Nov 29 Top Qatar official says 'between 400 and 500' workers died preparing for World Cup By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press A top Qatari official involved in preparing his country's hosting of the World Cup has put the number of worker deaths for the tournament "between 400 and 500" for the first time… Continue reading
Nov 27 Riots break out in Belgium, Netherlands after Morocco's World Cup win By Raf Casert, Associated Press Riots broke out in several Belgian and Dutch cities after Morocco’s 2-0 upset win over Belgium at the World Cup Sunday. Continue reading
Nov 27 Watch 2:57 News Wrap: 2 new COVID subvariants driving majority of U.S. cases In our news wrap Sunday, Dr. Anthony Fauci called attention to two new subvariants of COVID-19 that now represent more than half of all U.S. cases, protestors in Shanghai clashed with police over China's restrictive COVID lockdowns, intense Russian shelling… Continue watching
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
Nov 27 U.S. soccer briefly scrubs Islamic Republic emblem from Iran flag in support of protestors By Jon Gambrell, 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 Tuesday. Continue reading
Nov 26 Messi leads Argentina to 2-0 win over Mexico at World Cup By Steve Douglas, Associated Press Lionel Messi was almost in tears as he grabbed and shook his jersey in front of Argentina’s celebrating fans, then blew a kiss and looked to the sky. Continue reading
Nov 26 France advances to knockout stage of World Cup after 2-1 win over Denmark By Jerome Pugmire, Associated Press Kylian Mbappe scored two goals and put defending champion France into the knockout stage of the World Cup with a 2-1 win over Denmark on Saturday. Continue reading
Nov 25 Host nation Qatar eliminated from World Cup By Gerald Imray, Associated Press It was the earliest exit by a host nation in the World Cup’s 92-year history. Continue reading
Nov 25 Pro-government Iranians clash with protesters at World Cup By Ciarán Fahey, Isabel Debre, Associated Press Tensions ran high at Iran’s second match at the World Cup on Friday as fans supporting the Iranian government harassed those protesting against it. Continue reading
Nov 24 Iran arrests outspoken player Voria Ghafouri amid World Cup scrutiny By Associated Press Iran arrested a prominent former member of its national soccer team on Thursday over his criticism of the government as authorities grapple with nationwide protests that have cast a shadow over its competition at the World Cup. Continue reading