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World Cup Group Stage: Money shocks and flops 07 Dec 2022 - 09:08 am

Doha: FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 already has upsets galore. Fancied and highly rated teams in the calibre of World No.2 Belgium and...

England in good form: France assistant coach 07 Dec 2022 - 09:03 am

Doha: France assistant coach Guy Stephan has lauded quarter-final opponents England for their solidity and offensive versatility. Les Bleus will play the Three...

‘Arab teams can be proud of their performances at FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022’ 07 Dec 2022 - 08:59 am

Doha:With the exciting knockout rounds underway, football legends from the Arab world have praised the success of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022so...

Asian teams bow out with heads held high 07 Dec 2022 - 08:44 am

Doha: Japan and South Korea’s exit from the World Cup on Monday signalled the end of run of the Asian teams in the...

Giroud ‘relieved’ to become France’s all-time top scorer 07 Dec 2022 - 08:38 am

Doha: France and AC Milan striker Olivier Giroud has described becoming the country’s all-time top scorer asa ‘relief.’ The 36-year-old surpassed Thierry Henry’s...

Neymar says Brazil focused on the title 07 Dec 2022 - 08:35 am

Doha:Neymar insisted Brazil are not getting carried away after a superlative first-half performance shattered Korea Republic in the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022...

Bento steps down as South Korea coach 07 Dec 2022 - 08:32 am

Doha:Paulo Bento announced he would not be staying on as head coach of Korea Republic after they were eliminated from the FIFA World...

Dominant Portugal fly sans Ronaldo 07 Dec 2022 - 12:07 am

Goncalo Ramos bagged an impressive hat-trick - first for this World Cup - as a dominant Portugal crushed Switzerland 6-1 at the Lusail...

Morocco's Bounou says penalty heroics partly down to 'luck' 06 Dec 2022 - 11:29 pm

Doha: Morocco's Yassine Bounou put his World Cup penalty-saving heroics against Spain on Tuesday down to a mixture of luck and intuition. The...

I'd stay Spain coach all my life, but I must think: Luis Enrique 06 Dec 2022 - 10:53 pm

Doha: Luis Enrique wants to stay on as Spain coach but said his future was not yet decided after Morocco knocked La Roja...

Morocco success hands Arab world its first World Cup quarter-finalist 06 Dec 2022 - 10:25 pm

Al Rayyan: Morocco rode a ave of passionate support and kept the World Cup dreams of the Arab world alive as they eliminated...

Spain's World Cup exit to Morocco on penalties 'cruel': Busquets 06 Dec 2022 - 09:44 pm

Doha: Sergio Busquets said Spain's 3-0 defeat on penalties by Morocco was a "cruel" way to decide the World Cup last-16 clash on...

Pele health 'improving progressively': hospital 06 Dec 2022 - 09:23 pm

Sao Paulo: Pele's health is "improving progressively," his doctors said on Tuesday, a week after the 82-year-old Brazilian football legend was hospitalized amid...

Bounou the hero as Morocco beat Spain on penalties to reach quarters 06 Dec 2022 - 09:06 pm

Morocco had solid defence and dangerous players up front but their main strength was the belief that they can beat title-contenders Spain to...

Argentina's quiet man Alvarez can hurt Dutch, says Ake 06 Dec 2022 - 08:30 pm

Doha: The Netherlands must beware of Argentina's "quiet" assassin Julian Alvarez when they meet in their World Cup quarter-final on Friday, his Manchester...

Cameroon football chief Eto'o apologises for 'violent altercation' 06 Dec 2022 - 07:58 pm

Doha: Samuel Eto'o, the former Cameroon striker and current president of the country's football federation, has apologised after a "violent altercation" with a...