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As France kicked of their World Cup with a resounding 3-1 win over Senegal. Kylian Mbappe scored a double in the second half to ensure they got full points in their opening match of Group I.
As France kicked of their World Cup with a resounding 3-1 win over Senegal. Kylian Mbappe scored a double in the second half to ensure they got full points in their opening match of Group I.
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00:06you'll get to France in a moment but last evening there were two exciting draws in the US Saudi
00:12Arabia and Uruguay drew one all in Group H and Iran came from behind it twice to draw two all
00:18with New Zealand in Group G Group H of the FIFA World Cup saw Saudi Arabia taking on Uruguay in
00:27Miami and the South Americans gave the keeper some work to do in the opening half the Asians also
00:36came close following the corner with the Uruguayan keeper making sure it was nil-nil in the 30th
00:40minute then came a similar set piece two minutes later and the header was blocked only for Abdul
00:47Ila Al-Amri to pick up the pieces and make it 1-nil then on the hour mark Uruguay were
00:59on the prowl with
01:00this shot hitting the post respite for Saudi Arabia but in the 80th there was no stopping the two-time
01:06World Cup champions the initial shot was blocked but Maxi Araujo was there to level matters
01:14Uruguay gave their opponents a scare in stoppage time but the game finished 1-1
01:22Iran faced New Zealand in Group G in California and the Kiwis drew first blood in the seventh
01:28minute following a neat exhibition from the players Elijah just did the honours for his team
01:39after that Iran gave it everything with the hope of leveling matters the Asians said if New Zealand
01:47could provide a display so can we and they did exactly that with Ramin Rezaian getting the job
01:52done in the 32nd Iran then thought they got the go-ahead goal but it was offside
02:04instead New Zealand were the ones to regain the lead following some good work Elijah just was the
02:09man to notch a double but the score changed in the 64th as Iran would restore parity
02:17Mohamed Mohabi with the header made it to all which is how it finished
02:25it's now time for our World Cup segment off the field tonight the focus is on a former TNT player
02:31who warns against underestimating smaller teams a coach who's been sacked after one game and a blow to
02:38England he has more former Trinidad and Tobago captain Clayton Morris is impressed by the way
02:51CONCACAF giants USA have been playing at the World Cup the joint hosts hammered Paraguay 4-1 in their
02:56first match and Morris is eager to see what the Americans have on offer against Australia on Friday
03:01added to that he says the smaller nations are not there just to make up numbers Spain vs Cape Verde
03:090-0
03:10this caught my attention and proves that with discipline dedication determination and commitment
03:16impossible is nothing very impressive and brought back memories of our soccer Warriors first game
03:23vs Sweden at the 2006 World Cup in Germany Tunisia have sacked coach Sabri Lamucci after their 5-1 World
03:31World Cup lost to Sweden he has been replaced by Frenchman Harry Renard who was coach of Saudi Arabia
03:37at the last World Cup Renard's accomplishments included a 2-1 win against eventual champions Argentina
03:43that year regarding Lamucci it's the first time in history of the World Cup that a coach has been sacked
03:49after one game England have suffered an early setback as Newcastle defender Tino Libermento's tournament
03:55is over after suffering a hamstring injury 23-year-old Libermento missed the final five weeks of the
04:01season with a thigh injury but made the squad after recovering in time however this new injury
04:07means that Chelsea defender Trevor Chaloba will join the squad as the replacement
04:19well now we take a look at what's coming up later tonight plus all the games for Wednesday
04:24looking at Tuesday's remaining game defending champions Argentina face Algeria in Group J from
04:309 p.m. Trinidad and Tobago time regarding their head-to-head clashes they faced each other just once
04:36with the Argentines winning 4-3 then on Wednesday it's another Group J game between Austria and Jordan
04:42from 12 midnight TT time regarding the head-to-head the two never faced each other before this then in
04:49Group K it's Portugal and DR Congo from 1 p.m. the two also have never met one another then
04:56it's on
04:56to Group L with England and Croatia squaring off at 4 p.m. Trinidad and Tobago time they have faced
05:03each
05:03other 11 times with six wins for England three for Croatia and two draws Group L also sees Ghana tackling
05:12Panama from 7 p.m. TT time and it will also be their first ever meeting and Wednesday's final game
05:19takes us back to Group K it involves Uzbekistan against Colombia from 10 p.m. TT time with this
05:26being their first meeting they know it now on YouTube export well fans cannot wait to see
05:32Argentina take the field that they want to see Lionel Messi and what could be his final World Cup
05:39a last meeting before heading to the World Cup Argentine fans met for a traditional barbecue on
05:45Sunday to begin a ritual of what will be Lionel Messi's last World Cup I think what makes us feel
05:53this
05:53World Cup the most is that it's Messi's last I went to Qatar thinking that would be his last one
05:58now in
05:59the US I'm hoping we'll make it to the final Argentina has started to say goodbye to a legend that
06:06is now next
06:07to Diego Maradona advertising of the national team but also Lionel Messi have taken over television ads
06:15and every corner of the streets for a generation of Argentinians Lionel Messi has always been part of
06:22the national team from the heartbreak of the lost finals to the glory of lifting the World Cup and
06:28that's why fans say that they want to enjoy every match every touch every goal because they know they're
06:34witnessing the final chapters of our remarkable international career but fans say there's a
06:40different feeling in this World Cup Argentina enters a tournament not as a team chasing history but as
06:47one trying to defend it we must train Daniel's we spent 30 years waiting for another World Cup to be
06:53given to us after winning it expectations tend to be lower that doesn't mean it doesn't matter as the
06:59date gets closer one cares more and more but with some kind of calm for many the calm won't last
07:06long
07:07as Lionel Messi and his team try to defend the title Alejandro Casara says Argentina's team has many assets
07:15but also many weaknesses we have many injuries we have an older team we have an older Messi we have
07:25an
07:25older Rodrigo de Paul many players that are four years older than in Qatar but as in every World Cup
07:34Argentina's fans know the team is facing a difficult challenge but the passion for the national shirt is
07:41intact in a nation where football is more than a game it is part of the national identity well France
07:49kicked off their World Cup with a resounding win over Senegal Kylian Mbappé scored a double in the second
07:55half to ensure they got full points in their 3-1 opening match win in Group I
08:06France faced Senegal in the Group I clash of the FIFA men's World Cup in New Jersey and the men
08:10from the
08:10African continent gave the two-time World Cup champions an early scare with a French breathing a
08:15desire at relief the Frenchmen also gave the keeper some work to do as both teams were hungry to break
08:20the deadlock Kylian Mbappé tried getting his name on the score sheet but once again the custodian was
08:25the party pooper but guess what a brilliant through ball was fed to Mbappé and his one-time shot did
08:31the trick in the 66th minute then the men from Africa found the net but the flag was up while
08:39one
08:39team was denied the other would double the lead in the 82nd minute Bradley Barcola with a neat chip over
08:44the
08:44keeper made it 2-0 to the Europeans but Senegal got one from Ibram Mbappé in the 95th if
08:54Senegal could do it so too could France as Mbappé with a sublime strike notched the brace in the 96th
09:06there were no more goals in this one with France winning 3-1 Vinod Nowani, Tf6 Sport
09:16what do you think for the next two weeks?