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FIFA World Cup

‘Has-been’ Belgium stars scorched after Iran World Cup draw

Belgian media on Monday lambasted the Red Devils' lacklustre scoreless World Cup draw against Iran, with the team's ageing stars drawing scorn from newspapers.

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Swiss bank on Sommer for World Cup squad

Switzerland coach Murat Takin named a 26-man squad for the World Cup on Wednesday with Borussia Moenchengladbach experienced goalkeeper Yann Sommer...

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Son declares himself fit for World Cup after eye socket fracture

South Korean star Son Heung-min allayed fears he could miss the World Cup on Wednesday as he told fans he “can’t...

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Veteran Modric spearheads Croatia World Cup campaign

Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic named his World Cup squad on Wednesday, with the 2018 runners up led by veteran captain Luka...

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Senegal holds breath over talisman Mane making World Cup

Doubts over Senegalese talisman Sadio Mane being fit for the World Cup finals had a nation holding its collective breath on...

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Benzema misses Real Madrid training hours before France World Cup squad announcement

France forward Karim Benzema was absent from Real Madrid’s training session on Wednesday, hours before Didier Deschamps announces his World Cup...

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CAS clears Ecuador to play at World Cup

Ecuador have been given the green light to take their place at the World Cup after the Court of Arbitration for...

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Roma teen star Volpato rejected last-gasp Australia World Cup call

Roma teenager Cristian Volpato rejected numerous 11th-hour attempts to convince him to play for Australia at this month’s World Cup, Socceroos...

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Activists urge FIFA to defend LGBTQ rights at World Cup

Rights activists demonstrated outside the FIFA Museum in Zurich on Tuesday to urge world football’s governing body to defend LGBTQ rights...

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Sevilla’s Sampaoli says ‘big business’ World Cup is a challenge

Sevilla coach Jorge Sampaoli on Tuesday insisted he was not complaining as he said the World Cup was being staged “in...

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World Cup ambassador calls homosexuality ‘damage in the mind’

Former Qatari international and World Cup ambassador Khalid Salman has called homosexuality a “damage in the mind” in an interview to...

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