Argentines take to the streets to celebrate World Cup win over Australia
BUENOS AIRES : Jubilant fans celebrated across Argentina after the country defeated Australia on Saturday and advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
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Commentary: Football’s VAR is a lesson in flawed technology
LONDON: When the Cameroonian striker Vincent Aboubakar extravagantly scooped the football over the head of the Serbian goalkeeper into the back of the net, he thought he was offside. More importantly, so did the linesman.
Magical Messi takes Argentina through to Dutch showdown
Lionel Messi scored on his 1,000th career appearance in Argentina's 2-1 win over Australia at the World Cup on Saturday to surpass his great predecessor Diego Maradona's tournament total and set up a quarter-final clash with the Netherlands.
Messi scores for Argentina in his 1,000th career game
AL RAYYAN, Qatar :Lionel Messi scored in the 1,000th game of his remarkable career on Saturday to give Argentina the lead in their World Cup last 16 clash with Australia as he seeks the only major trophy to elude him.
Lionel Messi plays 1,000th career game
AL RAYYAN, Qatar : Lionel Messi began the 1,000th game of his remarkable career on Saturday in Argentina's World Cup last 16 clash with Australia as he sought the only major trophy to elude him.
Ambivalent Argentines want to be Messi but are more Maradona - author
BUENOS AIRES : Argentines aspire to be like clean-living Lionel Messi but in reality are more like flawed rebel Diego Maradona, an author says, as comparisons between the two great No. 10s become a dominant talking point of the Qatar World Cup.
Ronaldo ‘insulted’ by South Korean player in World Cup loss
DOHA: Cristiano Ronaldo was “insulted” by a South Korean player as he was substituted during Portugal’s 2-1 World Cup defeat on Friday, coach Fernando Santos said. The 37-year-old skipper looked miffed and ambled off slowly when his number went up in the 65th minute.
Uruguay beats Ghana 2-0 at World Cup but both teams out
AL-WAKRAH, Qatar: This time, Luis Suarez cried on the sidelines after Uruguay were eliminated from the World Cup despite a 2-0 win over Ghana on Friday. The result also put Ghana out of the competition. Suarez played a key role in both first-half goals scored by Giorgian De Arrascaeta and Uruguay appeared headed for the round of 16 after inflicting more pain on Ghana 12 years after their now-infamous meeting in the quarterfinals at the World Cup in South Africa.