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In the World Cup quarterfinal, the Spanish national team defeated Belgium 2:1.

Thus, France advanced to the semifinals. Now the reigning world champions will face the winner of the Spain-Belgium pair for a place in the final.

According to the federation's statement, Dalich decided to end his nearly nine-year-long activity.

The 52-year-old Spanish specialist was appointed as head coach of the Portugal national team in January 2023.

Spain is the only national team that has not conceded a single goal from its own goal so far in the current World Cup.

"This is my last World Cup. I need to enjoy it," said Ronaldo.

Although Neymar reduced the score from a penalty in the 10th minute of added time, this was not enough to save Brazil from defeat.

The career of Uzbek FIFA referee Ilgiz Tantashev has been criticized by a number of foreign publications and football experts.

After the Portugal-Croatia match, Cristiano Ronaldo went to Modric and paid his respects to him. This was the player's last match in the national team.

World Cup 2026: France-Morocco pair will compete for the semi-final.

Sidorov finished the main stage of the competition with 6 points in 7 rounds, recording the same result as Indian grandmaster Aravind Chithambaram.

Argentina defeated Cape Verde 3-2 in extra time and advanced to the next round.

In its official letter sent to the Uzbekistan Football Association, FIFA noted that "Andijan" failed to fulfill its financial obligations to the Albanian club "Laci" in a timely manner.

According to Nagelsmann, he thoroughly considered his decision after the team left the World Cup and consulted with the federation leadership.

Portugal national team forward Cristiano Ronaldo has become the oldest footballer to have taken the field in the history of the World Cup playoff stage.