World Cup games

Rise and shine! No World Cup games on Sunday, but we got FA Women's Super League action as we speak on Paramount+. I'm Igor Mello -- filling in for Mike ...

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“If we take two people that were the most upset about the game, perhaps it was Cristiano Ronaldo and myself,” Portugal Coach Fernando Santos said through an ...

But that goal was Ronaldo’s only one in this tournament and perhaps the final one of his World Cup career. Santos later said that Ronaldo was not happy when told of his benching but that he had never threatened to leave the team. Cristiano is a great player and he came in when we thought it was necessary.” Against Morocco’s defense, Ramos didn’t wow again and was replaced by Rafael Leão in the 69th minute. But during a 2-1 loss to South Korea in Portugal’s third and final group-stage game, Santos replaced Ronaldo much sooner, in the 65th minute. In the tunnel, television cameras showed Ronaldo — one of the most decorated players to never have won a World Cup and who had been reduced to a substitute player of late — wiping tears from his eyes. So against Morocco, Santos stuck with what worked and had Ronaldo on the bench again while Ramos started. During the first two games of the World Cup group stage, Ronaldo started and was removed late for a substitute. Benched in back to back knockout stage games by Santos, Ronaldo, a five-time Ballon d’Or winner, performed little like the dazzling player who had scored 118 times in 196 career appearances for his national team. Here’s a primer to the [final hurrah on this stage for veteran stars](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/08/sports/world-cup/messi-ronaldo-soccer.html) like Ronaldo, Lionel Messi of Argentina and Luka Modric of Croatia. As Morocco and its fans celebrated with glee and Portugal’s players stood around in shock, Ronaldo, 37, exited what he has said could well be his final World Cup.

Morocco fans have lit up the World Cup and have now given a thunderclap, made famous by Icelandic fans, their own twist.

“I think it is brilliant that the world has finally seen it because it has been there for a very long time.” Many live in Qatar while others flew in from Morocco and across the world. Videos have emerged of fans of the French club side Lens performing the clap while shouting their team’s name a few years before Euro 2016. They have come in thousands to the stadiums. Iceland fans were seen carrying out the Viking clap at Euro 2016 which took place in France. The whistling, clapping and jeering gave way to complete silence.

Besides the 2022 FIFA World Cup, there are other football matches as well, which fans can enjoy. Earlier, Morocco defeated Portugal in the quarter-finals of ...

Argentina has already reached the 2022 FIFA World Cup semi-finals, where they will face Croatia. Interestingly, the 2022 FIFA World Cup has witnessed many upsets, including the recent elimination of Portugal. Notably, the 37-year-old football star has never scored a goal in the FIFA World Cup knockout stage. While becoming the first African nation to reach the World Cup semi-finals, Morocco defeated Portugal 1-0 on December 10. Oil has fallen to its lowest this year, trading near $76 a barrel, a sharp decline from $129 in March. [World Cup](/topic/world-cup)matches on December 11, football fans can enjoy FA Women's [Super League](/topic/super-league)matches on Paramount+.

Yes, Morocco really is in the World Cup semifinals. No team has been able to crack the code. Can France in the semifinals?

The supporters have been ubiquitous in Doha, proudly carrying around the Morocco flag and wearing the team’s red jerseys. “We are showing the world you can succeed even if you don’t have as much talent and money.” Regragui’s task was two-fold: to get his players functioning in a system that could get results at the World Cup and to get them believing they could shock the world. Regragui was about to inherit the most talented Morocco squad in a generation. “I told them, ‘You don’t come to the World Cup only to play three games,” he said. Its players were talented but battling a culture of underachievement by the country at major soccer tournaments.

DOHA—Morocco's extraordinary run in Qatar continued on Saturday as they claimed another massive scalp in beating Portugal 1-0 to become the first African ...

How we fight, how we play, with our heart for our country, for the people – it’s unbelievable. at the first World Cup in 1930 and South Korea, co-hosts when they got to the semis 20 years ago. Our spirit, we have injuries, three defenders came in and how they defended, big respect.” The match marked a possible end to Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal career, with the striker reduced to tears as he walked down the tunnel at the end of the game. “It’s really unbelievable, I’m so proud. He presumably did not want to cross with as much height as he did in the 42nd minute but En-Nesyri proved equal to the challenge with a towering header as he outjumped both goalkeeper Diogo Costa and defender Ruben Dias to hand Morocco the lead.

Cristiano Ronaldo left the 2022 World Cup in tears as his chances to win the tournament for the first time in his career were shattered after his Portugal ...

However, his benching by Santos and his recent contract termination from Manchester United, which was announced just after the World Cup started, arguably overshadowed Ronaldo’s time at Qatar 2022 in a tournament where he scored just one goal. [2022 World Cup](https://edition.cnn.com/2022/12/10/football/grant-wahl-death-reaction-world-cup-qatar-spt-intl/index.html) in tears as his chances to win the tournament for the first time in his career were shattered after his Portugal team was shocked 1-0 by [Morocco](https://edition.cnn.com/2022/12/07/football/morocco-spain-quarter-finals-world-cup-spt-intl/index.html) in the quarterfinals on Saturday. Ronaldo was seen being escorted by a member of staff from the pitch at the Al Thumama Stadium to the Portugal team dressing room immediately after the defeat – the first time an African team has reached the World Cup semifinals –as the 37-year-old was unable to hold back his emotions.

Wahl was an analyst on CBS Sports throughout the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

And we thank Grant for his tremendous dedication to and impact on our game in the United States. On Thanksgiving Day, "Good Rivals" -- a docuseries exploring the social, political and sporting layers of the rivalry between the United States and Mexico -- launched with Wahl as one of the producers. Here in the United States, Grant's passion for soccer and commitment to elevating its profile across our sporting landscape played a major role in helping to drive interest in and respect for our beautiful game. She is a CBS News medical contributor and former member of the COVID-19 Advisory Board created by the transition team of then-U.S. Wahl fortified his place in the sports industry as one of the most renowned soccer reporters in the United States where he covered Major League Soccer, the National Women's Soccer League and the U.S. Wahl is survived by his wife, Celine Gounder, an American medical doctor and medical journalist who specializes in infectious diseases and global health. He worked his way up to become a senior writer at Sports Illustrated where he covered numerous NCAA Tournaments, Olympics Games and World Cups over the course of his career. While in Qatar, Wahl was honored by FIFA -- along with 70-plus veteran journalists who have covered eight or more World Cups -- in a special ceremony held in conjunction with the International Sports Press Association (AIPS). Detailing impact of Beckham's move to the United States, it became a New York Times bestseller. Wahl's agent, Tim Scanlan, told CBS News that Wahl "appeared to have suffered some sort of acute distress in the press room" when the two teams began playing in extra time. What had been a cold over the last 10 days turned into something more severe on the night of the USA-Netherlands game, and I could feel my upper chest take on a new level of pressure and discomfort," Wahl wrote on Dec. He may have suffered a heart attack or a pulmonary event, according to those close to the situation, but the exact cause of death is not yet known, CBS News reports.

Grant Wahl, one of the most well-known soccer writers in the United States, died early Saturday while covering the World Cup match between Argentina and the ...

He then launched his own website. They gave me a course of antibiotics and some heavy-duty cough syrup, and I’m already feeling a bit better just a few hours later. Wahl was covering his eighth World Cup. media seated near him said Wahl fell back in his seat in the media tribune at Lusail Iconic Stadium during extra time and reporters adjacent to him called for assistance. Emergency services workers responded very quickly, the reporters said, and the reporters later were told that Wahl had died. and reported on some of the biggest stories in the sport, died Saturday while covering a World Cup match between Argentina and the Netherlands.

Grant Wahl, a longtime soccer sportswriter, died Friday in Qatar while covering the World Cup.

I've always kind of watched from a distance," the NBA legend said at a He spent a lot of time in my hometown of Akron covering me over the course of time before that ... It's unfortunate to lose someone as great as he was." In his writing, Wahl had reflected on the extraordinary nature of a World Cup in Qatar, and noted an incident on Nov. "We’re shocked and devastated at the news of Grant’s passing," SI’s co-editors in chief, Ryan Hunt and Stephen Cannella, said. “I have looked to Grant and his work for decades," Wambach said. [said in a tweet.](https://twitter.com/StateDeptSpox/status/1601419687619067904) White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre tweeted Saturday, "Grant Wahl was an inspiration to many. He was known for his work for Sports Illustrated and as a commentator on NPR. [personal website,](https://grantwahl.substack.com/p/world-cup-daily-day-22) Wahl said he felt sick and that medical personnel on-site at the World Cup told him he probably had bronchitis. "We are engaged with senior Qatari officials to see to it that his family’s wishes are fulfilled as expeditiously as possible," State Department spokesperson Ned Price Embassy in Doha, which the National Security Council facilitated, the official said. "Three weeks of little sleep, high stress and lots of work can do that to you.

Grant Wahl, one of the most well-known soccer writers in the United States, died while covering the World Cup match between Argentina and the Netherlands.

“You come to a World Cup as a journalist to work, to share the stresses, the pressures but also the enjoyments and the fascination of it – and to share that with your readers, your listeners, your viewers. He spent a lot of time in my hometown of Akron,” James said in Philadelphia after the Los Angeles Lakers lost in overtime to the 76ers. Among Grant Wahl’s work before he began covering soccer exclusively was a Sports Illustrated cover story about LeBron James in 2002, when James was a junior at St. “We could always count on Grant to deliver insightful and entertaining stories about our game, and its major protagonists,” the U.S. Wahl said FIFA apologized to him. “There was never any doubt that Grant was on the side of the good guys in wanting soccer to make the best of itself.” Gay and lesbian sex is criminalized in Qatar, a conservative Muslim emirate. They gave me a course of antibiotics and some heavy-duty cough syrup, and I’m already feeling a bit better just a few hours later. “I went into the medical clinic at the main media center today, and they said I probably have bronchitis. He also brought a critical eye to the organizational bodies of the international sport. Three weeks of little sleep, high stress and lots of work can do that to you,” Grant Wahl wrote. The World Cup organizing committee said he was taken to Doha’s Hamad General Hospital, but it did not state a cause of death.

The tournament is the first to be held in the Arab world and only the second to take place in Asia, after Japan and South Korea joint-hosted the event in 2002.

Hosts Qatar started their tournament against Ecuador, before taking on Senegal and Netherlands – the latter duo were set to be the first match of the 2022 World Cup before organisers moved Qatar’s match to be a day earlier. Brazil and Argentina feature in the knockout stages, while Senegal could represent Africa’s biggest hopes of winning for the first time. This edition will be the last to feature just 32 teams, with the tournament being expanded from 2026 onwards in order to feature 48 nations.