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Here are some of the scenes and interviews of the spectators after France’s victory over Croatia during the finals of the World Cup on Sunday, July 15, in Moscow, Russia, taken by our EBC Correspondent in Moscow. (Photos and videos by Emy Coloma, Eagle News Service correspondent in Moscow, Russia)
France’s power saw it take home the win over Croatia in Sunday’s World Cup final at Moscow. With a score of 4-2, the European nation took home its second World Cup title, with goals that included Kylian Mbappe’s in the 65th minute. Antoine Griezmann and Paul Pogba also scored for France, while Ivan Perisic and Mario Mandzukic scored for Croatia. AFP
by Guy Jackson Agence France-Presse MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Croatia reached the World Cup final for the first time in their history on Wednesday, after Mario Mandzukic’s extra-time winner prolonged England’s suffering in major tournaments and set up a decider against France. Luka Modric’s team fell behind in just the fifth minute to Kieran Trippier’s superb free-kick but hit back through Ivan Perisic and Mandzukic to win a tense contest 2-1 in front of 78,000 […]
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AFP) — The party at the Buenos Aires fanzone fell flat as a crowd expecting a Messi-inspired Argentina World Cup revival could only watch in horror at as the nadir of Nizhny Novgorod unfolded. “We lost very badly, they really humiliated us this time,” said 22-year-old Joaquin. “And now, on top of that, we’re depending on Nigeria!” After the abject 3-0 loss to Croatia, the team will have to beat Nigeria in their […]
by David Harding Agence France Presse Lionel Messi’s Argentina were on the brink of a humiliating World Cup exit on Thursday after they were humbled 3-0 by Croatia on a dramatic day at the World Cup that saw the European side join France in the knockout rounds. Argentina knew they had to chase a win in Nizhny Novgorod after their disappointing 1-1 opening draw against Iceland but instead collapsed in the second half to leave their campaign in […]
By Vivem Soriano Eagle News Service Switzerland 0-0 Northern Ireland (1-0 agg.) Switzerland advances to next year’s World Cup in Russia with a 1-0 aggregate win over Northern Ireland after a pressure-packed 0-0 draw in the second leg of their World Cup Qualifier in Basel. The Northern Irish were in full attack mode from the onset. They increased the pressure against the home side in the second half and it almost paid off in the […]
by Lajla Veselica Agence France-Presse ZAGREB, Croatia (AFP) — Croatia will hope Real Madrid star Luka Modric can carry the nation to the World Cup finals as they go into the first leg of a tricky play-off with Greece on Thursday. The 32-year-old captain has faced a tumultuous year, with his shining reputation tarnished by a scandal in June over allegedly false testimony he gave at a major corruption trial. But anger from the fans appeared to […]
The United Nations‘ highest court ruled on Tuesday that neither Croatia nor Serbia had committed genocide against each other’s populations during the wars that accompanied the violent breakup of Yugoslavia in the 1990s. Peter Tomka, president of the International Court of Justice, said the forces of both countries had committed crimes during the conflict, but that the intent to commit genocide — by “destroying a population in whole or in part” — had not been […]
MANILA (PNA) — The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced that effective Tuesday (April 15), nationals of seven additional countries will now enjoy visa-free privilege to enter the Philippines for a period of 30 days. These countries are Belize, Croatia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. The privilege aims to promote tourism and investments from these countries, all of which have been emerging as key players in the international economic community and which have growing […]
