Ronaldo To Lead The Line – Predicted Portugal Lineup To Face Russia Featuring Madrid And Barcelona Stars

Predicted Portugal Lineup To Take On Russia In Confederations Cup Euro’16 winners Portugal made a fist of their first game against Mexico in the Confederations Cup 2017 as they failed to keep a one-goal lead twice in the game, picking up only a draw. However, it will not get any easier for Fernando Santos’ side … Read more

Predicted Germany Lineup To Face Chile Featuring Arsenal And Bayern Munich Stars

Predicted Germany Lineup To Take On Chile In Confederations Cup World Cup winners Germany are one of the favourites to land the Confederations Cup this year and they made a decent start to their competition, winning 3-2 against Australia in their first game of the competition. Lars Stindl, Julian Draxler and Leon Goretzka were all … Read more

Predicted Germany Lineup To Start In The Confederations Cup Featuring Liverpool And Arsenal Stars

Predicted Germany Lineup To Face Australia In Confederations Cup Joachim Low will not be able to rest in the offseason as his German side are a part of the Confederations Cup this year. The World Cup winners will face Australia in the first game of the competition on Monday and they will hope to go … Read more

Spain’s Tiki-Taka: Have The Alarm Bells Started To Ring?

Could it now be possible that Spain are no longer considered as the best national team in the world? It could well be after their failure add international silverware this summer. Since their win in Vienna back in Euro 2008, the Spanish have been at the pinnacle of international football. Two more major tournaments past, with … Read more

Italy vs Uruguay Match Report: Transition Taking Place With Prandelli’s Squad?

Italy defeated Uruguay 3-2 on penalties in the Confederations Cup third place playoff on Sunday. The match finished 2-2 after extra time, with Napoli striker Edinson Cavani earning a brace. However, it wasn’t enough as Davide Astori and Alessandro Diamanti got on the score sheet before Gianluigi Buffon made three saves in the shootout to … Read more

Spain v Italy: Confederations Cup Semi-Final Report

For the second time in 12 months, Italy was forced into a tactical change before their respective matches against Spain. First at Euro 2012 in the group stage when Andrea Barzagli was injured, and it occurred again in the Confederations Cup semi-final with the Azzurri needing to address the issues in defence. The result, just … Read more

Confederations Cup – Italy Vs Brazil Match Report

In the third and final match of Group A, Brazil handed Italy an emphatic loss, defeating them 4-2 in Salvador on Saturday evening as the hosts claimed top of the group. Fred was the cream of the crop amongst all goal scorers as he earned a brace. Dante scored off a header while Neymar struck … Read more

Match Report: Italy Pulled Off A Remarkable Comeback Against Japan To Reach The Confederations Cup Semi-Finals

In one of the most hectic matches in recent memory, Italy pulled off a remarkable comeback before scoring late to defeat Japan 4-3 in Confederations Cup action in Recife on Wednesday night. Sebastian Giovinco struck in the 86th minute to clinch the victory for the Azzurri. Daniele De Rossi bagged Italy’s first, an Atsuto Uchida … Read more

Italy Vs Mexico Recap: Pirlo And Balotelli Help The Azzurri Draw First Blood In The Confederations Cup

Italy defeated Mexico 2-1 in Confederations Cup action on Sunday night. Andrea Pirlo celebrated his 100th cap for the Azzurri in style, scoring the opening goal off a free kick in the 27th minute. Javier Hernandez equalized from the penalty spot shortly thereafter, but Mario Balotelli popped up to bury the winner late in the … Read more

Italy’s Confederations Cup – A Brief Preview

The Confederations Cup begins on Saturday with the hosts Brazil and Japan squaring off in Brasilia. There are a lot of question about the Selecao heading into the tournament, mainly because of the squad chosen by manager Luis Felipe Scolari.  The average age is slightly over 26 years old, and the team has just 411 … Read more