Indonesia resumes football league after stadium disaster
JAKARTA: Indonesia resumed football league matches behind closed doors on Monday (Dec 5), two months after it was rocked by one of the world's worst stadium disasters.
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Desperate fans turn to illegal hawkers in Qatar for World Cup tickets
DOHA : Ashraf Ali arrived at Stadium 974 six hours ahead of the Argentina-Poland World Cup match and, in desperation, raised a hand-written sign: "We need tickets."
Cisse admits Senegal given World Cup lesson by England
Senegal coach Aliou Cisse bemoaned his team's defensive lapses after England brushed the African champions aside 3-0 in the World Cup last 16 on Sunday, admitting there had been a gulf in quality.
South Korea boss acknowledges 'difficult' Brazil task, bemoans tight World Cup schedule but will not give up
DOHA: South Korea head coach Paulo Bento acknowledged the magnitude of the task that his team face ahead of their knockout phase match against Brazil, but stressed they will not give up.
Migrant workers aim to stay in Qatar far beyond World Cup final
DOHA : Senegal's loss to England on Sunday saw Africa's hopes of lifting the trophy in Qatar recede even further but the migrant workers watching the game at a specially-built fan zone were still hoping for the biggest prize of all - work beyond the World Cup.
France pulls away from Poland in 2nd half to clinch World Cup quarter-final berth
Kylian Mbappe scored two goals and set up another for Olivier Giroud, giving France a 3-1 victory over Poland and a spot in the World Cup quarter-finals on Sunday in Doha, Qatar.
World Cup winners will be team with best wide players - Wenger
AL RAYYAN, Qatar : The group stages of the World Cup saw a staggering 83 per cent rise since the last tournament in goals scored in open play that came from the flanks, a trend Arsene Wenger believes will determine who wins the competition.
Magic Messi fires Argentina into World Cup quarters
AL RAYYAN, Qatar: Lionel Messi scored his first goal in a World Cup knockout round in his 1,000th match to beat Diego Maradona's tournament tally, as Argentina beat off a frenzied Australia fightback to win 2-1 on Saturday (Dec 3) and reach the quarter-finals.