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Brazil hoping to dance past Croatia into World Cup semis

Doha (AFP) – Brazil head into Friday's World Cup quarter-final against Croatia brimming with confidence after Neymar's return inspired a performance laced with swagger and...

Dutch, Argentines meet again with World Cup history in the air

Doha (AFP) – Merely a glance at their iconic orange or blue and white striped shirts is enough to evoke memories of World Cups past...

Flick to remain Germany coach despite World Cup fiasco

Berlin (AFP) – Germany coach Hansi Flick will keep his job and lead the team at Euro 2024 despite their crushing World Cup disappointment, the...

FIFA fine Croatia over fans’ xenophobic chants

Doha (AFP) – FIFA on Wednesday sanctioned World Cup quarter-finalists Croatia following abuse by their fans targeting Canada's goalkeeper Milan Borjan. A disciplinary inquiry fined the...

Giroud breaks Henry’s record with 52nd goal for France

Olivier Giroud became France's record male scorer on Sunday with 52 goals, eclipsing the mark he shared with Thierry Henry after striking against Poland...

England cruise past Senegal to book World Cup quarter-final clash against France

Free-scoring England extended their unbeaten record against African teams with a 3-0 victory over Senegal on Sunday which included a first goal at this...

Morocco dump Spain out on penalties to reach historic World Cup quarters

Doha (AFP) – Achraf Hakimi struck the decisive penalty to send Spain crashing out and Morocco into the World Cup quarter-finals for the first time,...

Moroccans celebrate ‘historic’ World Cup win over Spain

Casablanca (Morocco) (AFP) – With shouts, songs, cries and tears, Moroccans exploded with joy Tuesday as their football team beat Spain to reach the quarter-finals...

Portugal clobbers Switzerland, sailing through to World Cup quarter-finals

Portugal coach Fernando Santos took the brave call to bench Cristiano Ronaldo and was rewarded with an artful display from his side as they set...

Who’s playing in the World Cup last 16?

The World Cup group stage ends on Friday and the knockouts start just a day later with the last 16. Here is the calendar...

Pele ‘stable’, ‘no worsening’ in last 24 hours

Sao Paulo (AFP) – Doctors treating Brazilian football legend Pele said on Saturday the 82-year-old remained "stable" after developing a respiratory infection with his condition...

Fury dominates Chisora to retain WBC heavyweight title and eyes Usyk

London (AFP) – Tyson Fury retained his World Boxing Council heavyweight title with a decisive stoppage win over British rival Derek Chisora on Saturday before...

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