confederations cup

FIFA president, Gianni Infantino, has hailed the video assistant referee (VAR) system as a “great success” at the Confederations Cup, but admitted it still needs improvements.According to the Guardian Nigeria, World football’s governing…

A rampant Germany booked their place in the Confederations Cup final as Leon Goretzka scored twice in a devastating opening spell to Thursday’s 4-1 semi-final win over Mexico.Attacking midfielder Goretzka ran riot in Sochi with goals in…

Portugal smashed New Zealand 4-0, Saturday, to advance to the semi-final of the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup.The match, was played in, Saint Petersburg, saw Real Madrid star, Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 75th international…

World champions, Germany began their quest at the FIFA Confederations Cup in good footing after they battled to a 3-2 win over Australia in Group B.The Germans got their goals through Lars Stindl, Julian Draxler and Leon…

Russia cruised to a comfortable 2-0 win over New Zealand as the hosts made a confident start to the Confederations Cup after securing their first win in what was the opening game for the tournament.In a purely one sided contest, the…

The turbo-charged samba stars roared to victory with two goals from Fred and a stunning strike from Neymar, dominating a weary Spanish side whose strength was sapped after edging Italy on penalties in Thursday's semi-final.A miserable…

Spain is headed to the FIFA Confederations Cup Final after defeating Italy in penalty kicks (7) 0 - 0 (6).After 121 minutes of scoreless action then a tie through the first six shots by both teams, Spain's Jesús Navas' penalty kick took…

The Super Eagles of Nigeria could not handle the Spanish armada, as the World Champions walloped them 3-0, with two goals from Jordi Alba and another from Fernando Torres on Sunday, setting up a semifinal showdown with Italy in the…