8:00 AM ET AL RAYYAN, Qatar — Every four years, when the United States men’s national team are eliminated from a World Cup — at least the ones they qualify for — the refrain is predictable: “We proved we belonged,” or some variation thereof. Except this time around it rang truer than in the past.
Month: December 2022
6:53 PM ET DOHA, Qatar — Luis Chavez‘s thunderbolt of a freekick in Mexico’s win over Saudi Arabia was the most powerful shot leading to a goal in the group stages of the World Cup, according to the technology inside the match ball used in Qatar. Chavez 52nd minute strike gave Mexico a 2-0 lead
2:01 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent AL RAYYAN, Qatar — Louis van Gaal branded Netherlands‘ first half performance against the United States as “unacceptable” despite booking their place in the World Cup quarterfinals with a 3-1 win. Van Gaal’s team went in at half-time 2-0 up thanks to goals from Memphis Depay and Daley Blind, but
5:00 PM ET Argentina captain Lionel Messi broke Diego Maradona’s World Cup goals tally in his side’s 2-1 round-of-16 win against Australia on Saturday. Messi equalled Maradona’s eight World Cup goals in Argentina’s previous game against Mexico, scoring from distance to set the Albiceleste on their way to a 2-0 win. He surpassed the 1986
2:43 PM ET AL RAYYAN, Qatar — Gregg Berhalter and his assistant coaches weren’t sure what to say. It was half-time on Saturday night. The United States men’s national team were trailing the Netherlands by two goals. Their tournament lives were dangling, but the US players had dominated so much of the opening 45 minutes,
3:12 PM ET ESPN news services Brazil legend Pele had a tumor removed from his colon in September 2021. ESPN Deportes Brazilian football legend Pele is responding well to treatment for a respiratory infection and his health condition has not worsened over the past 24 hours, the Albert Einstein hospital said in a statement Saturday. “Edson
6:04 PM ET AL RAYYAN, Qatar — Lionel Messi says he will not celebrate his personal milestone of reaching 1,000 professional matches after helping Argentina to a 2-1 victory over Australia in the World Cup round of 16, but instead admits his overriding emotion was relief at having come through a physical test just 48
2:58 PM ET AL RAYYAN, Qatar — After riding a stout, organized defense to advance to the knockout stage of the World Cup, the United States men’s national team failed to bring the same sharpness to the round of 16 in a 3-1 loss to the Netherlands. The US conceded just one goal, and none
3:59 PM ET Lionel Messi spearheaded Argentina‘s charge to the World Cup quarterfinals by helping to secure a 2-1 victory against Australia on Saturday. In his 1,000th career match, Messi scored the opening goal with a sublime effort before Julian Alvarez scored in the second half to set up a quarterfinal tie against the Netherlands
11:59 AM ET The United States crashed out of the World Cup on Saturday after suffering a 3-1 defeat against the Netherlands in the round of 16. The Dutch displayed their firepower with two first-half goals, leaving the young US side an insurmountable mountain to climb. Despite halving the deficit in the second half, hopes
12:28 PM ET AL RAYYAN, Qatar — The US men’s national team are out of the 2022 World Cup after falling 3-1 to the Netherlands in a round-of-16 matchup. First-half goals from Memphis Depay and Daley Blind — both assisted by Denzel Dumfries — staked the Dutch to a lead they would never relinquish. The
11:05 AM ET France defender William Saliba has said he hopes that World Cup favourites Brazil are knocked out of the tournament “as soon as possible.” Brazil and France have advanced to the round of 16 and if Brazil top their group as expected, the earliest stage that both nations could meet is in the
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6:00 PM ET Associated Press LA Galaxy president Chris Klein was suspended and the team fined $1 million by Major League Soccer on Friday for undisclosed payments involving Argentine winger Cristian Pavon in 2019. MLS stripped the team of $1 million in future general allocation money and said the Galaxy will not be allowed to
6:46 AM ET DOHA, Qatar – Brazil have suffered two major injury setbacks ahead of the World Cup round of 16 clash against South Korea, with both Gabriel Jesus and Alex Telles ruled out of the rest of the tournament, according to ESPN Brasil sources. Jesus and Telles both picked up knocks in Brazil’s 1-0
10:02 AM ET DOHA, Qatar — Netherlands manager Louis van Gaal has revealed several members of his squad are battling flu symptoms on the eve of their World Cup round-of-16 match against the United States on Saturday. Though all 26 players went through light training on Friday, Van Gaal is fearful of the illness spreading
2:10 PM ET Associated Press The 82-year-old Brazil great Pele was hospitalized on Tuesday in Sao Paulo. ESPN Brazilian fans showed their support for soccer great Pele ahead of the national team’s match against Cameroon at the World Cup on Friday. The 82-year-old Pele, who had a colon tumor removed last year, was hospitalized Tuesday in
1:20 PM ET DOHA, Qatar — Christian Pulisic has been cleared to play in the United States men’s national team’s World Cup round-of-16 match against the Netherlands on Saturday, US Soccer has confirmed. Pulisic has been suffering from a pelvic contusion he got as he scored the only goal of the game in the 1-0
10:27 AM ET Jeff Carlisle Close U.S. soccer correspondent Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Kyle Bonagura Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Tyler Adams has been one of the revelations of this World Cup, both for his contributions on
6:36 PM ET LUSAIL, Qatar — Brazil captain Dani Alves says Friday’s 1-0 defeat to Cameroon should be a “warning signal” to the team as attention turns to their round of 16 match with South Korea, where they are optimistic Danilo will be available while they continue monitoring Neymar and Alex Sandro‘s fitness. On a