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Friday 4 December 2020
Pre-tournament favourites Egypt have booked their place in the knockout stages.
Salem Al Dawsari was the hero as Mohamed Salah’s side ended the tournament on zero points.
Uruguay made it two wins from two on Wednesday afternoon as Saudi Arabia become the second team to exit this year’s World Cup.
With Mohamed Salah sat on the bench, Egypt suffered a heartbreaking late defeat in their first World Cup game since 1990.
The 26-year-old has been trying to regain full fitness after being forced off with a shoulder injury during the Champions League final.
The Greeks go joint-top of Group A after surprise victory against Italian giants.
The Argentinian hadn’t scored in the Champions League since 2009 before his brace.
Niko Kovac branded the game-changing decision ‘ridiculous’, but would not blame Fred for his attempt to win the spot-kick.
Can Croatia shock the hosts in Sao Paulo?
The Red Devils beat Shakhtar Donetsk 1-0 at Old Trafford, enabling them to finish top of Group A.
The hosts beat their Ukrainian opponents by a single goal to win Group A.
It finished all square in Limerick between Mary Immaculate College and UCC, and in Galway between NUIG and GMIT.
After last night’s action Dublin look on course for top spot in Group B but there is still plenty to play for in Group A.
Both Group A teams are already assured of their places in the knockout stages.
Both sides have started badly in Group A and need a positive result in Cardiff this evening.
The nouveau riche open their European adventure at home to Dynamo Kiev. Porto travel to Zagreb.
The striker’s new coach, Brendan Rodgers, may not be too pleased that one of his star players will miss Liverpool’s pre-season.
Coach Mike Krzyzewski might be missing four of the NBA’s biggest stars but his 12-man squad for the Olympics is pretty nifty.
The Borussia Dortmund midfielder says the players had to beg the FA’s president to help out their families before being eliminated from the tournament yesterday.
Miguel Delaney attempts to analyse and make sense of an incredible day
Greece meanwhile, go into the game knowing anything short of a win will put them on the plane home.
The co-hosts have impressed greatly, but could be bowing out of their own tournament tonight.
In what was tense encounter, the co-hosts faced a crucial match to keep their hopes of staying in the tournament in their hands.
We went minute-by-minute as Greece and the Czech Republic tried to keep their quarter-final hopes alive.
Russia can become the first team to book a quarter final place with victory over an old foe tonight.
‘A 4-1 defeat doesn’t look the best but it’s basically the same as 1-0′, says goalkeeper Petr Cech.
“We want to win. We don’t want to lose. We’re aware we have one point and thanks to this point we still have chances.”
A grudge match between former Eastern Bloc “allies”, the second encounter of the opening night had the potential to get messy. Good thing Howard Webb was on hand…
Going to games? Or do you just want to gorge yourself on Euro 2012 trivia? Get your architecturally sound stadium info right here.
Africa’s biggest football tournament begins on Saturday and we start our four-part look at the teams involved today.
THIS YEAR HAS given us a lot of unexpected things, but one of the bigger cultural changes of 2020 has been the wide-scale move to working from home.
Writing in TheJournal.ie today, Arlene Vithaldas of the UCC Academy argues that it’s time for society to change its view of a workplace that includes commuting to offices.
Some people have found that working from home has given them more time, because they don’t have to commute both ways or end up getting stuck in the office after hours.
However, others miss the collaborative nature and social aspect of being in the office, as well as the chance to regularly be in urban centres where offices tend to be located.
Today we’re asking: Do you enjoy working remotely?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
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