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Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe and FIFA at centre of new debate as World Cup 2022 remembered

THE BIG DEBATE: How will you remember the Qatar World Cup? We spoke to our reporters who were there and who covered the tournament from home to find out their standout moments

Daily Mirror

The moments that captured our attention at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar

The monthlong tournament in Qatar was filled with excitement, surprise and controversy. Argentina's victory in the final — which gave Lionel Messi his first title — cemented it as one of the best.

WEKU

Emi Martinez: The grit and the git who won Argentina the World Cup

The goalkeeper came to embody every part of Argentina’s furious spirit at this World Cup and his telling saves ultimately decided the final

The Independent UK

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This World Cup should be remembered for its racism. But Qatar is not the victim

The misery of migrant workers involved in staging the tournament is plain to see. No amount of spin can cover up the structural racism involved

The Guardian - UK

World Cup debate — Did the World Cup prove Messi is the GOAT; was it the best final ever?

Andrea Canales: Best World Cup Final ever? Why or why not?

The Philadelphia Inquirer

World Cup Final tactical bonanza as Lionel Messi vs Kylian Mbappe blockbuster not the whole story

The eyes of football fans across the globe will turn their attention to Qatar on Sunday for the showpiece.

Daily Record

Croatia vs Morocco playoff preview: World Cup 2022

Neither team wanted to play this match but now that they are here, they have nothing to lose.

Al Jazeera

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Gianni Infantino describes Qatar 2022 as ‘the best World Cup ever’

The controversial tournament draws to a close on Sunday

The Independent UK

Ex-miss Croatia stuns in revealing outfit at World Cup semi-finals

The model has been turning heads this World Cup.

Irish Mirror

Studs and duds of FIFA World Cup 2022

The World Cup roller-coaster has thrown up heroes – a few predictable ones and a few out of nowhere. Brilliant goals, outstanding assists, courageous defending — we have experienced everything that football has to offer. On the other hand, a few superstars who came to the World Cup with a…

The Times of India

Piers Morgan's entirely predictable response to Lionel Messi's latest World Cup heroics

The PSG star moved onto five goals and three assists in this World Cup by helping send Argentina into the final with a 3-0 win on Tuesday night

Irish Mirror

How Antoine Griezmann reinvented himself as France’s midfield conductor

The numbers show how Griezmann’s role for France has transformed since the 2018 World Cup thanks in part to a bizarre build-up to Qatar 2022

The Independent UK

This is the side of the World Cup that Qatar would prefer you ignore

To walk around Qatar is to be blinded by lights, deafened by sounds, but the football has not distracted away from the debate around the most controversial World Cup in history, writes Miguel Delaney

The Independent UK

Present Tens: The Immeasurable Impact of Modric, Messi

Two of the World Cup’s high-wire acts are led by their all-time great maestros, whose importance has been further underscored in runs to the semifinals in Qatar.

Sports Illustrated

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The Conversation

World Cup 2022: crunching 150 years of big data to predict the winner

Perhaps more than any recent World Cup, this year’s competition in Qatar has thrown up considerable surprises. Who indeed, of the analytics crowd, could have predicted Saudi Arabia would defeat Argentina the way it did, or competition-favourite Brazil would end up losing to Croatia? Meanwhile, Morocco has stunned commentators by…

Evening Standard

How spirited Croatia continue to defy World Cup odds with family values key

Pay a visit to Croatia’s training base at this World Cup and you will find the word ‘obitelj’ written all over the place.

Evening Standard

World Cup 2022: Walking wounded a worry but unbreakable Morocco fight on with ‘Rocky’ spirit

Morocco coach Walid Regragui believes his side are the “Rocky of this World Cup”, but you have to wonder how many more rounds they have left in them.

Al Jazeera

Morocco coach says his team is the ‘Rocky of this World Cup’

‘I think now the world is with Morocco,’ coach Walid Regragui said, comparing the team’s run to the iconic boxing movie.

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The Guardian - UK

England ticked the boxes but did they need to win this World Cup enough?

No easy targets or effigies to burn, though questions remain about expectations and how to measure success and failure

Asharq Al-Awsat

Mbappé to Face Good Friend Hakimi in World Cup Semifinal

Kylian Mbappé is going to meet his good friend Achraf Hakimi again at this World Cup. Not like the first time in Qatar last week, when the France star went to visit his Paris Saint-Germain teammate at the Morocco team hotel in downtown Doha. On Wednesday, Mbappé will be marked…

The Independent UK

England’s shot at immortality fails to provide enduring World Cup memories, on or off the pitch

The Three Lions were clearly a level above previous tournaments but ultimately fell short when it mattered – and did not make a meaningful impact on social matters in Qatar either

The Independent UK

Morocco are ‘the Rocky of this World Cup’, coach claims

The Atlas Lions are in the last four after stunning Portugal in the quarter-finals

Al Jazeera

A Moroccan World Cup twist to the Viking thunderclap

Morocco fans have lit up the World Cup and have now given a thunderclap, made famous by Icelandic fans, their own twist.

ABC News

At the Qatar World Cup, a different political protest is taking place

As Morocco's players celebrated their historic World Cup win over Spain, they used their platform to draw attention to a nation that is not even competing.

The National (Scotland)

I'd be lying if I said this World Cup hadn't been wonderful: Pat Nevin on Qatar 2022

AS one of the more cerebral, political and socially aware former footballers working in the media today, it would have been no great surprise if Pat…

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