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Saleh Al-Shehri of Saudi Arabia celebrates scoring his side's equalising goal to make the score 1-1 during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Group C match between Argentina and Saudi Arabia at Lusail Stadium on November 22, 2022 in Lusail City, Qatar.

Quiz! Can you name the 12 Asian nations to have played at the World Cup?

By Mark White published

Quiz! They're having a storming tournament in the Middle East – now tell us every Asian team to have ever played in the Greatest Show on Earth

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Spain coach Luis Enrique celebrates during his side's 7-0 win over Costa Rica at the 2022 World Cup.

World Cup 2022: Luis Enrique says Spain won't "gamble" on second place to try and avoid Brazil

By Alasdair Mackenzie published

Spain and Brazil will meet in the World Cup quarter-finals if they win their groups and last 16 games

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Luca Toni of Italy celebrates scoring the second goal during the international friendly match between Italy and Germany at the Artemio Franchi Stadium on March 1, 2006 in Florence, Italy.

Quiz! Can you every scorer at the 2006 World Cup?

By Mark White published

Quiz! Let's rewind 16 years and look at every player who took the World Cup in Germany by storm

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The Senegal players form a team huddle while Japan players look on before the second half during the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia group H match between Japan and Senegal at Ekaterinburg Arena on June 24, 2018 in Yekaterinburg, Russia.

Quiz! Can you name the Senegal line-up from the 2018 World Cup match against Japan?

By Mark White published

LINE-UP QUIZ! The Senegalese went out from the last World Cup on yellow cards – but let's remember some of the stars they took for the ride

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Gareth Bale of Wales celebrates with teammates after scoring their team's first goal via a penalty past Matt Turner of United States during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Group B match between USA and Wales at Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium on November 21, 2022 in Doha, Qatar.

Quiz! Can you name every 2022 World Cup nation's top scorer?

By Mark White published

QUIZ! A list of formidable frontmen for you to peruse – can you match them with their nation?

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Japan goalkeeper makes unbelievable error to concede Costa Rica's first World Cup 2022 shot on target: Shuichi Gonda looks at the ball after he conceided a goal during the Qatar 2022 World Cup Group E football match between Japan and Costa Rica at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium in Al-Rayyan, west of Doha on November 27, 2022

Watch: Japan goalkeeper makes unbelievable error to concede Costa Rica's first World Cup 2022 shot on target

By Mark White published

World Cup 2022's dullest game bursts into life with Japan goalkeeper Shuichi Gonda gifting a goal to a Costa Rica defender… it wasn't exactly coming, either

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Yuto Nagatomo of Japan and Anthony Contreras of Costa Rica compete for the ball during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Group E match between Japan and Costa Rica at Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium on November 27, 2022 in Doha, Qatar.

World Cup 2022: One damning statistic sums up the first half of Japan vs Costa Rica

By Tom Hancock published

We've just seen surely the worst opening 45 minutes of Qatar 2022 so far

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Kylian Mbappe of France celebrates with the World Cup Trophy following his sides victory in the 2018 FIFA World Cup Final between France and Croatia at Luzhniki Stadium on July 15, 2018 in Moscow, Russia.

Quiz! Can you name every player to score at the 2018 World Cup?

By Mark White published

Quiz! They flocked to Russia for the 21st World Cup four years ago, with Les Bleus taking the crown… but who actually scored?

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Japan celebrates a goal during a FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Group E match between Japan and Germany at Khalifa International Stadium on November 23, 2022 in Doha, Qatar.

World Cup 2022: Japan didn't just clean up the stadium after beating Germany – they left a gift in the dressing room

By Mark White published

Japan stunned World Cup 2022 by beating Germany before being the most gracious guests of the tournament thus far

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Takuma Asano Japan

Germany's powerful gesture, more shock results and where are all the No.9s?: Five takeaways from day four of the World Cup

By Alasdair Mackenzie published

The shocks continued on day four of the World Cup 2022 as Japan stunned Germany

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