News: Other Teams - WC 2022 / International Edition (R)

Imagine how degrading it must be for Insigne to be one of the most in-form Italian players and be stuck sitting on a cooler box. Disrespectful

— Rossé Marrai-Ricco (@RossellaMarrai) November 13, 2017

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We are Zweden pic.twitter.com/rDXzRImev4

— Zlatan Ibrahimović (@Ibra_official) November 13, 2017

 

Kevin De Bruyne says that Roberto Martinez must adapt his tactics if Belgium are to have any impact at the World Cup finals next summer.

http://www.skysports.com/football/n...-out-at-roberto-martinez-over-belgium-tactics

 

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De Rossi when asked to warm up: "Why the hell should I go on? We don't need to draw here, we need to win!" Points towards Insigne. Cc @footballitalia

The players knew. The manager was the problem 😭🇮🇹💙💔 https://t.co/atxyQq1pqt

— CareerModeStars (@CareerModeStars) November 13, 2017

 

His comments haven't entirely been presented honestly abroad.
Rather he was saying that we have a problem if only half the team presses. It leaves our midfield exposed when we don't have the ball. He also says you can definitely play with our system, but then all players have to be committed to it. If the idea is for us to play a low block on defense, our current line-up makes no sense.

 

Denmark qualify for WC 2018

RESULT: 🇮🇪 Republic of Ireland 1-5 Denmark 🇩🇰(Agg: 1-5)

Denmark qualify for the @FIFAWorldCup for the 5th time! 👏👏👏 pic.twitter.com/bKlA0TKlFP

— European Qualifiers (@EuroQualifiers) November 14, 2017

 

Schalke's Weston McKennie scores for the United States in a friendly vs Portugal.

https://streamable.com/2ito3

 

South Korea win 4-1 vs Japan to take the East Asian Championship.

https://www.foxsports.com/soccer/st...-twice-south-korea-wins-eaff-e-1-title-121617

 

"He's a player that needs game time ahead of the World Cup." - SkySports News' Kaveh Solhekol on Islam Slimani.

...Algeria didn't even qualify for the World Cup.😂 pic.twitter.com/O3ZZRA0Z6D

— Footy Accumulators (@FootyAccums) January 22, 2018

 

http://www.skysports.com/football/n...tois-to-sue-former-belgium-coach-marc-wilmots

Thibaut Courtois to sue former Belgium coach Marc Wilmots

Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois and his father are launching legal action against former Belgium coach Marc Wilmots after he accused them of leaking team information.

Courtois released a statement on social media saying he was taking action for "libel and defamation" after Wilmots made the accusation in an interview with BeIN SPORTS.

Wilmots had claimed in the interview that he was told that Courtois' father Thierry had leaked team selections during the 2016 European Championship.

The Chelsea 'keeper, and his father, both deny the accusation, and Courtois said on Twitter: "'Wilmots - not for the first time - reiterates publicly and intentionally accusations against my honour and reputation as well as my father and we decided together to file a complaint accompanied by criminal indemnification proceedings for libel and defamation."

Wilmots was sacked by Belgium following the defeat to Wales in the quarter-finals of Euro 2016, and fell out with his goalkeeper after Courtois claimed "Belgium were tactically outclassed" following their 2-0 loss to Italy.

 

Liverpool's Oxlade-Chamberlain out for the season and will miss the World Cup

BREAKING: Liverpool confirm Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain will miss the World Cup after suffering knee ligament damage last night pic.twitter.com/psTTjv5vg7

— B/R Football (@brfootball) April 25, 2018

 

he's now confirmed out.

Didier Deschamps : "C'est un très gros coup dur"
➡️ Laurent Koscielny, gravement blessé jeudi en demi-finale retour de la Ligue Europa, ne pourra pas disputer la Coupe du Monde 2018 de la FIFA en Russie https://t.co/mxGcFYms8x

— Equipe de France ⭐⭐ (@equipedefrance) May 4, 2018

tough loss for the French.

 

Yeahhh injuries of key players is always tough ... really don’t like that . Any news on neymar return ?

 

seems like he'll be back towards the end of May, although likely his PSG season is over.

 

looks like Ghana are really going after German-Ghanians, after seemingly getting Quaner. Now 94-Kwasi Okyere Wriedt has chosen to represent them and is supposedly in the squad for their upcoming May/June friendlies.

seems like the assistant coach of Ghana was recently doing a tour of Germany........sounds like a tour to go to speak to duals.

well good luck to both of them.

 

article on Wriedt.
https://www.bundesliga.com/en/news/...products&utm_term=english&utm_content=article

"At first I was speechless," Wriedt told German tabloid Bild. "Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah got in touch to tell me about his plan. Ghana need a new approach with young players. I'm a part of that.

 

not only is Neymar in a race to be fit for the WC, now Dani Alves as well.
http://www.espn.com/soccer/paris-sa...-to-recover-from-knee-injury-before-world-cup

if those 2 miss the WC, it could be a massive blow to Brazil. Even if Neymar is back, he hasn't played since Feb, he will be lacking playing time.

 

Roman Neustädter and Konstantin Rausch are in Russia's preliminary squad for the WC

http://www.sportbuzzer.de/artikel/m...sland-veroffentlicht-vorlaufigen-wm-kader-wm/

 

both of those guys are ex German youth players, I hope they make it. Neustadter was in the Russian EC16 squad while this could be Rausch's 1st tourney. In the German League U19 and U17 one can see more German-Russians, wouldn't be surprised if more ended up playing for Russia in the future.

while Nigeria is highly likely to include German-Nigerian, Leon Balogun who started playing for them in 2014 and missed that WC because of injury. This could be his 1st tournament.

 

Huge blow to Brazil as Dani Alves is confirmed out for the WC.

 

Poland's 35 players selected for a pre World Cup Camp. Who's missing that you would've included?

I would've included Konrad Michalak and Robert Gumny to get some camp experience.

Kownacki, Szymanski and Zurkowski are in 💪💪🇵🇱 pic.twitter.com/K8m5bvJD0T

— Scouting Polska (@ScoutingPolska) May 11, 2018