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The Next World Cup Will Jump to 48 Teams. Is Bigger Better?

The next World Cup will be the biggest ever after world football body FIFA took the leap from a 32-team field to 48 teams in 2026. It means more of football’s so-called “little teams” that didn't make it to Qatar will be given a chance of a lifetime when the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Eden Hazard announces international retirement after Belgium's miserable World Cup exit

Eden Hazard has called time on his international career with Belgium after the side that he captained failed to progress from the group stages of the World Cup in Qatar

Daily Mirror

Enjoying the Qatar World Cup? Here is the reality hiding in plain sight

While the football dazzles in Qatar, one of the most dominant controversies in the build-up is now rarely mentioned, reports Miguel Delaney

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Australia legend Craig Moore heaps praise on Keanu Baccus and predicts huge future for St Mirren star after World Cup heroics

The Socceroos Hall of Famer wasn't surprised to see the Saints midfielder rise to the occasion in Qatar when taking on some of the world's best players.

Daily Record

Morocco's former Premier League star predicted World Cup shock vs Spain three months ago

Morocco became just the fourth African side in history to reach the quarter-finals of the World Cup by beating Spain in a dramatic penalty shootout in Qatar on Tuesday

Daily Mirror

Gareth Bale dubbed 'biggest let-down of World Cup' and told he should have joined Cardiff City or Newcastle United

The Wales captain endured a difficult campaign out in Qatar

Wales Online

The next World Cup will jump to 48 teams. Is bigger better?

The next World Cup will be the biggest ever after world soccer body FIFA took the leap from a 32-team field to 48 teams in 2026

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AP PHOTOS: World Cup fans explore Qatar's artificial reefs

Thirty feet (9 meters) deep into the waters of the Persian Gulf, angel fish swim in and out of rusted trucks and SUVs. Plastic bags and water bottles, blown in from the nearby shoreline, float across the ocean floor.

The Independent UK

World Cup 2022 news LIVE: Kyle Walker addresses media ahead of England’s quarter-final with France

Plus Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal future in doubt after being replaced by Goncalo Ramos, who hit a hat-trick as the Selecao thrashed Switzerland

The Independent UK

Joke seedings system leaves Scotland in need of underdog mentality - Martin Hannan

It shouldn’t really matter to those of us whose first sport is rugby union, but you have to admit that the round ball World Cup in Qatar has had…

The National (Scotland)

Qatar finally pauses non-stop World Cup marathon - but fans may not even notice

After 17 consecutive days of football which included 56 games, the tournament's first rest day comes with 24 of the 32 teams already eliminated

Daily Mirror

Which player has scored the most goals in World Cup knockout games?

Plus: last beating first in the group stage, thrashings in vain and the glory of the one-armed goalscorer

The Guardian - UK

Moroccans across the world celebrate historic World Cup victory over Spain

Exuberant Moroccans poured into the streets of their capital and in cities across Europe on Tuesday, waving flags and honking horns to celebrate their national soccer team's historic victory over Spain at the World Cup.

France 24

Morocco take over a World Cup that should always have been theirs

Morocco have long tried to host the world’s biggest football tournament but have made themselves the story of this one with their performances in Qatar

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Are there any World Cup games today? Full schedule, kick-off times and fixtures

Full list of World Cup 2022 fixtures and dates

Daily Record

Borna Barisic confesses Rangers penalty fears weighed on his mind as Qatar shootout expels Seville demons

Barisic wasn't among the takers as Croatia advanced past Japan but he was relieved not to suffer more penalty heartbreak like he did in Seville.

Al Jazeera

Ronaldo’s World Cup: Sidelined then eclipsed by stand-in Ramos

Portugal manager Fernando Santos said Ronaldo’s place in the remainder of the World Cup still had to be ‘defined’.

The Guardian - UK

World Cup 2022 briefing: Tantalising quarter-finals lie ahead in Qatar

Only one shock emerged in the last 16 as the cream mainly rose to set intriguing last eight

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FIFA's mirage of unity: why the World Cup is a vessel for political protest

Before the Qatar World Cup began, FIFA launched a social campaign called “Football Unites the World”. FIFA acknowledged “the world is divided […] with conflicts and global crises”, but promised the World Cup “will bring people together to cross borders, unite and celebrate”.

Daily Mirror

James Maddison makes feelings clear on failing to play a single minute at World Cup

James Maddison has not featured at the World Cup but the England attacking midfielder insists he is enjoying the "learning curve" of being in Qatar with his teammates

The Times of India

Morocco edge out Spain in passing

DOHA: Pablo Sarabia, substitute for substitute Nico Williams, would see his 120th minute shot kiss the post of Yassine Bounou's goal and fly out. The last action of regulation and extra-time play would tell the story of the day. Because Sarabia would find the post again, this time in the…

Los Angeles Times

World Cup: 'We want to go down in the history books.' Diverse Morocco stuns Spain

AL RAYYAN, Qatar — Morocco's players stood at attention for the country's national anthem before Tuesday's World Cup knockout game against Spain, although more than a few seemed to struggle with the lyrics.

ABC News

Cristiano Ronaldo drama after Portugal victory, more penalty shootout heroics at Qatar World Cup

He only played a minimal role in Portugal's supreme thrashing of Switzerland, but a petulant Cristiano Ronaldo has stolen the headlines.

Wales Online

Qatar World Cup 2022: Jude Bellingham ready to be England's dog of war against France

The 19-year old has taken the tournament by storm in his country's run to the quarter finals

The Guardian - AU

Tim Cahill’s silence in Qatar leaves uneasy feeling amid Socceroos World Cup celebrations

Australia’s head of delegation was instrumental in the team’s run but his refusal to front up over human rights questions made for an uncomfortable situation

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