Dec 18 Argentina wins World Cup, beating France 4-2 on penalties By Steve Douglas, Associated Press Lionel Messi’s once-in-a-generation career is complete. The Argentina superstar is finally a World Cup champion. Continue reading
Dec 17 Morocco's finish in the World Cup playoffs is bittersweet for Arab fans By Abby Sewell, Associated Press Morocco’s fans in the Arab world took the North African team’s 2-1 loss to Croatia in Saturday’s World Cup third-place playoff philosophically. The team had already made history, becoming the first Arab and first African team to reach the semifinals… Continue reading
Dec 10 France beats England 2-1, advancing to semifinals at World Cup By James Robson, Associated Press Kylian Mbappe and France made it back to the semifinals of the World Cup on Saturday by beating England 2-1. Continue reading
Dec 10 Morocco reaches World Cup semifinals after defeating Portugal 1-0 By Steve Douglas, Associated Press Morocco delivered a seminal moment in the nearly 100-year history of soccer's biggest tournament, beating Cristiano Ronaldo and his Portugal team 1-0 Saturday in the another shocking result in the first World Cup staged in the Middle East. Continue reading
Dec 09 Croatia beats Brazil in World Cup quarterfinals By Tales Azzoni, Associated Press Croatia knocked Brazil out of the World Cup by beating the five-time champions 4-2 in a penalty shootout in the quarterfinals. Continue reading
Dec 03 Argentina reaches World Cup quarterfinals with 2-1 win over Australia By Steve Douglas, Associated Press Lionel Messi delivered again for his country, marking the 1,000th game of his era-defining career with his first goal in the knockout stage of a World Cup to lead Argentina to a 2-1 win over Australia on Saturday. Continue reading
Dec 03 U.S. knocked out of World Cup with 3-1 loss to the Netherlands By Ronald Blum, Associated Press Memphis Depay and Daley Blind scored in the first half and Denzel Dumfries added a late goal as the Netherlands eliminated the United States from the World Cup with a 3-1 victory Saturday that advanced the Dutch to the quarterfinals. Continue reading
Nov 29 Watch 6:16 U.S. advances to round of 16 at World Cup with 1-0 victory over Iran By Amna Nawaz In a must-win game, the U.S. defeated Iran to advance to the next round of the World Cup. The game's tension was matched only by tensions off the field. JJ Devaney, co-host of the soccer podcast Caught Offside, joined Amna… Continue watching
Nov 29 U.S., Iran face off in World Cup amid heightened political tensions By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press No matter the outcome, tensions are likely only to worsen in the coming months. Continue reading
Nov 27 Morocco beats Belgium 2-0, pulling off another World Cup upset By Gerald Imray, Associated Press Morocco pulled off yet another World Cup shock, and it was Belgium’s aging “Golden Generation” that took the hit this time. Continue reading