Morocco drew with Spain in a 0–0 draw, then knocked out the 2010 champions on penalties as Luis Enrique’s side failed to earn a single kick. Unpredictable as the tournament was, the usual suspects assembled for the quarterfinals. Some magic from Neymar gave Brazil the lead in extra time against Croatia, only for Bruno Petkovic […]
Fernando Santos is set to quit his job as Portugal coach after their World Cup quarter-final loss to Morocco, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday. The Portuguese lost 1-0 to Morocco in Qatar on Saturday as Santos started alongside the country’s all-time record goalscorer Cristiano Ronaldo on the substitutes’ bench. Santos, […]
France made two changes after Adrien Rabiot and Dayot Upamecano missed training and colds on Monday and Tuesday. Rabiot is replaced in midfield by Youssef Fofana and defender Ibrahima Konate comes on for Upamecano. Teams: France – Hugo Lloris (c), Jules Conde, Raphael Varane, Ibrahima Konate, Theo Hernandez, Antoine Griezmann, Aurelien Tchoumenyi, Youssef Fofana, Ousmane […]
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The 82-year-old football icon, hospitalized in a critical condition in São Paulo with cancer, scored his last goal for Brazil in a 1971 friendly against Austria. Pele is the only player to have won the World Cup three times in 1958, 1962 and 1970, scoring 77 goals in 92 matches. Neymar, 30, reached 77 goals […]
Morocco and Spain were locked in a 0-0 deadlock at half-time in their World Cup last-16 clash on Tuesday as both sides struggled to create clear scoring chances. Spain at a raucous Education City stadium enjoyed much of the possession with Morocco content and waiting for their chances to counter-attack, to absorb the pressure. Halfway […]
Arnold, who came out on the wrong end of a two-legged World Cup playoff against an Argentina team featuring Maradona as a player in 1993, said playing the two-time champions was a big plus in terms of motivation. “We’re going to see the best of every player on the pitch for Australia tomorrow night because […]
