Group A: Nov. 20 in Al Khor Qatar 0 Ecuador 2. (Goals: Valencia 16 pen., 31. Att.: 67,372.)
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Sunday afternoon: What we're reading (and listening to)
1. In the car with Wales manager Rob Page – chatting Bale, Berhalter and Sheen brilliance By Michael Walker (The Athletic)2. A diminished Twitter faces a World Cup test for hate speech moderation By Naomi Nix and Rachel Lerman (Washington Post)3. Louis van Gaal’s final act will be a gripping piece of World Cup theater By […]
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Third Round: NCAA Division I Women's Tournament (Saturday)
• North Carolina holds off BYU. Freshman Maddie Dahlien scored two goals to break a 1-1 tie and lead UNC past BYU, 3-2. U.S U-20 Talia Dellaperuta opened the scoring in the 13th minute, but the Cougars, the 2021 national runners-up, responded six minutes later on a great goal by Olivia Wade.The Tar Heels have […]
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Around Qatar: World Cup news
• Karim Benzema ruled out with thigh injury. Defending champion France will be without the Ballon d’Or winner, who has been struggling with an injured left thigh. He took part in his first full training with Les Bleus on Saturday at their base at the home stadium of Qatari champion Al Sadd but was forced […]
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Sunday morning: What we're reading (and listening to)
1. USMNT’s Gregg Berhalter talks World Cup prep, says team ‘can beat anyone’ in Qatar By Sam Borden (ESPN)2. Fans paid to attend World Cup by Qatar have daily allowance canceled By Paul MacInnes (Guardian)3. ‘A new era of football’: Why the Qatar World Cup may see an erosion of national styles By Miguel Delaney […]
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Results: USMNT World Cup openers
1930: Paraguay 3-0 (advanced)*1934: Italy 1-7 (eliminated)1950: Chile 2-5 (eliminated)1990: Czechoslovakia 1-5 (eliminated)1994: Switzerland 1-1 (advanced)1998: Germany 0-2 (eliminated)2002: Portugal 3-2 (advanced)2006: Czech Republic 0-3 (eliminated)2010: England 1-1 (advanced)2014: Ghana 2-1 (advanced)*Knockout tournament.Note: USA advanced all five times it won or tied its opener. It didn’t advance all five times it lost.
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World Cup: Champions (how they've fared in title defense)
1998. France (finished last in group in 2002) 2002. Brazil (lost in quarterfinals in 2006) 2006. Italy (finished last in group in 2010) 2010. Spain (finished third in group in 2014) 2014. Germany (finished last in group in 2018)
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Results: NCAA Division I Women's Tournament (Second Round)
Thursday November 17 No. 2 North Carolina 3 No. 8 Georgia 1 // No. 6 BYU 1 No. 3 Stanford 1 (BYU wins 5-4 on penalty kicks) Friday November 18 No. 1 Florida State 4 No. 8 LSU 1 // No. 4 Pittsburgh 2 No. 5 Georgetown 1 No. 3 Arkansas 5 No. 6 Ohio […]
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Major League Soccer: Offseason moves
• Cole Bassett returns to Colorado. The Rapids recalled the 21-year-old midfielder from his loan with Dutch club Fortuna Sittard. He spent 2022 on loan to two Eredivisie clubs, first Feyenoord and then Sittard. Bassett made 19 appearances and finished with one goal and one assist.
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Saturday morning: What we're reading (and listening to)
1. Major questions around World Cup following Qatar’s beer ban (Sports Business Journal)2. ‘Ted Lasso’ puts up a banner in Medford to cheer on Brenden Aaronson at the World Cup By Jonathan Tannenwald (Philadelphia Inquirer)3. Big shoes to fill: How the USWNT is moving on from a golden generation By Gwendolyn Oxenham (ESPN.com)