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After 17 consecutive days of football which included 56 games, the tournament's first rest day comes with 24 of the 32 teams already eliminated

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Exuberant Moroccans poured into the streets of their capital and in cities across Europe on Tuesday, waving flags and honking horns to celebrate their national soccer team's historic victory over Spain at the World Cup.

Morocco have long tried to host the world’s biggest football tournament but have made themselves the story of this one with their performances in Qatar

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Barisic wasn't among the takers as Croatia advanced past Japan but he was relieved not to suffer more penalty heartbreak like he did in Seville.

Portugal manager Fernando Santos said Ronaldo’s place in the remainder of the World Cup still had to be ‘defined’.

Only one shock emerged in the last 16 as the cream mainly rose to set intriguing last eight

Before the Qatar World Cup began, FIFA launched a social campaign called “Football Unites the World”. FIFA acknowledged “the world is divided […] with conflicts and global crises”, but promised the World Cup “will bring people together to cross borders, unite and celebrate”.

James Maddison has not featured at the World Cup but the England attacking midfielder insists he is enjoying the "learning curve" of being in Qatar with his teammates