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NEW DELHI: Portugal's star footballer Cristiano Ronaldo on Thursday hit back at the media reports, terming them outside forces, that suggested that he had threatened to leave the national team during the FIFA World Cup after coach Fernando Santos benched him in their last-16 clash against Switzerland.

The Samurai Blue may have been defeated by Croatia in the round of 16 at the FIFA World Cup soccer tournament in Qatar, but they have left their fans satisfied.

NEW DELHI: Eight or nine out of ten times, footballers are expected to score from the spot or via penalty kicks. But history has it that even some of the greatest players of all time have missed spot kicks.

Morocco roared into the FIFA World Cup quarterfinals for the first time after knocking former champions Spain out 3-0 on penalties. Read on for details:

With Cristiano Ronaldo benched, his replacement up front scores three goals and the man who took his captain's armband nets one as Portugal locks up the last FIFA World Cup quarterfinal spot in Qatar. Look back at the last day of round-of-16 matches in our live blog.

Spain fail to find the net at all in a penalty shootout loss that sees Morocco make the final eight for the first time.

NEW DELHI: In a bizarre incident, president of Cameroon Football Federation Samuel Eto'o was involved in a brawl after Brazil's crushing 4-1 victory over South Korea at the FIFA World Cup in Doha on Monday.

The 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar has entered the knockout phase, and one of the top honors players will be competing for is the Golden Boot, awarded to the player with the most goals in the tournament. The number of assists by a player is considered in the case…

Pelé tweets that he's watching as Brazil destroys South Korea, Roy Keane complains about dancing, and Ivan Perišić shows his class. That and more in the latest batch of talking points from the FIFA World Cup in Qatar.