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  Self-goals twice in same tournament: Qatar's unwanted record in FIFA World Cup history

  Football | June 25, 2026 10:11 IST

  The Qatar football team have earned an unwanted record to their name, becoming the third team in the history of FIFA World Cups to score self-goals twice in the same tournament. With this, Qatar have joined Bulgaria and Russia who have scored self-goals twice in the same world cup.

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  FIFA World Cup 2026: South Africa stun South Korea 1-0, set up round of 32 clash with Canada

  Football | June 25, 2026 10:05 IST

  The South Africans or the 'Bafana Bafana' stunned the South Koreans in their last Group A game, winning the match by 1-0. They will now clash with Canada in round of 32 in the FIFA World Cup 2026 next.

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  Iran pulls out FIFA World Cup 2026 in US, 'under no circumstances we can participate'

  Football | March 11, 2026 21:09 IST

  Iran's Sports Minister Ahmad Donyamali has confirmed that they cannot participate in the upcoming FIFA World Cup in the United States amid war with US and Israel. The tournament is set to be played from June 11 and it will be co-hosted by US, Canada and Mexico.

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  Qatar's history, politics ahead of FIFA World Cup 2022 - EXPLAINER

  World | November 10, 2022 19:07 IST

  Qatar is about twice the size of the U.S. state of Delaware. The majority of its 2.9 million people live around its capital, Doha, on its east coast.

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  FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: Three million ticket requests for final, 1.4m for England-U.S. match

  Football | May 05, 2022 19:31 IST

  FIFA has received 3 million ticket requests for the 2022 World Cup final in Qatar and high demand to attend some of its biggest group-stage games, even as issues linger about the tiny Persian Gulf nation's ability to accommodate fans.  

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  India lose 0-1 to Oman, virtually out of contention for World Cup berth

  Football | November 19, 2019 23:03 IST

  With just three points from five matches, India still remain at fourth spot in the Group E table, headed by Asian champions Qatar who have 13 points from five matches. Oman are at second spot with 12 points.

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  Barack Obama offers World Cup-winning advice to Lionel Messi

  Football | May 30, 2019 13:46 IST

  According to Obama, one of the reasons why Argentina have not been able to lift the World Cup trophy is because the Argentine XI doesn't play like a team.

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  World Cup-winning England goalkeeper Gordon Banks passes away at 81

  Football | February 12, 2019 17:13 IST

  Gordon Banks was one of English football's most revered players after helping the team win the 1966 World Cup on home soil.

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  FIFA World Cup 2018: France beat Belgium 1-0 to enter final

  Sports | July 11, 2018 7:51 IST

  France, the 1998 champions and runners-up in 2006, will play either Croatia or England in Sunday's final at Moscow.

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  FIFA World Cup 2018: First quarterfinals feature familiar foes

  Football | July 06, 2018 12:11 IST

  The first match features a number of teammates on their professional clubs facing off against each other when France takes on Uruguay.

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  FIFA WC 2018: Confident Russia aim to end Croatia's run in quarterfinal clash

  Football | July 05, 2018 22:16 IST

  Croatia also reached the quarterfinals on penalties after overcoming a spirited Denmark team, and is now aiming to match its best-ever when they reached the semis in 1998.

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  Suarez unaffected by his ignominious history at World Cups, says 'have to live in present'

  Football | July 05, 2018 15:57 IST

  At both his previous tournaments, the Uruguay striker hasn't just left disappointed, he's left in disgrace, labelled a cheat in one and the world's dirtiest player in the other.

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  Forsberg's lone goal helps Sweden oust Switzerland, book quarterfinals berth

  Sports | July 04, 2018 7:46 IST

  FIFA World Cup 2018: Emil Forsberg scored a deflected goal in the 66th minute to give the Swedes a 1-0 victory over Switzerland a place in the World Cup quarterfinals for the first time in 24 years.

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  Edinson Cavani scores twice as Uruguay oust Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal 2-1

  Sports | July 01, 2018 9:01 IST

  FIFA World Cup 2018: Uruguay, the two-time champions, will next face France in the quarter-finals on Friday in Nizhny Novgorod.

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  Terrorists may target FIFA World Cup 2018 in Russia, warns US

  World | June 16, 2018 11:43 IST

  "Large-scale international events such as the World Cup present an attractive target for terrorists," the US State department said in a travel advisory issued for American citizens.

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  FIFA bans coach for 2 years in World Cup match-fixing case

  Football | May 03, 2018 12:29 IST

  A former El Salvador coach was found guilty of offering players money to perform well in a World Cup qualifying game.

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  Corruption rocks FIFA: 7 top officials held, face extradition to US

  Football | May 28, 2015 8:42 IST

  Zurich: Two days before FIFA elects its new president, the Swiss Police arrested seven top officials of the world football governing body on corruption charges, while in another incident on Wednesday the Swiss Federal Office

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  Meet Sara Carbonero , the love of Spanish Soccer captain, Iker Casillas.

  Football | March 21, 2014 7:11 IST

  News Delhi: It was in 2010 soccer world cup that Spain was finally able to remove the tag of underachievers in the football arena and the person to lead the team from the front was

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  German World Cup preparations begin against Chile

  Football | March 04, 2014 16:14 IST

  Stuttgart: Coach Joachim Loew has been at pains to focus his players' attention on the World Cup with 99 days to go. Preparations to date have been far from ideal, with key players injured, returning

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  Football World Cup winner's prize money rises

  Football | December 06, 2013 15:03 IST

  Salvador (Brazil): The 2014 World Cup champions will receive $35 million in prize money, world football's governing body FIFA announced here Thursday.The value represents a 17 percent increase in the prize money handed to Spain