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World cup weekend; Belgium stunned as Argentina returns to winning ways

The world cup continues to give fans surprises and entertainment each day.

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This past weekend saw 8 matches of the World Cup take place across the seven stadiums in Qatar with groups C,D,E and F playing their second matches of the tournament.

On saturday, Poland defeated Saudi Arabia 2-0 courtesy of goals scored by Piotr Zielinski and Robert Lewandowski. Later Argentina defeated Mexico 2-0 courtesy of goals scored by Lionel Messi and Enzo Fernandez.

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Still on the same day, Tunisia were stunned 1-0 by Australia and the goal was scored by Mitchell Duke. The final match of the day was between France and Denmark in which the former won 2-1.

On sunday, Japan were stunned by Costa Rica 1-0 and the goal was scored by Keysher Fuller. Later in the same group, a match between Spain and Germany ended in a 1-1 draw. The former scored first through substitute Alvaro Morata after which Germany equalized through Niclas Fullkrug.

Highlight of the day was a 2-0 win for Morocco against Belgium and this left many surprised as the African country went into the game as an underdog but as they say expect anything in a game if football. The two goals were scored by Romain Saiss and Zakaria Aboukhlal.

Soccer Football – FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Group F – Belgium v Morocco – Al Thumama Stadium, Doha, Qatar – November 27, 2022 Morocco players celebrate after the match REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

Finally, Croatia got their first win after coming from a goal down to beat Canada 4-1. The latter opened the scoring through Alphonso Davies, his goal is the fastest in this years tournament. Croatia responded well and their goals were scored by Marko Livaja, Lovro Majer and a brace from Andrej Kramaric.

Matches to take place include the following :

Group G( Cameroon vs Serbia, Brazil vs Switzerland)

Group H(South Korea vs Ghana, Portugal vs Uruguay)

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