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41-year-old heavily criticised after DR Congo draw‘It felt like I’d already retired from football,’ he addsCristiano Ronaldo savoured the end of a “difficult, dark week” after scoring twice in Portugal’s 5-0 rout of Uzbekistan and becoming the first player to find the net in six

Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo provides the perfect response to those that doubted him as he becomes the first player to score at six World Cups.

Plus: is Dick Advocaat unique among coaches, long waits between World Cups and Dave Beasant revisionismMail us with your all of your questions and answers“Sweden’s Yasin Ayari has a Tunisian father and chose not to celebrate his first goal against Tunisia (he couldn’t resist cele

There was good food, nervous energy and pandemonium at a Surry Hills cafe as Algeria went through to the knockout roundOn a rainy day in Sydney’s Surry Hills, a small crowd rushes into a small cafe draped in the green and white flag of Algeria, gathering around a TV with dreams o

Canada’s World Cup run ended without Alphonso Davies playing against Morocco, reviving debate over the injury that derailed the team’s biggest starComing into this World Cup, Canada’s hopes hinged on the form of their one world-class player, Alphonso Davies. This has been the cas

‘God has been generous to me,’ says 41-year-oldPortugal face Spain in last 16 in Dallas on MondayTwenty-three years, 232 games, 146 goals and six World Cups later, at 41, this really could be the end, and Cristiano Ronaldo will depart at peace. The day before potentially the fina

Portugal lose last-16 game 1-0 against SpainMartínez: ‘When you need a goal, you cannot take him off’Cristiano Ronaldo has admitted that he has played his last World Cup game, but said that even at 41 he has not yet made a decision about his future.Twenty-three years after making

The 2022 semi-finalists have delighted fans at home as the continent’s other sides struggle with off-field problemsOver the past six decades, Morocco have achieved several performance milestones for Africa at the World Cup. The first country to qualify directly, for the 1970 fina

Thirteen of the past 15 shootouts at World Cups have been won by the team that went secondBy Opta AnalystAfter watching 120 minutes of football, you might not find observing a coin toss the most exciting dessert. Fans in the stadium care, though. Win a coin toss for a penalty sho

Lille teenager impressed during the World CupSigning would make it £200m on two midfieldersManchester City are intent on signing Lille’s 18-year-old midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi for €100m (£85m).Bouaddi is attracting a host of suitors following his performances for Morocco at the Wo