A prominent football journalist from the United States has died while covering the World Cup in Qatar. Grant Wahl, 48, collapsed as extra time began in the Argentina-Netherlands game on Friday night. Early reports suggest he may have had a heart attack, but this has yet to be officially confirmed.Last month Mr Wahl was briefly…
England’s World Cup campaign ended in disappointment as they went out despite a fine performance in the quarter-finals against France at Al Bayt Stadium. As reported by the BBC, Harry Kane’s late penalty miss proved decisive after he had earlier equalled Wayne Rooney’s England record of 53 goals from the spot. France took a 17th-minute…
Morocco’s 10-man team made history at the magnificent Al Thumama Stadium in Doha, Qatar when they became the first African nation to book their place in the semi-finals of the World Cup. As reported by Punch, in the first quarter final game of the day, Youssef En-Nesyri scored the winning goal by jumping above Portugal…
Argentina claimed a dramatic penalty shootout victory over Netherlands on Friday to claim a spot in the World Cup semifinals after initially throwing away a two-goal lead in a late collapse in regulation time. As reported by ESPN, Lionel Messi provided a superb assist with a delicately threaded pass to defender Nahuel Molina who slotted…
Dominik Livakovic was the star of the show for Croatia, with his 11 saves setting a new record for a Croatian goalkeeper at a World Cup match before denying Rodrygo Goes in the penalty-shoot out to secure a historic World Cup win. As reported by Marca, the Croatians had a hardfought battle of resistance up…
Nigerian megastar Davido is reportedly set to be gearing up to perform at the closing ceremony of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. The closing ceremony is set to take place on Sunday, 18th December 2022 and according to the reports, Davido will be performing the Qatar World Cup anthem ‘Hayya Hayya (Happy Together)’…
England star Raheem Sterling will return to the team’s World Cup base in Qatar ahead of the Three Lions’ quarterfinal tie against France on Saturday after flying home when intruders broke into his family home. As reported by the CNN, the forward missed England’s 3-0 win over Senegal on Sunday after his home in Surrey,…
There have been several firsts at the FIFA World Cup in Qatar. The event is being staged for the first time in the Middle East and is also being played for the first time in the northern hemisphere’s winter. The Gulf nation has constructed eight top-notch stadiums to host the major event, which is being…
No Cristiano Ronaldo, no problem for Portugal as it produced a dynamic display to thrash Switzerland 6-1 and reach the quarterfinals at Qatar 2022. As reported by the CNN, the superstar striker was dropped from the starting lineup on Tuesday by Fernando Santos but the bold decision paid off for the Portugal manager. Ronaldo’s replacement,…
Morocco continued its stunning run at Qatar 2022, beating Spain on penalties to reach the World Cup quarterfinals for the first time in its history. As reported by the CNN, Spain missed all three of its spot kicks as Moroccan goalkeeper Bono made himself the hero of the shootout, saving efforts from Sergio Busquets and…
