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DOHA, Qatar — For a nation that has frequently flattered to deceive at soccer’s major tournaments, a card game that relies on the art of deception is strengthening…
Read more England bonds over cards ahead of Senegal World Cup clashDOHA, Qatar — How big was Japan‘s 2-1 upset of Germany in the opening round of the World Cup? Newspapers in Japan used the term “Daikimboshi” from sumo…
Read more Japan aims for World Cup knockout stage against Costa RicaDOHA, Qatar — Lionel Messi returns to the World Cup for a fifth attempt at finally winning soccer’s biggest prize. He’ll also be hoping to make history with…
Read more World Cup Viewer’s Guide: Messi seeks history with ArgentinaDOHA, Qatar — The political situation back home has been a regular line of questioning for Iran ahead of the team’s opening Group B match against England at…
Read more Politics precedes England’s match against Iran at World CupDOHA, Qatar — Gio Reyna, Joe Scally and Yusuf Musah were 11 years old the last time the United States took the field in a World Cup match.…
Read more US returns to World Cup against Wales after 8-year wait1 of 5 Cristiano Ronaldo walks on the pitch during a Portugal soccer team training in Oeiras, outside Lisbon, Monday, Nov. 14, 2022. Portugal will play Nigeria Thursday…
Read more Ronaldo ‘thrilled’ with Portugal’s new generation of playersWhen Gianni Infantino told a gathering of European soccer officials in Vienna he hoped the winner of the World Cup came from their continent, the FIFA President quickly…
Read more Europe’s World Cup stranglehold tested by Brazil, ArgentinaBERLIN — Germany is taking 17-year-old striker Youssoufa Moukoko to the World Cup though Borussia Dortmund teammates Marco Reus and Mats Hummels have missed out. Coach Hansi Flick…
Read more Germany taking Moukoko, 17, to World Cup; Reus misses outBUENOS AIRES, Argentina — In the middle of the concrete jungle that is Argentina’s bustling capital, a huge mural has emerged of Diego Maradona wearing a national team…
Read more A giant Maradona emerges in Argentina, days before World CupBERLIN — Not every soccer star will be competing at the World Cup. Some big names will be missing from the tournament in Qatar because of injuries or…
Read more A look at the players who won’t be at the World Cup in QatarA last chance for Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Kylian Mbappé back on the biggest stage of all. Brazil bidding for a record-extending sixth title. One of the…
Read more Viewer’s guide for the World Cup in QatarFor the last two decades or so, Portugal arrived at every major tournament with all eyes on Cristiano Ronaldo. The team’s hopes of doing well at World Cups…
Read more At World Cup, Portugal is a lot more than Cristiano RonaldoSEOUL, South Korea — Few players carry an entire nation’s hopes like Son Heung-min. South Korea will be counting on the Tottenham forward’s two-footed shooting ability and his…
Read more World Cup hopes for South Korea rest on Son Heung-min
