31 March 2023

Host found of the second edition

As soon as the three league winners have won their groups, they immediately knew where to travel for the final round. This week part number one has completed for the North, Central America and Caribbean version of the Nations league tournament, and thus the focus will now be primarily directed towards the play-off with the final four matches that are going to kick off this summer.
On 20 March the organizer of the event has awarded Las Vegas to welcome the group A champions: Mexico, Panama and Canada together with the host United States of America. Hence, all four matches are going to be played on Allegiant arena beginning at 15 June with the semi-finals, while three nights later everything would be decided (with the classification duel and the big final). Entry papers for the competition were released on sale from this Monday.

30 March 2023

Bye bye qualifiers for this month

Elimination matches for Africa Cup of nations - Ivory coast 2023 (2024), stage 4, day 4 of 4:

Rwanda - Benin 1:1

Scorers: 0:1 57 (56.53) Jodel Dossou
               1:1 70 (70.10) Thierry Manzi

- On 18 (17.41) midfielder Rafael York could have given Rwanda in advantage, but his penalty was perfectly saved.

29 March 2023

Wonderful goal was given after just 78 seconds

North, Central America and Caribbean edition of Nations league 2022-23, (last) phase 6, night 3 of 3:

Bonaire - Turks and Caicos islands 1:2

Scorers: 1:0 01 (01.18) Guillermo Montero
               1:1 18 (17.41) Billy Forbes
               1:2 40 (39.32) Billy Forbes

- From 61 (61.19) Turks and Caicos islands played with 10 men because Christopher Louisy had to leave receiving two yellow cards.

United States Virgin islands - Sint Maarten 1:2

Scorers: 0:1 58 (57.49) Gerwin Lake
               1:1 76 (75.35) Karson Kendall
               1:2 85 (85.10) Jeroen Cox

Haiti - Bermuda 3:1 (neutral place)

Scorers: 1:0 24 (23.28) Frantzdy Pierrot
               2:0 25 (24.58) Jeppe Simonsen
               3:0 45+3 (47.46) Carnejy Antoine
               3:1 74 (73.46) Jai Bean

Guyana - Montserrat 0:0 (neutral stadium)

Canada - Honduras 4:1

Scorers: 1:0 08 (07.58) Cyle Larin
               2:0 11 (10.58) Cyle Larin
               3:0 49 (48.57) Jonathan David
               3:1 72 (72.13) Jorge Benguche
               4:1 86 (85.23) Jonathan Osorio

- Home striker Cyle Larin had a chance to record a hat-trick, but he missed the whole goal from penalty spot on 41 (41.16).

Costa rica - Panama 0:1

Scorer: 0:1 76 (76.04) Jose Fajardo Nelson

- On 88 (87.32) the only goal scorer of this match deservedly received a direct red card after a nasty foul.

Additional information: Mexico, Panama, Canada and United States of America have all qualified for the play-off part of the competition that will be played this June.

All three points stayed at home except for two pairs who had identical results

Qualifying duels for European championship - Germany 2024, phase 02, night 3 of 3:

Scotland - Spain 2:0

Scorers: 1:0 06 (06.23) Scott McTominay
               2:0 51 (50.53) Scott McTominay

Wales - Latvia 1:0

Scorer: 1:0 40 (40.04) Kieffer Moore

Georgia - Norway 1:1

Scorers: 0:1 15 (14.50) Alexander Sorloth
               1:1 60 (59.54) Georges Mikautadze

Kosovo - Andorra 1:1

Scorers: 1:0 58 (58.11) Edon Zhegrova
               1:1 61 (60.25) Albert Rosas

Switzerland - Israel 3:0

Scorers: 1:0 39 (38.43) Ruben Vargas
               2:0 47 (46.55) Zeki Amdouni
               3:0 52 (51.47) Silvan Widmer

Romania - Belarus 2:1

Scorers: 1:0 16 (16.02) Nicolae Stanciu
               2:0 19 (18.28) Andrei Burca
               2:1 86 (85.33) Vladislav Morozov

Visiting teams took the whole prey in majority games

Elimination matches for Africa Cup of nations - Ivory coast 2023 (2024), stage 4, night 3 of 4:

Eswatini - Cape verde 0:1 (neutral place)

Scorer: 0:1 55 Ryan Mendes

- Sabelo Ndzinisa could have equalized for Eswatini at 79, but he missed the whole goal from 11 metre.

Namibia - Cameroon 2:1 (neutral stadium)

Scorers: 1:0 55 (54.35) Peter Shalulie
               2:0 79 (78.37) Absalom Limbondi
               2:1 90 (90.12) Vincent Aboubakar

Malawi - Egypt 0:4

Scorers: 0:1 03 Tarek Hamed
               0:2 15 Omar Marmoush
               0:3 20 Mohamed Salah
               0:4 49 Ahmed Sayed

Botswana - Equatorial Guinea 2:3

Scorers: 0:1 13 (12.45) Emilio Nsue
               1:1 37 (37.07) Mbatshi Elias
               1:2 40-own goal (39.28) Lebogang Ditsele
               1:3 51 (50.54) Ivan Salvador
               2:3 66 (65.23) Kabelo Seakanyeng

Liberia - South Africa 1:2

Scorers: 0:1 18 (18.20) Zakhele Lepasa
               1:1 34 (34.09) William Jebor
               1:2 53 (52.28) Mihlali Mayambela

Mozambique - Senegal 0:1

Scorer: 0:1 18 (17.51) Boulaye Dia

Gambia - Mali 1:0 (neutral place)

Scorer: 1:0 79 (78.38) Omar Colley

Tanzania - Uganda 0:1

Scorer: 0:1 90 (90.14) Rogers Mato Kassim

Togo - Burkina faso 1:1

Scorers: 0:1 12 (11.26) Dango Ouattara
               1:1 25 (25.12) Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba

Comoros - Ivory coast 0:2

Scorers: 0:1 35 Ibrahim Sangare
               0:2 58 Franck Kessie

Libya - Tunisia 0:1

Scorer: 0:1 16 (15.21) Haythem Jouini

Mauritania - Democratic Republic of Congo 1:1

Scorers: 0:1 09 Cedric Bakambu
               1:1 57 Mouhamed Soueid

- The scorer of the visiting team had to leave the match early because of two yellow cards received at 59.

28 March 2023

Thrilling second halves...except for one pair

North, Central America and Caribbean edition of Nations league 2022-23, (last) phase 6, night 2 of 3:

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Bahamas 1:1

Scorers: 1:0 59-pen (59.01) Kyle Edwards
               1:1 68 (68.18) Marcel Joseph

Dominican Republic - Belize 2:0

Scorers: 1:0 13 (12.39) Edarlyn Reyes
               2:0 60 (59.40) Nowend Lorenzo

Saint Kitts and Nevis - Aruba 2:0

Scorers: 1:0 45+1 (45.48) Keithroy Freeman
               2:0 79 (79.12) Keithroy Freeman

- From 84 (83.33) the home team finished the game with 10 men because midfielder Lois Maynard was sent off receiving his second yellow card.

Saint Lucia - Dominica 3:1

Scorers: 1:0 19 (18.39) Gregson President
               2:0 40 (39.43) Kurt Frederick
               3:0 62 (61.29) Kurt Frederick
               3:1 84 (84.04) Briel Thomas

United States of America - El Salvador 1:0

Scorer: 1:0 62 (61.57) Ricardo Pepi

Guatemala - French Guiana 4:0

Scorers: 1:0 59 (58.43) Rubio Rubin
               2:0 76 (75.29) Marlon Sequen
               3:0 79 (79.03) Nicolas Samayoa
               4:0 90+2 (92.00) Jorge Aparicio

Trinidad and Tobago - Nicaragua 1:1

Scorers: 0:1 26 (26.16) Ariagner Smith
               1:1 42-pen (41.42) Joevin Jones

Only one opponent was brave enough to roll the ball in the net

Qualifying duels for European championship - Germany 2024, phase 02, night 2 of 3:

Austria - Estonia 2:1

Scorers: 0:1 25 (24.26) Rauno Sappinen
               1:1 67 (67.16) Florian Kainz
               2:1 88 (87.41) Michael Gregoritsch

- The bar has prevent Michael Gregoritsch (Austria) to score from 11 metres on 16 (16.13).

Sweden - Azerbaijan 5:0

Scorers: 1:0 37 (37.12) Emil Forsberg
               2:0 65-own goal (64.50) Bahlul Mustafazada
               3:0 78 (78.07) Viktor Gyokeres
               4:0 88 (87.23) Jesper Karlsson
               5:0 89 (88.40) Anthony Elanga

Hungary - Bulgaria 3:0

Scorers: 1:0 07 (06.41) Balint Vecsei
               2:0 25 (25.18) Dominik Szoboszlai
               3:0 39 (38.58) Martin Adam

Montenegro - Serbia 0:2

Scorer: 0:1 78 (77.45) Dushan Vlahovic
              0:2 90+5 (94.59) Dushan Vlahovic

Netherlands - Gibraltar 3:0

Scorers: 1:0 23 (22.24) Memphis Depay
               2:0 49 (49.18) Nathan Ake
               3:0 82 (81.51) Nathan Ake

- Liam Walker (Gibraltar) did a nasty foul on 51 (50.45), and for that was deservedly awarded with a direct red card.

Moldova - Czech Republic 0:0

Republic of Ireland - France 0:1

Scorer: 0:1 50 (49.27) Benjamin Pavard

Poland - Albania 1:0

Scorer: 1:0 40 (40.02) Karol Swiderski

Double name is written

Elimination matches for Africa Cup of nations - Ivory coast 2023 (2024), stage 4, night 2 of 4:

South Sudan - Kongo 0:1

Scorer: 0:1 89 (89.08) Gabriel Charpentier

Central African Republic - Madagascar 2:0

Scorer: 1:0 39 Louis Mafouta
             2:0 82 Louis Mafouta

Angola - Ghana 2:0

Scorers: 1:0 50-pen (50.05) Lucas Joao
               2:0 72 (71.42) Osman Bukari

Guinea-Bissau - Nigeria 0:1

Scorer: 0:1 30-pen (29.52) Moses Simon

Niger - Algeria 0:1

Scorer: 0:1 05 (05.07) Baghdad Bounedjah

Ethiopia - Guinea 2:3

Scorers: 0:1 04 Naby Keita
               1:1 34 Canaan Markneh
               1:2 42 Ilaix Moriba
               1:3 70 Morgan Guilavogui
               2:3 90+5 Kitika Jemma

Sudan - Gabon 1:0

Scorer: 1:0 66 (66.08) Muhamed Alhaj Kome Hemidan

27 March 2023

Severe weather has interrupted a game, but was completed until the end

North, Central America and Caribbean edition of Nations league 2022-23, (last) phase 6, night 1 of 3:

Antigua and Barbuda - Barbados 1:2

Scorers: 1:0 30 (30.04) Myles Weston
               1:1 62 (61.41) Thierry Gale
               1:2 86 (86.08) Tajio James

Cuba - Guadeloupe 1:0

Scorer: 1:0 45+1 (46.01) Yasniel Matos

Puerto Rico - Cayman islands 5:1

Scorers: 1:0 03 Ricardo Rivera
               2:0 39 Gerald Diaz
               3:0 69 Ricardo Rivera
               3:1 85 Gunnar Stdenhofft
               4:1 89 Joel Burgos
               5:1 90+2 Joel Burgos

Mexico - Jamaica 2:2

Scorers: 0:1 07 (06.53) Bobby Reid
               1:1 17 (16.51) Orbelin Pineda
               1:2 32-own goal (31.34) Edson Alvares
               2:2 45+1-pen (46.15) Hirving Lozano

- Because of heavy rain this match had a long break in the first half.

Couple of pairs with an identical results

Elimination matches for Africa Cup of nations - Ivory coast 2023 (2024), stage 4, night 1 of 4:

Lesotho - Zambia 0:2

Scorers: 0:1 13 (13.20) Patson Daka
               0:2 69 (68.26) Patson Daka

Sao Tome e principe - Sierra leone 0:2

Scorers: 0:1 07 (06.51) Abu Bakarr Samura
               0:2 27 (27.09) Alhassan Koroma

Never underestimate team who is chasing big difference from first half

Qualifying duels for European championship - Germany 2024, phase 02, night 1 of 3:

Slovenia - San Marino 2:0

Scorers: 1:0 56 (55.53) Benjamin Sheshko
               2:0 59-own goal (59.19) Roberto di Maio

Liechtenstein - Iceland 0:7

Scorers: 0:1 03 (02.54) David Kristjan Olafsson
               0:2 37 (37.02) Hakon Arnar Haraldsson
               0:3 48 (47.39) Aron Gunnarsson
               0:4 67 (67.24) Aron Gunnarsson
               0:5 72-pen (72.15) Aron Gunnarsson
               0:6 85 (84.29) Andri Gudjohnsen
               0:7 87 (86.25) Mikael Egill Ellertsson

Kazakhstan - Denmark 3:2

Scorers: 0:1 21 (20.30) Rasmus Hojlund
               0:2 35 (34.59) Rasmus Hojlund
               1:2 73-pen (72.28) Bakhtiyar Zaynutdinov
               2:2 85 (85.18) Askhat Tagybergen
               3:2 88 (88.09) Abat Aymbetov

England - Ukraine 2:0

Scorers: 1:0 37 (36.25) Harry Kane
               2:0 39 (39.20) Bukayo Saka

Northern Ireland - Finland 0:1

Scorer: 0:1 28 (27.37) Benjamin Kallman

Slovakia - Bosnia and Herzegovina 2:0

Scorers: 1:0 12 (12.18) Robert Mak
               2:0 40 (39.36) Lukash Haraslin

Luxembourg - Portugal 0:6

Scorers: 0:1 09 (08.22) Cristiano Ronaldo
               0:2 15 (14.39) Joao Felix
               0:3 18 (17.36) Bernardo Silva
               0:4 30 (30.08) Cristiano Ronaldo
               0:5 77 (76.34) Otavio Monteiro
               0:6 88 (87.54) Rafael Leao

- On 85 (84.36) Rafael Leao (Portugal) have send a weak strike from 11 metres, and thus the opposing goalkeeper has easily saved it.

Malta - Italy 0:2

Scorers: 0:1 15 (14.35) Mateo Retegui
               0:2 27 (26.26) Matteo Pessina

26 March 2023

Even weakened they managed to score with a fantastic strike

North, Central America and Caribbean edition of Nations league 2022-23, phase 5, night 3 of 3:

Bermuda - Guyana 0:2

Scorers: 0:1 52 (51.35) Liam Gordon
               0:2 58 (57.47( Jeremy Garrett

Sint Maarten - Bonaire 6:1 (neutral stadium)

Scorers: 1:0 05 (04.31) Elmer Jefta de Vries
               2:0 08 (07.56) Gerwin Lake
               3:0 46 (45.39) Chovanie Amatkarijo
               4:0 54 (54.00) Gerwin Lake
               5:0 62 (61.26) T-Shawn Illidge
               5:1 68 (68.07) Guillermo Montero
               6:1 83-pen (83.16) Gerwin Lake

- On off-the-ball incident at 58 (57.47) direct red card received the visiting midfielder Yurick Seinpaal.

Montserrat - Haiti 0:4

Scorers: 0:1 49 (48.56) Duckens Nazon
               0:2 60 (59.41) Frantzdy Pierrot
               0:3 69 (69.13) Derrick Burckley Etienne
               0:4 84 (83.57) Mondy Prunier

Martinique - Costa rica 1:2

Scorers: 1:0 18 (18.01) Mickael Biron
               1:1 87 (87.12) Aaron Suarez
               1:2 90+1 (90.43) Anthony Contreras

- For showing his boxing abilities in this game, the goal scorer of the home team deservedly saw a direct red card on 35 (34.27).

Curacao - Canada 0:2

Scorers: 0:1 22 (22.11) Jonathan David
               0:2 43 (42.39) Cyle Larin

- Jurien Gaari was sent off at 37 (37.05) because the home defender has received his second yellow card.

Finally we saw that too: for the first time players have rolled the ball into its own net

Qualifying duels for European championship - Germany 2024, phase 01, night 3 of 3:

Scotland - Cyprus 3:0

Scorers: 1:0 20 (20.16) John McGinn
               2:0 87 (86.42) Scott McTominay
               3:0 90+3 (92.49) Scott McTominay

- Nicolas Ioannou (Cyprus) did not wait to finish the game because he was sent off before the final whistle receiving two yellow cards at 90+4 (94.15).

Belarus - Switzerland 0:5 (neutral place)

Scorers: 0:1 04 (03.25) Renato Steffen
               0:2 17 (16.24) Renato Steffen
               0:3 28 (28.08) Renato Steffen
               0:4 61 (61.15) Granit Xhaka
               0:5 65 (64.30) Zeki Amdouni

Israel - Kosovo 1:1

Scorers: 0:1 36-own goal (35.40) Elazar Dasa
               1:1 56 (55.47) Dor Peretz

Spain - Norway 3:0

Scorers: 1:0 12 (12.13) Daniel Olmo
               2:0 83 (83.00) Jose Mato Sanmartin
               3:0 85 (84.46) Jose Mato Sanmartin

Croatia - Wales 1:1

Scorers: 1:0 28 (27.30) Andrej Kramaric
               1:1 90+2 (92.14) Nathan Broadhead

Andorra - Romania 0:2

Scorers: 0:1 34 (34.00) Dennis Man
               0:2 49 (48.57) Denis Alibec

- From 60 the home side played with 10 men because Marc Rebes saw his second yellow card.

Armenia - Turkiye 1:2

Scorers: 1:0 09-own goal (09.09) Ozan Kabak
               1:1 34 (33.45) Orkun Kokcu
               1:2 63 (63.02) Kerem Akturkoglu

25 March 2023

Merciless guests hit seven

North, Central America and Caribbean edition of Nations league 2022-23, phase 5, night 2 of 3:

Anguilla - Saint Lucia 1:2

Scorers: 0:1 18 (17.29) Andrus Remy
               0:2 45+1 (45.48) Gregson President
               1:2 75 (74.47) Lamar Carpenter

Bahamas - Trinidad and Tobago 0:3

Scorers: 0:1 05 (04.54) Kareem Moses
               0:2 25 (25.14) Joevin Jones
               0:3 34 (33.44) Ryan Telfer

Nicaragua - Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4:1

Scorers: 1:0 02 (02.13) Ariagner Smith
               1:1 18-pen (17.36) Kyle Edwards
               2:1 41 (40.58) Juan Barrera
               3:1 60 (59.39) Matias Belli Moldskred
               4:1 90+2 (91.47) Francisco Flores

Belize - Guatemala 1:2

Scorers: 0:1 29 (29.09) Oscar Castellanos
               0:2 44 (43.32) Oscar Santis
               1:2 45+1 (45.50) Jordy Polanco

- A very weak shot send Carlos Mejia (Guatemala) from 11 metres on 18 (17.51) prompting the opposing goalkeeper to easily saved it.

Grenada - United States of America 1:7

Scorers: 0:1 04 (03.59) Ricardo Pepi
               0:2 20 (19.32) Brenden Aaronson
               0:3 30 (30.13) Weston McKennie
               1:3 32 (31.34) Myles Hippolyte
               1:4 34 (33.50) Weston McKennie
               1:5 49 (48.31) Christian Pulishic
               1:6 53 (52.21) Ricardo Pepi
               1:7 72 (72.00) Alejandro Zendejas

Great opening after 27 seconds

Qualifying duels for European championship - Germany 2024, phase 01, night 2 of 3:

Bulgaria - Montenegro 0:1

Scorer: 0:1 70 (69.24) Nikola Krstovic

Gibraltar - Greece 0:3

Scorers: 0:1 11 (10.43) Georgios Masouras
               0:2 45 (44.24) Manolis Siopis
               0:3 57 (57.16) Anastasios Bakasetas

Austria - Azerbaijan 4:1

Scorers: 1:0 27 (26.59) Marcel Sabitzer
               2:0 29 (28.29) Michael Gregoritsch
               3:0 50 (49.55) Marcel Sabitzer
               3:1 63 (63.18) Emin Mahmudov
               4:1 68 (68.02) Christoph Baumgartner

Czech Republic - Poland 3:1

Scorers: 1:0 27 seconds Ladislav Krejchi
               2:0 02 (02.09) Tomash Chavnchara
               3:0 63 (63.02) Jan Kuchta
               3:1 86 (86.18) Damian Szymanski

France - Netherlands 4:0

Scorers: 1:0 02 (01.56) Antoinne Griezmann
               2:0 07 (07.11) Dayot Upamecano
               3:0 21 (20.48) Kylian Mbappe
               4:0 87 (87.17) Kylian Mbappe

- At 90+5 (94.54) Memphis Depay shot a weak penalty, straight to the opposing goalkeeper.

Sweden - Belgium 0:3

Scorers: 0:1 35 (34.44) Romelu Lukaku
               0:2 48 (48.06) Romelu Lukaku
               0:3 82 (81.59) Romelu Lukaku

Serbia - Lithuania 2:0

Scorers: 1:0 16 (15.24) Dushan Tadic
               2:0 53 (52.30) Dushan Vlahovic

Moldova - Faroe islands 1:1

Scorers: 0:1 27 (26.35) Mads Boe Mikkelsen
               1:1 87-pen (86.24) Ion Nicolaescu

Points shared between teams who gave two targets in each halves

Elimination matches for Africa Cup of nations - Ivory coast 2023 (2024), stage 3, night 3 of 3:

Democratic Republic of Congo - Mauritania 3:1

Scorers: 1:0 36 (36.20) Gael Kakuta
               2:0 42 (41.43) Cedric Bakambu
               2:1 55 (54.48) Aly Abeid
               3:1 67 (66.40) Arthur Masuaku

- Direct red card was for visiting midfielder Idrissa Thiam received at 22.

Uganda - Tanzania 0:1

Scorer: 0:1 68 (67.39) Simon Msuva

South Africa - Liberia 2:2

Scorers: 1:0 11-pen (10.51) Lyle Foster
               2:0 22 (21.22) Lyle Foster
               2:1 68 (67.49) Tonia Tisdell
               2:2 90 (90.19) Mohammed Sangare

Cape Verde - Eswatini 0:0

Nigeria - Guinea-Bissau 0:1

Scorer: 0:1 29 (28.53) Mama Balde

Ivory coast - Comoros 3:1

Scorers: 1:0 29 (28.42) Cristian Kouame
               2:0 60 (60.17) Sebastien Haller
               3:0 88 (88.16) Jean-Philippe Krasso
               3:1 90+3 (92.21) Ibroihim Youssouf Djoudja

Senegal - Mozambique 5:1

Scorers: 1:0 09 (08.52) Youssouf Sabaly
               2:0 14 (14.04) Sadio Mane
               3:0 31 (31.13) Iliman Ndiaye
               4:0 39 (38.42) Boulaye Dia
               4:1 47 (47.06) Gildo Lourenco Vilanculos
               5:1 88 (87.47) Habib Diallo

Egypt - Malawi 2:0

Scorers: 1:0 20 (19.36) Mohamed Salah
               2:0 45+1 (45.22) Omar Marmoush

Mali - Gambia 2:0

Scorers: 1:0 03 (02.57) Kamory Doumbia
               2:0 90+4-pen (94.14) Adama Traore

Burkina faso - Togo 1:0

Scorer: 1:0 87 (86.55) Abdoul Tapsoba

Equatorial Guinea - Botswana 2:0

Scorers: 1:0 19 Saul Coco-Bassey
               2:0 65 Federico Bikoro

- Thato Kebue (Botswana) have said goodbye to this game on 53 because of two yellow cards.

Tunisia - Libya 3:0

Scorers: 1:0 12 (11.48) Youssef Msakni
               2:0 21-pen (20.38) Ali Maaloul
               3:0 86 (85.31) Haythem Jouini

Guinea - Ethiopia 2:0

Scorers: 1:0 38 (38.14) Francois Kamano
               2:0 73 (72.49) Mohamed Bayo

Cameroon - Namibia 1:1

Scorers: 0:1 26 (25.41) Peter Shalulile
               1:1 72 (71.35) Olivier Kemen

24 March 2023

Ten men better than eleven opponents

North, Central America and Caribbean edition of Nations league 2022-23, phase 5, night 1 of 3:

British Virgin islands - Puerto Rico 1:3

Scorers: 1:0 35-pen (35.20) Tyler Forbes
               1:1 44 (43.36) Leandro Antonetti
               1:2 46 (45.22) Devin Vega
               1:3 90+4 (93.51) Ian Silva

Saint Martin - Saint Kitts and Nevis 1:3 (neutral venue)

Scorers: 0:1 26 (25.43) Tiquanny Williams
               1:1 31 (30.34) Pierre-Bertrand Arne
               1:2 35 (34.32) Romaine Sawyers
               1:3 89 (88.37) Harry Panayiotou

French Guiana - Dominican Republic 1:1

Scorers: 1:0 85 (84.22) Jean-David Legrant
               1:1 90+3 (93.05) Carlos Heredia

Barbados - Cuba 0:1

Scorer: 0:1 03 (02.32) Maykel Reyes

- With a direct red card visiting defender Yosel Piedra have said goodbye to the game at 33 (32.42).

Guadeloupe - Antigua and Barbuda 0:1

Scorer: 0:1 56 (56.07) Ashley Nathaniel-George

Suriname - Mexico 0:2

Scorers: 0:1 63 (63.20) Johan Vasquez
               0:2 81-own goal (81.16) Damil Dankerlui

- On 67 (67.17) Santiago Tomas Gimenez (Mexico) missed the whole goal from 11 metres.

Hat-trick achieved at the very start on new elimination process

Qualifying duels for European championship - Germany 2024, phase 01, night 1 of 3:

Portugal - Liechtenstein 4:0

Scorers: 1:0 07 (07.19) Joao Cancelo
               2:0 46 (46.08) Bernardo Silva
               3:0 51-pen (50.35) Cristiano Ronaldo
               4:0 62 (62.13) Cristiano Ronaldo

Denmark - Finland 3:1

Scorers: 1:0 20 (20.15) Rasmus Hojlund
               1:1 53 (52.46) Oliver Antman
               2:1 81 (81.15) Rasmus Hojlund
               3:1 90+3 (92.38) Rasmus Hojlund

Slovakia - Luxembourg 0:0

San Marino - Northern Ireland 0:2

Scorers: 0:1 23 (23.01) Dion Charles
               0:2 55 (54.43) Dion Charles

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Iceland 3:0

Scorers: 1:0 14 (13.28) Rade Krunic
               2:0 40 (39.21) Rade Krunic
               3:0 63 (62.46) Amar Dedic

Kazakhstan - Slovenia 1:2

Scorers: 1:0 23 (22.59) Maksim Samorodov
               1:1 46 (46.05) David Brekalo
               1:2 77 (77.18) Zhan Vipotnik

Just when you think match will finish scoreless, something exciting has happened in stoppage time

Elimination matches for Africa Cup of nations - Ivory coast 2023 (2024), stage 3, night 2 of 3:

Madagascar - Central African Republic 0:3

Scorers: 0:1 36 Isaac Ngoma
               0:2 44 Louis Mafouta
               0:3 79 Louis Mafouta

Ghana - Angola 1:0

Scorer: 1:0 90+5 (95.18) Antoine Semenyo

Congo - South Sudan 1:2

Scorers: 0:1 65 (65.01) Peter Chol
               1:1 89-pen (89.19) Thievy Bifouma
               1:2 90+5 (95.20) Tito Okello

- At 73 (72.57) visiting midfielder Peter Manyang had to leave the game due to two yellow cards.

Zambia - Lesotho 3:1

Scorers: 0:1 33 (32.23) Tshwarelo Bereng
               1:1 37 (36.47) Fashion Sakala
               2:1 53 (52.36) Lameck Banda
               3:1 57 (56.34) Lameck Banda

Gabon - Sudan 1:0

Scorer: 1:0 71 (70.59) Lloyd Palun

Algeria - Niger 2:1

Scorers: 0:1 38 (38.00) Daniel Sosah
               1:1 54-own goal (53.47) Abdel Rahim Bonkano Alhassane
               2:1 88 (87.55) Riyad Mahrez

23 March 2023

Entertaining stalemates

Elimination matches for Africa Cup of nations - Ivory coast 2023 (2024), stage 3, night 1 of 3:

Benin - Rwanda 1:1

Scorers: 0:1 13 (12.52) Gilbert Mugisha
               1:1 82 (81.35) Steve Mounie

- Hakim Sahabo (Rwanda) had to leave the pitch on 60 (60.14) due to two yellow cards.

Sierra leone - Sao Tome e principe 2:2

Scorers: 0:1 43 (42.35) Luis Leal
               1:1 48 (47.36) Mustapha Bundu
               1:2 58 (58.10) Luis Leal
               2:2 77 (77.16) Abu Komeh

22 March 2023

Format changed for advancing into next round

The expanded World Cup in 2026 will be with 48 teams and from last Thursday it was confirmed how they will be divided. In the Rwandan capital Kigali it was decided that in the group stage 12 of them would be formed with four teams each. At the first knockout round (last 32) the first two teams are guaranteed a place together with eight best that occupied third position. Up until the final (plus the classification pair for third-fourth spot) each team is going to play eight games instead of current seven. Competition will last for 39 nights (breaks included) or from 11 June as far as 19 July.
Forty new matches are going to appear as well because from 64 this number will rise up to 104 in total (for the whole event). With more duels played, of course, that there would be also an additional income for the world football organization (mainly coming from sold tickets).

21 March 2023

Candidates for awards revealed

Three days ago the North, Central America and Caribbean confederation has announced the candidates for best player of 2022. Captains and coaches of every 41 member association together with journalists from this region will choose from six names that are nominated in both male and female section. Each fan is encouraged to participate by giving voice to the favourite footballer through their website where the complete list is shown. Voting process is going to end on 13 April.
Candidates were selected based on statistical performance and football technical experts.

20 March 2023

Beginning, middle and end of qualifiers

Ahead of us, and for the first time in 2023 are elimination duels on a team level which are scheduled to be staged in three confederations around the world, so that their main events would be organized next year (with exception to one). While for one of them one would be a completely new cycle, the other two are basically familiar. Below you can find the layouts for each of the three.

After being played last summer, qualifying games for Africa Cup of nations 2023 (2024) are going to resume with for two more rounds. The middle (third) phase would be played on three, and stage number four on four days (where only one is presented here).

Round 3
22 March, Wednesday at 16.00 CET: Benin - Rwanda.
22 March, Wednesday at 18.00 CET: Sierra leone - Sao Tome e principe.

23 March, Thursday at 14.00 CET: Madagascar - Central African Republic.
23 March, Thursday at 17.00 CET: Cameroon - Namibia.
23 March, Thursday at 17.00 CET: Congo - South Sudan.
23 March, Thursday at 17.00 CET: Ghana - Angola.
23 March, Thursday at 17.00 CET: Zambia - Lesotho.
23 March, Thursday at 20.00 CET: Gabon - Sudan.
23 March, Thursday at 22.00 CET: Algeria - Niger.

24 March, Friday at 14.00 CET: Democratic Republic of Congo - Mauritania.
24 March, Friday at 15.00 CET: Uganda - Tanzania.
24 March, Friday at 17.00 CET: Cape Verde - Eswatini.
24 March, Friday at 17.00 CET: Cameroon - Comoros.
24 March, Friday at 17.00 CET: Nigeria - Guinea-Bissau.
24 March, Friday at 17.00 CET: South Africa - Liberia.
24 March, Friday at 20.00 CET: Egypt - Malawi.
24 March, Friday at 20.00 CET: Equatorial Guinea - Botswana.
24 March, Friday at 20.00 CET: Mali - Gambia.
24 March, Friday at 20.00 CET: Senegal - Mozambique.
24 March, Friday at 21.00 CET: Burkina faso - Togo.
24 March, Friday at 21.30 CET: Tunisia - Libya.
24 March, Friday at 22.30 CET: Guinea - Ethiopia.

Round 4 (to be continued)
26 March, Sunday at 15.00 CET: Lesotho - Zambia.
26 March, Sunday at 18.00 CET: Sao Tome e principe - Sierra leone.

For the European championship 2024 start its new elimination process. Normally at every beginning is round one, while parts of matches would be played at round two next weekend.

Phase 1
23 March, Thursday at 16.00 CET: Kazakhstan - Slovenia.
23 March, Thursday at 20.45 CET: Bosnia and Herzegovina - Iceland.
23 March, Thursday at 20.45 CET: Denmark - Finland.
23 March, Thursday at 20.45 CET: Italy - England.
23 March, Thursday at 20.45 CET: North Macedonia - Malta.
23 March, Thursday at 20.45 CET: Portugal - Liechtenstein.
23 March, Thursday at 20.45 CET: San Marino - Northern Ireland.
23 March, Thursday at 20.45 CET: Slovakia - Luxembourg.

24 March, Friday at 18.00 CET: Bulgaria - Montenegro.
24 March, Friday at 20.45 CET: Austria - Azerbaijan.
24 March, Friday at 20.45 CET: Czech Republic - Poland.
24 March, Friday at 20.45 CET: France - Netherlands.
24 March, Friday at 20.45 CET: Gibraltar - Greece.
24 March, Friday at 20.45 CET: Moldova - Faroe islands.
24 March, Friday at 20.45 CET: Serbia - Lithuania.
24 March, Friday at 20.45 CET: Sweden - Belgium.

25 March, Saturday at 15.00 CET: Scotland - Cyprus.
25 March, Saturday at 18.00 CET: Armenia - Turkiye.
25 March, Saturday at 18.00 CET: Belarus - Switzerland (playing in Novi Sad, Serbia).
25 March, Saturday at 18.00 CET: Israel - Kosovo.
25 March, Saturday at 20.45 CET: Andorra - Romania.
25 March, Saturday at 20.45 CET: Croatia - Wales.
25 March, Saturday at 20.45 CET: Spain - Norway.

Phase 2 (to be continued)
26 March, Sunday at 15.00 CET: Kazakhstan - Denmark.
26 March, Sunday at 18.00 CET: England - Ukraine.
26 March, Sunday at 18.00 CET: Liechtenstein - Iceland.
26 March, Sunday at 18.00 CET: Slovenia - San Marino.
26 March, Sunday at 20.45 CET: Luxembourg - Portugal.
26 March, Sunday at 20.45 CET: Malta - Italy.
26 March, Sunday at 20.45 CET: Northern Ireland - Finland.
26 March, Sunday at 20.45 CET: Slovakia - Bosnia and Herzegovina.

While the predecessors have elimination duels from the middle phase and at the very beginning, qualifiers for the following competition is basically at its completion. For part (league) number one is remained to be played the last two stages, finals of the second edition for Nations league of the 2022-23 season at North, Central America and the Caribbean region (closing part) will be played this summer.

Stage 5
23 March, Thursday at 20.00 CET: British Virgin islands - Puerto Rico.
23 March, Thursday at 20.00 CET: Saint Martin - Saint Kitts and Nevis (playing in Anguilla).
23 March, Thursday at 22.30 CET: French Guiana - Dominican Republic.

24 March, Friday at 00.00 CET: Barbados - Cuba.
24 March, Friday at 00.00 CET: Guadeloupe - Antigua and Barbuda.
24 March, Friday at 01.00 CET: Suriname - Mexico.
24 March, Friday at 20.00 CET: Anguilla - Saint Lucia.
24 March, Friday at 21.00 CET: Bahamas - Trinidad and Tobago.

25 March, Saturday at 01.00 CET: Grenada - United States of America.
25 March, Saturday at 01.00 CET: Nicaragua - Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
25 March, Saturday at 03.00 CET: Belize - Guatemala.
25 March, Saturday at 19.00 CET: Bermuda - Guyana.
25 March, Saturday at 21.00 CET: Sint Maarten - Bonaire (playing in United States Virgin islands).
25 March, Saturday at 21.30 CET: Turks and Caicos islands - United States Virgin islands.
25 March, Saturday at 22.00 CET: Montserrat - Haiti.

26 March, Sunday at 00.00 CET: Martinique - Costa rica.
26 March, Sunday at 03.00 CET: Curacao - Canada.

Stage 6 (to be continued)
26 March, Sunday at 21.00 CET: Antigua and Barbuda - Barbados.
26 March, Sunday at 21.00 CET: Cuba - Guadeloupe.