The Super Eagles of Nigeria sauntered to a 2-0 win over Iceland in their second Group D World Cup game Friday to put themselves in a great position to attempt qualifying for the second round.
Ahmed Musa scored twice in the second half to give Nigeria a crucial win and put their campaign back on track after their opening day loss to Croatia.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hattrick last night, salvaging a last minute point for his country with a sumptuous free kick and dominating the headlines all across the globe.
It was only expected that with Messi playing today, all eyes would be on him to see his response to his arch rival’s world class performance and to say he disappointed would be an understatement.
Ghana has been ranked as the most expensive country to settle in on the continent, and a remarkable 20th worldwide.
MoveHub, an international company dedicated to helping people moving know which countries to relocate in globally, calculated the cost of living in countries worldwide using a variety of factors, and assigned each country a score.
Iceland were the smallest nation at this year’s European Championships by a mile, their population of 330,000 people roughly equivalent to the size of Leicester, the home of this year’s English Premier League champions.
Yet this tiny nation went all the way to the quarter finals, beating England along the way in one of football’s magical fairy tales. Their fans were easily the best in the tournament, with their now famous Viking clap routine shaking up every stadium they played in.
When an island of 330,000 people, playing at their first ever major international competition, beats one of the tournament favourites, all hell would predictably break loose in the nation.
Sports caster Gudmundur Benediktsson, who commentates on Iceland’s games for their national television station, has become something of an internet darling throughout the tournament.
England national team manager Roy Hodgson has resigned his post after the Three Lions fell to a shock second round exit to minnows Iceland.
The Nordic Island, playing in its first major international tournament, and famously with just a population of 330,000 people; outplayed and outfought a lethargic English side to win the Round of 16 tie 2-1 in Nice.
