Getty Images CBS Sports soccer analyst Grant Wahl is in Qatar covering his eighth men’s World Cup. He’ll be writing mailbag columns for CBS after every USMNT group-stage game. The rest of his writing, including magazine-style stories, interviews and breaking news, can be found on GrantWahl.com. DOHA, Qatar — I’m still buzzing after Friday’s tie … Read more
play Should VAR have denied Ronaldo his penalty vs. Ghana? (1:12)Dale Johnson discusses the VAR incidents from Portugal’s clash with Ghana. (1:12) 4:00 AM ET Surprisingly not in Portugal‘s starting XI for their opening World Cup game, a 3-2 win against Ghana, it only took forward Rafael Leao three minutes after coming off the substitutes’ … Read more
play Luis Suarez makes brilliant penalty save in Uruguay training (0:28)Atletico Madrid striker Luis Suarez shows off his goalkeeping abilities during a training session with Uruguay. (0:28) Nov 26, 2022 Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo has clearly seen better days, but though he became the first to reach the milestone of scoring in five men’s World … Read more
play Laurens: Neymar won’t play in the next two games (0:52)Julien Laurens confirms Neymar will miss the rest of the World Cup group stage for Brazil after injury in the victory against Serbia. (0:52) 9:00 PM ET It was all going so well. Perhaps too well. True, Brazil struggled to break down Serbia in the … Read more
play Will Mbappe be the top scorer at the FIFA World Cup? (1:24)Nedum Onouha recaps Kylian Mbappe’s match-winning performance for France in their 2-1 win over Denmark. (1:24) 7:11 PM ET The Saturday World Cup action saw our first team book their place in the round of 16, while one of the tournament’s GOATs returned … Read more
play Keller: Canada should be proud of performance vs. Belgium (1:49)Kasey Keller was very impressed by Canada’s performance despite their 1-0 loss vs. Belgium. (1:49) 3:42 PM ET Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic said his side “deserves respect” following controversial comments made by Canada coach John Herdman this week. Herdman said he told his players “go … Read more
play Are Argentina finally becoming less reliant on Lionel Messi? (1:43)Gab Marcotti examines the impact Argentina’s win over Mexico will have on Lionel Messi and his teammates. (1:43) 6:58 PM ET LUSAIL, Qatar — Mexico manager Gerardo “Tata” Martino knows that his squad need an exceptional performance against Saudi Arabia in the final game of … Read more
play Will Gio Reyna start in USMNT’s crunch game vs. Iran? (1:13)Sam Borden looks ahead to the United States’ crucial match against Iran and talks about Gio Reyna’s lack of playing time. (1:13) 7:14 PM ET Iran coach Carlos Queiroz has called on Jurgen Klinsmann to resign from his role on FIFA’s Technical Study Group … Read more
3:59 PM ET Lionel Messi rescued Argentina from the brink of World Cup elimination, scoring the crucial opening goal in a 2-0 win over Mexico at Lusail Iconic Stadium to put the South American champions back on track to reach the last 16. Argentina were being frustrated by a stubborn, physical Mexico side until Messi … Read more
play Are Argentina finally becoming less reliant on Lionel Messi? (1:43)Gab Marcotti examines the impact Argentina’s win over Mexico will have on Lionel Messi and his teammates. (1:43) 7:18 PM ET LUSAIL, Qatar — Lionel Messi said Argentina have finally arrived at the World Cup after his goal helped beat Mexico 2-0 at Lusail Stadium. … Read more
