All continents in knockout round shows growth of game, says FIFA
The Qatar World Cup will set a record as teams from all continents have advanced to the round of 16 for the first time ever, FIFA said on Saturday.
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The Qatar World Cup will set a record as teams from all continents have advanced to the round of 16 for the first time ever, FIFA said on Saturday.
There are only two games taking place on Saturday on the first day of the knockout stage of the World Cup, and only one European team on the pitch: the Netherlands, as they take on the US.
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.
Cameroon striker Vincent Aboubakar made history as he became the first player since the legendary Zinedine Zidane in 2006 to score a goal and get sent off in a FIFA World Cup match.
ROME : A 62-year-old German truck driver has been identified as a suspect following a road accident which killed Italian cyclist Davide Rebellin, Italian police and prosecutors said on Friday.
UEFA has opened an investigation into Italian football giants Juventus amid allegations of false accounting.
Axed Ferrari boss Mattia Binotto could be snapped up by Mercedes, according to Italy's authoritative Corriere della Sera newspaper.
DOHA : Costa Rica's hopes of bidding a fond farewell to their golden generation and replicating their 2014 success suffered a harsh reality check on Thursday when they lost 4-2 to Germany to finish bottom of Group E and exit the World Cup.