11:05 AM ET France defender William Saliba has said he hopes that World Cup favourites Brazil are knocked out of the tournament “as soon as possible.” Brazil and France have advanced to the round of 16 and if Brazil top their group as expected, the earliest stage that both nations could meet is in the
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3:14 AM ET Hansi Flick has labelled Jamal Musiala as the future of German football after saying the country has forgotten how to produce successors to the great players of the past. Germany suffered a group stage elimination for the second successive World Cup after finishing third in Group E despite a 4-2 win against
6:59 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Prosecutors in Madrid will not press charges over racist chanting aimed at Vinicius Junior before the Madrid derby after finding that they “lasted a few seconds” and did not constitute a crime. A group of Atletico Madrid fans were filmed singing “Vinicius, you’re a monkey” outside the Civitas
7:54 AM ET Netherlands manager Louis van Gaal has left the door open to a switch to Belgium following the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Belgium endured a dismal tournament as they failed to advance from Group F, which included Croatia, Morocco and Canada. Head coach Roberto Martinez’s contract was due to expire after this
6:52 PM ET And just when you thought we achieved peak chaos at the World Cup on Wednesday, we had even ups and downs on Thursday. All four teams from Group E — Costa Rica, Germany, Japan, and Spain — were at some point either through to the round of 16 or outright eliminated. Be
5:13 PM ET DOHA, Qatar — Hansi Flick said German football will “head into a different direction, and very soon” after the four-time world champions suffered a second successive World Cup group stage elimination, described as an “absolute catastrophe” by forward Thomas Muller. Despite a 4-2 win against Costa Rica at Al Bayt Stadium, Japan‘s
3:54 PM ET Japan pulled off a stunning second-half comeback to beat Spain 2-1 on Thursday and secure their place in the World Cup knockout stages as group winners. Despite defeat, Spain join Japan in the round of 16 but only on goal difference, after Germany‘s win over Costa Rica in Group E’s other final
5:50 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent DOHA, Qatar — Spain coach Luis Enrique said he had “nothing to celebrate” despite sealing qualification for the knockout rounds of the World Cup and admitted he would have had a “heart attack” had he realised that at one point they were heading out. Spain were beaten 2-1 by Japan
8:03 PM ET Australia‘s players can’t hide their admiration for Lionel Messi as they prepare to take on Argentina in the round of 16, but they believe they have what it takes to stun the South American heavyweights. Australia upset Denmark 1-0 on Wednesday evening to punch their tickets to the knockout stages of the
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