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Little known before World Cup, Ramos goals lift Portugal

Little known before World Cup, Ramos goals lift Portugal

December 6, 2022December 6, 2022 · Sports

LUSAIL, Qatar — In his first start for Portugal’s national team, Gonçalo Ramos showed that he has the goods — and the goals — to stand in for…

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Fans’ wild World Cup fashion draws praise, scorn in Qatar

Fans’ wild World Cup fashion draws praise, scorn in Qatar

December 6, 2022December 6, 2022 · Lifestyle

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — The World Cup in Qatar has become a political lightning rod, so it comes as no surprise that soccer fans’ sartorial style has sparked…

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Morocco and Spain go to penalty shootout at World Cup

Morocco and Spain go to penalty shootout at World Cup

December 6, 2022December 6, 2022 · Sports

Spain’s Marco Asensio, top, and Morocco’s Nayef Aguerd challenge for the ball during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Morocco and Spain, at the Education…

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Samuel Eto’o filmed in altercation outside World Cup game

Samuel Eto’o filmed in altercation outside World Cup game

December 6, 2022December 6, 2022 · Sports

DOHA, Qatar — Cameroon soccer federation president and former star player Samuel Eto’o was filmed apparently kicking a man to the ground in an altercation outside a World…

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Son exits World Cup without showing his best for South Korea

Son exits World Cup without showing his best for South Korea

December 6, 2022December 6, 2022 · Sports

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — As Brazil’s big-time player made his return to the World Cup in Qatar, the superstar of South Korean soccer made his exit. Son Heung-min…

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World Cup fans find booze at hotels, Qatar’s 1 liquor store

World Cup fans find booze at hotels, Qatar’s 1 liquor store

December 5, 2022December 9, 2022 · Travel

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — In a dusty neighborhood on the outskirts of Qatar’s capital, guards stand duty at a gated compound ringed with razor wire, carefully checking passports…

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Built to disappear: World Cup stadium 974

Built to disappear: World Cup stadium 974

December 4, 2022December 4, 2022 · World News

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Of the seven stadiums Qatar built for the World Cup, one will disappear after the tournament. That’s what the games’ organizers have said about…

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Pelé responding well to treatment for respiratory infection

Pelé responding well to treatment for respiratory infection

December 4, 2022December 5, 2022 · World News

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian soccer great Pelé is responding well to treatment for a respiratory infection and his health condition has not worsened over the latest 24…

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AP PHOTOS: Camels a common sight for World Cup visitors

AP PHOTOS: Camels a common sight for World Cup visitors

December 4, 2022December 4, 2022 · Sports

ByThe Associated Press December 4, 2022, 3:24 AM A guard rides his camels outside the Amiri Diwan in Doha, Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) The Associated…

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Big day at World Cup looms for France, Poland goalkeepers

Big day at World Cup looms for France, Poland goalkeepers

December 3, 2022December 3, 2022 · Sports

DOHA, Qatar — It’s a huge day for goalkeepers with big reputations when defending champion France faces Poland in the round of 16 at the World Cup on…

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US knocked out of World Cup, loses to the Netherlands 3-1

US knocked out of World Cup, loses to the Netherlands 3-1

December 3, 2022December 3, 2022 · Sports

AL RAYYAN, Qatar — Memphis Depay and Daley Blind scored in the first half and Denzel Dumfries added a late goal as the Netherlands eliminated the United States…

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Neymar expected to train again with Brazil at World Cup

Neymar expected to train again with Brazil at World Cup

December 3, 2022December 3, 2022 · Breaking News

DOHA, Qatar — Neymar is expected to train with Brazil again on Saturday while left back Alex Telles and forward Gabriel Jesus have been ruled out for the…

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England bonds over cards ahead of Senegal World Cup clash

England bonds over cards ahead of Senegal World Cup clash

December 3, 2022December 3, 2022 · Sports

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…

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World Cup Viewer’s Guide: Americans face the Netherlands

World Cup Viewer’s Guide: Americans face the Netherlands

December 2, 2022December 3, 2022 · Breaking News

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Christian Pulisic became an American star with the winning goal — and the injury he got while scoring it — that lifted the United…

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Messi, Argentina try to avoid World Cup upset vs. Australia

Messi, Argentina try to avoid World Cup upset vs. Australia

December 2, 2022December 2, 2022 · Sports

DOHA, Qatar — Australia’s players speak in glowing, almost reverential terms about Lionel Messi. “He just does things that, you know, no one else can do,” forward Mathew…

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Japan beats Spain 2-1 as both teams advance at World Cup

Japan beats Spain 2-1 as both teams advance at World Cup

December 1, 2022December 1, 2022 · Sports

DOHA, Qatar — Same stadium. Same result. Similar shocking victory for Japan at the World Cup. After beating Germany in the team’s opener, Japan worked its way into…

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Saudi Arabia exits World Cup with newfound confidence

Saudi Arabia exits World Cup with newfound confidence

December 1, 2022December 1, 2022 · Sports

LUSAIL, Qatar — From a generational-defining win over Lionel Messi and Argentina to the recent reports that Cristiano Ronaldo could soon be on his way to play soccer…

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In Ukraine, seeing World Cup, playing soccer pose challenges

In Ukraine, seeing World Cup, playing soccer pose challenges

November 30, 2022November 30, 2022 · Sports

IRPIN, Ukraine — Ukrainian video-game vendor Roman Kryvyi, fresh from a soccer game on a snow-blanketed field in suburban Kyiv, sat up close to a TV in a…

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Not much room for youth in Croatia vs Belgium at World Cup

Not much room for youth in Croatia vs Belgium at World Cup

November 30, 2022November 30, 2022 · Sports

DOHA , Qatar — When Belgium’s “Golden Generation” meets Croatia’s accomplished veterans in a decisive World Cup match on Thursday, there won’t be much room on the field…

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Pulisic listed as day-to-day with pelvic injury at World Cup

Pulisic listed as day-to-day with pelvic injury at World Cup

November 30, 2022November 30, 2022 · Sports

DOHA, Qatar — U.S. forward Christian Pulisic is listed as day to day after sustaining a pelvic injury during his team’s 1-0 World Cup win against Iran that…

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