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The AFCON qualifier had twice been postponed due to coronavirus-test issues. Kamara converted from the spot after 19 minutes. The Leone Stars held on for a famous victory to join the other 23 teams at the finals in Cameroon in January. Sierra Leone needed to beat Benin – who required just a point – to seal second place behind Group L winners Nigeria. The tie was moved to Tuesday from Monday after Covid-19 issues saw the game delayed just ahead of kick-off. Both teams were at the stadium ready for the fixture. Then, Sierra Leone were informed that six...

Ronaldo converted an 87th-minute penalty for his 10th goal in the competition and first at Euro 2020. He overtakes France’s Michel Platini on nine goals. His 11th came only a few minutes later when he took the ball around goalkeeper Peter Gulacsi. He netted for Portugal’s third as the Selecao scored 3 goals in 8 minutes to win the game. Hungary had looked on course for an unlikely draw against the defending champions but it was rampage after the first goal came. The deadlock was broken in the 84th minute when Raphael Guerreiro’s shot with the outside of the...

Hummels was recalled for this tournament after being told by coach Joachim Low in 2019 that his international career was over. He diverted Lucas Hernandez’s cross into his own net in the first half in what was a fascinating contest in Munich at Euro 2020. France were marginally the better of the two sides but appeared to be far from their best. Paul Pogba sent the ball over the bar from a corner with his shoulder. Kylian Mbappe had an angled shot saved. Mbappe and Karim Benzema had goals ruled out for offside and Adrian Rabiot hit the outside...

Argentina 1-1 Chile Argentina started off their Copa America 2021 campaign with great intent as they entered the match following an amazing run of form. They were hoping to start with a win over fellow South American giants Chile. Argentina captain Lionel Messi handed his side the lead at the half-hour mark in the game. The Barcelona star scored a stunning free-kick to hand his team the breakthrough in the match. He was a constant menace for the Chilean defence. Messi consistently managed to find pockets of space and threatened his opponents’ goal by creating chances. He did so...

Paraguay fought back after going down because of an early penalty but were merciless in the second half to beat Bolivia 3-1, in the 2021 Copa America opener on Monday. Bolivia was without five players who tested positive for COVID-19, including striker Marcelo Martins, who scored seven goals in Bolivia’s last seven games. Bolivia has not beaten Paraguay in a Copa America clash since 1963 but they got their hopes up early on in the game as they took the lead after just 10 minutes from the penalty spot. The Video Assistant Referee (VAR) awarded a penalty for handball...