Croatia beat Japan on penalties to reach World Cup quarter-finals
DOHA: Croatia reached the quarter-finals of the World Cup on Monday with a dramatic 3-1 penalty shoot-out win over Japan after a tense last-16 clash ended 1-1.
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Luis Enrique set Spain players ‘homework’ of 1,000 penalties ahead of World Cup
Spain’s coach Luis Enrique attends a press conference at the Qatar National Convention Center (QNCC) in Doha on December 5, 2022, on the eve of the Qatar 2022 World Cup Round of 16 football match between Morocco and Spain. (Photo by JAVIER SORIANO / AFP)
Desperate fans turn to illegal hawkers in Qatar for World Cup tickets
DOHA : Ashraf Ali arrived at Stadium 974 six hours ahead of the Argentina-Poland World Cup match and, in desperation, raised a hand-written sign: "We need tickets."
Enrique set Spain players ‘homework’ of 1,000 penalties ahead of World Cup
DOHA: Spain coach Luis Enrique set each of his players the “homework” of practicing 1,000 penalties ahead of the World Cup, saying he is convinced they are not a lottery. The 2010 world champions face Morocco in the last 16 on Tuesday, with the threat of extra-time and penalties looming in the knockout phase of the tournament in Qatar. Spain beat Switzerland on penalties at last year’s Euro 2020 but were eliminated on spot-kicks by Italy in the semifinals.
Morocco out to make history in crunch World Cup game with Spain
DOHA: Morocco face Spain on Tuesday with a place in the World Cup quarterfinals at stake.
Morocco gearing up for another 'final' against Spain
DOHA : Morocco will start Tuesday's last-16 World Cup clash against Spain as underdogs but they are ready to play another "final" to upset the 2010 champions, 36 years after their last appearance at this stage of the tournament.
Morocco's Hakimi up against country of his birth at World Cup
DOHA : Achraf Hakimi was born in Madrid but will have little hesitation plotting the downfall of Spain when he and his Moroccan teammates take on the 2010 World Cup winners on Tuesday.
‘He’ll come home’: Pele’s daughters reassure fans of ill football icon
A picture taken on December 3, 2022, in Doha, during the Qatar 2022 World Cup football tournament, shows the Torch tower of Doha also known as the Aspire Tower, lit by a screen depicting Brazilian star Pele and reading a message in support to the former Brazilian football player who is being treated for a “respiratory infection” at the hospital in Sao Paulo. – Brazilian football legend Pele, who was hospitalized this week amid ongoing cancer treatments, has developed a respiratory infection, but is in stable condition and “showing general improvement,” his doctors said Friday, December 2. (Photo by NELSON ALMEIDA / AFP)