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Hazard retires from Belgium duty after abysmal World Cup campaign

Eden Hazard has announced his retirement from international football after a disappointing outing at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. The 31-year-old retires with an impressive record of 33 goals and 36 assists in 126 international caps for Belgium. Since his international debut in 2008, he has represented the Red Devils in two UEFA European Championships and three FIFA World Cups, finishing third in the...

Ghana-born Davies scores Canada’s first-ever World Cup goal

Ghana-born Davies scores Canada’s first-ever World Cup goal

Ghana-born Alphonso Davies etched his name in Canadian folklore by becoming the first-ever male footballer to score for Canada at the FIFA World Cup. The 22-year-old also holds the record for the fastest goal in Qatar so far with his 68-second header against Croatia; it is also the fastest goal in a group-stage match at the World Cup since Clint Dempsey scored for the USA after...

Morocco grab crucial World Cup win against Belgium

Morocco grab crucial World Cup win against Belgium

Morocco have joined one of the few teams to cause upsets at the 2022 World Cup after sealing a well-deserved 2-0 win over Belgium. The Red Devils came into this match at Al Thumama Stadium with a narrow 1-0 win over Canada in their last match. The Atlas Lions meanwhile held Croatia to a goalless draw. The first chance of the match fell to Michy Batshuayi...

Morocco fustrated to goalless draw against Croatia

Morocco fustrated to goalless draw against Croatia

The Group F opening match between Morocco and 2018 World Cup finalist Croatia ended in a frustrating goalless draw on Wednesday morning. The tightly contested match saw a handful of chances fall for both sides within 90 minutes but none was converted.  Croatia star Nikola Vlasic came closest to opening the scoring on the brink of half-time, forcing a brilliant last-gasp save from goalkeeper Yassine Bounou....