Category: Football
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World Cup 2022: All-female on-field referee team to take charge at men’s tournament for first time
An all-female on-field refereeing team will take charge of a men’s World Cup game for the first time.
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World Cup 2022: Wales exit Qatar – what next for Rob Page’s squad?
As Wales players and staff shared a moment with their fans after Tuesday’s 3-0 defeat by England had sealed their group-stage exit from the World Cup, there was a sense of an ending more profound than the usual closure that comes with the conclusion of a team’s tournament. This was, after all, Wales’ first World…
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World Cup 2022: England face Senegal in last 16 – what you need to know
England booked a meeting with African champions Senegal in the last 16 of the World Cup with Tuesday’s 3-0 win over Wales. Here is what you need to know about their opponents – and what route Gareth Southgate’s side could potentially need to navigate to lift the World Cup for the first time since 1966.…
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World Cup 2022: USA relishing Dutch battle – with or without Christian Pulisic
The United States are in the World Cup last 16 – but will Christian Pulisic be with them when they take on the Netherlands on Saturday? The Chelsea forward’s first-half winner against Iran ensured the US qualified from Group B. However, he finished the game in hospital. As he turned in Sergino Dest’s header, Pulisic…
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World Cup 2022: Why Lionel Messi is Argentina’s ‘true leader’ now – Pablo Zabaleta
Nothing is done for Argentina or Lionel Messi yet. You all saw the tension and anxiety we suffered during our game against Mexico until we scored, and also the relief at the final whistle after our 2-0 victory. There was so much pressure on us after we lost to Saudi Arabia and that relief was…
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World Cup 2022: ‘England’s only problems right now are good ones’
This World Cup is only just getting started, but England are where we want them to be – comfortably into the last 16, and the only problems Gareth Southgate has right now are good ones. It gets everyone buzzing when we play like we did in the second half against Wales. Yes, there are bigger…
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World Cup 2022: Neco Williams head injury – Wales’ Robert Page defends decision
Wales boss Robert Page has defended the decision to let Neco Williams play on after the full-back’s head injury in the World Cup defeat against England. Williams fell to the pitch after blocking Marcus Rashford’s 24th-minute shot with the top of his head. The Nottingham Forest defender continued for another 12 minutes before being replaced…
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World Cup 2022: Casemiro – ‘Best midfielder in the world’ Brazil’s unlikely hero
He was described before the match as Brazil’s key “invisible man”, by full-time Casemiro was being lauded as the “best midfielder in the world”. Brazil’s World Cup match against Switzerland looked to be heading for a dour, goalless draw but the Manchester United player had other ideas. With seven minutes remaining and some fans heading…
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World Cup 2022: Netherlands’ Cody Gakpo can ‘go to the moon and back’ – Virgil van Dijk
Cody Gakpo is having a much better time at this World Cup than he had during the last one. Back in 2018, he was a teenage hopeful watching the tournament – for which the Netherlands had failed to qualify. Four years on, he has played a big part in their progression to the last 16…
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Zinedine Zidane: Face of multi-cultural France and star of Les Bleus’ 1998 World Cup triumph
How Zinedine Zidane led a multi-cultural France team to 1998 glory.