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The Three Lions were looking to secure qualification into the semi-finals where they would face Morocco who had already defeated Portugal earlier on Saturday. But it was France who opened the scoring despite England’s domination in possession in the opening stages. Aurelien Tchouameni fired home for Les Blues from 25 …

England manager Gareth Southgate named an unchanged lineup from the team that beat Senegal 3-0. Goalkeeper Jordan Pickford won his 50th cap and, more notably, Raheem Sterling returned to the bench after a brief return home following a burglary. Defending champions France also named an unchanged side after their 3-1 …

Neymar walked off the field with teammate Dani Alves by his side, tears still rolling down the Brazil forward’s cheeks. Other players had already tried to console Neymar as he cried while sitting near midfield, head down, hiding his face. There wasn’t much they could say to get the team’s …

Prominent American journalist, Grant Wahl has died in Qatar after collapsing while covering the World Cup.   He “collapsed” in the press area while covering Friday’s Argentina-Netherlands match, according to reports. US media representatives seated near him, said Wahl fell back in his seat in the press box at Lusail …

Three minutes on the clock, 13 players to guess. Remember to tweet your scores @FourFourTwo (opens in new tab) and share with your mates. NOW TRY Quiz! Can you name the Scotland line-up from the 1998 World Cup match against Brazil? What a ride 1994 was for Irish fans. Led by Jack Charlton, the Republic of …

Argentina might have qualified but a reckless act by Argentina’s Leandro Paredes sparked fierce criticism from commentators and fans. It sparked chaotic scenes in the second half when Paredes fouled Nathan Aké before booting the ball directly at the Dutch bench in the 87th minute. That move saw the benches …

  Lionel Messi’s dream of finally winning the World Cup with Argentina is still alive after they defeated Holland through a penalty shootout in their Quarterfinal clash on Friday, December 9.    Argentina surrendered a 2-0 lead to take the game to an extra time before it proceeded to a penalty shootout, which ended in their …

The fixture ended 2-2 after 90 minutes and extra time to set up a tense penalty shoot-out. In a very tight affair, both teams were steady in shape with a solid defense. There were few opportunities in attack for both sides midway through the first half. Lionel Messi provided a …

The Netherlands have matched the genius of Lionel Messi with former Burnley striker Wout Weghorst… and the most incredible free-kick of the entire tournament. Argentina thought it was won. They were 2-0 up, cruising and even Virgil van Dijk was rattled, clashing with Leandro Parades. But Netherlands managed to pull …

Favorites, Brazil have crashed out of the 2022 World Cup taking place in Qatar after losing 4-2 on penalties to Croatia.  Neymar’s goal on the stroke of halftime in extra time had seemingly sent the Brazilian team to the semfinals in Qatar, but Croatian Bruno Petkovic converted with his side’s …