Football

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…

2022 world cup: Croatia beat Japan on penalties to enter Quarter-finals

Croatia reached the quarter-finals of the World Cup on Monday with a dramatic 3-1 penalty shoot-out win over Japan after a tense last-16 clash ended 1-1. Mario Pasalic struck the winning penalty to send Croatia through after Ivan Perisic had…

England thrashed Senegal 3-0 to meet France in 2022 world cup Quarter-final

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 World Cup from captain Harry Kane as they set up a quarter-final clash with holders France….

Mbappe shines as France storm into FIFA World Cup 2022 Quarter-final

Defending champions France eased to a comfortable 3-1 win over Poland to make it to the quarterfinals of the FIFA World Cup. On Sunday at the Al Thumama Stadium, a brace from Kylian Mbappe and a record-breaking goal from Olivier…

Messi scored in 1000th pro match as Argentina beat Australia to enter Quarter-finals at 2022 world cup

Lionel Messi produced a moment of trademark quality to score the opener in a 2-1 win over Australia and send Argentina into the quarter-finals of the World Cup on Saturday. Messi’s 789th goal in his 1,000th career appearance — but…

Netherlands thrashed USA 3-1 to reach 2022 World Cup Quarter-Finals

A clinical Netherlands ended the United States’ World Cup dream on Saturday, sweeping into the quarter-finals with a ruthless 3-1 victory. First-half goals from Memphis Depay and Daley Blind and a late strike from Denzel Dumfries sealed a deserved victory…