2022 Qatar FIFA World Cup
2 Jan
Lionel Messi signed off for 2022 by hailing the year when he won the World Cup as one he “will never be able to forget”. The Argentine captain is due back at Paris Saint-Germain at the start of the coming week after being granted extended leave following his Qatar 2022 heroics. His seven goals and…
24 Dec
It has been one week since the end of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. World Cup finals have usually been drab. The fear of losing the final match makes coaches to be too tactical, and the players under the pressure of failure. Final matches are, therefore, hardly ever spectacular. Only the 1970 finals are an…
19 Dec
Lionel Messi and his teammates were due to arrive in Argentina to a hero's welcome on Monday as millions of their compatriots waited to catch a glimpse of the World Cup trophy. In the capital Buenos Aires and throughout the country, millions took to the streets on Sunday to celebrate the penalty shoot-out victory over…
17 Dec
Croatia defeated Morocco 2-1 in the World Cup third place play-off on Saturday, with Mislav Orsic curling home the winner. Josko Gvardiol, one of the stars of the tournament in Qatar, headed Croatia into the lead in the seventh minute at the Khalifa International Stadium but Achraf Dari brought Morocco level right away. Orsic's terrific…
12 Dec
Milan veteran Oliver Giroud’s goal put France into the World Cup semifinals against Morocco, where he’ll face a former teammate in coach Walid Regragui.
12 Dec
Morocco’s success in becoming the first African team to reach the World Cup semi-finals can ‘galvanise’ the continent, according to one of African football’s top officials. The Atlas Lions beat Portugal 1-0 on Saturday to make history, and will now face defending champions France in the last four in Qatar on Wednesday. However, Veron Mosengo-Omba,…
12 Dec
Afrobeat star, Davido, is among world stars confirmed to perform live at the 2022 World Cup closing ceremony on Sunday in Qatar. Chinese businessman, Stephen Hung, announced in his Instagram handle that the N30 billion singer has confirmed that he will be performing at the closing event scheduled for December 18, 2022. “So happy my…
10 Dec
A leading American sports reporter, who last month had a run-in with Qatar's World Cup organisers over a rainbow LGBTQ shirt, died while covering a tense quarter-final match Friday, his family said. Grant Wahl, 48, helped build soccer's popularity in the United States through his vivid reporting for Sports Illustrated, CBS Sports and other media.…
3 Dec
Ghana’s Coach Resigns Despite promises from the Black Stars of Ghana to take revenge on Uruguay after being knocked out by the same opposition in controversial circumstances during the 2010 World Cup, they didn’t exactly live up to their promises to beat Uruguay and advance to the next round. However, that loss may not sting…
28 Nov
Mohammed Kudus announced himself on the global stage with his brace at the World Cup on Monday to show why he is one of the most coveted young players in football.
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