7:44 AM ET OLEKSANDR PETRAKOV LOOKED around the airplane at his boys with both love and disgust. He sat in 1A, front left, his usual head coach seat, as he and the Ukrainian national soccer team flew from Glasgow to Yerevan, Armenia for their next match. They’d lost 3-0 to Scotland a few hours before,
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3:47 PM ET Associated Press Cristiano Ronaldo left the field in tears as Portugal exited the 2022 World Cup at the hands of Morocco in the quarterfinals on Saturday. It was likely the last World Cup match for the 37-year-old Ronaldo, and probably his last chance to win football’s biggest prize. – Stream on ESPN+:
2:33 PM ET ESPN News Services American soccer writer Grant Wahl was honored with a tribute from FIFA on the desk where he was due to work Saturday at the World Cup quarterfinal match between France and England. A posy of white lilies and a framed photograph of Wahl taken in Qatar was left at
2:27 PM ET AL THUMAMA, Qatar – Yo, Morocco, you did it. Playing a defensive, countering style at odds with the rest of the teams left in the World Cup, Morocco became the first African nation to reach the tournament’s semifinal round with a historic, 1-0 win against Portugal on Saturday. – Stream on ESPN+:
12:55 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent AL THUMAMA, Qatar — Portugal coach Fernando Santos said he has “no regrets” about not starting Cristiano Ronaldo despite their World Cup exit to Morocco. Ronaldo was introduced off the bench in the 51st minute with Portugal down 1-0, but the 37-year-old couldn’t inspire a fight-back as Morocco became the
3:07 PM ET Real Betis handed Manchester United a second loss in as many outings in a 1-0 friendly win at the Benito Villamarín Stadium in Sevilla on Saturday. Nabil Fekir turned home a cross from Borja Iglesias from a set piece to give the LaLiga side the game’s only goal and the win. –
1:10 PM ET Associated Press FIFA opened a disciplinary case against Argentina for their actions during their contentious World Cup quarterfinal win against the Netherlands. Football’s world governing body cited “order and security at matches” in its disciplinary code for charging the Argentine FA. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) Argentina substitutes and
5:52 PM ET The World Cup semifinals are set! With Croatia and Argentina clinching their spots on Friday, history was made on Saturday with Morocco beating Portugal to be the first African team to reach the final four. They’ll meet defending champions France, who outlasted England in the other quarterfinal match. Be sure to check
6:45 PM ET England skipper Harry Kane said he will have to live with the penalty miss that condemned his team to a World Cup quarterfinal exit against reigning champions France on Saturday. The striker had drawn his side level in the Al Bayt Stadium with a successful spot kick that saw him match Wayne
5:23 PM ET France coach Didier Deschamps admitted his side was a “bit lucky” to beat England in their World Cup quarterfinal on Saturday at Al Bayt Stadium in Qatar. But lucky or not, defending champions France rode an Olivier Giroud winner and saw England captain Harry Kane miss a late penalty to seal a