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Dream of winning World Cup has ended, says Ronaldo on social media

Cristiano Ronaldo said in a cryptic social media post that his dream of winning the World Cup with Portugal has ended, while stopping short of announcing his retirement from international duty

Morocco beats Portugal to become 1st African country to reach WC semifinals

Morocco became the first African country to reach the World Cup semifinals by beating Portugal 1-0 on Saturday, likely ending Cristiano Ronaldo's chances of winning soccer's biggest prize

Fifa opens probe after ugly scenes in Argentina vs Netherlands quarterfinal

Both Argentina and the Netherlands face disciplinary action from FIFA as a result of some ugly scenes towards the end of their dramatic World Cup quarterfinal match at Lusail Stadium on Friday night

France beats England 2-1, advances to semifinals at Fifa World Cup

Kylian Mbappe and France made it back to the semifinals of the World Cup on Saturday by beating England 2-1

Fifa WC, ENG vs FRA Highlights: England head home as Kane misses penalty

Fifa World Cup, England vs France Quarterfinal Highlights: Harry Kane, the joint-highest goal scorer for England missed a penalty in the 83rd minute. It was game-changing as France eventually won 2-1

Fifa World Cup, MAR vs POR Highlights: Morocco create history, reach semis

Fifa World Cup, Morocco vs Portugal Quarterfinal Highlights: It was yet another surprising day in history as Morocco became the first African nation to reach the semi-finals of the World Cup.

US sportswriter Grant Wahl, 49, dies at FIFA World Cup match in Qatar

He had visited a medical clinic while in Qatar. "My body finally broke down on me. Three weeks of little sleep, high stress and lots of work can do that to you," Wahl wrote

Pele sends message of support to Neymar after Brazil's FIFA World Cup exit

'I saw you grow, I cheered for you every day and I can finally congratulate you for reaching my number of goals with Brazil'

Neymar ties Pele's record but Brazil loses again at FIFA World Cup 2022

It was his third failure at a World Cup, and his only triumphs with the national team are the 2013 Confederations Cup and the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics

Messi, Argentina beat Netherlands on penalties at FIFA World Cup 2022

The match finished 2-2 after extra time, with Messi scoring one goal and setting up another

Croatia beats Brazil on penalties in Fifa World Cup 2022 quarterfinals

Neymar's goal moved him into a tie with Pel as Brazil's all-time leading scorer with 77 goals

FIFA World Cup: Deschamps dismisses idea that France rely heavily on Mbappe

The pre-game talk is centred around the match within a match between Mbappe and England right-back Kyle Walker

Fifa World Cup, NED vs ARG Highlights: Argentina in semis, win shootout 4-3

Fifa World Cup, Netherlands vs Argentina Quarterfinal Highlights: Even after two great goals by the Dutch in the 81st and 101st minute to send the game into extra-time and then penalties, they lost it

Fifa WC, CRO vs BRA Highlights: Croatia win shoot-out, send Brazil packing

Fifa World Cup Quarterfinal, Croatia vs Brazil Highlights: Once again, Croatia and penalty shoot-out have had a fairy tale ending and last edition's runners-up have sent five times champions back home

Fifa WC: France wary of England's pace, set-piece threat in quarter-final

The teams have not met at a major tournament since they drew in the group stage of Euro 2012 but the focus has very much been on the game between two countries that share a sporting rivalry

Germany, Belgium's early exit from FIFA WC leads to jersey devaluation

For some favourites who remain in Qatar, their jerseys have been sold out, but in stark contrast, for some other sides that have already left, their kits are unsalable

Bhaichung Bhutia optimistic about India qualifying, playing FIFA World Cup

'The prospect of professionally pursuing football and making a career out of it is bigger today than ever before'

FIFA WC: Brazil must be at their best to beat Croatia, says Danilo

In the event Sandro is ruled out, Danilo said he could stand in at left-back

Portugal is stepping out of Ronaldo's long shadow at FIFA World Cup

To Bruno Fernandes, World Cup teammate Cristiano Ronaldo is the most famous athlete in sports

Fifa World Cup fans on pace to spend record amounts at tournament venues

With 10 days to go until the end of the Fifa World Cup, fans have already spent more money than they did when Brazil hosted in 2014, and 89% of the value they spent at Russia in 2018