MYSTERIOUS: 32 - You Need To See This

Cristiano Ronaldo and the humanizing of a G.O.A.T.

DOHA: Rocky is playing out at the World Cup here. For a millennial to invoke the late 1970s underdog idea so simply would show how Hoalid Regragui, the Morocco manager, articulate, thoughtful, scheming and now, a minor cinephile too, knows his popular metaphors too.

The Times of India · Dec 11, 2022

Morocco's World Cup dream continues as Portugal are eliminated

DOHA: Morocco’s extraordinary run in Qatar continued on Saturday as they claimed another massive scalp in beating Portugal 1-0 to become the first African and Arab country to reach the World Cup semi-finals.

Bangkok Post · Dec 10, 2022

England crash out of World Cup 2022 after Harry Kane's penalty nightmare - 7 talking points

ENGLAND 1-2 FRANCE: Harry Kane misses a late penalty as Didier Deschamps' side dumps Gareth Southgate and the Three Lions out of the World Cup at the quarter-final stage

Daily Mirror · Dec 10, 2022

Neymar's World Cup Dream Slips Away again, Maybe for the Final Time

Yet another World Cup has ended in tears for Neymar, with football's most expensive player hinting he may not pull on the Brazil shirt again following a painful defeat to Croatia. The 30-year-old, who gave Brazil the lead during extra time of their quarter-final in Doha with a brilliant individual…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 10, 2022

Grant Wahl, longtime soccer writer, dies after collapsing in World Cup press box

DOHA, Qatar — Award-winning sportswriter Grant Wahl, best known for his work with Sports Illustrated and Fox Soccer, collapsed in the media tribune at Friday's Argentina-Netherlands World Cup game. Paramedics treated Wahl for approximately 30 minutes before removing him from the stadium on a stretcher. He was later pronounced dead…

Los Angeles Times · Dec 10, 2022

Journalist dies at World Cup after collapsing at Argentina game

Grant Wahl, a highly regarded football journalist who wrote extensively on the game, died Friday in Qatar, where he was covering the World Cup quarterfinal match between Argentina and the Netherlands in Doha.

Bangkok Post · Dec 10, 2022

England superfans returning to Qatar World Cup detail epic gruelling journey

Neal Weekes and Fil Sollof have made a gruelling journey to the Qatar World Cup to see England play tomorrow - as they have revealed they will return on Tuesday if the Three Lions win

Daily Mirror · Dec 9, 2022

England ‘ready to fight France’ in World Cup quarter-final, Gareth Southgate insists

England boss Southgate insisted the squad must produce the ‘very best version’ of themselves in Saturday’s game

The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2022

Soccer-Croatia oust favourites Brazil 4-2 on penalties to reach semi-final

Croatia stunned favourites Brazil 4-2 on penalties on Friday to reach the World Cup semi-finals for the second time in a row after battling back from a goal down in extra time, in one of the biggest knockout-phase upsets in the tournament's history.

Reuters · Dec 9, 2022

Luka Modric and Casemiro moment spoke volumes halfway through Croatia vs Brazil

Brazil and Croatia fought out a close battle in Friday's World Cup quarter-final in Doha with old Real Madrid colleagues Casemiro and Luka Modric meeting again for the first time since the former joined Manchester United

Daily Mirror · Dec 9, 2022