Tag: Uruguay
The World Cup that made Pele “immortal”
Football legend Pele, who died on December 29, went down in history not only as an incredible striker but also as the only man to win the World Cup three times. FRANCE 24 takes a look back at the three World Cups that would result in Fifa naming Pele “the immortal”. PeleThe WC’s undisputed ambassador, […]
Pele’s Obituary: From Humble Origins to Immortality
by Michael Place RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) — Pele was three months shy of his 10th birthday when he made a promise to his father Dondinho. The pair had just listened to a radio broadcast of Uruguay’s 2-1 victory over Brazil in the deciding match of the 1950 World Cup at Rio de […]
Pele: From humble beginnings to football’s first global superstar
The three-time World Cup winner is considered by many to be the greatest player of all time Brazilian football legend Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better known as Pele, has died aged 82 in Sao Paulo. Pele’s passing at the Albert Einstein Hospital in Brazil’s largest city follows a long period of ill health and a […]
All Time: FIFA World Cup Final Results
DOHA, Dec. 17 (Xinhua) — The following are the results of all FIFA World Cup finals: 1930 Uruguay 4 Argentina 2 1934 Italy 2 Czechoslovakia 1 1938 Italy 4 Hungary 2 1950 Uruguay 2 Brazil 1 1954 West Germany 3 Hungary 2 1958 Brazil 5 Sweden 2 1962 Brazil 3 Czechoslovakia 1 1966 England 4 […]
FIFA World Cup Final Results
DOHA, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) — The following are the results of all FIFA World Cup finals: 1930 Uruguay 4 Argentina 2 1934 Italy 2 Czechoslovakia 1 1938 Italy 4 Hungary 2 1950 Uruguay 2 Brazil 1 1954 West Germany 3 Hungary 2 1958 Brazil 5 Sweden 2 1962 Brazil 3 Czechoslovakia 1 1966 England 4 […]
Will Canada have a better chance at the next World Cup?
Qatar 2022 was a momentous occasion for the Canadian soccer team, as it marked their second ever appearance in the ultimate tournament. The second occasion was in 1986, so it was also the first time many fans got to see them on the world stage. Despite the early exit from the Winter World Cup, there […]
Right now: Follow the decider between Ghana and Uruguay
16.00-18.00 FootballWC men’s group stage16.00 Ghana-Uruguay (Andreas Matz and Johan Elmander)16.00 South Korea-Portugal (Susanna Andrén) Program manager: Johan Bengts
Right now: Portugal-Uruguay
Monday 28 November 17.00-22.00 approx FootballWC men’s group stage17.00 Brazil-Switzerland (Susanna Andrén and Jon Persson)20.00 Portugal-Uruguay (Andreas Matz and Johan Elmander) Program managers: Johan Bengts and Gustav Jakobsson
Right now: Brazil without Neymar face Switzerland
Monday 28 November 17.00-22.00 approx FootballWC men’s group stage17.00 Brazil-Switzerland (Susanna Andrén and Jon Persson)20.00 Portugal-Uruguay (Andreas Matz and Johan Elmander) Program managers: Johan Bengts and Gustav Jakobsson
World Cup 2022: Will the hosts of Qatar be …
There is one thing we can all be sure of: this World Cup will be like no other. And most of that boils down to the choice of Qatar, the first debutant hosts of the World Cup since Italy in 1934 and the organizers of the shortest tournament (just 29 days) since Argentina in 1978. […]
Headbutt madness as Liverpool star sent off on home debut
Jurgen Klopp criticized his new signing for the moment of madness Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp admitted his striker Darwin Nunez was at fault for headbutting a rival player and was sent off on his home debut at Anfield on Monday night. The Reds are now four points behind league leaders Manchester City after drawing their […]
World Cup 2022 in Qatar: who are the favourites?
As always in world football, the favorites for the World Cup are familiar names. At the top of the world list, in addition to Brazil, which is naturally at the top of the favorite list, good roles are also expected from Argentina, France and Spain. Along with England and Belgium, there are promising competitors for […]
Iran knows rivals at the 2023 World Cup
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran was drawn in Group A of the 2023 IHF World Championship for men along with Spain, Montenegro and Chile. – Sports news – The three best teams in each group advance to the main round, which consists of four groups – and the two best teams in the main round then […]
Flatlining to fabulous: how Eriksen’s Denmark is now among the ten most likely teams to win the World Cup 2022
On 12 June, it was a whole year ago that Christian Eriksen collapsed with a cardiac arrest at Parken Stadion during his country’s opening match at the European Championships 2020. In the following hour his life was in balance; a nation’s collective thoughts made him pull through and live. Denmark continued to lose the match […]
The state mediator offers a compromise offer to resolve UPM’s long-running strike
Leo FinlandMediator The mediator has submitted a settlement proposal to resolve the collective bargaining dispute between UPM and Paperiliitto. The parties must respond to the offer by Friday night. Both parties must either accept or reject the draft agreement in its entirety. The march is now the fourth month. Last Thursday, the Paper Association’s Board […]
WC 2018: Denmark, France, Australia, Peru; WC 2022: Denmark, France, Australia / Peru… WTF, FIFA !!
Last night, Denmark was presented with a very well-known World Cup group. In 2018, they were drawn against France, Australia and Peru, and just the three teams came out of the hat again for 2022. The only difference is that Australia and Peru along with the United Arab Emirates are fighting for only one seat. […]
Reaction from South American coaches to the draw of the World Cup
RIO DE JANEIRO, April 1 (Xinhua) – The following is the reaction of South American national team leaders to the draw of the FIFA World Cup 2022, which was held in Doha on Friday: TITE, BRAZIL MANAGER “It is neither the group of death nor of life, each group has a degree of difficulty. Portugal […]
Nations learn Qatar World Cup fate
The draw for the 2022 FIFA World Cup has revealed the groups for the countries that will compete in Qatar The draw for the 2022 World Cup has created a number of exciting group stage competitions, including a clash between the United States and Iran, while the European giants Spain and Germany have ended up […]
Sporting sanctions: How do Russia’s compare with other nations
From the US to Zimbabwe, RT Sport takes a look at how sporting federations have applied ? and opted against ? sanctions on nations Russia has faced a wide range of sporting sanctions since the military operation in Ukraine began on February 24. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) encouraged sporting federations to take action against […]
Satellite losses show threats to solar storms for Tech
Washington – As if we did not have enough to worry about: Some scientists warn of the inevitable catastrophic effects on modern life from a super-big solar storm. These eruptions from the sun, which emit energy in the form of magnetic fields and billions of tons of plasma gas, known as “flares”, are unpredictable and […]
Solar storms have been shown to pose major risks to technology
Washington – As if we did not have enough to worry about: Some scientists warn of the inevitable catastrophic effects on modern life from a super-big solar storm. These eruptions from the sun, which emit energy in the form of magnetic fields and billions of tons of plasma gas, known as “flares”, are unpredictable and […]
The Finnish paper giant made the highest annual profit ever in 2021
HELSINKI, JANUARY 28 (Xinhua) – Finnish pulp and paper giant Stora Enso reported on Friday that its sales in the fourth quarter (Q4) 2021 amounted to 10,164 million euros (11.3 million US dollars), against 8,553 million euros a year earlier. The company’s operating profit before interest and taxes (EBIT) for the full year more than […]
Lasse Granqvist about when everything happened for Ghana
Even as a child, Lasse Granqvist used to refer to the other children’s matches on the playground. Many years later, in the summer of 2010, he is Sweden’s most popular football commentator, broadcast at the World Cup in South Africa on behalf of Radiosporten. The quarter-final between Ghana and Uruguay will prove to be a […]
FACTS: This is what the travel guide looks like for Danes
Below you can get an overview of the travel guides in the EU / Schengen and the UK. Albania: Orange. Andorra: Yellow. Belgium: Yellow. Bosnia: Orange. Bulgaria: Yellow. Cyprus: Yellow. Estonia: Shaded orange. Finland: Shaded orange. France: Yellow – with the exception of the Occitanie, Grand Est, Corsica, Normandy, Center-Val de Loire, Burgundy-Franche-Comté, Hauts-de-France, Pays […]
FACTS: This is what the travel guide looks like for Danes
Below you can get an overview of the travel guides in the EU / Schengen and the UK. Albania: Orange. Andorra: Yellow. Belgium: Yellow. Bosnia: Orange. Bulgaria: Yellow. Cyprus: Yellow. Estonia: Shaded orange. Finland: Shaded orange. France: Yellow – with the exception of the regions of Normandy, Center-Val de Loire, Burgundy-Franche-Comté, Hauts-de-France, Pays de la […]
FACTS: This is what the travel guide looks like for Danes
This is stated in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ travel guide, which applies from 4 pm on Saturday. Below you can get an overview of the travel guides in the EU / Schengen and the UK. Albania: Orange. Andorra: Yellow. Belgium: Yellow. Bosnia: Orange. Bulgaria: Yellow. Cyprus: Yellow. Estonia: Shaded orange. Finland: Shaded orange. France: […]
Popular holiday destinations go from yellow to green in the travel guide
In addition, Romania is changing its status from green to yellow. This means that you can travel there well, but that you have to be extra careful and take a test when you come home to Denmark, if you have not been fully vaccinated or previously infected. The region of Campania, where Naples and the […]
The debate over legal cannabis is welcome, but cautious
Pekka Hakkarainen, A research professor at THL, considers the cannabis legalization initiative approved by the Green Weekend Conference to be significant, but not very surprising. "There is a growing debate in the world about cannabis, and in several countries, policy has changed radically. This can also be seen in Finland, says Hakkarainen, who studies drug […]
FACTS: Here are the countries with the most vaccinated
Here you can read the list of countries with the highest vaccine connections. The number in parentheses indicates what percentage of the country’s population has been vaccinated against covid-19. Malta (76.1 percent). 2. United Arab Emirates (71.5). 3. Iceland (70.4). 4. Seychelles (70.2). 5. San Marino (68.4). Chile (65.0). 7. Bahrain (64.4). 8. Uruguay (64.2). […]
Europe’s best government digital currencies – Ukraine and Sweden
Join the Europe platform Ukraine and Sweden are the most mature European markets when it comes to digital currencies supported by central banks – globally as the future of money and the more credible alternative to well-known cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin. The stellar growth of Bitcoin, Ethereum and other cryptocurrencies has endangered the global financial […]
The updated quarantine policy goes into effect on Tuesday
According to mbl.is, the Ministry of Health has published updated rules on quarantine requirements for tourists visiting Iceland. The list of countries from which tourists must either be in a state quarantine facility or have the option to apply for release and be quarantined elsewhere has been changed. Which group the travelers fall into depends […]
Uruguay has gone from best to worst in the fight against covid
From almost stopping the corona virus in 2020, Uruguay today has the highest covid mortality in the world. The spread of the virus picked up speed this year and over 700 people have died in covid-19 in the last two weeks alone, which is four times more than during the whole of last year. This […]
New list of high-risk countries published by the Ministry of Health
The Ministry of Health has published a list of countries considered as high-risk areas. This will be used to determine which border operation rules will apply to people arriving from which countries. The list with the rules for crossing the border and restrictions for specific countries is valid from today. As stated on the official […]
Sports Round-Up: Danish basketball players face fateful day
The Danish basketball team needs a miracle tonight in Vilnius against Lithuania with a place in next year’s EuroBasket, the square held European championship, up to the winner. After a 65-88 defeat in the hands of the group leaders Belgium on Saturday, which was also played in the Lithuanian capital, Denmark must now repeat its […]
Argentina legalizes abortion
Argentina allows free abortion up to the 14th week. After more than 12 hours of debate, the Senate voted in favor of the government’s proposal by 38 votes to 29. Thousands of women who had gathered outside Congress broke out in deafening cheers when the numbers of the vote were read out on a big […]
Mbappe reaches 100 goals for PSG in league win against Montpellier
PARIS, December 5 (Xinhua) – French striker Kylian Mbappe came off the bench to score his 100th goal for Paris Saint-Germain when the defending champions beat Montpellier 3-1 after an uphill climb on Saturday. The milestone goal came in the stoppage time of the match when Layvin Kurzawa’s post set up for Mbappe’s easy finish. […]
Copenhagen named among the world’s most innovative cities
According to a new index from Ambreyewear.com, Copenhagen is among the most innovative cities in the world. The Danish capital ranked seventh overall, behind leaders Paris, Barcelona, Lisbon, Washington DC, Amsterdam and Boston, while Tokyo, Milan and Atlanta finished in the top 10. ALSO READ: Copenhagen one of the best cities in the world for […]
Ronaldo is denied as Portugal held by Spain
Cristiano Ronaldo hit the crossbar as Portugal and Spain played a goalless draw in a convincing friendly match in Lisbon on Wednesday. Ronaldo and Renato Sanchez both beat the woodwork for Portugal, who then should have won it on the injuries only for Joao Felix to miss on the back post. Spain was the better […]
Finland will reintroduce border restrictions with Sweden and Estonia
The Finnish government has once again tightened travel restrictions as expected. On Thursday, the government decided to resume border controls with Estonia, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Germany and Slovakia due to their deteriorating Covid-19 situation next Monday. In some cases, this means that the short free travel window is closing again. For example, internal border controls […]
The borders with Sweden and Norway will reopen in more than five months
Early on Saturday, Finland’s land borders with Sweden and Norway opened for unlimited travel for the first time since the beginning of April. As of midnight, the Finnish authorities lifted travel restrictions between Finland and Cyprus, Germany, Iceland, Norway, Poland, Sweden and the Vatican. The change also applies to residents of Australia, Canada and Japan […]
Monday Magazines: Class Crises, Masks, and Poor Families
A war of words between the government and the opposition broke out after the prime minister Sanna Marin criticizes the decision of the forest industry giant UPM over the weekend to close a profitable paper mill in Central Finland, reports the newsstand Evening News. On Monday morning, Marin took to Twitter to say that he […]
