December 2022

Longtime soccer sportswriter Grant Wahl died at the World Cup game in Qatar

As the 2022 World Cup’s Argentina-Netherlands quarterfinal draws to a close, NPR’s Tom Goldman witnesses a commotion in the press stands at Lusail Stadium — as Grant Wahl falls. The reporters dispersed. Paramedics went to his seating area and performed CPR. After a few minutes, they removed him on a stretcher while continuing to perform […]

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England out of World Cup: Harry Kane ‘gutted’ over penalty miss

England was considered one of the favorites to win the 2022 FIFA World Cup going into the tournament. The Three Lions locked horns with France on Saturday (December 10), hoping to qualify for the semi-finals. However, they lost 2-1 to defending champions France. Kane took responsibility for his mistake on social media after the game.

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Lionel Messi Converts Penalty, Argentina advance to semifinals at World Cup

Argentina took a 2-0 lead, conceded an equalizer in the 11th minute of second-half stoppage time to send the match to extra time at 2-2, and then won the shootout 4-3 amid a deafening noise inside Lusail Stadium. It’s the fourth time Argentina has advanced to a World Cup semifinal. “When we won, it was

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Cristiano Ronaldo Threatened To Quit The National Team During The World Cup?

Cristiano Ronaldo was unexpectedly on the bench in Portugal’s 6-1 thrashing of Switzerland. After the game, Ronaldo’s substitute problem continued to be fermented and deduced.Portuguese media even reported that Ronaldo had a dispute with coach Santos after learning that he could not start, and threatened to withdraw from the national team. On the evening of

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Interesting phenomenon: Why do Croatia fans wear water polo caps?

Croatia‘s performance in this year’s World Cup is worthy of praise (the European nation reached the 2018 World Cup final), and Croatian fans have a lot to celebrate. Aside from donning their country’s iconic red and white colors, fans have also been wearing water polo caps in recent years. The main reason Croatian fans wear

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Brazil out of World Cup, Neymar can’t hold back tears

Neymar walked off the field in Al Rayyan, Qatar, with teammate Dani Alves by his side, tears still rolling down the Brazil forward’s cheeks. Brazil’s run to the 2022 World Cup final ended in a thriller after Croatia pulled off a stunning upset in a penalty-kick shootout to advance to the semifinals. Again, Neymar couldn’t lead

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Brazil players would not stop dancing to celebrate goals at the World Cup

Brazil thrashed South Korea 4-1 in their World Cup last-16 match on Monday, but their dancing celebrations as the goals flew in sparked criticism from pundits, including former Manchester United midfielder Roy Keane, who felt it was “disrespectful”. But Vinicius Jnr says ‘some love to complain when they see others’ happiness’ “Sure, some love to

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Argentina vs. Netherlands: “isn’t just about Lionel Messi”

The Netherlands will play against Argentina.  This is their sixth meeting at the World Cup. Argentina has won twice (1978 final, 2014 semifinals) and the Netherlands has won twice, (1974 group stage, 2-1 in the 1998 quarterfinal), with a 0-0 draw in the 2006 group stage. The Netherlands’ World Cup quarterfinal against Argentina on Friday will be worth

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Final 8 Teams Decided: Has your favorite team advanced yet?

The Qatar World Cup continues. The World Cup’s Round of 16 is officially over in Qatar, and the Final 8 have been decided. Namely, the Netherlands, Argentina, Brazil, Croatia, England, France, Portugal, and Morocco. Morocco has become the big dark horse in the top 8 lineups. This is the first time in their team’s history

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