The 2022 World Cup may have been the last hurrah for Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, but the tournament also witnessed the arrival of a new crop of talented young players. We look at some of rising stars who shone during the finals in Qatar. Jude Bellingham (England) England teenager Jude Bellingham arrived in Qatar […]

By Miftaudeen Raji Qatar 2022 World Cup has offered the world, unarguably, the most intriguing edition of the FIFA World Cup tournament in history. Against this background, it’s noteworthy to beam the spotlight on the most impressive goalkeepers who have brought leadership, energy and quality to their respective teams. The Qatar 2022 semi-finals goalkeepers have […]

By Efosa Taiwo Ahead of the crunchy final between Argentina and France, a prize money of $42million awaits the winner. The total prize money for teams that participated in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar sums up to $440 million. The tournament consisted of 32 teams – 13 countries from Europe, five African teams, four […]

With Argentina reaching fever pitch just hours before Lionel Messi and his teammates take on France in the World Cup final, football fans throughout the country felt a sense of destiny brewing. From Jujuy in the north to Chubut, some 2,800 kilometers to the south, from Mendoza at the foot of the Andes mountain range […]

Qatar has pulled all strings to make this World Cup unique. December 18 is the National Day here. It is usually celebrated tremendously.

The biggest match in world football holds today at the Lusail Stadium in Qatar, with Argentina squaring up against France in the final match of the 2022 World Cup. For many watchers and pundits of the beautiful game, today’s showdown in Doha is the battle between Lionel Messi and Kyilian Mbappe, who both star for […]

Croatia beat Morocco 2-1 in the third-place playoff of the World Cup on Saturday as Mislav Orsic scored the winner with a brilliant bending strike.

Davido places Nigeria on centre stage as Argentina face France in World Cup final

Days into my coverage of the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008 I repeatedly asked one question: ‘Why are the west against these people?

The next World Cup will begin on Monday, June 8, 2026 and will end on Friday, July 3, 2026.

By Biodun Busari Morocco soccer body, Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FMRF) has protested to the world’s soccer governing body, FIFA over the Mexican referee Cesar Ramos’ failure to award a penalty to the Atlas Lions during their Qatar World Cup semi-final match against France on Wednesday. The defending champions, France beat Morocco 2-0 with goals […]

France forward, Karim Benzema could make a shocking return to the France World Cup squad ahead of their FIFA World Cup final match against Argentina on Sunday. Benzema was earlier ruled out of the World Cup after he suffered a thigh injury at the training camp. He then immediately flew back to Madrid for his […]

By Biodun Busari A 14-year-old was killed as riots broke out last night in the French cities of Paris, Nice and Montpellier when Moroccans protest their country’s 2-0 loss to France at the FIFA World Cup semifinal match in Qatar. Reports revealed that Morocco fans were trying to pull off a France flag from a […]

France beat Morocco 2-0 on Wednesday to set up a World Cup final showdown against Argentina and Lionel Messi.

This will be the first meeting between these two sides at the World Cup and the first time they’ll play against each other in 15 years. Morocco, at this year’s tournament, have come a long way defeating Canada, Belgium, Spain, and Portugal in their journey to the semi-finals as they became the first African team […]