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Montevideo, November 21st 2024 - 22:53 UTC

Tag: 2022 World Cup

  • Monday, December 5th 2022 - 10:32 UTC

    Brazil’s football shirt was a Bolsonaro symbol, but the World Cup is changing that

    Bolsonaro sought to polarize the nation during his years in power

    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.

  • Friday, December 2nd 2022 - 17:54 UTC

    World Cup: Uruguay win over Ghana not enough to stay in Qatar

    Uruguay joined Ecuador as the other South American team making an early departure from Qatar

    Two-time world champions Uruguay beat Ghana 2-0 in their last Qatar 2022 football World Cup Friday, as both teams were eventually eliminated from the competition after failing to make it to the round of 16 for which Portugal and South Korea qualified from Group H.

  • Wednesday, November 30th 2022 - 22:35 UTC

    Football: Brazil waits for Pele, Neymar's recovery

    The 82-year-old Pele is not in the Intensive Care Unit after being admitted for chemotherapy

    As the Brazilian squad participating in the Qatar 2022 World Cup prepares to face Cameroon Friday without stars Neymar, Danilo, and Alex Sandro due to health issues, the South American country's most iconic player of all times -Edson Arantes do Nascimento, also known as Pele- remains hospitalized in Sao Paulo fighting cancer.

  • Tuesday, November 29th 2022 - 23:00 UTC

    Ecuador first South Americans eliminated from Qatar 2022 Cup

    It was a “very hard blow, a very big frustration,” said Ecuador's Argentine coach Gustavo Alfaro

    Ecuador became the first Soth American team to be eliminated from the Qatar 2022 football World Cup following Tuesday's 2-1 loss to Senegal, while The Netherlands finished top of Group A by defeating the hosts 2-0 to book an appointment with the United States in the round of 16.

  • Tuesday, November 29th 2022 - 20:00 UTC

    England defender caught up in mate drinking habit

    Dier could very well blend into the River Plate football scene, being such a huge fan of mate and asado

    Qatar 2022 is beginning to make headlines for issues not strictly related to football. Among them was England defender Eric Dier (@ericdier15 on Instagram) showing his mate and thermus that made him look more like a player of either Uruguay or Argentina.

  • Monday, November 28th 2022 - 22:11 UTC

    Qatar 2022: Brazil advance, Uruguay need to beat Ghana to stand a chance

    Eduardo Bolsonaro was spotted in Qatar while Bolsonarist still put up some resistance in the streets insisting Lula had won the Oct. 30 runoff through fraud

    Brazil edged Switzerland 1-0 Monday in their second World Cup Group G game Monday. The South Americans thus secured a berth in the round of 16, while the rest of the series is yet to be decided Friday following a 3-3 draw between Serbia and Cameroon, although the latter seems to have more of an uphill task when they take on the five-time champions.

  • Monday, November 28th 2022 - 10:08 UTC

    World Cup: Argentina still in contention

    Mexican fans pull Falklands card to mock Argentina supporters in Qatar

    After Mexican fans staged bravados against those of Argentina in Qatar with chants regarding the Malvinas/Falklands issue, the South Americans Saturday stood up to their historical superiority and scored a 2-0 victory that kept them in contention for a berth in the next round.

  • Friday, November 25th 2022 - 08:43 UTC

    Mexican fans pull Falklands card to mock Argentina supporters in Qatar

    Two fierce clashes between Argentine and Mexican fans were reported in Doha, which resulted in people injured and arrested.

    Argentine and Mexican fans did not get along very well in Qatar, particularly after provocative chants underlining that ”in the Malvinas (Falklands) they speak English.”

  • Friday, November 25th 2022 - 08:04 UTC

    Brazil off to a good start in Qatar

    Lula and Janja watched the game from their São Paulo home

    Brazil might be on course for their sixth football World Cup title, or at least the fans believe so after a convincing 2-0 victory over Serbia in the second Group G match played in Qatar Thursday.

  • Thursday, November 24th 2022 - 18:43 UTC

    Uruguay draw 0-0 with South Korea in Qatar

    Making history Thursday was Switzerland's Breel Embolo

    Uruguay hit the frame twice but, in the end, the South American squad had to settle for a goalless draw in their 2022 World Cup Group H opening game Thursday.