Football-mad Morocco dreams of a World Cup final in its own ark
Buoyed by the team’s success in 2022, the kingdom is eyeing a bigger goal The rendering is dramatic, a vast white stadium inspired by the...
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North Korea cancels World Cup qualifier against Japan
Last-minute decision on Tuesday’s match leaves football bodies searching for alternative venue North Korea has abruptly cancelled its 2026 World Cup qualifying match with Japan...
World Cup security guards still jailed in Qatar after dispute over unpaid wages
Workers at World Cup 2022 venues fired as tournament ended and allegedly jailed or deported after trying to claim unpaid wages Three World Cup security...
‘Pelé eterno’: what international front pages say about the death of the footballing great
The Brazilian star makes the front pages of newspapers around the world on Friday, as they mourn a legend of the game Pelé dies aged...
Pelé, Brazil World-Cup winner and football legend, dies aged 82
Tributes paid to a football great – live updates and reaction Pelé scored a world record 1,281 goals in 1,363 games Pelé tops our list...
Blue and white euphoria grips Buenos Aires after Argentina’s World Cup win
More than a million people were in the streets of Buenos Aires celebrating the victory, according to estimates from authorities Around the Obelisk in Buenos...
‘Your life depends on whether Argentina wins’: Buenos Aires at fever pitch as Messi’s team face France
In the capital, where Maradona is worshipped as a god, World Cup victory would take on a spiritual dimension In June, Tomás Kuklis visited family...
‘Like paradise’: Argentina erupts in celebration of World Cup win
Streets of central Buenos Aires are a cacophony of yelling and horns after shootout victory against France Paris reaction: ‘You can’t begrudge Messi’ Match report:...
Celebrations on the Champs-Élysées as France fans hail ‘magnificent game’
Excitement builds for final against Argentina as spectators, some draped in French and Moroccan flags, praised play of both teams Amid a cacophony of beeping...
Delighted Morocco fans dance in the streets of London after World Cup win
Crowds mass joyfully in centre of capital after 3-0 victory on penalties against Spain puts team in quarter-finals Elated Morocco fans celebrated on the streets...
