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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

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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

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…

The Conversation

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.

Evening Standard

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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.

Al Jazeera

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

The Guardian - UK

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…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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

The Independent UK

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.

Al Jazeera

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.

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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…

Los Angeles Times

World Cup: Morocco's family bonds fuel its historic run

AL RAYYAN, Qatar — Most teams at this World Cup have talked about being family.

The Independent UK

How have England’s players rated at the World Cup so far?

We have been recording how England’s players have performed during Qatar, so who’s standing out and who’s struggling to make the grade?

Asharq Al-Awsat

The Next World Cup Will Jump to 48 Teams. Is Bigger Better?

The next World Cup will be the biggest ever after world football body FIFA took the leap from a 32-team field to 48 teams in 2026. It means more of football’s so-called “little teams” that didn't make it to Qatar will be given a chance of a lifetime when the…

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The Independent UK

Enjoying the Qatar World Cup? Here is the reality hiding in plain sight

While the football dazzles in Qatar, one of the most dominant controversies in the build-up is now rarely mentioned, reports Miguel Delaney

The Independent UK

Morocco take over a World Cup that should always have been theirs

Morocco have long tried to host the world’s biggest football tournament but have made themselves the story of this one with their performances in Qatar

WEKU

Portugal dismantles Switzerland to reach the World Cup quarterfinals

Gonçalo Ramos scored three goals - the first hat trick of this World Cup - to power Portugal past Switzerland 6-1. Ramos was playing in place of star Cristiano Ronaldo who did not start the match.

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 Guardian - UK

England are this World Cup’s Spurs. Now can they beat its Liverpool?

Gareth Southgate’s team have reached par in Qatar – but defeating the world champions will require something different

The Guardian - UK

Footballers channel our emotions, but the social and political demands they face just aren’t fair

Our organisation represents 65,000 players around the world. Each has the right to speak out on big issues if they choose – or to be silent, says Jonas Baer-Hoffmann of the international professional players’ union

Al Jazeera

World Cup 2022: What the Moroccan football team means to its fans

Moroccans are one win away from making history before their last-16 clash against Spain on Tuesday.

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