FOOTBALL

Goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic was the hero, saving three penalties in the shootout, as Croatia edged past Japan with a 3-1 victory to reach the World Cup quarter-finals. After a 1-1 draw at extra time, Livakovic […]

England set up a huge World Cup quarter-final showdown with defending champions France after easing past Senegal with a 3-0 victory in the last-16.  England scored from their first shot on target, with Jordan Henderson […]

France took down Poland 3-1 at Qatar’s Al-Thumama Stadium in the 2022 FIFA World Cup‘s third match of the round of 16. The usual suspects stepped up for France in its win to advance to the quarterfinals. Olivier Giroud scored late […]

Messi marked the 1,000th senior game of his career with a measured finish for the breakthrough goal late in the first half, and Mat Ryan’s error allowed Julian Alvarez to double the advantage early in […]

Cameroon’s Vincent Aboubakar scored a late winner to hand them a memorable 1-0 win over Brazil on Friday, but it was not enough to see Rigobert Song’s side through to the knockout stages of Qatar 2022.   Brazil dominated […]

Switzerland reached the World Cup knockout round for the third successive tournament after prevailing 3-2 over Serbia on Friday to finish runners-up in Group G and set up a round-of-16 showdown with Portugal. In a contest that ebbed […]

Uruguay are out of the World Cup despite recording a 2-0 win over Ghana in a tense Group H clash at the Al Janoub Stadium. Giorgian De Arrascaeta’s double earned all three points for Uruguay, […]

Hwang Heechan’s 90th-minute winner has put South Korea through to the round of 16 at the World Cup with a 2-1 win over Portugal. Hwang made his strike after captain Son Heungmin sprinted the length […]

Morocco are through to the last 16 of the World Cup for the second time after early goals from Hakim Ziyech and Youssef En-Nesyri brushed aside whatever suspense remained of their progress. It sealed a nightmarish exit […]