Tag: World Cup 2022
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As Qatar World Cup unfolds, planet keeps spinning
Soccer — or football, to most of the global billions watching the World Cup this month — is not human society itself, with all its thorny ... -
Australia plays Denmark for last 16 spot
Scenes of wild celebrations featuring flares and fire are not the norm in Australia after World Cup matches. Yet that was exactly what happened in Melbourne’s ... -
Mexico faces early World Cup exit against Saudi Arabia
Mexico is going to have to suddenly find goals — and perhaps even several of them — to extend its knockout-round streak at the World Cup. ... -
Portugal advances to knock-out stage, beats Uruguay
Portugal 2, Uruguay 0 Cristiano Ronaldo wheeled away in celebration, acting as though he had scored once again at the World Cup. Not this time. Instead, ... -
Brazil advances with narrow win over Switzerland
Brazil 1, Switzerland 0 Struggling and unconvincing without Neymar on the field, Brazil still played well enough to secure a spot in the next round of ... -
‘Super guy’ Füllkrug drives Germany forward
Spain 1, Germany 1 Niclas Füllkrug was scoring goals in Germany’s second division one year ago. Now he’s scoring at the World Cup. “That’s exactly what ... -
Aboubakar saves Cameroon in roller-coaster tie with Serbia
Cameroon 3, Serbia 3 Substitute Vincent Aboubakar scored one goal and created another as Cameroon rallied from 3-1 down to draw 3-3 with Serbia at the ... -
After latest milestone, Ronaldo eyes WC glory past Uruguay
Another game, another personal milestone. For all the turmoil that has surrounded Cristiano Ronaldo ahead of what is likely to be his final World Cup, the ... -
World Cup analysts cite more goals from crosses, penalties
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 picked their ... -
Mbappe scores two, France reaches knockout stage
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 at ... -
Argentina riding emotional rollercoaster after win
Argentina 2, Mexico 0 As Lionel Messi struggled to hold back his tears, Pablo Aimar let them flow on the bench. Covering his hands with his ... -
Promising Spain brings back the ‘tiki-taka’
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 of ... -
Remote desert camps house fans on a budget
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 ... -
England wary of upset against US
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 ... -
Japan gets two late goals to beat Germany
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 ... -
WC puts spotlight on Qatar, but brings attention to its human rights record and politics
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, ... -
Ronaldo out to impress in Portugal’s opening game
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 was ... -
Giroud, Mbappe help France rout Australia
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 and ... -
Stunner: Saudi Arabia beats Messi’s Argentina
Lionel Messi stood with his hands on his hips near the center circle, looking stone-faced as Saudi Arabia’s jubilant players ran in all directions around him ... -
Canada meets Belgium in first WC match since 1986
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 is ... -
Bale salvages draw for Wales against US
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. Bale ... -
Netherlands strikes late to beat Senegal
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 from injury ... -
Lewandowski and Poland ready to face Mexico at World Cup
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 (Wednesday, 00:00) ... -
Ronaldo downplays impact of tell-all pre-World Cup interview
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 ... -
European teams abandon plan to wear armbands at tournament
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. The ... -
Dismay for Qatar as Ecuador wins opening game
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 ... -
Saka, Rashford help England rout Iran
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 rout ... -
US returns to finals against Wales after 8-year wait
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 ... -
France star Karim Benzema out for World Cup with leg injury
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 ... -
Where to get a beer? Bars packed amid Qatar’s alcohol limits
Chris, a British fan in Qatar for the World Cup, tried to order a beer with his dinner at a kebab joint on Sunday. He was ... -
European clubs have 73% of players selected
European soccer shapes to have some World Cup winners with 73% of players at the tournament coming from clubs in the sport’s richest continent. That’s despite ... -
Messi and Ronaldo look set for final shot at World Cup glory
The World Cup stage is set for perhaps one final shootout between the two greatest soccer players of their generation — and to many, the two ... -
Football transcends elite level
The World Cup begins this weekend in Qatar and the attention of the football world will be on the first Middle Eastern nation to host the tournament. ... -
At G-20, FIFA head calls for World Cup ceasefire in Ukraine
FIFA President Gianni Infantino urged world leaders to call for a ceasefire in Russia’s war against Ukraine during the World Cup that starts this week. Just ...
