8:15 PM ET Just because the World Cup took a break doesn’t mean we are! With two days of no games ahead of the quarterfinals, there’s plenty to look ahead at before the last eight teams still in contention kick off the business end of the tournament Friday. Be sure to check in with ESPN

Dec 6, 2022 LUSAIL, Qatar — Portugal manager Fernando Santos now has a level of control over Cristiano Ronaldo that Erik ten Hag created at Manchester United. We all know how that turned out — Ronaldo’s Old Trafford contract ripped up last month in an acrimonious exit — but Portugal showed on Tuesday night that

10:42 AM ET Wednesday is the first rest day of the World Cup and with that, a good opportunity to reflect on the individual brilliance we’ve seen so far this winter in Qatar. The final eight teams are set to battle Friday and Saturday, but with the Round of 16 meaning we’re past the midway

12:21 AM ET EDUCATION CITY, Qatar — Yassine Bounou was the last one to leave the Morocco dressing room, clearly exhausted mentally but with a huge smile on his face. And because Bounou (or Bono) is one of the nicest guys in football, his evening was not done just yet. Two hours after his team’s

6:12 PM ET Switzerland midfielder Xherdan Shaqiri apologised to their fans after they were dumped out of the World Cup in humiliating fashion as they suffered a 6-1 defeat to a rampant Portugal in the round of 16 at Lusail Stadium on Tuesday. Goncalo Ramos scored a hat-trick, with Pepe, Raphael Guerreiro and Rafael Leao

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4:50 PM ET DOHA, Qatar — Brazil looked every bit like the tournament favorite as they danced and advanced to the quarterfinals with a 4-1 win over South Korea at 974 Stadium, knocking the last team from Asia out of the World Cup. If there were any thoughts that South Korea could hang with Brazil,

3:10 PM ET AL WAKRAH, Qatar — In the end, Croatia‘s victory on penalties against Japan came in the most brutally unsentimental way. And yet, at the same time, it was all about sentiment and emotion… except it was the emotion that comes from the red and white chequers on the front of the shirt,

5:06 PM ET France and England, two heavyweights with a long history will take the stage on Dec. 10 to decide who goes into the semifinals of the 2022 World Cup. There is little to separate the two teams after they sent Poland and Senegal packing in the round of 16. Both teams boast superstars,

7:30 PM ET Danny Lewis With just a month remaining before the opening of the January transfer window, there’s plenty of gossip swirling about who’s moving where. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings, goings and, of course, done deals! TOP STORY: Could next stop for USMNT’s Weston McKennie be Tottenham