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Wednesday, November 5, 2025
TopicFIFA World Cup 2022

Topic: FIFA World Cup 2022

Morocco’s rise in Qatar is knocking at the doors of football history. This time for Africa

Morocco defeated heavyweights Belgium, Canada, and Spain to book a quarterfinal slot against Portugal at the 2022 Qatar World Cup. But how did it do it?

Laddoos all around but no revadi please & no task is too ‘Urgentina’ when World Cup is on

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

‘Matter of prestige’: How cricket-mad Pakistan is playing a big role in FIFA World Cup

Along with India & China, Pakistan is one of the world's biggest manufacturers of soccer balls and has been working with Adidas for almost 20 years, who makes the official FIFA ball.

How many migrant workers have died in Qatar?

Britain's Guardian reported last year that at least 6,500 migrant workers — many of them working on World Cup projects — had died in Qatar.

‘Sorcerer’ Goncalo Ramos dazzles for Portugal with hat-trick in first World Cup start

With a silky touch and an acceleration that left Swiss defenders repeatedly scrambling, Goncalo Ramos was a constant threat.

Spain in mourning, local Moroccans rejoice at World Cup surprise

Spain and Morocco have a long history of rivalry and mutual cultural influences dating back to the Muslim conquest of Iberia in the 8th century and the Spanish Reconquista that followed.

‘They’ve to be afraid’ — Morocco’s Hakimi up against country of birth, Spain, at FIFA World Cup

The flying wingback is one of his team's key players whose last-16 match in the Qatar World Cup against Spain gives them a chance to reach the quarter-finals for the first time.

For France’s deadly striking duo Mbappe & Giroud, age gap not a problem

Giroud, at 36, brings experience and guile to France's attack, while Mbappe, 23, is blessed with pace so explosive he hit a top of speed of 35 kph in the match against Poland.

Goals everywhere for England as Gareth Southgate’s side shows they no longer rely on Kane

England has already matched their World Cup record of 12 goals en route to the semi-finals in 2018 and one more already than when they won the trophy for the only time in 1966.

In Diego Maradona’s shadow, Lionel Messi’s strives for Argentina’s forever love

In Qatar, on Messi's fifth and final quest, he has been the beating heart of the squad and Argentina appear to have as good a chance as any to lift the trophy on 18 December.

On Camera

Indians have a complicated relationship with Zohran Mamdani

Mamdani’s politics feels unusual compared to India’s current climate. He unapologetically foregrounds Muslim identity at a time when doing so in India invites scrutiny.

What does NCLAT order mean for data-sharing ban, penalty imposed by CCI on Meta & WhatsApp

On 4 November 2025, NCLAT bench, comprising Chairperson Justice Ashok Bhushan and Member Arun Baroka, noted that WhatsApp and Meta are distinct legal entities.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.