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World Cup final will be my last game for Argentina – Messi Footballing legend and captain of Argentina Lionel Messi – who on Tuesday led his team to a World Cup final, has confirmed Sunday’s final will be the last World Cup game of his career. Messi, 35, scored his fifth goal of Qatar 2022 and helped in the set up of two other goals, to lead Argentina to a 3-0 semi-final win over Croatia. Despite being widely regarded as the greatest ever footballer, and playing in five World Cups (including this one) Messi has never won the World Cup…

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Gareth Southgate unsure if he wants to stay in role England boss Gareth Southgate has said he is “conflicted” about his future, having “found large parts of the last 18 months difficult.” England were knocked out of the World Cup on Saturday, losing 2-1 to France in the quarter-finals – despite playing incredibly well, it just wasn’t meant to be. Following the loss, Southgate said he would “review and reflect” before deciding whether to carry on in the role. “I don’t want to be four, five months down the line thinking I’ve made the wrong call,” he said. “It’s too…

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Qatar World Cup 2022 England vs France – prediction, team news, lineups England will take on France at the Al Bayt Stadium on Saturday in the World Cup 2022 quarter-final. Will England get closer to bringing football home? England put three past Senegal to advance to the final eight, whilst France overcame Poland 3-1 to keep their hopes of winning the World Cup again. England’s last win wasn’t without error however, the first 20 minutes were touch and go, and Senegal highlighted England’s biggest weakness – the defensive line. But following Jordan Henderson’s goal for England, golden boy Jude Bellingham…

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Qatar World Cup 2022 Netherlands vs Argentina – prediction, team news, lineups, starting XI The final quarter-final Friday match sees the Netherlands battle Argentina at the Lusail Iconic Stadium (19:00) for a spot in the semis. The Netherlands easily fought off the USA to book a spot in the last eight, while Argentina beat Australia 2-1 to keep their hopes of lifting the World Cup alive.  The Netherlands beat the USA 3-1 with the team’s wing-backs showing off their scoring prowess in the last-16 battle. The Oranje taught the Americans a lesson in ruthlessness to make it to the last…

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Qatar World Cup 2022 Croatia vs Brazil – prediction, team news, lineups, starting XI The first of Friday’s quarter-final games sees Brazil take on Croatia at the Education City Stadium (15:00). Brazil’s match against South Korea set a tone for the World Cup – it was a showing of what teams will need to prepare to face, as Brazil look to extend their world titles to a record-breaking six. Brazil easily defeated South Korea in the last 16, whilst Croatia were pushed all the way by Japan – eventually winning a spot in the quarter-finals after a penalty shootout. It’s…

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Qatar World Cup 2022: tournament chief faces criticism for migrant worker death comment The Qatar World Cup chief executive is facing backlash from human rights groups for his comment that “death is a natural part of life” when he was asked about a migrant worker’s death at the tournament. Fifa said it was “deeply saddened” following the news of the death of the worker, who reportedly fell to his death as he attempted to do repairs on a building during the group stages. In an interview with Reuters, tournament boss Nasser Al Khater said he was “disappointed” at journalists’ questions…

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Luis Enrique sacked after Spain knocked out of World Cup Spanish football manager Luis Enrique has left his role after Spain were dramatically knocked out of the World Cup at the last 16 round. Spain lost to Morocco on penalties – with the team failing to score a single penalty. Enrique took charge of the national team in 2018 and guided Spain to the semi-finals of the 2020 Euros. The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) said a “new project” should start but did not put a time frame on when a new boss would be announced. “We would like to thank…

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World Cup 2022: Fifa saddened after death of migrant worker Fifa has said it is saddened by the reported death of a migrant worker at a World Cup facility in Qatar. The migrant worker fell to his death whilst carrying out repairs at a resort that is being used as a training base by the Saudi Arabian team, The Athletic reported. Fifa said it has been made aware of an accident, without giving details of the incident. The footballing body added that it was in touch with local authorities to establish more details.  ‘Deeply saddened’ “Fifa is deeply saddened by…

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World Cup 2022 England vs France – Raheem Sterling asks FA to look at him returning to Qatar for quarter-final Football star Raheem Sterling could return to Qatar for the World Cup quarter-final.  According to a source close to Sterling, he has asked the Football Association (FA) to look at him re-joining the England squad. A decision is expected later today. England faces France in the quarter-finals on Saturday.  Sterling left Qatar last Sunday after reports of a break-in at his home in England. He missed England’s 3-0 win against Senegal and it’s unclear if he did return to Qatar.,…

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