Good morning, my friends! Here are the front pages from the Italian newspapers La Gazzetta dello Sport, Corriere dello Sport, and Tutto Sport, Thursday 24 November 2022
La Gazzetta dello Sport, Front Page, Thursday 24 November 2022.
Front Page La Gazzetta dello Sport, Thursday 24 November 2022
👉Qatar 2022
A Crazy World Cup
Turnaround
After Messi even Germany collapse
👉The Protest
Germans against FIFA with hands covering their mouths
Corriere dello Sport, Front Page, Thursday 24 November 2022 .
Front Page Corriere dello Sport, Thursday 24 November 2022
👉World Cup is upside down: after Argentina, now Germany collapse too (1-2)
Never say banzai
Deadly Japanese one-two, Germans stunned
Spain score 7 goals
62% Ball Possession FRANCE and 38% Ball Possession AUSTRALIA
France 4 – 1 Australia
27′ Adrien Rabiot 9′ Craig Goodwin
32′ Olivier Giroud
68′ Kylian Mbappé
71′ Olivier Giroud
🏆👉 France, the reigning champion, with a winning debut crushing Australia in the FIFA World Cup Group D on Tuesday 22 November 2022 at the Al Janoub Stadium in Al Wakrah, Qatar. Australia got the leadership in the 9th minute with the goal by Craig Goodwin but France did not lose their heads and equalized in the 27th minute with Juventus player Adrien Rabiot on an assist from AC Milan player Theo Hernandez (entered in the 13th minute replacing his brother Lucas, who was injured). In the 32nd minute, the Juventus player then serves the overtaking ball to the other Rossoneri Olivier Giroud. In the second half, Kylian Mbappé scored in the 68th minute. The golden moment in the 71st minute with Giroud again serves the definitive poker with the goal that allows him to hook forward Thierry Henry in top of France’s ‘all time’ scorers chart (51 goals). Thanks to this victory, France, immediately take the lead in Group D, +2 over Denmark and Tunisia who also today (Tuesday 22 November) drew 0-0.
France was decimated by the injuries of various including Paul Pogba, Kante, Kimpembe, Nkunku and Benzema, Didier Deschamps’ national team will try to start with success to immediately take the top of Group D, completed by Denmark and Tunisia who also today (Tuesday 22 November) drew 0-0.
Italian Serie A players called up in this game
🇫🇷 France: Theo Hernández (Milan) started as a substitute in the 13th minute replacing his brother Luis for injury.
Adrien Rabiot (Juventus) scored a goal, and played all 90 minutes.
Olivier Giroud (Milan) scored 2 goals and played 89 minutes replaced by Marcus Thuram.
🇦🇺 Australia: Fran Karacic (Brescia) listed as a substitute
Ajdin Hrustic (Hellas Verona) listed as a substitute
Australia opened the score in the 9th minute. Craig Goodwin defeated France goalkeeper Lloris with a left-footed shot to the high center. The assist is by Mathew Leckie.
🏆👉 🇫🇷 France 0 – 1 Australia 🇦🇺 9th minute, ⚽️
goal by Craig Goodwin for @Socceroos with a left-footed shot to the high center. The assist is by Mathew Leckie. https://t.co/lW0uGWyjJS
France made an early substitution in the 13th minute. The brotherly love connection. AC Milan forward Theo Hernández replaced his brother Luis for injury.
Theo Hernandez comes in for his older brother Lucas Hernandez after Lucas is taken off due to injury 🇫🇷 pic.twitter.com/S0PY1aLV9h
France equalized in the 27th minute. The goal by Adrien Rabiot defeated Australia goalkeeper Mathew Ryan with a headed shot to the center. The assist is by Theo Hernández. Excellent, Theo who started as a substitute proving to be a decisive player with this assist.
France overturned the result. In the 32nd minute, the goal by Olivier Giroud with a right-footed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Adrien Rabiot.
🏆👉 🇫🇷 France 2 – 1 Australia 🇦🇺 32nd minute, ⚽️
goal by Olivier Giroud for @FrenchTeam with a right-footed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Adrien Rabiot
In the 68th minute, France increased the score for 3-1. The awaited goal by Kylian Mbappé from very close range with a headed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Ousmane Dembélé.
🏆👉 🇫🇷 France 3 – 1 Australia 🇦🇺 68th minute, ⚽️
goal by Kylian Mbappé for @FrenchTeam from very close range with a headed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Ousmane Dembélé. https://t.co/URzlP8R0gx
France sealing this victory in the 71st minute. The AC Milan forward Olivier Giroud shining with France scoring a brace. Giroud scored from very close range with a headed shot to the center. The assist is by Kylian Mbappé.
🏆👉 🇫🇷 France 4 – 1 Australia 🇦🇺 71st minute, goal by Olivier Giroud for @FrenchTeam from very close range with a headed shot to the center. The assist is by Kylian Mbappé.
🏆👉 Here are France vs Australia official starting lineups – formations for the FIFA World Cup Group D on Tuesday 22 November 2022 at the Al Janoub Stadium in Al Wakrah, Qatar at 22:00 (local time).
Hello, my friends! Although Italy will not take part in the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, many of our Italian Serie A players will be participating with their respective national teams. The World Cup will kick off on Sunday 20 November 2022 with Qatar vs Ecuador at the Al-Bayt Stadium. The Final will be on Sunday 28 December at the Lusail National Stadium. The Serie A will resume until Wednesday 4 January 2023.
✅ I will be covering the games giving priority to our Serie A players. Here is the breakdown: (Updated November 17)
Serbia with the most called up players with a total of 11 players. Poland have 10 players.
Group G (Cameroon, Brazil, Serbia and Switzerland) there are 20 players.
Group C (Argentina, Poland, Mexico and Saudi Arabia) includes 16.
Group E (Spain, Costa Rica, Germany and Japan) does not include any Serie A players.
Juventus have the most called up players, a total of 11, followed by AC Milan with 7, and Inter with 6.
We have also 3 players from Serie B: Brescia, Benevent, and Bari
** November 17: Nicolas Gonzalez (Fiorentina) and Joaquin Correa (Inter) were knocked out for injuries and forced to return home missing the World Cup.
🏆👉Serie A Players in World Cup Group A
🇶🇦 Qatar: None 🇪🇨 Ecuador: None 🇸🇳 Senegal: Ballo Tourè (Milan), Boulaye Dia (Salernitana). 🇳🇱 Netherlands: Stefan de Vrij (Inter), Denzel Dumfries (Inter), Marten de Roon (Atalanta), Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta).
🏆👉Serie A Players World Cup Group B
🏴 England: None 🇺🇸 United States: Weston McKennie (Juventus), Sergino Dest (Milan) 🇮🇷 Iran: None 🏴 Wales: Ethan Ampadou (Spezia).
🏆👉Serie A Players World Cup Group C
🇦🇷 Argentina: Leandro Paredes (Juventus), Angel Di Maria (Juventus), Lautaro Martinez (Inter), Paulo Dybala (Roma),
**Updated November 17: Forced to return home for injury Nicolas Gonzalez (Fiorentina) and Joaquin Correa (Inter).
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia: None 🇵🇱 Poland: Wojciech Szczęsny (Juventus), Łukasz Skorupski (Bologna), Kamil Glik (Benevento), Bartosz Bereszyński (Sampdoria), Nicola Zalewski (Roma), Jakub Kiwior (Spezia), Piotr Zielinski (Napoli), Szymon Żurkowski (Fiorentina), Arzadiusz Milik (Juventus), Krzysztof Piątek (Salernitana). 🇲🇽 Mexico: Hirving Lozano (Napoli), Johàn Vasquez (Cremonese)
Italy Head Coach Roberto Mancini called up 31 players for their final two tests of 2022 with friendly games against Albania on 16 November at 20:45 CET, at Air Albania stadium in Tirana. This game will mark the 400th game in Italy’s history (194 wins, 115 draws, and 90 losses). The second game will be against Austria on 20 November at 20.45 CET, at Ernst Happel Stadion in Vienna.
As reported by the Italian Football Federation (FIGC), players will meet up at Coverciano on Sunday 13 November. There is a first senior call-up for 16-year-old Udinese forward Simone Pafundi, and for Juventus midfielders Nicolò Fagioli (2001-born) and Fabio Miretti (2003-born). All three had already been selected by Mancini earlier in the year in a special training camp dedicated to identify young and upcoming talent in the country. Back after a year since his last call-up is Federico Chiesa, who has just returned to fitness after his left-knee cruciate ligament injury sustained last January.
🇮🇹 👉 Italy Squad
Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Donnarumma (Paris Saint Germain), Alex Meret (Napoli), Ivan Provedel (Lazio), Guglielmo Vicario (Empoli);
Defenders: Francesco Acerbi (Inter), Alessandro Bastoni (Inter), Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus), Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli), Federico Dimarco (Inter), Emerson Palmieri (West Ham), Federico Gatti (Juventus), Pasquale Mazzocchi (Salernitana), Giorgio Scalvini (Atalanta), Rafael Toloi (Atalanta);
Italy will be preparing for the UEFA EURO 2024 qualification will get underway, and in June the Azzurri will compete in the Nations League Final Four along with Croatia, Spain and the hosts, the Netherlands (semi-final draw to take place in January).
🇮🇹 👉 Backgroud for the games against Albania and Austria
ALBANIA VS. ITALY. Italy and Albania have previously met on only three occasions, all of them in recent times. The first game was back in 2014 in a friendly in Genova that the Azzurri won 1-0, before two clashes in the 2018 World Cup qualification stage, with Italy winning both games in Palermo and Scutari (it was the 800th game for Italy at all levels). In the dugout for Albania will be Edy Reja, the fourth Italian in the Albanian hot-seat in four meetings (two times with De Biasi, one Panucci). In total, there have been 17 games between Italy and an Italian Head Coach on the opposing side (Trappatoni four times, the only one to beat us, and Ghedin), with 14 wins for the Azzurri, two draws and a defeat. In Italy’s first-ever visit to Albania in 2017, they won 1-0 in Scutari, as the Air Albania Stadium was being re-constructed at the time; it will be the first time they will have played in Tirana.
AUSTRIA VS. ITALY. Italy and Austria have faced each other 38 times: Italy have won 18 times, drawn eight and lost twelve, but with less goals scored (51 to 57). Italy was only able to get their first win against Austria back in 1931, after previously drawing four and losing six of the opening ten games between the sides. From 1962 onwards, things got rather better for the Azzurri as they conjured up eleven wins and three draws, remaining unbeaten to this day, 62 years in total. The last defeat came in December 1960 in a 2-1 loss in Naples. The last meeting between the two was in the round of 16 at Euro 2020, at Wembley, won 2-1 in extra-time (in that game, Austria finally broke their duck after not scoring against Italy for 1,168 minutes). This time around, it will be the Azzurri’s 15th outing in Vienna: the previous 14 were all against Austria bar one, that was against Spain at Euro 2008; their record is five wins, three draws and six losses (12/18 goals for/against). The Azzurri haven’t conceded in Vienna in their last three games (the last goal was in 1970), and are unbeaten in seven (last loss was in 1958).
By Anna Italia
