Derek Van Diest

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WORLD CUP NOTES: Cristiano Ronaldo gets a talking to from coach

Santos was critical of his star player, who wasn’t impressed with being substituted in the 65th minute of a 2-1 loss to South Korea on Friday

December 5, 2022 Soccer

Portugal's coach Fernando Santos oversees a training session at the Al Shahaniya SC training site. northwest of Doha on December 5, 2022, on the eve of the Qatar 2022 World Cup Round of 16 football match between Portugal and Switzerland.

Harry Kane scores in impressive win for England at FIFA World Cup

AL KHOR, Qatar — Harry Kane scored a goal and helped set up another for England in a 3-0 win against Senegal at the Al Bayt Stadium on Sunday.

December 4, 2022 Soccer

England's Harry Kane scores their second goa against Senegal at the World Cup on Sunday.

WORLD CUP NOTES: France's Kylian Mbappe scores two in win over Poland

Mbappe, 23, scored two goals for France in a 3-1 win against Poland here at the Al Thumama Stadium on Sunday to put his side into the quarter-final.

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December 4, 2022 Soccer

France's forward Kylian Mbappe celebrates scoring his team's third goal during the Qatar 2022 World Cup round of 16 football match between France and Poland at the Al-Thumama Stadium in Doha on December 4, 2022.

Alistair Johnston's rapid ascent takes him from FIFA World Cup to Celtic FC

Johnston likely packed a big suitcase to come here with Canada, because he had another destination after the tournament, heading to Scotland to play with Celtic FC

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December 4, 2022 Soccer

Alistair Johnston of Canada holds off Sofiane Boufal of Morocco during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Group F match at Al Thumama Stadium on December 01, 2022 in Doha, Qatar.

WORLD CUP NOTES: Messi puts Argentina in quarter-final

Messi scored in the 35th minute and Julian Alvarez added a second in the 57th as Argentina hung on for a 2-1 victory against Australia

December 4, 2022 Soccer

Argentina's forward Lionel Messi celebrates after qualifying to the next round after defeating Australia 2-1 in the Qatar 2022 World Cup round of 16 football match between Argentina and Australia at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium in Al-Rayyan, west of Doha on December 3, 2022.

U.S., last hope for Concacaf, eliminated at FIFA World Cup

The last remaining team in the region went away quietly from the 2022 FIFA World Cup, losing 3-1 to the Netherlands here at the Khalifa International Stadium on Saturday in the first of eight Round of 16 games

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December 3, 2022 Soccer