World Cup Podcast: Saudis celebrate and Ronaldo's free
Ed Leahy and Paul Corry join Mikey Stafford to look back on Day 3 of the World Cup as the Saudis struck a blow for the little guy and Cristiano Ronaldo was freed from his Old Trafford prison.
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'Don't cry for me Argentina': Brazil mock rivals' World Cup upset
Few experiences can compare to watching a World Cup in Brazil: the borderline-obsessive football passion, the explosion of pride around the national team, and the schadenfreude when rivals Argentina lose.
Brazilian journalist at World Cup says regional flag mistaken for LGBTQ symbol
SAO PAULO: A journalist covering the soccer World Cup in Qatar on Tuesday (Nov 22) said local police hassled him outside a stadium after a regional Brazilian flag was mistaken for an LGBTQ pride flag.
Thanking Memo: Cult World Cup hero Ochoa saves day again for Mexico
DOHA: Mexico fans and players would have only wanted one man standing between their goal and Robert Lewandowski’s impending penalty — and cult hero Guillermo Ochoa duly did the business. The 37-year-old goalkeeper, called up for his fifth World Cup, turned the Polish striker’s effort away to earn Mexico a point in their goalless World Cup clash on Tuesday. The curly haired Ochoa appeared to say something to Lewandowski in the run-up to the spot-kick and it might have distracted the usually deadly striker, whose effort was tame.
Lewandowski's World Cup goals will come, says Poland coach
DOHA : Poland coach Czeslaw Michniewicz felt for his star player Robert Lewandowski who failed to convert a penalty in their 0-0 draw with Mexico on Tuesday but believes the experienced striker will come good at the World Cup.
Mexico lacked accuracy in front of goal, says coach Martino
DOHA : Mexico showed intensity but needed to be more effective in front of goal, head coach Gerardo Martino said after a 0-0 draw with Poland in their World Cup opener at Stadium 974 on Tuesday.
Mexican prayers answered as Ochoa save earns draw with Poland
MEXICO CITY : Churchgoers in Mexico City have visited the St. Gabriel Archangel Parish during every World Cup since 1970 and their prayers to the statue of baby Jesus dressed in the national team's kit seem to have been answered on Tuesday.
