korea and Iran side, never recovered from their 5-0 Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa. expected to make an impact at the departed Russia with their heads held spanking by Russia in the tournament’s “Their success exemplifies the great World Cup but a record points haul and high and positive expectations for Qatar opening game, and Australia -- the progress of Asian teams to stand proud some stunning performances against 2022, when the World Cup returns to Asian champions -- also had a World with the world’s elite.” Diego Maradona top sides have lifted their hopes for AFC territory for the first time in 20 Cup to forget. Japan’s image was also burnished Qatar 2022. years. Despite looking competitive in their by images of their fans tidying up sta- South Korea’s 2-0 dethroning of “The AFC nations can take great group games against France, Denmark diums after games -- while a picture of defending champions Germany could encouragement from this year’s World and Peru, the Socceroos failed to win a Japan’s spotless changing room, with a English win a have been viewed as a one-off, if not Cup,” Andy Jackson of FourFourTwo game and they went home without thank you note in Russian, went viral for Japan’s heartbreaking defeat to star- magazine told AFP. scoring a goal from open play. after the Belgium defeat. ‘monumental studded Belgium days later in the last “(They) can look forward to 2022 Out of the Asian teams, Japan “This Japanese team and its sup- 16.6. andad ana AFC-hostedC ostedWo World d Cup in QatarQata emergedemerm ged withh the mostostc credited t after a tet theyhey portersportes leftt withwwit theirte headseads robbery,’ says IranI alsoalso camecame desperatelydespees ratetely closec loselose to withwiiih thehe hopehhopeeof of beingbeieing oonenen ooffthftf ththee nanationstionons reachedrereachedd theh lastlasast 166 andd wereree 2-0 upp heldhelld highhhighhan andandtd theirtheeirr beatingbeateatingngg CristianoCrisristiant ano Ronaldo’sRoR naldo’o’s Portugal,PortPo ugaluga , causingcausing someome of thee famousfafamous upsetsupsetts againstagaigainstn BelgiumBelgium withwi 21 minutesminuteste too gogo standingststanandindingngg and respectresre pectt ini Maradona thethhee EuropeanEuroE peanpe title-holders,titititle-hl -holdedeersrs, inin anotheranotoththere we’vewe’vwe vesee seenseene soso farfar in Russia.”Russsia.sia ” --- beforebefforeeth thetht eBee BelgiansBelgiagiag nsn launched lauaunchedhe one off worldworlwoorld footballfofootbtbtbab lllg greatlygreattlyy signsigi thatthat smallersmallalleler teamsteamsammmss maym beb closingclooosinngg AFC teamsteameamams amassedammassed 1515 pointsppoipo ntnnts inn thetthhe greatgreag t WorldWorlrld Cupupu comebacks,comeccoomebackbacba s, eenhaenhanced,”nhancednce ,”J JJacksonacksaca on REUTERS thet gapgag onn thethe game’sgame’mem s traditionaltradititionaion l Russia,RRussia, theirththeit r bestbeests showingshooowwiw ng yetyett- ---- andand clinchingclinnchchhini g a 3-2332 winwwin in injuryinjurj ry time.tit mme.e.. said.saidaid. powers.ppopoweersrs.. overshadowingoververrshshadowwining Africa’sAfricarica’’s representativesrepresenttativa ess “Japan““Jap“JaJapJ panan showeds hhoweed greatgrreatat qualityqqualualityittyty anda NoneNoNono ooff ththet e AAsiaAsiansian FoFFootballotbaballl CConfed-onfeo d- Egypt,EgyEgypEggy tt, Morocco,Morocorr coco,o,o NNigeNigeria,riaria,, TunTTuTunisiaisiiisiasii characterchcharc aracteactcter to battlebatttletlt e bravelybrabravbr ellyy NIZNHY NOVGOROD: erationeerateratationn teamsteateamammsres reachedreacachechheh d thethheque quarter-ququarterterr- anda Senegal,SeSeneS egagalal,l whowwho wentwenwew t Argentine great Diego finals,finfinanaallss, extendingexteexteteendinnddinngga a barrenbabarrarrenen runrun whichwhihichhich homehommme afteraaftftfteerrtr thethee groupgrrouupp Maradona said England perpetrated a “monumental robbery” in their World Cup victory over Colombia and accused referee Mark Geiger of not being up to such a game. Maradona, notorious in England for his famous goal at the 1986 tournament, said the American official should have penalised Harry Kane rather than give a penalty for a foul by Colombia’s Carlos Sanchez during Tues- day’s knockout match “Today I saw a monu- mental robbery on the pitch... a fatal mistake for a whole country,” he said of the incident that put Japanese players applauds their fans England 1-0 ahead in the after losing their FIFA 2018 World Cup second half. Round of 16 match against Belgium at “Here’s a gentleman who the Rostov Arena on Monday. decides, a referee who, if you Google him, shouldn’t be given a match of this magnitude... Geiger, an American, what a coinci- EnglandEngland deserved end to penalty jinx: Southgate dence,” Maradona added on his nightly World Cup show for Venezuela-based Telesur AFP fouls went to a shootout. Colombian after England’s poor recent results including by his Belgian coun- broadcaster. keeper David Ospina saved Jordan at finals. terpart Thibaut Courtois, who said TV images showed MOSCOW:MOSCOW: EnglandEngland managermana Henderson’s effort, but Jordan England had lost five suc- he was too small. Maradona wildly celebrating GarethGareth SouthgateSouthgate (pictured)(pictured) said Pickford turned away Carlos cessive shootouts before luck “It was a top-class save, I’m Colombia’s late equaliser hishis team got thethe rewardreward theyt Bacca’s attempt after Manuel Uribe finally smiled on them at the surprised he could reach it given that took Tuesday’s Round deserved after edgingedging ColombiaColom hit the bar. It was left to Eric Dier compact Spartak Stadium. his height,” Southgate said with a of 16 match to 1-1 and extra 4-3 in a gut-wrenchinggut-wrenching WorldW to convert the decisive kick. “Tonight was a classic example. wry smile. time. Cup penaltypenalty shootout to set up a It was just the second time in They don’t have to conform to “He’s really athletic around the But he was despondent quarter-finalquarter-final clashclash againstaga eight occasions England have won what’s gone before,” Southgate goal, he is excellent and he exe- when England won a penalty Sweden.Sweden. a shootout at a major tournament, said. cuted the plan in the penalty shootout, taking them into EnglandEngland looked to be and the first time ever in the World “Today is a special moment for shootout. a quarter-final against headinheadingg into the last eeight Cup. this team. Hopefully it will give “We’d studied all of their Sweden. courtesycourtesy of Harry’sHarry’s 57th-minute57th-mi “We had a cruel blow on 90 belief to the generations of players penalty takers and great credit to The ever-controversial penaltypenalty in MosMoscow,c minutes which we had to show that follow. In life you always have our collective of staff and to him former World Cup winner but the ttow- incredible resilience to come back to believe what is possible and not for taking on board that infor- also pointed the finger at eringering YerryY from,” said a relieved Southgate, be hindered by history or mation and preparing in the right Pierluigi Collina, head of MinaM i whose own penalty miss cost expectations.” way. FIFA’s referee committee, headedheade in England in the semi-finals against He reserved special praise for England will have just three for allowing Geiger’s a Germany at Euro ‘96. Pickford, who made a magnificent days to recover before facing designation. stoppage-stoppa “It was a night when I knew we save to keep out a spectacular Sweden in Samara on Saturday for “I’m just sorry for the timetim were going to get over the line. We strike from Uribe before a vital stop a place in the semi-finals. whole Colombian people,” eequaliserqual had the belief and the resilience to in the shootout. Southgate admitted the gru- Maradona said. beforbefore a get over the line.” Pickford was criticised after elling nature of the match had “I cheered Colombia’s matchmatch lit- Southgate has challenged his conceding Adnan Januzaj’s winner taken its toll on his players, with goal as if I had headed it teredtered with players to write their own history in the group-stage loss to Belgium, Colombia shown six yellow cards. myself.” 18 SPORT THURSDAY 5 JULY 2018 France’s Mbappe sprints towards superstar status at World Cup AFP To put his searing speed into fast, he’s tough, he jumps high’, but we context, triple Olympic 100-metre never speak about a player’s brain. MOSCOW: As Didier Deschamps plots champion Usain Bolt’s career peak “He thinks when he plays, and that another World Cup title tilt with was clocked at 44.72 km/h during his for me is the most important thing in France, Kylian Mbappe, who was not world record run at the 2009 world a player, he uses his brain,” explained even born when his coach lifted the championships. Henry. trophy in 1998, has become an indis- And while Mbappe may be the “It’s the sign of a guy who can go pensable figure for Les Bleus. game’s new superstar, the French very far.” It was only two-and-a-half years teenage sensation is not forgetting his Ludovic Batelli, coach of the ago that the teenager
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