Posted on 1st April 2021
Chelsea’s Timo Werner didn’t know where to look after he spurned this excellent chance in Germany’s recent World Cup qualifier against North Macedonia.
To rub salt into the wounds, they went on to lose 2-1, in what was only their third World Cup qualifying defeat ever. If only there was a German word for taking pleasure in someone else’s misfortune…
For more than two decades, the FSA and our counterparts in Europe have provided support to fans travelling to see their national teams compete in World Cups and European Championships. The Qatar World Cup, the first to be held in a Gulf State and the first to be held in winter, was no different.
Finland’s women beat Scotland this week with a very dramatic late winner in the 95th minute from Amanda Rantanen. Making her debut for the national side, the 22-year forward was overcome with emotion and/or pain as her breakaway goal secured victory for Finland in the European Championship qualifier.
Did you think somersault thrown-ins were a thing of the past? Well think again, as it’s all the rage in the Iranian Premier League. Peykan FC deployed it to hilarious effect this week against Gol Gohar’s rather hapless looking goalkeeper.
There’s always been a certain something special about Brazilian football, and even when it comes to clangers they somehow manage to pull them off with more panache, too. This passage of play from Corinthians versus São Paulo has a little bit of everything for the discerning #ICYMI devotee – a ludicrously over-confident goalkeeper coming a cropper, an outfield player falling over for no reason, and some ropey finishing, all topped off with that trademark excitable Brazilian commentary.
