ENGLAND have struggled to win their last couple of games, but boy what a game we had against MEXICO. Mexico came into the Last 16 the strongest team, after they had won all of their four games.
From Kick off it was all end to end, as the two teams try to make their mark on this match. The brack came for England with two quick goals from Jude Bellingham, first one in the 36th and then again in the 38th minute. Both were well constructed moves from England. England seemed to be on top until J. Quinones scored a cracking goal in the 42nd minute. Pickford kept England in the game with some great saves. England lead 2-1 at half-time.
In the second half, England were still on top until Quansah did a bad foul in the 54th minute and was sent off. England now down to 10 men and this did not look good for them. They played well with 10 men and then England got a penalty in the 60th minute and that was scored by Harry Kane, his 7th of the tournament. England then kept up the pressure from Mexico and they held out till the 69th minute as Mexico get a penalty. The goal was scored by R. Jimenez, but was it really a penalty? As time rolled on, the Mexicans tried to intimidate the referee trying to get England players sent off. England held on even with 11 minutes of injury time under much pressure. England win 3-2. This is the best performance that England have done in this World Cup and it was a very exciting game. England are on a total of 11 goals. Mexico are out after playing at home in front of a big crowd. Mexico finished on a total of 10 goals.
PORTUGAL played SPAIN in the other day’s fixtures. For the first half hour Spain were well on top of Portugal but the finishing was poor. It finished 0-0 at half-time. Unable to watch the second half, Spain scored the only goal of the game in the 90+1 minute from Mikel Merino. Spain are on a total of 9 goals. Portugal go home with Ronaldo’s very last game for Portugal in a World Cup. Ronaldo makes history by scoring all in of his 6 World Cups that he has been in. Portugal finished with a total of 8 goals.
Top goal scorer for the Golden Boot at the moment are now Argentina’s Lionel Messi, France’s Kylian Mbappe and Norway’s Erling Haaland all on 7 goals, In second place we have Harry Kane with 6 goals. In third place with 4 goals each we have France’s O. Dembélé, Brazil’s Vinícius Júnior, Senegal’s Ismaila Sarr, Spain’s Mikel Oyarzabal, England’s J. BELLINGHAM and Mexico’s J. Ouinones.
The fastest goal has still been scored by Matías Galarza for the Paraguay in Group C after they won 1-0 against Turkey in their second game in the first round. It took just 64 seconds (1 minute and 4 seconds)
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