World Cup Teams

World Cup heavyweights gear up for quarter-finals 07 Dec 2022 - 05:38 pm

Doha: Brazil, France and other World Cup heavyweights started the build-up to their quarter-final matches in earnest on Wednesday after Portugal made a...

Japan target fifth Asian title after World Cup heartbreak 07 Dec 2022 - 05:20 pm

Narita: Japan will put their World Cup heartbreak behind them and focus on becoming Asian champions for a fifth time, captain Maya Yoshida...

Croatia's Lovren braces for another clash with nemesis Neymar 07 Dec 2022 - 05:02 pm

Doha: As Croatia prepare to face World Cup favourites Brazil in their quarter-final clash on Friday, defender Dejan Lovren is bracing himself for...

Griezmann flourishing in new role for France at World Cup 07 Dec 2022 - 03:54 pm

Doha: While Kylian Mbappe dominates the headlines for France, Antoine Griezmann's performances in a new midfield role have also been crucial for the...

Mr Avocado Head has Morocco daring to dream 07 Dec 2022 - 02:22 pm

DOHA: Thanks to Walid Regragui, the coach who has made Morocco the first Arab nation to reach the World Cup quarter-finals, avocados may...

Pass-masters Spain fail World Cup test, face identity crisis 07 Dec 2022 - 01:16 pm

Doha: Spain arrived in Qatar with grand dreams of winning a second World Cup, fully convinced in their style of play, but departed...

How do you stop Mbappe? England wrestle with World Cup conundrum 07 Dec 2022 - 11:36 am

Doha: England manager Gareth Southgate is wrestling with the biggest dilemma of his reign as he tries to plot a way to stop...

‘Arab teams can be proud of their performances at FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022’ 07 Dec 2022 - 08:59 am

Doha:With the exciting knockout rounds underway, football legends from the Arab world have praised the success of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022so...

Asian teams bow out with heads held high 07 Dec 2022 - 08:44 am

Doha: Japan and South Korea’s exit from the World Cup on Monday signalled the end of run of the Asian teams in the...

Dominant Portugal fly sans Ronaldo 07 Dec 2022 - 12:07 am

Goncalo Ramos bagged an impressive hat-trick - first for this World Cup - as a dominant Portugal crushed Switzerland 6-1 at the Lusail...

Morocco's Bounou says penalty heroics partly down to 'luck' 06 Dec 2022 - 11:29 pm

Doha: Morocco's Yassine Bounou put his World Cup penalty-saving heroics against Spain on Tuesday down to a mixture of luck and intuition. The...

I'd stay Spain coach all my life, but I must think: Luis Enrique 06 Dec 2022 - 10:53 pm

Doha: Luis Enrique wants to stay on as Spain coach but said his future was not yet decided after Morocco knocked La Roja...

Morocco success hands Arab world its first World Cup quarter-finalist 06 Dec 2022 - 10:25 pm

Al Rayyan: Morocco rode a ave of passionate support and kept the World Cup dreams of the Arab world alive as they eliminated...

Spain's World Cup exit to Morocco on penalties 'cruel': Busquets 06 Dec 2022 - 09:44 pm

Doha: Sergio Busquets said Spain's 3-0 defeat on penalties by Morocco was a "cruel" way to decide the World Cup last-16 clash on...

Pele health 'improving progressively': hospital 06 Dec 2022 - 09:23 pm

Sao Paulo: Pele's health is "improving progressively," his doctors said on Tuesday, a week after the 82-year-old Brazilian football legend was hospitalized amid...

Bounou the hero as Morocco beat Spain on penalties to reach quarters 06 Dec 2022 - 09:06 pm

Morocco had solid defence and dangerous players up front but their main strength was the belief that they can beat title-contenders Spain to...

Argentina's quiet man Alvarez can hurt Dutch, says Ake 06 Dec 2022 - 08:30 pm

Doha: The Netherlands must beware of Argentina's "quiet" assassin Julian Alvarez when they meet in their World Cup quarter-final on Friday, his Manchester...