Right from the inaugural 1930 edition that host Uruguay won to the previous 2018 championship in Russia, the author highlights the anecdotes that nourish the Beautiful Game’s veins. The tango between racing feet and a ball is the most elemental of sport. There is a lightness like riding a bike on highways and equally has […]
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France’s Hugo Lloris during the press conference. | Photo Credit: Reuters France will go into Wednesday’s World Cup semi-final against Morocco with the utmost respect for their giant-killing opponents as the defending champions prepare for a hostile reception from the Maghreb side’s supporters on Wednesday. The French fans will be largely outnumbered by the Morocco […]
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A man holds t-shirts with an image of Argentine forward Lionel Messi and a phrase reading “What are you looking at, you fool?” at a store in Buenos Aires, on December 12, 2022. | Photo Credit: AFP “What are you looking at, fool? Get lost!” Lionel Messi’s World Cup taunt of Dutch player Wout Weghorst […]
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Morocco’s Hakim Ziyech (second from left) celebrates teams after the penalty shootout in the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Round of 16 match between Morocco and Spain at Education City Stadium on December 06, 2022, in Al Rayyan, Qatar. Ziyech represented the Netherlands at the junior level and later switched allegiance for family reasons. | […]
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A collage of Cody Gakpo of Netherlands (left) and Enzo Fernandez of Argentina (on right) at the 2022 FIFA World Cup | Photo Credit: Getty Images, Reuters Australia takes on Lionel Messi’s Argentina in a David vs. Goliath World Cup showdown while the United States looks to ambush the Netherlands as the FIFA World Cup […]
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France’s goalkeeper Hugo Lloris. File. | Photo Credit: AP France’s Hugo Lloris began his international career a few months after Lilian Thuram hung up his boots, and on Sunday the keeper will match the great defender’s record of 142 caps when the defending champions take on Poland in the last 16 at the World Cup. […]
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Luis Suarez of Uruguay reacts after the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Group H match between Ghana and Uruguay at Al Janoub Stadium on December 02, 2022, in Al Wakrah, Qatar. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Giorgian de Arrascaeta scored twice as Uruguay beat Ghana 2-0 on Friday but it was not enough to keep […]
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Belgium’s Romelu Lukaku left, reacts after his goal attempt header during the World Cup group F soccer match between Croatia and Belgium at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. | Photo Credit: AP Croatia eased into the last 16 of the World Cup after holding a stuttering Belgium […]
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Referee Anthony Taylor runs to check the VAR screen before ruling out a penalty to Croatia for offside during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Group F match between Croatia and Belgium at Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium on December 01, 2022 in Doha, Qatar. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Belgium went into the break locked […]
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South Korean players run towards supporters after winning their quarter-final match against Spain at the 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan, 22 June 2002. | Photo Credit: JIMIN LAI With two Asian teams (Saudi Arabia and Japan) taming two giants of football (Argentina and Germany, respectively), the 2022 FIFA World Cup’s group stages were off to […]
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