Japan through to World Cup knockout stage after stunning comeback victory against Spain
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German FA demands analysis for World Cup flop with Euro 2024 in sight
DOHA : The German Football Association (DFB) will next week launch a round of talks to identify the reasons for their second consecutive World Cup flop, after the team were eliminated in the group stage again on Thursday night.
In Maradona’s shadow, Messi strives for Argentina’s forever love
BUENOS AIRES/DOHA: Lionel Messi’s passionate performances at the Qatar World Cup are earning him oodles of love from Argentines, but their old favoritism for Diego Maradona may resurface unless he brings home the trophy on his final attempt. The two diminutive and brilliant No. 10s have dazzled the world with their prolific goalscoring and strikingly similar styles, relying on low center of gravity to swerve and slalom their way past defenses, ball glued to flashing feet.
Rebalance of power expected in football after controversies in World Cup host selection process: Expert
SINGAPORE: Lessons and measures from the World Cup in Qatar will leave an irreversible mark on the future of the tournament, and on the operations of football governing body FIFA, said an observer.
Germany-Costa Rica World Cup match draws over 17 million German viewers
BERLIN : Over 17 million people tuned in to German broadcaster ARD's coverage of the World Cup match between Germany and Costa Rica on Thursday, according to data from audience measurement firm AGF.
World Cup 2022: Spain's route to final explained
Spain are looking to win their second World Cup title at the Nov. 20-Dec. 18 tournament in Qatar. Here is what you need to know about their possible routes to the final:
Mueller bemoans 'absolute catastrophe' as Germany exit World Cup
Germany forward Thomas Mueller said his country's second successive first-round exit from the World Cup was an "absolute catastrophe", which team-mate Kai Havertz likened to "watching a horror movie".
Cheers: Morocco last Arab team left standing in World Cup
DOHA/RABAT: Moroccan fans celebrated on Thursday as their country became the only Arab nation to reach the knockout rounds of the first World Cup held in an Arab country, dancing and cheering in the stadium in Qatar and on the streets back home.