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Cristiano Ronaldo breaks silence after Portugal World Cup exit left him in tears

Portugal were knocked out of the World Cup in Qatar by Morocco with Cristiano Ronaldo left in tears after a heartbreaking end to perhaps his final major tournament

Daily Mirror · Dec 11, 2022

Liverpool striker handed 18-match ban after X-rated dressing room row saw him expelled from squad and led to training ground mutiny

France could be on course to defend their World Cup crown this year, but it hasn't always been plane sailing for Les Bleus in recent years

Liverpool Echo · Dec 11, 2022

Cruel on Kane but England should feel no disgrace at losing to world’s best

Captain’s miss will haunt him but the reality is France were winning this game before they even started winning it

The Guardian - UK · Dec 10, 2022

England have spent years copying France. Now can they dethrone them?

In youth development and World Cups, France have pointed the way but Gareth Southgate’s players have no inferiority complex

The Guardian - UK · Dec 10, 2022

The psychic alpaca has spoken: World Cup madness has arrived for England

Alongside the various animal attempts to people-please before the quarter-final against France are an increasingly deranged series of stunts from the tabloids

The Guardian - UK · Dec 9, 2022

Netherlands v Argentina: their previous World Cup meetings

With the Albiceleste set to take on the Oranje in Qatar, we relive the best (and worst) from their previous showdowns

The Guardian - UK · Dec 8, 2022

Happy returns: will early World Cup exits benefit Premier League clubs?

Welcoming players back from Qatar now may provide a crucial advantage when the hectic domestic schedule restarts

The Guardian - UK · Dec 8, 2022

Sterling returning to World Cup gives England ‘massive lift’, says Phillips

Raheem Sterling has decided to return to England’s World Cup camp before the side’s quarter-final against France on Saturday

The Guardian - UK · Dec 8, 2022

World Cup 2022 briefing: lesser lights sharing stage with the stars

Clubs from Burnley to Breda are represented in the last eight by players who probably know this will be their career high

The Guardian - UK · Dec 8, 2022

World Cup 2022 power rankings: how the remaining eight teams shape up

We cast our eye over the quarter-finalists’ key strengths and assess who is most likely to lift the trophy in Qatar

The Guardian - UK · Dec 7, 2022