Lionel Messi scored twice - and Kylian Mbappé registered just the second hat trick in World Cup finals history - but it was Argentina who outlasted France 4-2 on penalty kicks, in the end to claim their third-ever World Cup title in what was a finals match for the ages on Sunday at Lusail Iconic Stadium in Lusail, Qatar...Read More

Recapping the Saturday action: CROATIA 2, MOROCCO 1 Croatia scored two first-half goals and stifled Morocco defensively in the second half en route to a 2-1 victory in the FIFA World Cup third-place game on Saturday at Khalifa International Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar. With the win, Croatia claimed third place overall at the 2022 […]Read More

Finals: Argentina (No. 3) vs. France (No. 4) When, where: Dec. 18, 9 a.m. CT, Lusail Iconic Stadium (Lusail, Qatar) Match History France defeated Argentina 4-3 in the Round of 16 at the 2018 World Cup in Russia, although Argentina have the better all-time record (6-3-3) dating back to the first-ever World Cup in 1930. […]Read More

Third Place Match: Croatia (No. 12) vs. Morocco (No. 22) When, where: 9 a.m. CT, Khalifa International Stadium (Al Rayyan, Qatar) Match history: Croatia and Morocco last played to a 0-0 draw less than one month ago, back on Nov. 23 in Matchday 1 of group play. Morocco and Croatia ended up finishing first and […]Read More

Recapping the Wednesday action: FRANCE 2, MOROCCO 0 The French continued their 2018 World Cup title defense with a thrilling 2-0 victory over the Cinderella Moroccans in the semifinals on Wednesday at Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Qatar. A.C. Milan’s Theo Hernández scored in the fifth minute of the match on a left-footed shot […]Read More

Semifinals: France (No. 4) vs. Morocco (No. 22) When, where: 1 p.m. CT, Al Bayt Stadium (Al Khor, Qatar) Match history: Morocco has won just once in 11 total meetings with France between 1963 to 2007. The two nations haven’t met since they drew 2-2 in a 2007 international friendly. France is 7-1-3 all-time versus […]Read More

Recapping the Tuesday action: ARGENTINA 3, CROATIA 0 Argentina erupted for two first-half goals during a five-minute span en route to a 3-0 victory over 2018 World Cup runners-up Croatia on Tuesday at Lusail Iconic Stadium in Lusail, Qatar. Lionel Messi’s third penalty kick of the 2022 World Cup turned out to be the game-winning […]Read More

Semifinals: Argentina (No. 3) vs. Croatia (No. 12)  When, where: 1 p.m. CT, Lusail Iconic Stadium (Lusail, Qatar) Match history: Argentina and Croatia have played each other five times with an evenly split record of 2-2-1. The last meeting came during Group D play of the 2018 World Cup in Russia, when Croatia blanked Argentina […]Read More

Recapping the Saturday action: MOROCCO 1, PORTUGAL 0 Morocco became the first African nation ever to reach the World Cup semifinals as they continued their improbable run in Qatar with a 1-0 shutout victory over Portugal on Saturday at Al Thumama Stadium in Doha, Qatar. The Moroccan’s quarterfinal clean sheet was their fourth in five […]Read More

Recapping the Friday action: CROATIA 0, BRAZIL 0 (Croatia win 4-2 on penalty kicks) Croatia shocked the world once again by defeating No. 1-ranked Brazil via penalty kicks (4-2) on Friday at Education City Stadium in Doha, Qatar. Brazil led 1-0 late during the extra time period after a brilliant goal by Neymar, but Bruno […]Read More

Quarterfinals: Portugal (No. 9) vs. Morocco (No. 22) When, where: 9 a.m. CT, Al Thumama Stadium (Doha, Qatar) Match history: Morocco and Portugal last played each other in the 2018 World Cup group stage when a Cristiano Ronaldo goal in the fourth minute of the game led to a 1-0 victory for Portugal. The only […]Read More

Quarterfinals: Brazil (No. 1) vs. Croatia (No. 12) When, where: 9 a.m. CT, Education City Stadium (Doha, Qatar) Match history: Brazil is 3-0-1 all-time against Croatia, outscoring the Fiery Boys 10-2 in those four matches combined. The two nations’ most recent match resulted in a 2-0 shutout win for Brazil back on June 3, 2018, […]Read More