Dier: England have broken penalty 'mental barrier'
Eric Dier insists England are ready for a World Cup shootout in Qatar after they broke down "mental barriers" by beating Colombia on penalties four years ago.
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Beating Brazil tempers Cameroon disapppointment over World Cup exit
DOHA : Cameroon were the last African side with a chance of getting through to the last 16 of the World Cup, but they were always up against it after failing to win in their opening two games in Qatar and having Brazil as opponents in their last Group G game on Friday.
Stephanie Frappart becomes first female referee to officiate World Cup game
Stephanie Frappart, Neuza Back and Karen Diaz will become the first all-female refereeing team for a men's World Cup match as they have been named to take charge of the Costa Rica vs Germany Group E match on Thursday.
It's in their genes, coach says, as Costa Rica aim to send Germany out
AL RAYYAN, Qatar: Costa Rica have got form when it comes to sending illustrious nations home from World Cups and their coach Luis Fernando Suarez says it might be something in the Los Ticos genes.
First female referee is 'positive step' says Costa Rica coach Suarez
AL RAYYAN, Qatar : Stephanie Frappart's appointment as match referee for Thursday's crunch World Cup clash between Germany and Costa Rica is a step forward for women in a "sexist sport", according to Costa Rica manager Luis Fernando Suarez.
World Cup 2022: Wales take on England while Netherlands face hosts Qatar
There are four games taking place on Tuesday at the World Cup, and two of them have European interest: first Netherlands take on hosts Qatar -- who are already eliminated -- and later Wales face England, and need to score a huge upset to make it through to the next round from their current position at the bottom of the table.
Jurgen Klinsmann wants to speak to Carlos Queiroz to 'calm things down'
Jurgen Klinsmann wants to speak to Iran coach Carlos Queiroz in a bid to calm the situation between them, after the Portuguese took exception to comments the German made about his team.
Queiroz brands Klinsmann a 'disgrace' over Iran 'culture' comments
Carlos Queiroz has called for Jurgen Klinsmann to resign from FIFA's World Cup Technical Study Group and labelled comments he made about Iran "a disgrace to football". Klinsmann, a World Cup winner with West Germany in 1990, claimed while working as a pundit for the BBC that Queiroz's side had "worked the referee" in their 2-0 victory over Wales on Friday. The former Tottenham forward said: "Carlos fits really well with the national team and their culture, he failed in South America with Colombia and then failed to qualify with Egypt, and he came in right before the World Cup with Iran, where he worked for a long time. "It is not by coincidence, it is part of their culture, how they play. "They worked the referee. They work the linesman and fourth official, they are constantly in their ear. There were a lot of incidents we didn't see. This is their culture, they take you off your game." Those comments clearly enraged Queiroz, who took to Twitter on Saturday to respond. "No matter how much I can respect what you did inside the pitch, those remarks about Iranian culture, (the) Iran national team and my players are a disgrace to football," he wrote. "Nobody can hurt our integrity if it is not at our level, of course." Queiroz went on to invite Klinsmann to the team's training camp and meet the players "to learn from them about the country" before concluding: "We just want to follow with full attention what will be the decision of FIFA regarding your position as a member of Qatar 2022 Technical Study Group. "Because, obviously, we expect you to resign before you visit our camp."