World Cup
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‘New York New Jersey’ Got the World Cup Final. Now Comes the Hard Part.
Officials are already preparing for the logistical challenge of hosting eight games of the immensely popular soccer tournament at MetLife Stadium.
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Franz Beckenbauer, ‘Der Kaiser’ of World Soccer, Dies at 78
In West Germany, he revolutionized his central defense position and was one of only three people to win the World Cup as a player and a coach.
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The Real Problem With V.A.R.
If process and hubris trump getting calls right, the system has broken down.
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FIFA Will Host 2030 World Cup on Three Continents
Soccer’s biggest championship will celebrate its centenary by placing games in South America, Europe and Africa, with most of the games in Spain, Portugal and Morocco.
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How to Become a Cricket Expert Just in Time for the Cricket World Cup
A game that is somewhat impenetrable to outsiders can, on occasion, reveal its joys to all.
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Nigeria’s Players Have Enlisted Help to Ensure They Get Paid
The members of Nigeria’s Women’s World Cup team announced Tuesday that they had restarted a long-running battle with their country’s soccer federation over missing paychecks and bonuses. Some of the overdue pay claims, the team said, go back more ...
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Morocco Wins, Then Waits, and Then Starts Celebrating
It had been more than an hour since Anissa Lahmari had scored the goal that put Morocco in front, the one that was poised to deliver another historic win for her team at its first Women’s World Cup. But it was not over yet. And so Morocco’s players ...
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Megan Rapinoe Is Not Going Quietly
Sitting on the bench as her United States team played at the Women’s World Cup last week, Megan Rapinoe was sure that she was in the wrong spot. She was just as sure that her coach, Vlatko Andonovski, should see that, and fix it. “I’m always shocked ...
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New Zealand wants to build on ‘Fern Fever.’ Norway needs a comeback.
New Zealand, the World Cup’s co-host, has a chance to take another big step forward on Tuesday. Days after it earned the first World Cup victory in the team’s history, New Zealand knows a win over the Philippines in Wellington would effectively ...
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Just Fontaine, Record-Setting French Soccer Star, Dies at 89
His stellar career was cut short by injury, but he made his mark by scoring 13 goals at the 1958 World Cup.