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Spain hammered Costa Rica 7-0 in their opening match while Germany lost against Japan.

When the World Cup draw came out in April, one of the highlights of the group stage was Sunday’s Spain vs. Germany at Al Bayt Stadium. Eight months later, the game between the two former world champions and pre-tournament favorites gained even more prominence thanks to Germany’s surprising loss to…

Arsenal defender Takehiro Tomiyasu is a doubt for Japan's second World Cup fixture against Costa Rica

Spanish pair Alvaro Morata and Dani Carvajal were benched during Wednesday’s thumping of Costa Rica having seemingly felt the adverse effects of Qatari aircon during their stay

The Qatar World Cup is now one quarter of the way through and there has been a healthy mix of dominant displays and shock results - but who will go the distance? Here's how things look so far...

Germany were beaten by lesser-fancied Japan in their World Cup 2022 opener and could be half-way back to Berlin if they lose Spain - who thrashed Costa Rica 7-0 - on Sunday

Fifa has decreed each nation should have a different song pumped into the stadium when they score. So which team has the best anthem to robot dance to and which expects their strikers to celebrate to a flute solo?

Midfielder has put tricky start to the season behind him and showed his worth to Luis Enrique’s side in rout of Costa Rica

Since 2016, Colombian cyclists have topped the podiums in the French, Spanish and Italian tours. Yet these successes hide a dark secret: a doping problem. Along with Costa Rica and Italy, Colombia has the highest number of cyclists sanctioned for taking performance-enhancing drugs. The Colombian anti-doping agency is trying to…