Month: November 2022

10:24 AM ET Cesar Hernandez DOHA, Qatar — Mexico manager Gerardo “Tata” Martino said he would do “everything possible” to knock out his home country Argentina and star player Lionel Messi from the World Cup, Argentine-born coach Martino, who was Messi’s coach at Barcelona during the 2013-14 campaign, was blunt in his assessment on knocking
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7:33 AM ET Belgium midfielder Kevin De Bruyne said on Friday that he needed to reign in his frustrations at the World Cup after several belligerent displays in his side’s first game but said sometimes his emotions got the better of him. De Bruyne, 31, waved his arms in frustrations in the direction of coach
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10:09 AM ET DOHA, Qatar — Brazil could be without Neymar for the remainder of the World Cup group stage after he suffered an ankle injury in their opening win against Serbia on Thursday. On Friday, the Brazilian football association (CBF) confirmed both Neymar and Danilo, the right-back who also injured his ankle in the
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9:10 AM ET DOHA, Qatar — Lionel Messi is emotionally and physically ready to face Mexico in Argentina’s key Group C World Cup match on Saturday, according to manager Lionel Scaloni. Argentina fell to a shock 2-1 defeat to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday and need a victory against Mexico to keep their World Cup campaign
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5:24 AM ET Fans were allowed to take rainbow-themed bucket hats and flags into the Ahmad bin Ali Stadium for Wales‘ second World Cup Group B match against Iran on Friday, the Football Association of Wales (FAW) said. The hats represent “Rainbow Wall”, the supporters’ group for Wales fans who are members of the LGBTQ
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5:27 AM ET Associated Press Iran‘s political turmoil appeared to overshadow the national team’s second match at the World Cup, as pro-government fans harassed anti-government supporters outside the stadium in Qatar before their 2-0 loss to Wales on Friday. Some Iran fans confiscated Persian pre-revolutionary Iranian flags from supporters entering the stadium and shouted insults
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8:17 AM ET Former teammates of Diego Maradona gathered at the World Cup in Qatar on Friday to pay tribute to the icon on the second anniversary of his death, reminiscing about brighter days as Argentina recover from their stinging upset by Saudi Arabia. Considered one of the greatest players in history, Maradona died aged
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7:08 AM ET Aramide Oladipo Iran scored two goals in stoppage time to claim a stunning 2-0 victory over 10-man Wales at the World Cup on Friday. Roozbeh Cheshmi and Ramin Rezaeian scored in the 98th minute and 101th minute respectively to hand Carlos Queiroz’s Iran a real chance of qualifying for their first World
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7:09 PM ET Associated Press Ghana coach Otto Addo criticized the American referee who awarded the penalty that resulted in Cristiano Ronaldo‘s record goal at the World Cup on Thursday, calling it “a special gift.” Ronaldo won and converted the second-half penalty, making him the first male player to score in five World Cups. Portugal
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2:30 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Bruno Fernandes said he hopes there will be more criticism of Cristiano Ronaldo because it gets the best out of the Portugal striker. Ronaldo became the first player to score in five World Cups with a penalty in the 3-2 win in their World Cup opener against Ghana on Thursday.
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12:59 PM ET Portugal got their World Cup campaign up and running with a 3-2 win against Ghana as quick-fire goals from Joao Felix and Rafael Leao helped them to victory at Stadium 974. Cristiano Ronaldo put his side ahead in the 65th minute — after leaving Manchester United by “mutual agreement” earlier in the
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3:54 PM ET Richarlison scored a pair of goals — including a stunning second — as Brazil made good on the hype with a 2-0 win over Serbia to start their World Cup campaign in Qatar on Thursday. Serbia goalkeeper Vanja Milinkovic-Savic denied Brazil’s potent strike force on several occasions in a goalless first half
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10:35 AM ET AL-RAYYAN, Qatar — United States men’s national team midfielder Tyler Adams says that beating England on Friday at the World Cup would “fast-track” the impact his side can have on the sport in the US. The two sides will square off in the second match for both teams in Group B. England
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