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World Cup Day 2 highlights: Ronaldo’s hat trick and last-gasp goals
Enjoy all the goals from the first full day of action at the 2018 World Cup.
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Cristiano Ronaldo made quite the impression during the first full day of action at the 2018 World Cup The exquisitely coifed and bronzed goal-scorer netted a hat trick against Spain to secure a 3-3 draw for Portugal.
The end-to-end day of action kicked off with a group stage matchup between Egypt and Uruguay that was billed as a clash between two of the most dynamic attackers in the world: Mo Salah and Luis Suarez. Alas, Salah remained on the bench and Suarez made the least of some scoring opportunities before teammate Jose Gimenez bailed him out with a last-gasp winner. After that, Iran got a late winner itself by way of a heartbreaking Morocco own goal.
The trio of games concludes with as high-profile a clash as we’re going to see in the group stage: Spain vs. Portugal. To conclude what may very well be the match of the tournament, Ronaldo netted a late equalizer on a free kick.
Watch all the World Cup goals from Day 2
Check out every goal from a busy day in Russia.
Ronaldo scored a hat trick for Portugal
Diego Costa scored a brace for Spain!
But Nacho scored a screamer of a goal you should see too!
A Morocco own goal wins it for Iran!
Iran stole a win when Morocco’s Aziz Bouhaddouz scored a heartbreaking own goal in stoppage time.
Uruguay got a last-gasp winner to top Egpyt!
We’re still waiting for Mo Salah’s magic...
- Salah, who suffered a shoulder injury while playing for Liverpool in the Champions League final, spent Egypt’s opening game on the bench. Egypt coach Héctor Cúper had previously said “I can almost assure you 100 percent he will play,” but the star was held out against Uruguay.
To understand why this was such a bummer, let’s get caught up on the rise of the “Egyptian King.”
Luis Suarez had a rough game but not THAT rough.
- In Uruguay’s opener against Egypt, Suarez squandered some chances, but avoided disaster or disgrace.
You may remember Luis Suarez from such World Cup scandals as Wait, did that dude just bite that other guy? and Oh, that’s def a red card but also kinda smart. Of course, you could also know the Uruguay star as an integral attacker at Barcelona, where he has recorded 152 goals and 84 assists in 198 appearances.
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- Need help feeling some World Cup feelings? Please turn to “Here’s how to get excited about the World Cup, even if your team isn’t in Russia,” by Ritika Bhasker.
- Read SB Nation’s Zito Madu on the impossibility of removing the World Cup from the real world.
- OK, now you’re ready to pick a team? Let us pair your palette with the perfect squad.
- Russia walloped Saudi Arabia in the opener and Kim McCauley explained how losing a star player was the improbable key to success.
- Want your World Cup content in podcast form? Check out Gimlet’s “We Came To Win” series on the World Cup.
- The opening words of Brian Phillips’ World Cup preview at The New Yorker are “Ladies and gentlemen, start your psychic octopuses”, and you should need no more convincing to read more of the words that follow.
- Also, uh, Spain fired its coach this week. And, of course, Pique is citing Michigan’s 1989 men’s hoops team as an inspiration in this trying time.
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Love the fraught relationship dynamics of the Distracted Boyfriend meme? But worry that it doesn’t come burdened with enough oppression and corruption? Well, the 2018 World Cup has just the meme for you! It’s Russian President Vladimir Putin shrugging while hanging with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia and FIFA president Gianni Infantino.
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