[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Croatia defeated gritty Morocco 2-1 in the play-off on Saturday to finish third in the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar. The victory secured Croatia a top three finish in the World Cup for the second successive editions after their runners-up performance four years ago in Russia. …
Read More »Croatia beats Morocco in World Cup third-place playoff match
[ad_1] CNN — Croatia beat Morocco 2-1 in the third-place playoff on Saturday as the African side’s historic 2022 World Cup ended in defeat. It took Croatia just seven minutes to open the scoring through a header from Joško Gvardiol, before Achraf Dari equalized two minutes later. In an open …
Read More »FIFA World Cup 2022: Julian Alvarez arrives as Lionel Messi’s partner in crime | Football News
[ad_1] DOHA: The bad news for whoever faces Argentina in Sunday’s World Cup final is that Lionel Messi now has a partner in crime. Holders France face Morocco in the other semi-final on Wednesday and as they watched from their hotels Julian Alvarez scoring twice in Argentina’s 3-0 semifinal win …
Read More »‘We’re an intelligent squad, we know how to read the game’: Messi praises Argentina’s intelligence after Croatia win | Football News
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: After taking his team to the World Cup final with a mesmerising performance in Qatar, captain Lionel Messi praised Argentina‘s intelligence on Wednesday. The two-time champions swept past Croatia 3-0 in their semi-final match at Lusail Stadium, riding on Julian Alvarez two goals and Messi’s one from …
Read More »Argentina vs Croatia Highlights: Vintage Messi and Alvarez power Argentina into the final | Football News
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Lionel Messi mesmerised again as he helped Argentina storm into their sixth World Cup final by defeating Croatia 3-0 in the first semi-final of the FIFA World Cup 2022 on Wednesday. Messi scored a goal and produced a stunning assist, while Julian Alvarez struck two goals for …
Read More »FIFA World Cup 2022: Argentina’s route to final explained | Football News
[ad_1] Argentina are bidding to win a third World Cup title at the November 20-December 18 tournament in Qatar. Here is what you need to know about their route to the final: HOW DID ARGENTINA QUALIFY FOR THE ROUND OF 16?* The top two in each World Cup group advance …
Read More »Tite bows out as Brazil coach after ‘painful’ FIFA World Cup exit | Football News
[ad_1] DOHA: Tite confirmed that it was the “end of a cycle” for him as coach of Brazil after the favourites were dumped out of the World Cup in the quarter-finals on penalties by Croatia on Friday. The 61-year-old, who has been in charge since 2016, had previously made it …
Read More »Brazil first team to be eliminated after 1-0 lead in extra-time of a World Cup knockout match | Football News
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Brazil‘s performance in the knockouts of the FIFA World Cup continued to haunt them with the five-time champions making another quarter-final exit at the quadrennial event after going down to Croatia 2-4 in a penalty shoot-out on Friday. Brazil have now lost four of their last five …
Read More »Brazil out of World Cup after losing to Croatia on penalties
[ad_1] CNN — Brazil, the favorite to win this year’s World Cup, is out of Qatar 2022 after losing to Croatia on penalties 1-1 (4-2) in Friday’s dramatic quarterfinal. It had looked as though Neymar had won it for Brazil after he scored a stunning solo goal in extra-time – …
Read More »Croatia vs Brazil Highlights: Croatia snatch victory from the jaws of defeat, knock Brazil out of the World Cup | Football News
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Pre-tournament favourites Brazil were knocked out of the FIFA World Cup again in the quarter-final stage, their fourth last 8 exit in the last five editions, as Croatia snatched victory from the jaws of defeat to reach the semi-finals in Qatar. Croatia defeated the five-time champions 4-2 …
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