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10:00 AM ET DOHA, Qatar — The Souq Waqif has been packed with people throughout this entire World Cup. If you amble down the main concourse of the marketplace at whatever speed the dense crowd allows, you encounter team shirts from all over the world. It’s hectic. Whenever there’s a TV journalist reporting back to

5:27 PM ET Morocco are the feel-good story of the 2022 World Cup tournament so far. The Atlas Lions topped their group, the first African nation to do so in this century, and will be looking to upset their neighbors Spain in Tuesday’s round of 16 clash. Meanwhile, Brazil are not holding anything back after

9:08 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent DOHA, Qatar — Portugal coach Fernando Santos blasted Cristiano Ronaldo‘s reaction to being substituted in Friday’s World Cup game against South Korea and refused to confirm whether the striker will play against Switzerland on Tuesday. Ronaldo looked visibly frustrated when he was replaced in the 65th minute of the 2-1

8:00 AM ET AL RAYYAN, Qatar — Every four years, when the United States men’s national team are eliminated from a World Cup — at least the ones they qualify for — the refrain is predictable: “We proved we belonged,” or some variation thereof. Except this time around it rang truer than in the past.

6:14 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent AL KHOR, Qatar — For England and Gareth Southgate, the real business starts now. After a tense first 30 minutes against Senegal, the champions of Africa were dispatched with minimal fuss in the round of 16 and now comes the stage of the World Cup when the big-hitters can’t avoid

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3:59 PM ET Lionel Messi spearheaded Argentina‘s charge to the World Cup quarterfinals by helping to secure a 2-1 victory against Australia on Saturday. In his 1,000th career match, Messi scored the opening goal with a sublime effort before Julian Alvarez scored in the second half to set up a quarterfinal tie against the Netherlands

2:43 PM ET AL RAYYAN, Qatar — Gregg Berhalter and his assistant coaches weren’t sure what to say. It was half-time on Saturday night. The United States men’s national team were trailing the Netherlands by two goals. Their tournament lives were dangling, but the US players had dominated so much of the opening 45 minutes,

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10:27 AM ET Jeff Carlisle Close U.S. soccer correspondent Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Kyle Bonagura Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Tyler Adams has been one of the revelations of this World Cup, both for his contributions on

6:07 PM ET After nearly two wild and dramatic weeks at the World Cup, we have the reached the win-or-go-home portion of the tourney. Sixteen teams remain, 16 others have been eliminated and the fun continues Saturday. Be sure to check in with ESPN throughout the tournament as we bring you the latest from Qatar.

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6:52 PM ET And just when you thought we achieved peak chaos at the World Cup on Wednesday, we had even ups and downs on Thursday. All four teams from Group E — Costa Rica, Germany, Japan, and Spain — were at some point either through to the round of 16 or outright eliminated. Be

4:55 PM ET AL KHOR, Qatar — Germany crashed out of the World Cup at the group stage for the second successive tournament, despite a second-half fightback to beat Costa Rica 4-2 at Al Bayt Stadium on Thursday. – World Cup 2022: News and features | Schedule | Squads In a remarkable game, Germany took

2:04 PM ET DOHA, Qatar — Belgium had to win to make it to the round of 16, and with the qualification on the line, Roberto Martinez, who left is role as Belgium coach after the loss, made some big calls in his starting lineup. He dropped captain Eden Hazard and chose not to start

6:22 PM ET A typical World Cup can feel like a marathon, but this one feels like a sprint. After a nonstop, 13-day group stage ends on Friday, there are no days off before the round of 16 begins with Netherlands vs. USA and Australia vs. Argentina on Saturday. – World Cup 2022: News and

5:59 PM ET DOHA, Qatar — The conceit was simple, ahead of Argentina‘s final group game against Poland: What if you simply watched one player for 90 minutes? And that player, one of the undisputed GOATs, might well be playing his last World Cup game ever. So, pen and pad in hand, I did what

4:00 AM ET DOHA, Qatar — It was a night of gut-wrenching, intestine-curdling disappointment for Iran. That’s what happens when you exit a FIFA World Cup. And no, it really doesn’t matter if you bow out after outplaying the opposition or after throwing up a stinker, after a tight edge-of-seat affair or after being blown