Croatia and Argentina prepare to clash in the World Cup 2022 semi-final
After tense quarter-finals at the FIFA 2022 World Cup in Qatar, fans know only a couple of games now separate them from securing football's most prestigious trophy.
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Morocco rewrite Africa's World Cup history
DOHA : African teams have claimed several giant-killing results at World Cups but nothing like the unprecedented run of Morocco in Qatar that will fuel hopes of more representation at future tournaments.
Adidas reveal the ball for the FIFA World Cup final
Al Hilm, which translates as “The Dream” in Arabic, follows on from the Official Match Ball of the group stages, Al Rihla, or “The Journey”.
Neymar ‘psychologically destroyed’ by World Cup exit
DOHA: Neymar said Saturday he was “psychologically destroyed” by Brazil’s elimination from the World Cup in a penalty shootout defeat to Croatia and admitted it hurt more than any other loss in his career. The 30-year-old scored a superb individual effort to equal Pele’s record goalscoring haul of 77 goals for the Selecao in Friday’s match that finished 1-1 after extra time. But he never got to take a spot kick in the shootout that Croatia won 4-2 to move into the semifinals.
Morocco make it fourth time lucky for Africa at World Cup
Morocco's 1-0 victory over Portugal on Saturday made them the first African team to reach the last four of a World Cup.
Commentary: Qatar World Cup is a festival of cosmopolitanism – not nationalism
LONDON: I’ve spent years writing about the rise of nationalism. Trump, Brexit, Putin, Bolsonaro and the rest were supposedly a backlash against globalisation only “elites” still liked.
Giroud takes France into World Cup semis as Kane penalty miss costs England
AL KHOR, Qatar: Olivier Giroud scored the winner and Harry Kane missed a late penalty as holders France beat England 2-1 in a tense World Cup quarter-final on Saturday. Aurelien Tchouameni had swept France into a first-half lead only for Kane to equalize from the spot nine minutes into the second half.
Canadian men's coach John Herdman declares need for better competition following World Cup exit
It was a "life-changing experience" that was 36 years in the making.