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Qatar’s migrant workers enjoy World Cup on the cheap
DOHA: Shafeeq Saqafi paid three dollars for the Argentina shirt he proudly wore when sat with 15,000 other migrant workers in a hidden corner of Doha to watch Lionel Messi's side…
Mexico coach Martino anticipates Saudi Arabia shoot-out
DOHA: Mexico coach Tata Martino said he was expecting a shoot-out with Saudi Arabia in their final World Cup Group C clash after defeat by Argentina on Saturday. Lionel Messi and…
Messi nourishes dream of matching Maradona’s tall Argentina legacy
DOHA: Lionel Messi's dream of matching late great Diego Maradona's Argentina legacy lives on. The seven-time Ballon d'Or-winning forward pulled level with Maradona on eight World…
France never feared the curse of the World Cup holders: Deschamps
DOHA: France coach Didier Deschamps (pix) insisted he was never worried his side might be the latest defending champions to be eliminated from the World Cup in the group stage…
Mbappe shows France attack well equipped without Benzema
DOHA: An injury to Karim Benzema on the eve of the World Cup threatened to derail France's title defence, but Kylian Mbappe again showed they have the attacking resources in…
Humbled Costa Rica vow to come out swinging against Japan
DOHA: Costa Rica are “not dead” at the World Cup despite their 7-0 drubbing by Spain and will not give up on a place in the last 16 without a fight, coach Luis Fernando Suarez…