France captain Hugo Lloris has hinted he will not wear a rainbow-colored armband with a rainbow heart design to campaign against discrimination during World Cup games in Qatar. France, the defending World Cup champion, was among eight of the 13
Ecuador has left defender Byron Castillo out of its 26-man squad for the World Cup despite the player being deemed an Ecuadorean national by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. CAS decided earlier this month that Ecuador could play at
With the FIFA World Cup set to kick off on November 20, all 32 teams are required to announce their final squad, of a maximum of 26 players, by November 14. Here are all the squads officially announced. GROUP A
If 120 minutes of play is not enough to separate the winner and runner-up, then a match is decided in a penalty shootout in the knock-out rounds. #OnThisDay in 1994: Brazil win #WorldCup Final & dedicate triumph to the late
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Golden Boot is a coveted award that is awarded to the top scorer at each edition of the FIFA World Cup. Officially instituted in the 1982 World Cup, the award was known as the Golden Shoe till the 2006 World
The FIFA World Cup will begin in Qatar in less than a week, showcasing the greatest football action from a legion of players. The Manchester City phenomenon, Erling Braut Haaland, however, won’t be there. Since he broke out through RB
Wolverhampton Wanderers striker Raul Jimenez was added to Mexico’s final squad for the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar. Mexico is in Group C alongside Argentina, Saudi Arabia and Poland. Mexico will begin its campaign against Poland on November 22.
Eden Hazard believes he has a lot to offer Belgium at the World Cup and is confident he can prove his detractors wrong as the midfielder ruled out an imminent departure from Real Madrid. Hazard, going to the global showpiece
Morocco’s Amine Harit looks set to miss the World Cup with a knee injury. The Marseille midfielder was taken off on a stretcher during his side’s 3-2 win at Monaco in the French league on Sunday. Marseille said on Monday
One of Germany’s top players at the World Cup in Qatar could easily have been in the England squad. Bayern Munich’s attacking midfielder Jamal Musiala represented England at junior level before finally opting for Germany last year after being persuaded
Spain defender Sergio Ramos said he was disappointed to be excluded from its World Cup squad after returning to full fitness following a calf injury that limited his playing time with Paris St Germain last season. Spain manager Luis Enrique
Neymar and Marquinhos arrived late for the first day of World Cup training on Monday due to problems with their flight from Paris to Turin where Brazil is holding a five-day camp before flying to Doha. All 26 players in
Four years after Vladimir Putin hosted the World Cup party, Russia is off the guest list. While the football world focuses on the opening game of the World Cup in Qatar on Sunday, Russia will be playing a friendly game