Tag: World Cup

Monday, January 23rd 2023 - 18:51 UTC
Evo says Argentina supports Bolivia co-hosting 2030 football World Cup

President Alberto Fernández told Evo Morales that the country currently holding the football World Cup will support Bolivia's bid to co-host the 2030 finals together with Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, and Paraguay.
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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.
Sunday, December 11th 2022 - 08:11 UTC
Argentina to reopen embassy in Bangladesh

Argentine Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero announced his country would be reopening its embassy in Bangladesh after 40 years, a decision most likely boosted by the Asian country's support of Lionel Messi's team playing the football World Cup in Qatar.
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.
Monday, November 21st 2022 - 13:30 UTC
Ecuador wins World Cup opening game despite bribe rumors

Narrated by American actor Morgan Freeman, the opening ceremony marked the beginning of the 2022 football World Cup in Qatar, an event that had been in doubt from the beginning, from the scandals splashing FIFA's awarding its organization to the non-democratic country to all-out global war from the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
Saturday, November 19th 2022 - 06:59 UTC
Forget Qatar rules on no alcohol in stadiums, beware of camels and camel's MERS

Alcohol will not be sold to fans at the World Cup's eight stadiums in Qatar after FIFA and the country's authorities changed its policy two days before the start of the World Cup 2022. However not only keep away from the alcohol temptation, even more, but important also beware of camels and the camel virus.
Tuesday, November 15th 2022 - 19:14 UTC
FIFA Chief calls for truce during football World Cup

FIFA President Gianni Infantino, who is in Bali attending the G20 Summit, Tuesday called for a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine and recalled that the former hosted the 2018 World Cup finals and the latter is vying to co-organize the 2030 event with Spain and Portugal.