FIFA may replace 4-team group to 3 teams in each group for 2026 World Cup
FIFA looks set to revise plans to introduce three-team groups for the 2026 World Cup, world football chief Gianni Infantino said on Friday. FIFA had previously indicated that the 2026 finals, which will expand to 48 teams from 32, would…
France knockout Morocco as they play successive World Cup final against Argentina
France ended Morocco’s World Cup dream as goals from Theo Hernandez and Randal Kolo Muani gave the holders a 2-0 win in their semi-final clash to set up a showdown on Sunday with Lionel Messi’s Argentina. It appeared that France…
Messi has chance to match Maradona legacy as Argentina qualify Qatar world cup final
Lionel Messi will get his date with World Cup destiny, and the chance to emulate Diego Maradona, after Argentina’s emphatic 3-0 win over Croatia on Tuesday took them through to the final in Qatar. It is 36 years since Maradona…
Messi lead Argentina thrashed Croatia 3-0 to reach FIFA World Cup 2022 final
Lionel Messi bent over, clutched his left hamstring and appeared to grimace, immediately spreading panic through the soccer world but especially among all Argentines. Was their superstar — their idol — injured? Was he going to have to come off…
Giroud guide France into 2022 world cup semifinal as England misses penalty
Olivier Giroud scored the winner while Harry Kane missed a late chance to equalise with a penalty as holders France beat England 2-1 in a tense World Cup quarter-final on Saturday. Aurelien Tchouameni had swept France into a first-half lead…
Morocco create history as beat Portugal to become first African team to play world cup semifinals
Morocco became the first African nation to reach the World Cup semi-finals as Youssef En-Nesyri’s first-half goal sealed a tense 1-0 victory over Portugal on Saturday at Al Thumama Stadium. The Atlas Lions, also the first Arab team to make…
Argentina beat Netherlands in penalties to setup world cup semifinal against Croatia
Argentina will face Croatia in the World Cup semi-finals after beating the Netherlands 4-3 on penalties following a thrilling 2-2 extra-time draw on a night of high World Cup drama. Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez was the hero in the shootout…
Neymar may not play for Brazil again as Selecao out from world cup 2022
Brazil star Neymar hinted he might quit international football on Friday, saying he could not “100 percent” guarantee he would play for the national team again. Speaking after his side’s World Cup quarter-final defeat in Qatar, the Paris Saint-Germain superstar…
Morocco knockout Spain from 2022 world cup as they reach Quarter-Finals on penalties
Achraf Hakimi struck the decisive penalty to send Spain crashing out and Morocco into the World Cup quarter-finals for the first time, winning 3-0 in a shoot-out on Tuesday after a 0-0 draw. Spain coach Luis Enrique had claimed his…
Neymar shines as Brazil thrashed South Korea 4-1, setup world cup 2022 Quarterfinal vs Croatia
It was the same old Neymar out there, looking fit and scoring a goal to move closer to Pelé’s all-time record and lead Brazil into the World Cup quarterfinals. Neymar returned from injury and converted a first-half penalty in Brazil’s…
