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FIFA have confirmed Argentina are being investigated after the scenes during their 2022 World Cup quarter-final win over the Netherlands.The South Americans needed penalties to book their semi-finals spot.Lionel Messi had set up Nahuel Molina to open the scoring before converting from the spot, as the Albiceleste looked to go …

Top tournament favourites Brazil have been knocked out of the World Cup after losing to Croatia who won on penalties 4-2 in their quarter-final clash on Friday. Superstar Neymar equalled Pele’s Brazil scoring record with 77 FIFA-registered goals to give his side the lead in the first half of extra time …

Pele’s daughters,  Flavia and Kely Nascimento have revealed that the football legend is not close to death after he was admitted to hospital to treat a respiratory infection that was aggravated by Covid.  They said Pele was ‘not at risk’ despite reports claiming he had been placed in ‘palliative care’ after being admitted into …

From Senegal’s Teranga Plains to the extinct ones who once roamed the countryside outside of London, it’s a battle of lions on Sunday at the 60,000-capacity Al Bayt Stadium in Doha.African champions Senegal take on the world football’s nearly men in England. The English are the clear favourites in Sunday’s …

Lionel Messi produced a moment of magic on his 1,000th career appearance as two-time champions Argentina beat Australia to reach the World Cup quarter-finals.Messi, 35, was winning his 119th cap for his country and they needed his brilliance to take them through to the next round and a tantalising tie …

The first round of the Qatar 2022  World cup has ended with some remarkable results that have seen records being smashed as well as scintillating and surprising performances from powerhouses, lesser teams, and dark horses. Fight for the top spot in the goal-scoring chart of the tournament appears to have …

African side, Tunisia claimed a famous 1-0 victory over France on Wednesday, but still crashed out of the ongoing World Cup in Qatar. Wahbi Khazri scored on 58th minute to give Tunisia all three points, but Australia qualified ahead of them having defeated Denmark 1-0 in the other Group D …

Riots erupted in numerous Belgian and Dutch cities following Morocco’s 2-0 upset victory over Belgium in the World Cup on Sunday, November 27. The win was enthusiastically celebrated by fans with Moroccan immigrant roots in many Belgian and Dutch cities, but this led to a riot. Arrests were made by …

Goalkeeper Andre Onana has been removed from Cameroon’s World Cup squad for ‘disciplinary reasons’ ahead of their clash with Serbia on Monday. The Inter Milan star’s dismissal is believed to have come after a shouting match with manager Rigobert Song over the keeper’s style of play. He will be replaced …

The Atlas Lions of Morocco stunned Belgium on Sunday afternoon, November 27 with two second-half goals to pick their first victory in the FIFA world cup in 24 years. It was Morocco’s first win in Qatar 2022 and their second clean sheet in the competition. Belgium were the overwhelming favourite …