FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 UPDATE
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Spain coach Luis Enrique fired, De la Fuente takes over
Luis Enrique was sacked as Spain coach on Thursday after the team’s elimination in the last-16 at the World Cup with the country’s under-21 manager Luis de la Fuente named as his replacement by the S…
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[World Cup 2022] Platform was a learning opportunity for Black Stars – Didi Dramani
Black Stars assistant coach Mas-Ud Didi Dramani has described Ghana’s participation in the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar as a learning platform rather than “focusing on performance in only short-term …
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[World Cup 2022] Andre Ayew not to blame for Ghana’s premature exit – Yaw Acheampong
Former Ghana international Yaw Acheampong has come to the defense of Black Stars captain Andre Ayew following Ghana’s elimination from the World Cup. The Al Sadd missed a penalty in Ghana’s game agai…
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Argentina’s Martinez taking pain-killing injections for ankle issue, says agent
Argentina striker Lautaro Martinez has been having pain-killing injections in his ankle to play at the World Cup in Qatar, his agent Alejandro Camacho said. Martinez started Argentina’s stunning open…
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[World Cup 2022] Ronaldo-less Portugal decimate ‘unprepared’ Switzerland in a 6-1 goal-fest
Portugal 6-1 Switzerland Portugal’s Goncalo Ramos rose to the occasion on his first World Cup start to net a hat-trick in a 6-1 demolition of Switzerland on Tuesday, sending his side through to the q…
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[World Cup 2022] Highly-favourite Spain knocked out by resilient Morocco
Morocco 0-0 (3-0) Spain Achraf Hakimi calmly converted a penalty to send Morocco through to the World Cup quarter-finals for the first time with a 3-0 shootout win over former champions Spain after a…
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Van Dijk is one-up over Messi but still rates him best
Netherlands captain Virgil van Dijk remains wary about the threat Lionel Messi poses when the Dutch go up against Argentina in Friday’s World Cup quarter-finals, even though he came out on the winnin…
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Brazil’s quality is ‘terrifying’, says Croatia’s Dalic
Croatia manager Zlatko Dalic described their World Cup quarter-final opponents Brazil as “terrifying” but backed his resolute side to rise to the enormous challenge they face. Croatia overcame Japan …
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[World Cup 2022] Dancing Brazil breeze past careless South Korea to reach quarter-finals
Brazil 4-1 South Korea An irrepressible, irresistible Brazil lit up the night sky on Monday with one of the performances of the World Cup to shred South Korea 4-1 and set up a quarter-final clash wit…
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[World Cup 2022] Experienced Croatia knockout wasteful Japan in penalty shootout
Japan 1(1) – 1(3) Croatia Goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic saved three spot-kicks as Croatia beat Japan 3-1 in a penalty shootout to reach the World Cup quarter-finals for the third time after an enthral…