Cameroon fight back to share points with Serbia

Mon, 28 Nov, 2022

Cameroon fight back to share points with Serbia

Al Wakrah: Cameroon kept their hopes of making the last 16 of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 alive after fighting back from two goals down to salvage a 3-3 draw with Serbia in a thrilling Group G encounter on Monday.

Jean-Charles Castelletto scored first for Cameroon but Serbia led 3-1 after goals from Strahinja Pavlovic, Sergej Milinkovic-Savic and Aleksandar Mitrovic.

Vincent Aboubakar and Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting then struck as Cameroon and Serbia both picked up their first point in Group G.

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Yoshida rallies Japan after Costa Rica disappointment

Mon, 28 Nov, 2022

Yoshida rallies Japan after Costa Rica disappointment

Al Rayyan: Japan captain Maya Yoshida urged his team to stick together after their 1-0 loss to Costa Rica on Sunday and believes a place in the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 knockout round is still within their reach.

Yoshida said the Blue Samurai struggled to come down from the high of beating Germany in their opening Group E game and found it "difficult" to prepare for Costa Rica, who were coming off a 7-0 thrashing by Spain.

Japan will likely now need at least a point in their final group game against Spain to progress and Yoshida urged his teammates to pull off another famous win.

Carvajal: Spain must beat Japan for right knockout form

Mon, 28 Nov, 2022

Carvajal: Spain must beat Japan for right knockout form

Al Khor: Dani Carvajal said Spain must try and beat Japan in their final FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Group E match, even though a point would clinch qualification for the last 16.

Luis Enrique's side conceded a late equaliser against Germany in a 1-1 draw on Sunday, meaning Spain are top on four points, above Costa Rica and Japan on three, and Germany on one.

Duke, journeyman goal hero spearheading Australia

Mon, 28 Nov, 2022

Duke, journeyman goal hero spearheading Australia

Doha: Mitchell Duke wouldn't be high on anyone's list of FIFA World Cup stars but the journeyman forward is pivotal to Australia's hopes of reaching the last 16 for only the second time.

Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Robert Lewandowski all scored crucial goals in Qatar on Saturday - and so did Duke, who plays in Japan's second tier and turns 32 in January.

Duke gave Tunisia's defence a torrid time with his physicality but his 23rd-minute header for what turned out to be the winner was a thing of beauty as he deftly glanced the ball over his shoulder and into the net.

Missed penalty changed game, says Saudi Arabia's Renard

Sun, 27 Nov, 2022

Missed penalty changed game, says Saudi Arabia's Renard

Al Rayyan: Herve Renard called Salem Al Dawsari’s penalty miss a “game changer” as Saudi Arabia slumped to a 2-0 loss against Poland in Group C of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 on Saturday, but vowed his side would fight to achieve their dream of a place in the knockout rounds.

Poland scored through Piotr Zielinski and Robert Lewandowski while Al Dawsari saw his penalty saved by Wojciech Szczesny late in the first half as the Saudis slipped to a defeat after opening the competition with a 2-1 victory over two-time champions Argentina.
 
However, victory over Mexico - beaten 2-0 by Argentina on Saturday - in their final game on Wednesday would still take Saudi Arabia into the Round of 16 for the first time since 1994 and Renard remains bullish about his team’s prospects.

Arnold hails 'old Aussie way' after crucial victory

Sun, 27 Nov, 2022

Arnold hails 'old Aussie way' after crucial victory

Al Wakrah: Head coach Graham Arnold said "the old Aussie way" helped his side beat Tunisia 1-0 on Saturday to keep their FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 alive but warned his players they had achieved nothing yet.

A Mitchell Duke header in the first half combined with some determined defending in the second revived the Socceroos' hopes of reaching the last 16 for only a second time.

They face Denmark - who were beaten 2-1 by reigning champions France on Saturday - in their last Group D game in Qatar with their fate in their own hands.