Iran keeper carried off after suffering head injury
DOHA : Iran goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand was substituted early on in their World Cup Group B opener against England on Monday after suffering a head injury.
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FIFA reports ticketing app issue at England v Iran
DOHA : FIFA said on Monday that some fans were having difficulty accessing their tickets for England's opening match against Iran after reports that hundreds of spectators were still in line outside the venue ahead of kickoff.
Iranian World Cup squad declines to sing national anthem, backing protests
DUBAI : Iran's World Cup soccer team declined to sing their national anthem before their opening match against England on Monday after many fans back home accused the squad of siding with a violent state crackdown on persistent popular unrest.
Iran players opt not to sing national anthem at World Cup
DOHA : Iran's national soccer team chose not to sing their country's anthem before their opening World Cup match against England on Monday, in an apparent show of support for protesters back home.
England keep faith with Maguire, Azmoun on bench for Iran
DOHA :England manager Gareth Southgate kept faith with centre back Harry Maguire, including him in a back four to play Iran, who will start with star forward Sardar Azmoun on the bench for the World Cup Group B encounter on Monday.
After long journey Canada's Herdman has arrived
DOHA : Back in the World Cup for just the second time and first in 36 years, Canada arrive in Qatar as the designated underdog - a role coach John Herdman knows all too well having played the part his entire career.
Belgium's Golden Generation begin last stand without Lukaku
DOHA: Belgium’s aging "Golden Generation" will begin their final shot at World Cup glory against Canada on Wednesday (Nov 23), but do so without talismanic forward Romelu Lukaku, who has been central to their success in recent years.
Pressure off unfancied Croatia as they begin against Morocco
DOHA: Croatia have won their last five matches and lost once in 16 months, but the 2018 runners-up, led by midfield conjuror Luka Modric, will begin their World Cup campaign against Morocco on Wednesday (Nov 23) with little fanfare and few predicting glory.