Croatia held to goalless draw by Morocco in World Cup
AL KHOR, Qatar : Croatia, runners-up at the last World Cup, were held to a 0-0 draw by Morocco at the Al Bayt Stadium on Wednesday in their opening Group F match at the tournament in Qatar.
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Crowd gives Tunisia lift as they hold Denmark 0-0 at halftime
AL RAYYAN, Qatar : Underdogs Tunisia were drawing energy from a spirited crowd at the Education City Stadium on Tuesday and holding Denmark 0-0 at halftime in the opening Group D clash at the World Cup in Qatar.
Dutch name debut keeper, Diatta replaces Mane for Senegal
DOHA : The Netherlands named uncapped goalkeeper Andries Noppert in their starting line-up for Monday’s World Cup Group A clash against Senegal who opted for Krepin Diatta as the replacement for Sadio Mane.
Injured Lukaku likely to miss Belgium’s opening two games
ABU SAMRA, QATAR : Belgium’s record goalscorer Romelu Lukaku trained apart from the squad on Sunday as uncertainty over his fitness continued to cast a shadow over the team's World Cup campaign.
Strong second half sees Springboks to runaway victory over Italy
GENOA, Italy : South Africa turned on the second-half heat as they ran in a total of nine tries in a dominant 63-21 win over Italy in their test at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris on Saturday.
World Cup warm-up defeat a wake up call for Belgium
DOHA : Belgium’s defeat to Egypt in Friday’s World Cup warm-up international was a wakeup call before the tournament, said coach Roberto Martinez.
Belgium beaten in final World Cup warm-up
KUWAIT CITY : Belgium were beaten 2-1 by Egypt in a friendly international on Friday in a sobering defeat that belied their status as one of the fancied teams for the World Cup in Qatar.
Cameroon held to draw in World Cup warm-up
ABU DHABI : World Cup-bound Cameroon scored first but spent much of the second half on the back foot as they drew 1-1 with Panama in a friendly international on Friday.