Opening Ceremony: Robbie Williams behaves… pretty much as expected
The tournament kicked off last Thursday at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow. Headliner Robbie Williams really meant it when he sang “Let me entertain you” – he followed up his performance with a fairly controversial gesture towards the cameras. Moving on…
Australia gives France more than they bargained for in Round 1
The Aussies may have lost Saturday’s match against Cup hopefuls France 2 – 1, but boy did they put up one heck of a fight – perhaps more than France expected, with a brilliant defensive strategy. Australian captain (and Hisense brand ambassador) Mile Jedinak smashed an impressive penalty goal after France’s Samuel Umtiti was called for a handball. That’s what you get for playing netball at the World Cup.
Watch Mile Jedinak take the penalty for Australia in their Round 1 game against France.
And the World Cup goes to… VAR!
There’s been a fair amount of controversy over the introduction of VAR (Video Assistant Referee) at this year’s FIFA World Cup. A whopping 8 penalties have been awarded already, including 5 on Saturday (one of which Australia’s Mile Jedinak converted, above).
Will VAR help or hinder proceedings? Time will tell!
Read more.
Ronaldo has his game face on, and we’re here for it.
Superstar player Cristiano Ronaldo suffered a trip just shy of a goal attempt, and oh boy, did he let his feelings on the matter show.
(It all ended up well for Portugal though – Ronaldo took the ensuing penalty to score his first of three goals in the game. A hat-trick – take that, Spain.)
Watch the penalty.
Relive all the top moments of the World Cup over on the Hisense blog.
Grab your very own Official Television of the 2018 FIFA World Cup – the 2018 ULED 4K range is available now at all major electronic retailers across Australia.
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