3:01 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent AL RAYYAN, Qatar — Cristiano Ronaldo was “insulted” by South Korea player Cho Gue-sung as he left the pitch, according to Fernando Santos, as the Portugal coach sought to defend the striker’s frustrated reaction to being substituted. Ronaldo appeared to have a verbal exchange with Cho as he walked towards
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2:48 PM ET AL WAKRAH, Qatar — After being eliminated from the World Cup despite a 2-0 win against Ghana on Friday, Uruguay coach Diego Alonso blamed his country’s failure to get out of the group stage on an officiating error in the team’s previous game against Portugal. “We are out because of Portugal’s penalty
6:07 PM ET After nearly two wild and dramatic weeks at the World Cup, we have the reached the win-or-go-home portion of the tourney. Sixteen teams remain, 16 others have been eliminated and the fun continues Saturday. Be sure to check in with ESPN throughout the tournament as we bring you the latest from Qatar.
4:03 PM ET Switzerland powered past Serbia 3-2 in their final World Cup Group G match on Friday to advance to the round of16 for the third straight time. The win sealed second spot in the group with six points, level with group winners Brazil, and the Swiss will next face Portugal for a place
4:02 PM ET Cameroon defeated a second-string Brazil team 1-0 in their final Group G match at the Lusail Stadium on Friday but it was not enough as the African side were knocked out of the competition. Cameroon finished third on four points, two points below second-placed Switzerland, who defeated Serbia 3-2. Brazil, who had
12:05 PM ET South Korea scored a remarkable stoppage-time winner against Portugal to secure their progress to the knockout rounds in improbable fashion. It looked as if South Korea would not find the goal they needed to qualify for the round of 16 on goals scored, but Hwang Hee-Chan appeared in the first minute of
12:30 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent EDUCATION CITY, Qatar — South Korea grabbed a 91st-minute winner against Portugal to qualify as runners-up from Group H in the most dramatic circumstances. 2 Related Substitute Hwang Hee-chan got the crucial goal to send South Korea through on goals scored, despite Uruguay‘s 2-0 win over Ghana in the group’s
6:59 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Prosecutors in Madrid will not press charges over racist chanting aimed at Vinicius Junior before the Madrid derby after finding that they “lasted a few seconds” and did not constitute a crime. A group of Atletico Madrid fans were filmed singing “Vinicius, you’re a monkey” outside the Civitas
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12:23 PM ET Cesar Hernandez AL KHOR, Qatar — Mexico‘s national teams director Jaime Ordiales said he feels “professional embarrassment” for the national team’s early exit from the group stage of the 2022 World Cup and promised a rebuild for the next World Cup cycle. “We’re embarrassed and we have to apologise,” Ordiales said during
3:14 AM ET Hansi Flick has labelled Jamal Musiala as the future of German football after saying the country has forgotten how to produce successors to the great players of the past. Germany suffered a group stage elimination for the second successive World Cup after finishing third in Group E despite a 4-2 win against
12:58 PM ET Belgium coach Roberto Martinez has confirmed he will leave his role following his team’s early exit from the 2022 World Cup in Qatar on Thursday. Belgium were eliminated from the group stage following a 0-0 draw with Croatia, finishing third behind the Croatians and group winners Morocco. A victory in their final
3:01 PM ET ESPN news services Brazil great Pele was hospitalised on Tuesday. Getty Brazil football legend Pele was diagnosed with bronchopneumonia after new tests on Thursday at Albert Einstein Hospital, sources told ESPN Brasil. Pele was initially hospitalised on Tuesday in Sao Paulo to regulate the medication in his fight against a colon tumor, his
8:03 PM ET Australia‘s players can’t hide their admiration for Lionel Messi as they prepare to take on Argentina in the round of 16, but they believe they have what it takes to stun the South American heavyweights. Australia upset Denmark 1-0 on Wednesday evening to punch their tickets to the knockout stages of the
6:52 PM ET And just when you thought we achieved peak chaos at the World Cup on Wednesday, we had even ups and downs on Thursday. All four teams from Group E — Costa Rica, Germany, Japan, and Spain — were at some point either through to the round of 16 or outright eliminated. Be
5:50 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent DOHA, Qatar — Spain coach Luis Enrique said he had “nothing to celebrate” despite sealing qualification for the knockout rounds of the World Cup and admitted he would have had a “heart attack” had he realised that at one point they were heading out. Spain were beaten 2-1 by Japan
5:13 PM ET DOHA, Qatar — Hansi Flick said German football will “head into a different direction, and very soon” after the four-time world champions suffered a second successive World Cup group stage elimination, described as an “absolute catastrophe” by forward Thomas Muller. Despite a 4-2 win against Costa Rica at Al Bayt Stadium, Japan‘s
3:54 PM ET Japan pulled off a stunning second-half comeback to beat Spain 2-1 on Thursday and secure their place in the World Cup knockout stages as group winners. Despite defeat, Spain join Japan in the round of 16 but only on goal difference, after Germany‘s win over Costa Rica in Group E’s other final
4:55 PM ET AL KHOR, Qatar — Germany crashed out of the World Cup at the group stage for the second successive tournament, despite a second-half fightback to beat Costa Rica 4-2 at Al Bayt Stadium on Thursday. – World Cup 2022: News and features | Schedule | Squads In a remarkable game, Germany took
10:42 AM ET AL RAYYAN, Qatar — United States midfielder Christian Pulisic said on Thursday he’ll “do everything in my power” to play in Saturday’s World Cup round-of-16 match against the Netherlands. Pulisic’s official status remains day-to-day with a pelvic contusion, according to a U.S. Soccer Federation spokesperson. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more