Morocco’s En Nesyri heads the ball. [Showkat Shafi/Al Jazeera]. Wed 14 December 2022: France defender Raphael Varane says the World Cup title holders will not ‘fall into the trap’ of overconfidence when facing Morocco in the semifinal match. France will “not fall into” the trap of overconfidence when they take on the tournament surprise-stars Morocco in their […]
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Mon 12 December 2022: FIFA has confirmed a new match ball will be used for the final stages of the World Cup, replacing the existing model that has been used throughout the tournament so far. The Al Hilm model by Adidas, which succeeds the Al Rihla, will be used in the forthcoming semifinals and World Cup […]
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Sun 11 December 2022: Cristiano Ronaldo, who left the field in tears after Portugal’s 0-1 quarter-final loss to Morocco, has said his dream of winning a World Cup for the country is over. Morocco, on Saturday, eliminated Portugal to become the first African team to reach the FIFA World Cup semis. A visibly upset Ronaldo after the […]
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Sun 11 December 2022: UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), a data watchdog has opened an investigation into two official World Cup apps over the concerns that Qatari authorities may be using the apps to secretly spy on England fans. “If anyone is concerned about how their data has been handled, they can make a complaint […]
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Sun 11 December 2022: French police used tear gas on the Shans eleezay in Paris, as fans celebrated France and Morocco’s World Cup victories, which advanced them to the tournament’s semi-finals. Thousands of supporters had gathered on the famous Parisian avenue, shortly after the match between Morocco and Portugal, chanting, waving flags, and honking horns […]
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Morocco’s shut-out of Belgium provokes celebrations in the stands and on the pitch [Sorin Furcoi/Al Jazeera]. Sat 10 December 2022: The Atlas Lions are now looking to become the first side from the continent to make it through to the semi-finals. As Morocco’s history-making football team prepares to take on 2016 European champions Portugal in […]
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Tue 6 December 2022: Forget Wags. The secret of Morocco’s success at World Cup 2022 might come down to the players’ parents who have joined them. After Morocco shocked the footballing world by defeating pre-tournament favourites Belgium 2-0 in a Group F play, Paris Saint-Germain fullback Achraf Hakimi made a beeline for his mother in the stands. […]
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Mon 25 December 2022: Proudly Muslim Qatar has taken advantage of the World Cup to reach out to the hundreds of thousands of visiting fans to change minds about Islam or even make conversions. The Gulf emirate is the first Muslim nation to stage a football World Cup and its gas riches have endowed it […]
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Fri 02 December 2022: Pele, the Brazilian football legend, has been diagnosed with a respiratory infection but is still in good health, according to a medical report released on Friday On Tuesday, the 82-year-old was admitted towards the Albert Einstein hospital in Sao Paulo, Brazil. “The medical team diagnosed him with a respiratory infection, which […]
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A woman at a protest in Qatar holds up a T-shirt bearing the name of Mahsa Amini. Thu 01 December 2022: Iranian security forces shot dead an Iranian man who celebrated the United States’ win over Iran in their World Cup football game, as popular sentiment throughout the country and Iranian Diaspora continues to oppose […]
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