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Pel" and Maradona in Chattogram's 'Brazil Goli"
9+ hour, 7+ min ago (165+ words) Pel" and Maradona in Chattogram's 'Brazil Goli' Prothom Alo English Pel" and Maradona in Chattogram's 'Brazil Goli' The world's biggest football tournament has begun. This year's competition is taking place across the United States, Mexico and Canada. The excitement surrounding…...
Qatar's top scorer Almoez on the bench, Swiss largely unchanged
1+ hour, 48+ min ago (179+ words) Qatar coach Julen Lopetegui left record goalscorer Almoez Ali on the bench for Saturday's World Cup Group B game against Switzerland, who named a lineup largely unchanged from their qualifying campaign. Switzerland's most capped players Ricardo Rodriguez and captain Granit…...
How Linked In led Lopes on World Cup adventure with Cape Verde
3+ hour, 21+ min ago (652+ words) When Roberto Lopes was originally contacted by the Cape Verdean football association on Linked In, he did what many people do with unsolicited messages on the professional social media platform - he ignored it, almost costing him the chance to play…...
How much of a threat is Morocco to Brazil?
2+ hour, 59+ min ago (671+ words) It was a December night in 2022. The final whistle in Qatar had not yet blown, but Marrakesh's famous Jemaa el-Fnaa square was already alive with drums, songs and chants. After defeating Portugal to become the first African nation to reach…...
An Astronaut, movie stars and a knight: US brings glitz for WC opener
13+ hour, 12+ min ago (449+ words) The World Cup arrived in the United States on Friday in a blizzard of celebrity and glamour, with Los Angeles pulling out all the stops for the opening game between Team USA and Paraguay. The stands at So Fi stadium…...
Brazil enter the fray at the World Cup
12+ hour, 39+ min ago (594+ words) Five-time winners Brazil roll into the World Cup on Saturday when they play surprise 2022 semi-finalists Morocco in one of the standout group-stage matchups. On the first day featuring four matches at a tournament expanded this year to 48 teams, Scotland return…...
World Cup: Rotting body found near Iran's training venue
17+ hour, 8+ min ago (317+ words) A rotting body was found in the trunk of a car parked near the stadium where Iran's World Cup football team is training in Mexico, AFP journalists at the scene reported Friday. The gruesome discovery came with games underway in…...
Neymar ruled out for Brazil's World Cup opener vs. Morocco
19+ hour, 3+ min ago (317+ words) Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti said on Friday that the five-time World Cup winners have a team capable of competing with the very best, as they bid to end a 24-year wait for another global crown. After winning five Champions League…...
World Cup: Balogun gives US 2-0 lead over Paraguay
18+ hour, 43+ min ago (116+ words) The United States extended their lead to 2-0 against Paraguay in their FIFA World Cup Group D match at Los Angeles Stadium. After taking an early lead through a seventh-minute own goal by Paraguay's Dami'n Bobadilla, the Americans doubled their advantage…...
A nation's stubborn love for a sport way beyond its borders
16+ hour, 45+ min ago (659+ words) Every four years, something happens to Bangladesh. Brazil. Argentina. Pick a side. This is the part that makes people stop and stare. The part that makes foreign journalists fly to Dhaka with cameras, looking for an explanation. They usually settle…...