More crosses creating more goals. Winning penalties with “total genius” like Cristiano Ronaldo. Pressing opponents to quickly win back the ball. FIFA’s expert analysts
France 2, Denmark 1 France advanced, and Kylian Mbappe got them there. The French became the first defending champions to reach the round of 16
Argentina 2, Mexico 0 As Lionel Messi struggled to hold back his tears, Pablo Aimar let them flow on the bench. Covering his hands
It was a World Cup win fit for a king. Literally. King Felipe VI was among those congratulating Spain in Qatar after its 7-0 rout
For scores of foreign soccer fans, the road to the World Cup in Doha starts every morning at a barren campsite in the middle of the desert.
England scored six goals in its opening World Cup game against, but it was the two it conceded that concern coach Gareth Southgate and provide hope for
Germany 1, Japan 2 Substitutes Ritsu Doan and Takuma Asano scored late goals last nightto give Japan a come-from-behind 2-1 victory over Germany at the World
With the start of the World Cup on Nov. 20, 2022, soccer teams from 32 countries and tens of thousands of fans have converged on Qatar,
Cristiano Ronaldo is in the shop window as he starts his fifth and probably final World Cup with Portugal. As of yesterday, the 37-year-old forward
France 4, Australia 1 France showed it can cope without its star striker at the World Cup. In Karim Benzema’s absence, Kylian Mbappe scored one
Many Canadian soccer fans have been waiting for this moment their entire lives. Long an afterthought behind hockey in their home country, Canada’s soccer team
USA 1, Wales 1 A young United States team was nearing victory in its World Cup return. Then Walker Zimmerman needlessly plowed into Gareth Bale.
Senegal 0, Netherlands 2 Louis van Gaal’s gambles at both ends of the field paid off for the Netherlands. Up front, Memphis Depay returned
As Poland’s all-time leading scorer, Robert Lewandowski is still missing something from his collection: A goal at the World Cup. That could change today
Cristiano Ronaldo is unfazed by the drama created by his explosive pre- World Cup interview on British TV and maintained yesterday the atmosphere in Portugal’s squad was
FIFA’s threat of on-field punishment for players forced World Cup teams to back down yesterday and abandon an anti-discrimination campaign aimed at host nation Qatar.
Qatar 0, Ecuador 2 The large swathes of empty seats in the second half summed up the Qatar soccer team’s disappointing start to its first ever
England 6, Iran 2 Bukayo Saka and Marcus Rashford put last year’s European Championship loss behind them, combining to score three goals in England’s 6-2
Gio Reyna, Joe Scally and Yusuf Musah were 11 years old the last time the United States took the field in a World Cup match. On
One month after raising the Ballon d’Or in triumph to crown his remarkable rise, Karim Benzema’s dream of winning the World Cup is over before he has
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