Soccer World Cup
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Croatia beats Brazil on penalties in World Cup quarterfinals
AL RAYYAN, Qatar (AP) — Neymar is again going home without a World Cup title. Luka Modric’s quest co...
December 10, 2022
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Kishida: Samurai Blue surprised world
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida praised Japan’s national soccer team on Thursday, saying that the Samur...
December 8, 2022
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The next World Cup will jump to 48 teams. Is bigger better?
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — The next World Cup will be the biggest ever after world soccer body FIFA took the...
December 8, 2022
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Samurai Blue showed unity at World Cup: Moriyasu
The Samurai Blue may have been defeated by Croatia in the round-of-16 at the World Cup soccer tourna...
December 8, 2022
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National soccer team returns to Japan
The national soccer team returned to Japan with coach Hajime Moriyasu on Wednesday and were greeted ...
December 7, 2022
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The pain in Spain
Dejected Spanish players look on in frustration after losing to Morocco in a penalty shootout in the...
December 7, 2022
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Ronaldo dropped, Ramos scores 3 for Portugal win at World Cup
LUSAIL, Qatar (AP) — A chant of “RONALDO! RONALDO!” swept around the biggest stadium at the World Cu...
December 7, 2022
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Little known before World Cup, Ramos goals lift Portugal
LUSAIL, Qatar (AP) — In his first start for Portugal's national team, Gonçalo Ramos showed that he h...
December 7, 2022
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Morocco beats Spain on penalties to advance at World Cup
AL RAYYAN, Qatar (AP) — The first World Cup held in an Arab nation has produced the Arab world's fir...
December 7, 2022
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Shuichi Gonda saved himself before saving goals in Qatar
AL WAKRAH, Qatar — The match was still young when Japan keeper Shuichi Gonda had to stop a point-bla...
December 7, 2022
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Japan comes up short in penalty shootout with Croatia
AL WAKRAH, Qatar — For 120 minutes, Japan was certainly Croatia’s equal. But when their World Cup ro...
December 6, 2022
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Fans applaud hard-charging Samurai Blue
From joy, to nervousness, to disappointment, fans of Japan’s national team were on an emotional roll...
December 6, 2022
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Japan bags ¥1.77 bil. for getting as far as knockout stage
Japan will receive $13 million (about ¥1.77 billion) in prize money after losing to Croatia in the W...
December 6, 2022
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Household viewership averages 34.6% for Japan-Croatia World Cup match
TV ratings for the World Cup match between Japan and Croatia averaged 34.6% for households and 20.2%...
December 6, 2022
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Yuto Nagatomo: Japan’s fighting spirit was on display
AL WAKRAH, Qatar — Japan has again failed to advance to the quarterfinals of a World Cup, falling to...
December 6, 2022
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