Morocco at Qatar 2022: how a disciplined team reached the last four
Morocco topped their group, eliminated Spain and Portugal, and became the first African men’s World Cup semi-finalists. The results only tell part of the story.
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Photo: Sebas · CC BY 3.0ArticlesSix Qatar 2022 matches worth watching again
A World Cup watchlist built around comebacks, tension and tournament stakes: six matches that reward another look, from Saudi Arabia’s win to the final.
Photo: Standardwhale · CC BY-SA 4.0ArticlesJapan at Qatar 2022: two comebacks, and a painful limit
Japan beat Germany and Spain to top Group E, then fell to Croatia on penalties. Revisit the four matches that made their Qatar 2022 campaign.
Photo: Hossein Zohrevand / Tasnim News Agency · CC BY 4.0ArticlesMbappé’s eight goals: a Golden Boot campaign beyond the final
Kylian Mbappé scored eight times at Qatar 2022. Trace his goals against Australia, Denmark, Poland and Argentina, and the final’s extraordinary finish.
Photo: Mohammed Sardar / Kushared · CC BY-SA 4.0ArticlesThe goalkeepers who changed Qatar 2022’s penalty shoot-outs
Livaković, Bounou and Martínez helped decide knockout ties. Revisit their saves, and why a missed penalty should not always be recorded as a save.
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