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Argentinian players celebrate after winning penalty shootout during the World Cup final soccer match between Argentina and France at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, Sunday, Dec. 18, 2022.

Argentina hailed World Cup champions after dramatic win

December 19, 2022Sports

After more than 120 minutes of play, Argentina beat France in penalty kicks in an extraordinary match on Sunday at this year’s World Cup in Doha, Qatar.

Visitors walk around pharaonic artefacts inside the Egyptian Museum

Tourists are returning to Egypt after years of staying away

November 24, 2017Economics

Five year-old Murtaza Ahmadi wears a shirt of Barcelona's star Lionel Messi as his father talks to the media at the Afghan Football Federation headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan February 2, 2016.

Five-year-old Afghan Lionel Messi fan forced to flee his homeland

May 3, 2016Sports

Tom Brady’s legacy deflates while Lionel Messi’s is on the rise

May 8, 2015Sports

Barcelona's Lionel Messi celebrates after scoring a goal against APOEL Nicosia during their Champions League Group F soccer match in Nicosia November 25, 2014.

Lionel Messi hits a new record, but Cristiano Ronaldo is still nipping at his heels

November 27, 2014Sports

Isodoro the ocelot picks Germany to win the World Cup.

Izzy says ja! It’s Germany for the World Cup title

July 11, 2014Sports

Sports writers are calling Sunday’s World Cup final “Messi vs. the Machine,” and Izzy says the machine can’t be stopped. Our World Cup ocelot is calling a win — and a world championship — for Germany. And we’ve even got an extra surprise…Sports writers are calling Sunday’s World Cup final “Messi vs. the Machine,” and Izzy says the machine can’t be stopped. Our World Cup ocelot is calling a win — and a world championship — for Germany. And we’ve even got an extra surprise…

National flags of the countries that will participate in the 2014 World Cup decorate a commercial gallery in Sao Paulo.

United States? Italy? England? How do you choose which team to cheer for?

June 9, 2014Sports

Who do you root for in the upcoming World Cup? The World’s soccer editor, William Troop, and Roger Bennett of the soccer podcast Men in Blazers offer suggestions on choosing a team that might be a little off the beaten path.Who do you root for in the upcoming World Cup? The World’s soccer editor, William Troop, and Roger Bennett of the soccer podcast Men in Blazers offer suggestions on choosing a team that might be a little off the beaten path.

The soccer world says goodbye to a legend — Portugal’s Eusebio

January 6, 2014Sports

Portugal is officially mourning one of the world’s greatest soccer players. Eusébio da Silva Ferreira died on Sunday after suffering a heart attack. He was 71.

Iranians share their anger, and apologies, over the World Cup draw in Brazil

December 11, 2013Sports

Brazilian supermodel Fernanda Lima has received a torrent of online abuse from Iranian soccer fans, following her appearance at last week’s World Cup draw. Lima’s dress was too revealing for Iranian TV, which interrupted the live program every time the cameras focused on the model — which was often.