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Cristiano Ronaldo sobbed as his Portugal team was defeated 1-0 by Morocco in the 2022 World Cup quarterfinals on Saturday, ending his chances of winning the tournament for the first time in his career. Ronaldo was escorted by a member of staff from the pitch at Al Thumama Stadium to …

Argentina beat the Netherlands in a penalty shootout in the early hours of Saturday after a dramatic 2-2 draw to reach the World Cup semi-finals. Dutch substitute Wout Weghorst scored two late goals, including a stoppage-time leveller, after Argentina had led 2-0 through Nahuel Molina and Lionel Messi’s penalty. Goalkeeper …

Super Eagles defender, Leon Balogun, has opened up on the country’s failure to qualify for the ongoing 2022 World Cup in Qatar, PUNCH Sports Extra reports.   The Eagles chances of taking part at football’s showpiece event were dented after playing a 1-1 draw with archrivals Ghana at the Moshood …

Nigeria international, Alex Iwobi, is optimistic he and teammates can help Everton put an end to their 28-year trophy drought, after impressing in the current season with the club, PUNCH Sports Extra reports.   Iwobi joined the Toffees from Arsenal on a five-year deal for a fee around £34m in …

After a fierce 123 minutes of game time at the Education City Stadium in Qatar, Morocco did the impossible to defeat 2010 World Cup winners Spain 3-0 on penalties.   In a fabulous performance, Morocco’s goalkeeper, Yassine Bounou saved all three penalties from the Spanish side.   Morocco for the …

The President of the Cameroon Football Federation, Samuel Eto’o, has apologised for physically assaulting a man at the World Cup on Monday.   In a statement on his Twitter handle on Tuesday, Eto’o said he was provoked by a fan who was “probably” an Algeria supporter as part of an …

Croatia beat Japan on penalties to reach the World Cup quarter-finals after a 1-1 draw in their last-16 clash on Monday.   Daizen Maeda gave Japan a half-time lead and Ivan Perisic headed home an equaliser for the 2018 runners-up before goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic saved three of four penalties as …

Following Saturday’s 2022 FIFA World Cup round of 16 matches, below are currently the leading top scorers in the tournament in Qatar. Recall that the Netherlands defeated the USA 3-1, while Argentina won 2-1 against Australia. Argentina’s captain, Lionel Messi, is currently the joint-top scorer in the ongoing World Cup …

AS  of Saturday, at least two teams have been eliminated from the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. The two teams are the United States of America (USA) and Australia. The USA crashed out of the ongoing World Cup in Qatar after losing 3-1 against the Netherlands in the last 16 …

Messi scored his first World Cup knockout goal to mark his 1000th career game as Argentina defeated Australia to qualify for the quarter-final of the ongoing 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Nicolas Otamendi’s poor touch landed at the feet of the PSG star, and he curled the ball into the …