Moroccan mastery, English penalty pain, Ronaldo's ruin, and French flair all featured in the final quarterfinals of a 2022 World Cup that continues to deliver gargantuan games. Here's a look at how newspapers at home and abroad reacted to the action. The English Exit First, we look back at The Sun's bizarre cover from before […]

The record audience was the biggest of the tournament and had the highest peak across any channel overshadowing the final of last year’s Euros between England and Italy. This was also ITV’s best Saturday night when it comes to record setting audience since new ratings system was introduced in 2002. Figures later revealed that there […]

Cristiano Ronaldo's quest to collect a World Cup trophy has slipped through his fingers. Portugal dropped out of the 2022 tournament in Qatar thanks to a Morocco goal just before the halftime break. Following the shock defeat, Ronaldo was seen in tears as he made his way to the locker room. The superstar started the […]

Morocco became the first African nation in history to qualify for the World Cup semi final as they stunned Portugal 1-0 at the Al-Thumama Stadium on Saturday night. Youssef En-Nesyri scored a brilliant header in the 42nd minute following Yahia Attiyat Allah’s looping cross from the left wing to give Morocco the lead. The African […]

It was evening in Doha, where 44,198 fans' hearts stopped. And for all the right reasons. Youssef En-Nesyri rose above a flailing Ruben Dias and past a helpless Diogo Costa to knock in a historic Morocco goal. Morocco knocked Portugal out of the World Cup and endangered Cristiano Ronaldo's chances of winning a World Cup. […]

Argentina superstar Lionel Messi is normally known as a more reserved player. The now 35-year-old playmaker isn't exactly flashy or loud off of the pitch. However, Messi showed a more ruthless side following his team's World Cup quarterfinal win against the Netherlands on Friday. Messi collected a goal, an assist, and converted his penalty to […]

England and France is the pick of the 2022 World Cup quarterfinals. The defending champions are looking to repeat the triumph of 2018. Meanwhile, England are hoping to complete its five-year journey. Given the intense quality in both teams, fans are excited about the individual battles likely to take place between England and France. For […]

Argentina kept its World Cup hopes alive and well following a fanatical victory against the Netherlands on Friday. The matchup will go down as one of the greatest quarterfinal games in tournament's storied lore. In the end, the South Americans advanced to the semifinals in a penalty shootout. It looked like Argentina may cruise passed […]

Tite, who coached Brazil for six years dating back to 2016, resigned from the position after the Seleção lost to Croatia in the World Cup quarterfinals. Brazil only lost on penalties to the 2018 runner-up on penalties. In fact, Tite's squad had the lead with just five minutes to play in extra time. However, this marks […]

The World Cup favorites are now out of the tournament after Brazil lost to Croatia on Friday via penalties. Despite mustering just one shot on target in 120 minutes, the Europeans advanced to the semifinals. Croatia's goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic was undoubtedly the star of the show. The Dinamo Zagreb shot-stopper made 10 saves throughout the […]

As soon as their quarterfinal clash with France was confirmed, there was one question that dominated the discussion in England: how do you stop Mbappé? The game against Senegal hadn’t even finished before the commentators had turned their thoughts. England gave away the ball against the Lions of Teranga, acted sloppy in possession and was […]

World Soccer Talk had the opportunity to interview Telemundo World Cup commentator Sammy Sadovnik. Currently, Sadovnik is stationed in Doha with the rest of Telemundo's on-air talent. Like most play-by-play voices out in Qatar, the World Cup is the busiest possible schedule. For example, Sadovnik called games virtually every day. The two-day break between the […]

Reports suggest that players and team officials were not happy with the "holiday feeling" surrounding Germany at the World Cup. The Germans ended their tournament run prematurely. Four points after three games sent the 2014 World Cup winners packing before the knockout round. Bild is claiming that DFB president Bernd Neuendorf and vice president Hans-Joachim […]

Netherlands head coach Louis van Gaal made some interesting comments during a press conference on Thursday. The 71-year-old Dutch coach made claims that his team's tournament finally begins now, despite playing the USA in the previous round. In fact, his squad already played four games at the 2022 World Cup, but the United States contest […]

United States men's national team midfielder Yunus Musah attracted transfer target interest following his solid display at the World Cup. The 20-year-old playmaker formed a formidable partnership in the middle of the pitch alongside Tyler Adams and Weston McKennie. Musah currently plays for Valencia at the club level. The Spanish side already have the American […]