The beautiful game absorbed him completely and, despite his shy, quiet nature, his answer at primary school never changed whenever teachers asked about his future: “A footballer.”

Slaven Bilic will return as head coach of Croatia, the national football federation announced Monday, replacing Zlatko Dalic, who resigned after the country's World Cup exit.

The abuse started after Sorloth opted to shoot instead of passing to an unmarked Erling Haaland during a crucial two-on-one counter-attack while Norway were leading 1-0. His shot was blocked and England equalised minutes later, going on to win 2-1 after extra time.

“I said at the start of this World Cup, he reminds me of Zidane. He’s dragging this team through at the moment. I think he’s world class. Also, you listen to him off the pitch, he’s got a real calmness about him as well,” Terry told the FIFA Podcast.

Aston Villa and Manchester City each have five players in the final four, while Chelsea and Crystal Palace have four apiece, underlining the depth of talent spread across the English Premier League.

England, meanwhile, will take the field in their traditional white home kit when the two sides meet at Atlanta Stadium on Thursday.

For the first time since 1998, Norway had returned to football's biggest stage. They leave North America with more than a quarter-final appearance. They leave having transformed the way a nation sees its football team.

Sixty years after their first World Cup meeting, England and Argentina prepare to renew a rivalry shaped by controversy, brilliance and moments that have become football folklore.

The dazzling Yamal is still catching up off the field, but his record against Mbappe on the pitch is impressive.

That will change on Thursday [1am, Bangladesh Time] when Argentina meet the European side in a World Cup semifinal in Atlanta, a heavyweight clash that Argentina's FA (AFA) described on its website as "the match fate owed Messi."

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Argentina have been far from convincing at this World Cup. Yet every time they have been pushed to the brink, they have found a way through.

Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni insisted there is nothing more than football at stake when his team faces England in Wednesday's World Cup semi-final, despite a rivalry steeped in decades of sporting drama and political tension.

A World Cup quarterfinal, locked at 1-1. Against a resilient Switzerland in Kansas City yesterday, Argentina were desperately searching for a moment of inspiration -- perhaps from captain Lionel Messi, the man who has repeatedly rescued La Albiceleste on the biggest stage.

Norway’s World Cup dream ended with a 2-1 quarterfinal defeat against England in Miami yesterday, but their frustration centred on a moment that belonged as much to the Laws of the Game as to the drama of the night.

In an afternoon of several contentious incidents, Norway also had only themselves to blame for wasting a golden opportunity in their quarterfinal clash against England today -- a fluffed move, arguably one of the most intriguing talking points of the round, that they were left ruing after a 2-1 defeat.

The choice mirrored their triumphant Qatar 2022 run, when the Inter Milan forward started as first-choice striker before Alvarez took over from the third game onward.

Argentina have reached the World Cup semifinals after back-to-back knockout wins over Egypt and Switzerland, but both victories have been overshadowed by VAR uproars.

Infantino told Bluewin, a Swiss media outlet, that growing from 48 to 64 teams could make sense.

Colombia's football federation has condemned death threats directed at midfielder Colombia's football federation has condemned death threats directed at midfielder Jaminton Campaz and his family following the national team's World Cup elimination, Al Jazeera reported. and his family following the national team's World Cup elimination, Al Jazeera reported.