2:26 PM ET DOHA, Qatar — The question came, as expected, and Croatia forward Andrej Kramaric gave a smile, as expected. Did the comments from Canada head coach John Herdman, about how his players were going to “f— Croatia,” serve to fire up the Croatians ahead of this critical game? – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga,
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7:21 PM ET Cameroon coach Rigobert Song speaks to the media the day before his team’s match against Serbia at the World Cup. Getty Images Cameroon coach Rigobert Song played down suggestions that his team are under unfair pressure from former star Samuel Eto’o, who predicted an all-African World Cup final between his nation and Morocco
1:40 PM ET Associated Press Police had to seal off parts of the center of Brussels, deploy water cannons and fire tear gas to disperse crowds following violence during and after Morocco‘s 2-0 upset win over Belgium at the World Cup. Dozens of rioters overturned and torched a car, set electric scooters on fire and
7:14 PM ET DOHA, Qatar — This felt, for stretches, like a Champions League group stage game between potential tournament winners. You prod, you push, but, ultimately, you err on the side of caution because you know that you’ll live to fight another day. And the damage of a resounding defeat — even if only
9:59 AM ET Morocco pulled off a shock 2-0 win over Belgium in World Cup Group F on Sunday as Abdelhamid Sabiri scored from an audaciously tight angle and fellow substitute Zakaria Aboukhlal added a second in stoppage time. Sabiri’s free kick from near the corner flag caught out Belgium goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois at the
1:36 PM ET AL RAYYAN, Qatar — Canada are out of the World Cup after a 4-1 defeat to Croatia at Khalifa International Stadium on Sunday. – Report: Croatia 4-1 Canada | News and features | World Cup schedule Bayern Munich star Alphonso Davies scored Canada’s first World Cup goal after just 67 seconds, but
11:19 AM ET DOHA, Qatar — Morocco added to the list of shocks at the 2022 World Cup with a famous 2-0 win over Belgium. – World Cup 2022: News and features | Schedule | Squads The North Africans thought they had taken the lead in first-half injury time, only for the VAR to rule
8:20 AM ET Gabriel Tan It is difficult to comprehend what the Japan gameplan was on Sunday as they took on Costa Rica at Ahmad bin Ali Stadium in the FIFA World Cup. The most logical explanation is that they were intent on lulling the opposition into a false sense of security. That is the
9:37 AM ET Manchester United are open to a loan move for Christian Pulisic, sources have told ESPN, with the United States forward expected to be allowed to leave Chelsea in the January transfer window. United, Newcastle and Arsenal have all been made aware of Pulisic’s likely availability when the transfer window opens, and sources
7:11 AM ET Associated Press The U.S. Soccer Federation briefly displayed Iran’s national flag on social media without the emblem of the Islamic Republic, saying the move supports protesters in Iran ahead of the two nations’ World Cup match on Tuesday. Iran’s government reacted by accusing America of removing the name of God from their