Croatia 'want more' on return to World Cup semi-finals, says coach
Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic said the 2018 World Cup runners-up hope Tuesday's semi-final against Argentina in Qatar will be remembered as the "greatest game" in the country's history.
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Morocco make it fourth time lucky for Africa at World Cup
DOHA: Morocco’s 1-0 victory over Portugal on Saturday made them the first African team to reach the last four of a World Cup. Three African teams had fallen in the quarter-final stage before Walid Regragui’s side finally ended the continent’s long wait for a semifinal spot. Cameroon in 1990, Senegal in 2002 and Ghana in 2010 had all made strong runs in the tournament but were unable to go beyond the last eight.
Ukraine war: Russia 'boosting production of powerful weapons' and Viktor Bout heaps praise on Putin
Russia is producing more destructive weapons to counter western countries that support Kyiv, said Dmitry Medvedev on Sunday.
Croatia's mental strength has deep roots, says World Cup hero Petkovic
Croatia striker Bruno Petkovic says the team's mental strength that has propelled them to two penalty shoot-out wins at the World Cup has deep roots in the country's struggle for independence.
Win Marilyn strikes for Japan in Hong Kong
Win Marilyn (50-9) produced a storming late run to deny French raider Botanik in the Longines Hong Kong Vase at Sha Tin.
Kim Boutin leads Canadian gold-medal haul at World Cup short track stop in Kazakhstan
Canadian short track speed skaters won a total of five medals -- three of which were gold -- on Sunday at the World Cup event in Almaty, Kazakhstan. It was an especially successful day of competition for Kim Boutin, who skated to two of those gold medals.
Morocco make it fourth time lucky for Africa at World Cup
Morocco's 1-0 victory over Portugal on Saturday made them the first African team to reach the last four of a World Cup.
Commentary: Still awed by Japanese football fans picking up rubbish? It says more about us than we think
SINGAPORE: On Monday (Dec 5), Japan bowed out of the World Cup in Qatar with a heartbreaking loss on penalties to Croatia. Though their bid to reach the quarter-finals for the first time was thwarted, the Samurai Blue had impressed with their lung-bursting heroics on the pitch.