Table of contents for 09 Oct 2018 in MATCH!

ISRAEL v SCOTLAND Scotland could go clear at the top of the group with a win in Israel! MATCH SAYS 0 -1 YOU SAY WALES v SPAIN We predict a repeat of Spain’s last visit to the UK. Sorry, Wales fans! MATCH SAYS 1-2 YOU SAY ENGLAND U21 v ANDORRA U21 England’s young stars are so close to qualifying for the 2019 Euros! MATCH SAYS 5- 0 YOU SAY CROATIA v ENGLAND England will get their WC revenge in Croatia thanks to Harry Kane! MATCH SAYS 0 -1 YOU SAY BELGIUM v SWITZERLAND Lukaku and Hazard will be key to Belgium, and they’ll win this one! MATCH SAYS 2-1 YOU SAY AUSTRIA v N. IRELAND The stats are in Austria’s favour, but we think this could be a draw! MATCH…

Nike Mercurial Vapor ‘Modric’ After being named the 2018 FIFA Men’s Best Player, Nike honoured Croatia’s midfield magician Luka Modric with these special-edition, but unfortunately not-for-sale, Mercurial Vapors. They rock! store.nike.com UEFA Nations League Ball England didn’t use it in their game v Spain, but adidas have designed this brand-new ball for the UEFA Nations League! The colours represent the 55 competing countries. Awesome! Price: TBC adidas.co.uk adidas Nemeziz Messi Last week we showed you adidas’ wicked new Spectral Mode pack, and Messi then revealed his version of the Nemeziz 18.1 cleats on his Instagram page! He netted a hat-trick v PSV in his first match in them! Price: £179.95 adidas.co.uk adidas COPA 18.1 Trainers A new boot collection normally means cool new trainers, and our favourites are these fresh,…

7 He’s the seventh player to hit 50 Prem goals for Liverpool, along with Reds heroes Robbie Fowler, Steven Gerrard, Michael Owen, Luis Suarez, Fernando Torres and Dirk Kuyt! 103 He reached the milestone in 103 games – that’s almost a goal every other match! 44 He’ normally more of a poacher in the box – 44 of his first 50 Prem goals for The Reds came from inside the area! 30 Studger’s left peg is absolutely lethal – more than half of his 50 goals came from his strongest foot! 2 It took Sturridge 6,320 minutes to reach the landmark – Fernando Torres is the only Red to do it quicker. Wicked! RAMBO’S OFF! Get ready to say goodbye to AARON RAMSEY, Arsenal fans. The Gunners have confirmed the…

Lewis Cook Bournemouth Southgate’s a fan of the U21s skipper, but he isn’t starting enough matches for Bournemouth! Ross Barkley Chel sea The ex-Everton ace is seriously low on confidence – can he get more game time at Chelsea Harry Winks Tottenham Injuries have meant Winks hasn’t been able to push on since his England debut last year! Jon jo Shelvey Newcastle Southgate doesn’t seem to rate Jonjo, but his passing range is one of the best in the Prem!…

10 LUIS SUAREZ Edinson Cavani or Luis Suarez is defo one of the most heated debates in MATCH Towers, but the Barcelona ace wins it on stats! The duo have played the same number of matches for Uruguay, but Suarez has got more goals and more assists! STAT ATTACK! With 0.53 goals per game for his country, Suarez strolls into this lethal top ten list! 9 MOHAMED SALAH Salah often plays more out wide for Liverpool, but he’s got a slightly different role for Egypt. They like to use him in a more central position and play him further forward to make the most of his lethal goal threat! STAT ATTACK! With 0.62 goals a game for his country, only one player on this list has a better record! 8…

CROATIA V ENGLAND This one’s a repeat of the World Cup semi-final! Just three months ago, these two sides were lining up to fight for the chance to reach the 2018 World Cup final, but now they’re trying to avoid relegation from this UEFA Nations League group! Both countries are pointless after they lost to Spain in the first game, but The Three Lions are hoping to get revenge – Friday’s opponents broke their hearts in Russia, so they’d love to bag a win and start the weekend on a high! LUK A MODRIC Both FIFA and UEFA have named Modric as the best player on the planet, and he was the difference between these two teams in July’s semi-final. England showed against Spain that they’re still lacking a world-class…

THE SCENE... England’s place at the Euros had been under threat ever since an unfortunate goalkeeping error by Paul Robinson in Croatia. A year later, they only needed a point against the group leaders to reach the tournament, and they were big favourites to get it at Wembley… THE TEAMS... WHAT HAPPENED? Once again, England’s keeper made a blunder! Scott Carson was at fault for the opener as Croatia went 2-0 up before half-time and, even though Frank Lampard and Peter Crouch got it back to 2-2, Croatia found a winner! WHAT CAME NEXT? England boss Steve McClaren was sacked by England the very next day, and Fabio Capello took over. In qualifying for the 2010 World Cup, The Three Lions beat Croatia 4-1 and 5-1, and didn’t lose a…

MATCH superstar! Mega MATCH fan Nathan must be wicked at football with boots for hands and legs! Rocking Red Devil! A big MATCHY thumbs up to massive Man. United fan Niall for sending in this cool pic! Future wonderkid! Max celebrated with MATCH after he scored in his first ever footy game and picked up the MOTM award. Congrats! Terrific Toffee! Harry reckons he’s Everton’s No.1 fan, and he loves reading up about his favourite heroes in MATCH! The floor is MATCH! There’s MATCH everywhere you look in this proper awesome pic sent in by Oliver! Quality work! MATCH Vote! We asked MATCH fans on our website which Premier League side would go the furthest in this season’s CL! Here are the results… SEND YOUR PICTURES TO... Email:…

Can you work out the mystery star from the clues? You probably guessed from my gloves, but I play as a goalkeeper! My country play in orange, but we didn’t make WC 2018! I play for La Liga giants Barcelona, but was linked with a move to the PL last summer! TRANSFER TRACKER! Fill in the gaps with the teams that Croatia midfielder Ivan Rakitic has played for! SPORT SWITCH! Which sick Spain superstar has taken up sumo wrestling? THE NICKNAME GAME! Match these countries with their awesome nicknames! GROUNDED!  Which nation play its home games at this jaw-dropping stadium? FOOTY AT THE FILMS! Which Italy hero turned up at the Premiere of the cool new Mission Impossible film? SPOT THE BALL!  Mark where you think the ball is in…

These are New Balance’s second special-edition cleats in the last two months, after September’s black and white pack! The Tekela bands lock in the feet of playmakers, while the Furon’s FantomFit frame provides a clean strike at goal! SPOT THE DIFFERENCE! There was a kit fail when Rangers met Villarreal in the Europa League! Ryan Kent (bottom right) had his red and blue stripes the wrong way round! COOL CUSTOM CLEATS! Antoine Griezmann wore these wicked customised Puma Future boots v Real Madrid recently! They feature the Atletico badge and Grizi celebrating!…

1 ISRAEL v SCOTLAND Scotland are favourites to win their UEFA Nations League group, and they need to build on last month’s 2-0 victory against Albania. The only side Israel have beaten since the start of 2017 is Liechtenstein, so the away team will fancy their chances, especially if Ryan Fraser brings his Premier League form to the game – he’s been sick! 2 AUSTRIA v N. IRELAND Both of these nations lost to Bosnia last month, so this is their chance to pick up their first points of the campaign. Northern Ireland don’t win many away games, while Brazil are the only team to win in Austria since 2016, so this’ll be a tough game for Michael O’Neill’s men. If they’re going to get a result, they’ll need to…

International Hero Shirts We’ve picked out seven international players we just can’t get enough of. These ballers are sick! subsidespor ts.com…