Single-elimination tournament Statements
Single-elimination tournament - Latest statements from the press
style of tournament where a loser of a match immediately leaves the tournament
“ It was a huge relief for all of us. I was really frustrated after missing the penalty, especially because of the way I took it. I felt like I had let the team down at an important moment. Thankfully,…
Lionel Messi,
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“ Madame Celeste Amarilla, You are a despicable woman and unworthy of your position,
Kylian Mbappé,
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“ We're going to have a full team, and Belgium is going to have a full team, and you know what? If they beat us, then they can be really proud,
Donald Trump,
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“ Everyone is profoundly disappointed,
Carlo Ancelotti,
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“ We are focused on preparing well for the match, obviously including Haaland's characteristics, which we must take into account because he is a very, very dangerous forward,
Carlo Ancelotti,
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“ We don't have a player in the squad with Lucas Paqueta's quality, so we have to replace him with another player,
Carlo Ancelotti,
FIFA World Cup: Brazil, England sweat over injuries ahead of Round of…
“ Raphinha is progressing very well. He is still not at 100%, but he is available to be on the bench and to be able to play a few minutes or be useful at certain moments,
Carlo Ancelotti,
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“ We knew what kind of match we were going to have,
Kylian Mbappé,
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“ These are knockout matches, and no one gives you anything for free. Some might underestimate national teams because of their names, but we knew it wouldn't be an easy match at all,
Lionel Messi,
Argentina are not perfect. Messi details problems after tough win vs…
“ They exploited their weapon and scored. We knew the task would be complicated,
Lionel Messi,
Argentina are not perfect. Messi details problems after tough win vs…
“ We managed to achieve the hardest part by scoring the first goal, and we thought that would help us impose our playing style and play with greater calm, but exactly the opposite happened,
Lionel Messi,
Argentina are not perfect. Messi details problems after tough win vs…
“ We're not perfect. We can improve. For example, our pace on the ball. We can be quicker,
Carlo Ancelotti,
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