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 is very important to preserve fairness on our tour. It is obvious that, biologically, men are much stronger than women. Therefore, I would not find it fair for a woman to compete against a…
Aryna Sabalenka,
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“ The suspension of the American player's ban is an extremely serious matter. They were lucky that Belgium eliminated the U.S., because otherwise a case could have arisen that might have cost Infantino…
Javier Tebas,
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“ It was a good old blow out. Not much I could do,
Novak Djokovic,
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“ That is three semi-finals in a row now - it is an incredible achievement. It might look simple from the outside, but you always have to step up and execute under pressure. The penalty miss didn't faze…
Didier Deschamps,
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“ 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,
Lionel Messi feared he let Argentina down after missed penalty before…
“ 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,
Tearful Casemiro comforted by journalists after Brazil’s painful World…
“ 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,
FIFA World Cup: Brazil, England sweat over injuries ahead of Round of…
“ 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,
FIFA World Cup: Brazil, England sweat over injuries ahead of Round of…
“ We knew what kind of match we were going to have,
Kylian Mbappé,
Mbappe refuses to shake hands, agitated Gill throws ball at France…