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Youssef En-Nesyri’s towering header late in the first half gave first-time quarter-finalists Morocco a 1-0 win over Portugal in the 2022 World Cup quarterfinal. En-Nesyri, who had twice headed over the crossbar earlier, leapt higher than both […]

Croatia stunned five-time world champions Brazil with a dramatic 4-2 penalty shootout win at the Education City Stadium to book a place in the World Cup semi-finals. Brazil looked to be labouring to an extra-time […]

Paulo Bento has stood down as South Korea’s manager after their 4-1 defeat by Brazil in the last-16 of the 2022 World Cup on Monday. Bento, 53, has been in charge of the South Korea national team since […]

Brazilian superstar Neymar returned from injury to help his side crush the World Cup hopes of a plucky South Korea in a 4-1 game dominated by the South Americans. The carnage started early with Brazil’s Vinicius Jr opening up […]

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 […]