FIFA World Cup
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FIFA faces questions for supermodel role before Women's World Cup

FIFA did not specify details Monday of the projects involving Lima, nor if it would involve the biggest-ever marquee women's tournament which now has 32 teams.

published on : 1st March 2023
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Lionel Messi rested for PSG cup tie after FIFA World Cup return

Galtier also called upon PSG fans to provide the Argentine a warm welcome, despite his key role in defeating France in the final of the World Cup.

published on : 6th January 2023
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How Indian football was murdered -- end of a stirring legacy

India qualified by default for the 1950 FIFA World Cup finals when its scheduled opponents pulled out, but the All-India Football Federation (AIFF) - in its wisdom - decided against going there!

published on : 21st December 2022
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FIFA-praised cutouts of Messi, Neymar and Ronaldo on Kerala river get HC's goat

Kerala HC directed the state government to inform whether it has issued any orders for the removal of hoardings.

published on : 20th December 2022
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A stirring World Cup that had absurdity as its central theme

When the beginning astonishes, the end has to be the greatest one ever scripted. It must astonish, antagonise, agitate and elate.

published on : 20th December 2022
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Messi plans to play on for Argentina after World Cup win

The soccer great secured the one major trophy that has eluded him in his storied career as Argentina beat France 4-2 on penalties in the final at Lusail Stadium on Sunday.

published on : 19th December 2022
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FIFA World Cup 2022: Good, bad and silly

An overview of the journey of teams and players at the festival of football.

published on : 19th December 2022
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Fitting end to great finale: Messi's World Cup finally

Whether it’s a question of his complicated relationship with the country of his birth, the questions on age and longevity, or the need for a story to be completed, this was always Messi’s tournament.

published on : 19th December 2022
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'Messi'ah of Millions: Indian fans wait for Messi's '2011 Tendulkar moment'

In his fifth and last World Cup, Messi, just like Tendulkar in his sixth and final appearance at the final frontier of one-day cricket, must be craving to lay his hands on the trophy.

published on : 14th December 2022
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Croatia's 'golden generation' nears end after World Cup

Croatia's spirit has been its most notable quality, coming back from behind against Japan and Brazil to go through on penalties in the round of 16 and quarterfinals.

published on : 14th December 2022
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Palestinians say World Cup proves their cause not 'buried'

Like several other Arab nations, Morocco has agreed to full diplomatic ties with Israel -- but this has not stopped its players from making clear their loyalties regarding the decades-old conflict.

published on : 14th December 2022
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Lionel Messi says final will be his last World Cup game for Argentina

Messi, who is playing his fifth World Cup, gets a last chance to win football's greatest prize and the one trophy which has eluded him so far.

published on : 14th December 2022
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Messi has chance to match Maradona as Argentina reach World Cup final

Sixteen years after making his World Cup debut as a teenager, Qatar has witnessed Messi finally score in the knockout stages of the tournament, and he has done so in three straight games.

published on : 14th December 2022
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Spotlight Africa at the FIFA World Cup, but darkness lurks underneath

The crowning moment for immigrants in football came a little earlier -- in 1998, when France won the World Cup. Zinedine Zidane -- of Algerian origin -- was the undisputed hero.

published on : 12th December 2022
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Those tears of Cristiano Ronaldo...

The moment Cristiano Ronaldo stepped onto the ground for his record fifth World Cup in Doha, inevitability stared straight at him.

published on : 11th December 2022
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Goncalo Ramos bags hat-trick as Portugal crush Swiss to reach World Cup quarters

The 21-year-old Ramos, who started instead of Ronaldo, became the youngest player to strike three times in a World Cup knockout match since Pele in 1958.

published on : 7th December 2022
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FIFA World Cup: It's just like watching vintage Brazil

The Real Madrid man clipped a cross for Lucas Pacqueta whose first-time shot went through a mass of South Korean legs before nestling into the net.

published on : 7th December 2022
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Morocco beat Spain on penalties, make World Cup history

Morocco has been the biggest surprise of the tournament and will next face either Portugal or Switzerland.

published on : 6th December 2022
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FIFA World Cup: Paulo Dybala, the Serie A standout not needed by Argentina

The Roma playmaker hasn't played a minute in Qatar, despite the injuries afflicting Argentina on its turbulent run to the quarterfinals.

published on : 6th December 2022
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FIFA World Cup: Neymar expected to play for Brazil 

In footage released by the Brazilian soccer federation, he appeared to be in good condition, doing drills with the ball and taking shots on goal without signs of his injury.

published on : 5th December 2022
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