After four weeks of soccer.in Qatar, Argentina has been crowned the World Cup champion, beating France on penalty kicks Sunday in what will be remembered as one of the great finals of all time. Lionel Messi is a world champion for the first time, finally capturing the just about the only trophy missing from his…
The families of some of Argentina’s soccer players are having a difficult time at the World Cup in Qatar, enduring power outages at their hotel and even finding glass in one of their drinks. MailOnline reported on Thursday that a number of the women were forced to flee the five-star Waterfront Hotel late on Wednesday…
Croatia defeated Morocco 2-1 in the World Cup third place play-off on Saturday, with Mislav Orsic curling home the winner. As reported by Punch, Josko Gvardiol, one of the stars of the tournament in Qatar, headed Croatia into the lead in the seventh minute at the Khalifa International Stadium but Achraf Dari brought Morocco level…
An estimated five billion people are expected to watch the FIFA World Cup being held from November 20 through December 18, 2022. Many feel that such sporting events have the potential to accomplish much more than just unite people as spectators. “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire….
Reports in Spain suggest that France striker Karim Benzema could be in line for a shock return to Qatar to play in the World Cup final. The Real Madrid forward had been expected to miss the whole tournament after returning to Spain following a thigh injury that he suffered the day before the tournament began….
France beat Morocco 2-0 in the semifinals of the World Cup at the Al Bayt Stadium on Wednesday night to end the African side’s dream run in Qatar. As reported by ESPN, an early goal from Theo Hernandez and a late tap in from substitute Randal Kolo Muani earned defending champions France a hard-fought win…
England and Wales fans have been praised for their “exemplary behaviour” after emerging for the first time from a World Cup without a single arrest. While the UK Football Policing Unit (UKFPU) said there had been 531 football-related incidents domestically — with 115 arrests — there had been no incidents in Qatar despite the involvement…
Manager Walid Regragui has said Morocco are “one of the four best teams in the world now”, as they aim to create more history and reach a World Cup final. On Wednesday, Morocco will become the first African team to play in a World Cup semi-final when they face holders France (19:00 GMT kick-off). “Why…
American midfielder Gio Reyna almost was sent home from the World Cup because of a lack of hustle in training, for which he later apologized. As reported by Sun Journal, U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter revealed the team’s concerns about a player when he spoke last week at the HOW Institute for Society’s Summit on Moral…
Lionel Messi put on a sensational display as he helped Argentina secure a spot in the World Cup final with a comfortable 3-0 victory over Croatia on Tuesday. As reported by ESPN, Messi opened the scoring with a powerfully hit penalty on 34 minutes — becoming Argentina’s all-time leading goal scorer at World Cup finals…
