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Mexico and Poland draw and miss a chance to gain the upper hand in their group.
Mexico and Poland played to a 0-0 draw in their opening match of the World Cup, with the Mexican goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa emerging as the hero ...
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Meet the First Ladies of Croatian Soccer
SPLIT, Croatia — The way the international soccer calendar is set up, Luka Modric is usually with his second family on his birthday in September ...
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Denmark vs. Tunisia: Christian Eriksen returns to a global stage in a 0-0 draw
Denmark and Tunisia played to a scoreless draw in their opening World Cup game. Buoyed by the overwhelming support of the crowd, and perhaps ...
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England Had a Game, but First Its Fans Had a Quest. For Beer.
DOHA, Qatar — Faced with the disturbing prospect of enduring an entire World Cup match with no alcohol after the Qatari authorities banned the ...
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Arabia Saudita derrota a Lionel Messi y a Argentina en la primera sorpresa del Mundial
LUSAIL, Catar — No se suponía que fuera así, pero parece que siempre termina así. Esos hombros jorobados, la mirada distante, el mohín apenado ...
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Saudi Arabia stuns Lionel Messi and Argentina in the World Cup’s first shock.
LUSAIL, Qatar — This is not how it was supposed to be, but this is how it always seems to end. That slump of the shoulders, that distant stare ...
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Iranian fans with pre-revolutionary flags are denied entry to the England game.
Iranian fans carrying the country’s pre-revolutionary flag were barred from entering their country’s World Cup game against England on Monday ...
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Two Lives Long Harnessed Together, Until One Could Not Go On
WINDSOR, Conn. — Bridget Eukers paused in the barn, her thoughts seemingly far away, and touched her horse’s halter like an amulet. On the floor ...
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German retailer ends sponsorship to protest FIFA’s decision on #OneLove armbands.
The retail giant Rewe ended its long sponsorship of Germany’s soccer federation on Tuesday to protest of FIFA’s decision to prevent several ...
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Dutch Fans Stand by Their Team, if Not the World Cup
AMSTERDAM — In a normal World Cup year, bars, pubs and cafes in the Netherlands are decorated in orange well before the tournament and filled to ...