Luka Modric, Croatia stand between Lionel Messi and World Cup final

Agence France Presse 12/12/2022

Lionel Messi and Argentina’s World Cup dream remains alive but an indefatigable Croatia side inspired by the enduring brilliance of Luka Modric stands in their way in Tuesday’s semifinal in Doha. Argentina has recovered from the shock…

Morocco’s World Cup dream continues as Portugal eliminated

Reuters 12/11/2022

DOHA—Morocco’s extraordinary run in Qatar continued on Saturday as they claimed another massive scalp in beating Portugal 1-0 to become the first African and Arab country to reach the World Cup semi-finals. A hugely significant victory broke…

Neymar’s World Cup dream slips away again, maybe for final time

Agence France Presse 12/10/2022

Yet another World Cup has ended in tears for Neymar, with football’s most expensive player hinting he may not pull on the Brazil shirt again following a painful defeat to Croatia. The 30-year-old, who gave Brazil the…

Croatia stuns Brazil in penalty shoot-out to reach World Cup semi-finals

Agence France Presse 12/10/2022

DOHA, Qatar – Croatia stunned favourites Brazil to reach the World Cup semi-finals on Friday, winning 4-2 on penalties after a nailbiting last-eight tie finished 1-1 at the end of extra time. Marquinhos missed the crucial spot-kick in the…

Portugal denies Ronaldo reported World Cup walkout threat

Agence France Presse 12/08/2022

The Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) on Thursday denied Cristiano Ronaldo threatened to abandon the World Cup squad after being benched against Switzerland. The 37-year-old striker was surprisingly dropped for the last 16 clash on Tuesday, with his replacement Goncalo…

Brazil hoping to dance past Croatia into World Cup semis

Agence France Presse 12/08/2022

DOHA, Qatar – Brazil head into Friday’s World Cup quarter-final against Croatia brimming with confidence after Neymar’s return inspired a performance laced with swagger and arrogance in the last 16. Their eye-catching 4-1 victory against South Korea, which…

Ruthless England surges past Senegal 3-0 to set up France quarterfinal

Reuters 12/05/2022

AL KHOR, Qatar-Clinical England overcame a pedestrian start to surge to a comfortable 3-0 victory over Senegal on Sunday as high-quality goals by Jordan Henderson, Harry Kane and Bukayo Saka swept them into a mouth-watering World Cup…

Brazil sweats on Neymar return ahead of South Korea World Cup clash

Agence France Presse 12/04/2022

Brazil head into Monday’s World Cup last-16 tie against South Korea preoccupied by the health of the great Pele and with coach Tite wondering whether to recall the Selecao’s current number 10 Neymar after an ankle injury.…

Messi magic helps send Argentina into World Cup last eight

Agence France Presse 12/04/2022

Lionel Messi produced a moment of trademark quality to score the opener in a 2-1 win over Australia and help send Argentina into the quarter-finals of the World Cup on Saturday. Messi’s 789th goal in his 1,000th…

World Cup Round of 16: qualified teams, schedule and how it works

Reuters 12/03/2022

With the World Cup knockout phase having begun, here is an overview of the teams advancing to the last 16 at the tournament in Qatar: HOW DOES THE KNOCKOUT STAGE AT WORLD CUP 2022 WORK? In the…

South Korea reaches World Cup last 16 after late drama

Reuters 12/03/2022

South Korea reached the World Cup knockout phase in dramatic style on Friday, scoring in stoppage time to beat already qualified Portugal and condemn Uruguay to a painful exit. With the clock ticking down at Education City…

World Cup: Germany crashes out despite 4-2 win over Costa Rica

Reuters 12/02/2022

AL KHOR, Qatar  – Four-time champions Germany sensationally crashed out of the World Cup despite a 4-2 victory over Costa Rica in their last Group E match on Thursday, tumbling out at the first hurdle for the second consecutive…

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