Croatia coach not fooled by Belgium's woes
AL RAYYAN, Qatar : Rumours of Belgium's demise are greatly exaggerated, Croatia's head coach Zlatko Dalic said as he prepares his side for Thursday's decisive Group F showdown.
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'We are not in crisis', Belgium say ahead of Croatia clash
DOHA : Belgium's Timothy Castagne said on Wednesday the team was not in crisis after two lacklustre performances in the World Cup group stage that has prompted introspection ahead of a must-win match against Croatia to reach the knockout stage.
Spain's youngsters to draw on Olympics experience for Japan clash
DOHA : Spain may look to their younger players to seal their last-16 spot at the World Cup when they meet Japan on Wednesday, and some of those players including defender Pau Torres will be drawing on their Tokyo Olympics experience to help them prepare.
England roar into last 16 as Rashford scores twice in 3-0 Wales rout
AL RAYYAN, Qatar: England marched into the last 16 of the World Cup as Group B winners after Marcus Rashford's double and a Phil Foden strike justified their first starts of the tournament in a 3-0 hammering of an outclassed Wales on Tuesday (Nov 29).
Morocco ready to fly African flag high against Canada-coach
AL RAYYAN, Qatar : Morocco will play to win against eliminated Canada in their final World Cup Group F match on Thursday to fly the African flag high even though a draw would be enough to send them through, coach Walid Regragui said on Wednesday.
Cameroon suspend Onana, will play rest of World Cup without him
Andre Onana, typically Cameroon’s starting goalkeeper, has been sent home from the football World Cup in Qatar for disciplinary reasons after a dispute with the team’s coach, Rigobert Song.
Mired in crisis, World Cup run was always a dream for Iran
DOHA : Having come to Qatar amid a firestorm of public criticism at home, then leaking six goals to England in a chaotic opening match, Iran's World Cup campaign was all but finished even before it started.
LGBTQ community can visit Qatar, but don't try to change us - minister
BERLIN : Members of the LGBTQ community can go to the World Cup in Qatar but the West cannot "dictate" to Qataris what they should believe, Qatar's energy minister told Germany's Bild newspaper.