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World Cup 2022 briefing: why the third-place playoff is worth watching

Morocco’s coach has called it a ‘booby prize’ but there are still reasons to tune in

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A class apart: France goalkeeper Hugo Lloris on threshold of history

Victory over Argentina would make the 35-year-old the first player to captain a side to two men’s World Cups

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Football is the most attractive game, but its governors are squandering its joy

Those in charge at Fifa and Uefa have too often put gain above the common good. Diversity and equality must be defended

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‘The whole world is proud’: France game a step too far for Morocco, says Regragui

Morocco’s head coach, Walid Regragui, admitted the World Cup semi-final was a game too far for his side physically, after their 2-0 defeat by France

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Inspired Lionel Messi takes Argentina past Croatia and into World Cup final

Lionel Messi scored a penalty and set up two for Julián Álvarez as Argentina beat Croatia 3-0 to reach the World Cup final

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Fifa accused of failing to adhere to its own human rights commitments

Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch criticise Fifa after it failed to create a remedy fund for migrant workers injured or killed in Qatar

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Globalise the final round of qualifying and a 32-nation World Cup may still add up

You could achieve the greater spread and interest that 48 teams is supposed to deliver with a rankings-based qualifying finale

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England out of World Cup after Harry Kane penalty miss against France

Harry Kane had already levelled once with a penalty but missed a second to give France a 2-1 victory in the World Cup quarter-final

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Vintage Croatia have long passed the consistency test but still defy belief

Josip Juranovic and Borna Sosa back the old guard to keep producing for the World Cup semi-final against Argentina

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Football turned Neymar’s talent toxic: Qatar 2022 feels like an end point

The Brazil striker can still win things but his major-chord career is over in the place that made him rich but stole his value

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England have spent years copying France. Now can they dethrone them?

In youth development and World Cups, France have pointed the way but Gareth Southgate’s players have no inferiority complex

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World Cup 2022 briefing: will England outflank France in last eight?

There is more than the Mbappé factor to consider in quarter-final battle of the wings

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Lionel Messi: an emblem of the transient fragility of human beauty

Argentina’s maestro moves closer to emulating Maradona and inspiring a team far from world beaters to win the World Cup

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England v France: a heavyweight contest to define the Southgate era

World Cup knockout games are devastatingly brutal in their finality but at least this showdown looks intriguingly poised

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Croatia reach World Cup semi-final as Brazil miss twice in penalty shootout

Brazil and Croatia were locked at 1-1 after extra time and then Rodrygo and Marquinhos failed to score from the penalty spot as Croatia reached the last four

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How ‘resilient’ Gonçalo Ramos grafted his way to World Cup star status

Portugal’s hat-trick hero Gonçalo Ramos was homesick after moving to Benfica but his coach says he has learned how to overcome all obstacles

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England’s World Cup quarter-finals: Maradona’s magic to the likable lads

Before their date with France, we look at how they fared in the previous nine, from beer poisoning to Lineker’s rescue act

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‘It’s not about him’: how Gareth Southgate won England’s culture war

Thanks to training with UK Sport and an unusual propensity for listening, Gareth Southgate has created a happy, healthy culture that is a far cry from previous England squads

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World Cup 2022 briefing: Louis van Gaal is a man apart in Qatar

Louis van Gaal’s Dutch team may not play beautiful football but winning the trophy would be a fitting feelgood tale

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Netherlands v Argentina: their previous World Cup meetings

With the Albiceleste set to take on the Oranje in Qatar, we relive the best (and worst) from their previous showdowns

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England’s adaptability and squad depth can give them an edge against France

Gareth Southgate has the option of deploying a five-man defence to combat the threat of Kylian Mbappé and has the advantage of a strong bench

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‘Sometimes it’s cruel’: Spain depart World Cup cursing shootout

Luis Enrique’s side misfired again from the penalty spot, failing to disguise that they have won just twice in 90 minutes in the past two tournaments

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World Cup 2022 power rankings: how the remaining eight teams shape up

We cast our eye over the quarter-finalists’ key strengths and assess who is most likely to lift the trophy in Qatar

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Which player has scored the most goals in World Cup knockout games?

Plus: last beating first in the group stage, thrashings in vain and the glory of the one-armed goalscorer

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Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal future left up in the air by coach Fernando Santos

Fernando Santos dropped Cristiano Ronaldo for the game against Switzerland and said: ‘We wanted a team that played with a lot of fluidity’

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