Harry Maguire: England now believe World Cup triumph possible
Harry Maguire says England's players feel like they have "got to win this tournament" in Qatar – a sea change in the group’s mentality from the last World Cup.
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Brazil hoping to dance past Croatia into World Cup semis
DOHA: Brazil head into Friday’s World Cup quarterfinal against Croatia brimming with confidence after Neymar’s return inspired a performance laced with swagger and arrogance in the last 16.
White warns 'naive' South Africans ahead of Champs Cup debut: 'Like playing a Test every Saturday'
Rugby World Cup-winning former Springbok coach Jake White has compared the Champions Cup to Test matches, as South African teams debut in the competition on Saturday.
How do you stop Mbappe? England wrestle with World Cup conundrum
England manager Gareth Southgate is wrestling with the biggest dilemma of his reign as he tries to plot a way to stop the "sensational" Kylian Mbappe in Saturday's World Cup quarter-final.
765K World Cup visitors fall short of Qatar’s expected 1.2 million influx
DOHA: Qatar received just over 765,000 visitors during the first two weeks of the World Cup, according to an organizers’ report obtained by Reuters, falling short of the country’s expectations for an influx of 1.2 million during the month-long event.
Dutch, Argentines meet again with World Cup history in the air
DOHA: Merely a glance at their iconic orange or blue and white striped shirts is enough to evoke memories of World Cups past and more history will surely be written on Friday when the Netherlands face Argentina in their quarterfinal.
5 Asian football stars who dazzled at the World Cup
SINGAPORE: With South Korea's 4-1 loss to Brazil, all sides from the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) have been eliminated from the World Cup in Qatar.
FIFA fines Croatia and Serbia for interethnic incidents at World Cup
The Croatian and Serbian football federations were fined by FIFA's disciplinary committee on Wednesday for incidents involving ethnic provocations at the World Cup.