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Son Heung-min vows to ‘win back hearts’ of South Korea after World Cup exit
South Korea captain and star forward Son Heung-min posted a lengthy apology to fans on Instagram Monday after his nation was eliminated in the group stage of the World Cup.,South Korea left the World Cup a disappointing 1-2-0 in Group A after losing an all-important final game 1-0 to South Africa. T...
Paraguay knock out Germany on penalty kicks in World Cup stunner
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Jonathan Tah skied Germany's sixth spot kick well over the crossbar after seeing his apparent extra-time winner controversially disallowed, and Paraguay knocked the Germans out of the World Cup with a 4-3 win on penalties following a 1-1 draw in the round of 32 Monday. ,Tah miss...
Julio Enciso exits with injury after giving Paraguay lead over Germany
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Paraguay goal-scorer Julio Enciso departed in the 57th minute of their round of 32 clash with Germany with an apparent lower-body injury after he gave his side a shock lead late in the first half.,Only moments after Germany tied it 1-1 through Kai Havertz's header, Enciso went d...
France strive to carry high-scoring attack into knockouts vs. Sweden
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- France will be considerable favorites to advance when they face Sweden in their round of 32 clash early Tuesday evening.,France leaned on their wealth of attacking talent to win Group I. Kylian Mbappe scored twice in each of their first two wins. Then, Ousmane Dembele's firs...
Japan hope to slay Brazil without star player in World Cup knockouts
In a friendly in Tokyo last October, Brazil surrendered a two-goal halftime lead and watched Japan pull ahead for an eventual 3-2 victory.,Rayan, a 19-year-old forward, was not part of Brazil's team that day, so perhaps he can be forgiven for admitting he doesn't know much about the Japanese squad.,...
Japan star Takefusa Kubo (knee) out vs. Brazil
Japan won't have star winger Takefusa Kubo for their World Cup round of 32 match vs. Brazil on Monday in Houston.,Kubo suffered a meniscus tear in his left knee during Japan's tournament opener against the Netherlands on June 14. He was held out of the Samurai Blue's remaining group-stage matches ag...
Canada earn first knockout win on stoppage-time goal vs. South Africa
Stephen Eustaquio scored in the second minute of second-half stoppage to give Canada a 1-0 victory over South Africa in a round of 32 match on Sunday in Inglewood, Calif.,Eustaquio took advantage of a poorly headed clearance and ripped a shot from just outside of the box to the lower left corner.,Ca...
South Korea president calls for investigation after poor showing
South Korea president Lee Jae Myung is calling for an investigation into the country's poor World Cup showing and ensuing resignation of coach Hong Myung-bo.,South Korea did not advance out of Group A while earning three points in three matches. South Korea beat the Czech Republic and lost to Mexico...
Young Rayan, Brazil take aim at Japan in World Cup clash
In a friendly in Tokyo last October, Brazil surrendered a two-goal halftime lead and watched Japan pull ahead for an eventual 3-2 victory.,Rayan, a 19-year-old forward, was not part of Brazil's team that day, so perhaps he can be forgiven for admitting he doesn't know much about the Japanese squad.,...
World Cup round of 32 primer: Favorites, African teams abound
After 72 games were played to eliminate just 12 of the 48 teams at the largest-ever World Cup, the knockout phase is finally set to begin.,All of the pre-tournament favorites (France, Spain, England, Argentina) made it through, and a few surprise sides are through, too.,Cape Verde, in their first-ev...
Lionel Messi makes more World Cup history as Argentina beat Jordan
Lionel Messi scored on a free kick as a second-half substitute and Argentina delivered a 3-1 World Cup victory over Jordan in the Group J finale for each side Saturday at Arlington, Texas.,Giovani Lo Celso and Lautaro Martinez each scored goals in the first half for Argentina (3-0-0, 9 points), who ...
Austria get last-minute equalizer vs. Algeria to reach round of 32
Sasa Kalajdzic scored in the closing seconds of second-half stoppage time to give Austria a dramatic 3-3 draw with Algeria in a World Cup Group J match Saturday night in Kansas City, Mo., allowing both teams to qualify for the round of 32.,Austria would have been eliminated with a loss.,Marko Arnaut...
Lionel Messi makes more World Cup history as Argentina beats Jordan
Lionel Messi scored on a free kick as a second-half substitute and Argentina delivered a 3-1 World Cup victory over Jordan in the Group J finale for each side Saturday at Arlington, Texas., ,Giovani Lo Celso and Lautaro Martinez each scored goals in the first half for Argentina (3-0-0, 9 points), wh...
Ghana coach Carlos Queiroz: Too many teams in World Cup now
PHILADELPHIA -- No continent has benefited more from World Cup expansion than Africa.,In total, 10 sides qualified for the tournament, doubling the five spots African sides used to get when a 32-team field was utilized. Eight have advanced from the group stage to reach the round of 32, and Algeria w...
Scotland coach Steve Clarke steps down after World Cup elimination
Scotland manager Steve Clarke has stepped down from his position after failing to advance them past the group stage in their first World Cup appearance in 28 years.,The team wasted no time making the announcement, posting on social media less than 30 minutes after it was finalized that the Scots wou...
Why Mauricio Pochettino's USMNT Press Conference Was No Accident
Mauricio Pochettino's fiery postgame press conference may have been a calculated move to shift pressure away from his USMNT players....
Iran coach: US treatment at World Cup 'really terrible'
SEATTLE -- The emotions were still raw for Iran players and their coach long after the final whistle of the team's 1-1 draw against Egypt in their group-stage finale at Seattle Stadium on Friday night.,Seeking to advance out of the group stage for the first time in their World Cup history, Iran were...
49ers' George Kittle: World Cup shows NFL can play on grass
San Francisco 49ers star tight end George Kittle has seen the World Cup contested on grass fields at NFL stadiums.,If "futbol" can be played exclusively on grass, Kittle asked why can't the NFL do the same?,"We've made it clear that we prefer grass fields. We know it's better on our bodies. And clea...
Belgium trounce New Zealand, advance to knockout round
Leandro Trossard recorded the brace and Belgium clinched a spot in the round of 32 with a 5-1 World Cup victory over New Zealand in Group G play on Friday night at Vancouver.,Kevin De Bruyne, Romelu Lukaku and Alexis Saelemaekers added goals as Belgium (1-0-2, 5 points) won the group due to having a...
Tiny Cape Verde grow in popularity through dream run at World Cup
Cape Verde are the smallest nation ever to reach the knockout phase of a World Cup. And yet, it feels like they're playing for everyone.,Fans of the tiny nation of islands off Africa's Atlantic coast understandably danced and reveled outside the stadium in Houston following a 0-0 draw with Saudi Ara...