Varane back in central for France against Denmark
DOHA : Raphael Varane will start at centre back for France against Denmark in their Group D clash at the World Cup on Saturday after fully recovering from a hamstring injury.
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Thanking Memo: Cult World Cup hero Ochoa saves day again for Mexico
DOHA: Mexico fans and players would have only wanted one man standing between their goal and Robert Lewandowski’s impending penalty — and cult hero Guillermo Ochoa duly did the business. The 37-year-old goalkeeper, called up for his fifth World Cup, turned the Polish striker’s effort away to earn Mexico a point in their goalless World Cup clash on Tuesday. The curly haired Ochoa appeared to say something to Lewandowski in the run-up to the spot-kick and it might have distracted the usually deadly striker, whose effort was tame.
Iran national football team face political threats over anthem silence
LONDON: Fears that Iranian footballers playing at the World Cup in Qatar could face punishment at home over their refusal to sing their country’s national anthem are growing after a politician said Tehran would “never allow anyone to insult our anthem,” The Guardian reported. At the start of their opening group match against England on Monday, which resulted in a 6-2 defeat, the Iranian players did not sing along to the anthem.
Eriksen plays at World Cup after cardiac arrest at Euro 2020
AL RAYYAN, Qatar: Christian Eriksen was back playing a major tournament less than a year and a half after his cardiac arrest at the European Championship. Eriksen started in his customary playmaker position for Denmark’s opening game at the World Cup on Tuesday against Tunisia in Group D and played the full 90 minutes of a 0-0 draw.
Tunisia hold Denmark to 0-0 draw in Group D at World Cup
AL RAYYAN, Qatar: Tunisia held European Championship semifinalist Denmark to a 0-0 draw Tuesday at the World Cup. Coming three hours after Saudi Arabia beat Argentina in a shocking upset — and before a stadium filled almost entirely with Tunisia supporters — it was another big result for two of the four Arab nations competing at the first World Cup in the Middle East.
Dolberg to lead Danish line in World Cup opener with Tunisia
AL RAYYAN, Qatar : Danish coach Kasper Hjulmand has placed his faith in striker Kasper Dolberg to lead the line in their opening World Cup Group D game against Tunisia on Tuesday.
Qatar World Cup: Argentina vs Saudi Arabia ahead of games featuring Denmark, Poland and France
Led by one of the world's greatest football players, Lionel Messi, for what is most likely his last World Cup, Argentina will be looking to shake off the jinx that has seen it not win the title since 1986 in Mexico, despite reaching the finals on two occasions -- in 1990 and 2014.