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Tuesday, December 13th 2022 - 21:45 UTC
Messi's Argentina crush Croatia and advance to Qatar 2022 World Cup final

Argentina's Lionel Messi and Julián Álvarez were too tough an opposition to the 2018 runners-up Croatia as Argentina breezed through to the Qatar 2002 football World Cup final with a 3-0 victory.
Tuesday, December 13th 2022 - 09:15 UTC
Pelé recovering slowly but no hospital discharge in sight

Brazilian football legend Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better known as Pelé, has been reported to be improving but doctors are yet to mention when he will be released from the hospital where he is undergoing cancer treatment.
Saturday, December 10th 2022 - 22:40 UTC
Qatar World Cup: Reining champions France back among last 4

England captain Harry Kane netted his first penalty kick for a temporary equalizer but squandered his second chance, thus allowing reigning champions France to clinch a 2-1 win and advance to the semifinals of the Qatar 2022 football World Cup.
Saturday, December 10th 2022 - 19:54 UTC
Morocco stun Portugal to become first African team ever among World Cup's last 4

Favorites Portugal of megastar Cristiano Ronaldo Saturday bowed out of the 2022 Qatar football World Cup after a 1-0 defeat against tournament revelation Morocco, the first-ever African team to make it to the semifinals.
Saturday, December 10th 2022 - 00:14 UTC
Argentina reaches Qatar semifinals after cliffhanger win on penalties over The Netherlands

Lionel Messi's Argentina set up a semifinal date with Croatia at the 2022 Qatar football World Cup with a 4-3 win over The Netherlands on penalties after a 2-2 draw.
Friday, December 9th 2022 - 19:58 UTC
Penalty shootout marks the end of the run for Brazil in Qatar

Croatia prevailed 4-2 on penalties over Brazil after a goalless draw during a regular time that finished 1-1 after the extra time to reach the semifinals of the Qatar 2002 football World Cup.
Wednesday, December 7th 2022 - 10:27 UTC
Ronaldo finds successor as Portugal crush Switzerland in Qatar

In what seemed to be a generational transition, Portugal quashed Switzerland 6-1 to reach the quarterfinals at the Qatar 2022 football World Cup.
Tuesday, December 6th 2022 - 10:09 UTC
“Goblin mode”, chose by the public as the Oxford word of the year

The first Oxford word of the year to be chosen by public vote has been announced and the winning word, “goblin mode”, is a slang term describing “unapologetically self-indulgent, lazy, slovenly, or greedy” behavior, reports the BBC.
Monday, December 5th 2022 - 23:21 UTC
South Korea no match for Brazil at Qatar 2022

Five-time champions Brazil Monday advanced to the quarterfinals of the Qatar 2022 football World Cup with a 4-1 rout of South Korea giving Uruguay some comfort that had they not been eliminated earlier they would have most likely had to endure a similar disgrace.
Monday, December 5th 2022 - 10:32 UTC
Brazil’s football shirt was a Bolsonaro symbol, but the World Cup is changing that

By Felipe Tirado (*) – Like many extremist and authoritarian leaders before him, outgoing Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro seized on national symbols during his rise to power and tried to make them his own. The national football shirt is a case in point. For years many Brazilians avoided wearing the famous yellow shirt because of its association with Bolsonaro and far-right politics.