Campbell hails Costa Rica's 'personality' after win over Japan
DOHA: Costa Rica striker Joel Campbell hailed his side's "personality" after they recovered from an opening-day mauling by Spain to beat Japan 1-0 at the World Cup on Sunday (Nov 27).
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Walid Regragui: More to come from Morocco
Morocco coach Walid Regragui warned his team can get even better at the World Cup in Qatar after they followed up a creditable draw with Croatia by stunning Belgium.
Analysis:'Crazy' Ziyech shows Morocco what they were missing
DOHA : Morocco winger Hakim Ziyech helped mastermind a famous win against second-ranked Belgium at the World Cup on Sunday, but until a few months ago, he was not even coming to Qatar.
Martinez believes ‘best Belgium’ have yet to arrive at World Cup
DOHA : Belgium coach Roberto Martinez seems puzzled as to why his side have been so poor in their opening two matches of the World Cup, but put Sunday’s surprise 2-0 loss to Morocco down to a fear of losing and not enough quality in their attack.
Morocco coach hails fighting spirit and passionate crowd
DOHA : Morocco coach Walid Regragui repeatedly hailed his players' fighting spirit and the passionate support of the crowd but warned his side had "achieved nothing" even after their shock 2-0 World Cup win over Belgium on Sunday.
France of today should not be compared with 2018 champions, Varane says
DOHA : French defender Raphael Varane warned against comparing his team's performance in Qatar with their run to victory in the 2018 World Cup, saying times had changed.
Canada score their first goal in history of men's World Cup
DOHA : Alphonso Davies became the first Canadian man to score a goal at a World Cup when he beat Croatian goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic in the second minute of their second Group F match in Doha on Sunday.
Belgium slip to shock World Cup defeat by Morocco
DOHA: Morocco jeopardized Belgium’s World Cup hopes as Abdelhamid Sabiri and Zakaria Aboukhlal’s late goals secured a surprise 2-0 triumph in Doha on Sunday. Belgium, third in Russia four years ago, could have qualified for the last 16 with victory but instead produced another insipid display after their fortunate opening win over Canada. Substitute Sabiri was the hero thanks to a 73rd-minute free-kick which Thibaut Courtois allowed to bounce in at his near post, before Aboukhlal grabbed a second in stoppage time.