World Cup

Newspaper Player Ratings Sweden vs Spain September 2021 WC Qualifying- Garcia, Morata

Here is a look at how the big Spanish newspapers (AS, Sport, Mundo) rated Sweden and Spain’s players following the former’s stunning 2-1 triumph in World Cup 2022 qualifying. It was Spain’s first ever World Cup qualifying defeat in 28 years (since 1993), and the likes of Eric Garcia and Alvaro Morata came in for a fair bit of criticism for their performances.

Diario Sport player ratings Sweden Espana September 2021

A 6.5/10 team rating for Sweden from Sport, as compared to the 5.2 for Spain.

Sweden vs Spain Player Ratings September 2 2021

AS Newspaper ratings Svenska Spain WC 2022 qualifier

Eric Garcia and Alvaro Morata both not deemed worthy of a rating by AS, with Soler and Ferran Torres the only starters to get two stars or more.

Sweden 2-1 Spain Player Ratings September 2021

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Mancini first Italy squad after Euro 2020 win | Italian roster for September 2021 WC Qualifying

Here is a look at the first Italy squad after their Euro 2020 win, as named by manager Roberto Mancini. The Azzurri beat England on penalties at Wembley to win the European Championships earlier this year. Italy will be playing Bulgaria (2 September, home), Switzerland (5 September, away) and Lithuania (8 September, home) in World … Read more

Hansi Flick first Germany Squad 2021 | German roster for September 2021 World Cup Qualifiers

Here is Hansi Flick’s first ever Germany national squad, picked for Die Mannschaft’s upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Liechtenstein (2 September, away), Armenia (5 September, home) and Iceland (8 September, away). Some youthful faces in the German roster from Flick with the likes of Baku, Schlotterbeck, Wirtz and Adeyemi all included. This will be Germany’s … Read more