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France-Iraq World Cup game restarts after two-hour storm delay
PHILADELPHIA: The World Cup match between France and Iraq on Monday (Jun 22) restarted after a severe weather alert led to the half-time interval lasting over two hours.The game in Philadelphia, which kicked off at 5pm local time, was halted at half-time as a huge storm passed over the city and didn’t resume
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Mbappe double sends France into World Cup knockout rounds after weather delay
PHILADALEPHIA: Kylian Mbappe scored his second double of the tournament as France eased into the last 32 with a 3-0 victory over Iraq on Monday in the first match of this World Cup beset by a
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France vs Iraq World Cup game second half in Philadelphia delayed due to thunderstorms, FIFA says
PHILADELPHIA: France and Iraq players were left waiting in their dressing rooms at halftime after thunderstorms forced a delay to the start of the second half of their World Cup clash on Monday (Jun 22).A FIFA spokesperson said the game would resume at least 30 minutes from when the halftime break started.
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Stadium gates for France v Iraq game in Philadelphia now open
NEW YORK, June 22 : World Cup organisers opened the gates at Philadelphia Stadium after a 40-minute delay after they had urged fans to stay away from the venue amid threatening weather in the area on Monday.In a statement issued ahead of the day’s France v Iraq Group I game, organisers said gates would not…
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Iraq have no plan to be conservative against France, coach Arnold says
PHILADELPHIA, PA, June 21 : Iraq manager Graham Arnold has no plans to take a more conservative approach against France on Monday despite their 4-1 loss to Norway in their Group I opener.Arguably, no back line at the tournament will face a tougher opening two games. Three-times Premier League top scorer Erlin
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Arnold sees positives in Iraq’s opening World Cup loss to Norway
FOXBOROUGH, Mass., June 16 : Iraq coach Graham Arnold urged his players not to lose heart after their 4-1 defeat by Norway in their World Cup opener on Tuesday and reminded them they have two more chances to get a victory that could put them through to the knockout rounds.Norway’s Erling Haaland opened the s
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Haaland shines on World Cup debut with two goals in Norway’s 4-1 victory over Iraq
FOXBOROUGH, United States: Norway’s prolific striker Erling Haaland bagged two goals in his maiden World Cup appearance on Tuesday (Jun 16) to guide his team to an opening 4-1 Group I victory over Iraq, and put down a marker for the tournament.The 25-year-old, one of the most exciting forwards in world footba
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Haaland spearheads Norway’s powerful attack against Iraq
FOXBOROUGH, Mass., June 16 : Norway coach Stale Solbakken has selected his first-choice attack line – including the English Premier League’s top scorer last season Erling Haaland – for the country’s first World Cup match since 1998 against Iraq in Group I on Tuesday.• Solbakken chose Alexander Sorloth and A
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Iraq have everything to gain, will try to shock the world says coach Arnold
BOSTON, June 15 : Iraq have qualified for their first World Cup in 40 years but coach Graham Arnold wants far more than that, with his team battle-hardened by the 21 qualifying matches it took to reach the finals and ready to shock the world, he said on Monday.The Iraqis take on Norway in their…
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Norway’s Haaland aiming to extend his goal-scoring rampage against Iraq
BOSTON, June 14 : Human goal machine Erling Haaland will seek to get his World Cup account up and running immediately when Norway take on Iraq on Tuesday to end the country’s nearly three-decade absence from football’s elite tournament.The giant, rampaging centre forward netted 16 times in Norway’s eight Worl
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