World Cup 2022 (Soccer) – Page 11

Brazil Feels the Familiar Sting of Failure

The country that expects to win every World Cup has been to the semifinals only once since 2002. But it can always find someone new to blame.

Grant Wahl, who in his career covered soccer for Sports Illustrated, Fox Sports and CBS, was in Qatar for his eighth World Cup.

An all-time comeback ends in defeat for the Netherlands as Lionel Messi advances in his last World Cup.

A late shock goal in extra time forced penalty kicks. Croatia made the most of them.

The World Cup is bidding farewell to the starriest cast the game has ever assembled. The setting is a perfect fit for the game’s age of excess.