FIFA World Cup 2022: Schoolteacher wins $1.6 million with bet of on Morocco to reach quarterfinals

World Cup history makers Morocco will host minnows Eritrea -- 181 places lower in the Fifa rankings -- when they start their quest for a place at the 2026 tournament. The first two of 10 matchdays in Africa are scheduled for November 13-21 and, after Eritrea, the first semi-finalists from Africa face a potentially tricky visit to improving…

Johannesburg (AFP) - World Cup history makers Morocco will host minnows Eritrea -- 181 places lower in the FIFA rankings -- when they start their quest for a place at the 2026 tournament. The first two of 10 matchdays in Africa are scheduled for November 13-21 and, after Eritrea, the first semi-finalists from Africa face a potentially tricky visit…

Achraf Hakimi is a professional footballer who plays for the Morocco national team and Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain. He mainly plays as a right-back. Known for his speed, runs and goal scoring ability, he is regarded as one of the best right-backs in world football. Hakimi's most remarkable moment at the 2022 FIFA World Cup was the impressive…

Argentina were crowned champions of the world after a dramatic penalty shootout in Lusail Stadium brought an end to a World Cup acclaimed as one of the best ever. Olympics.com brings you five things we learned from the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. (Picture by Getty Images) After a World Cup final that will go down in history as one of the greatest…

The sport of football has often seen unique gestures when it comes to celebrations after a goal. Some of these have been immortalised like Jurgen Klinsmann's act of diving onto the pitch with his arms and legs outstretched after finding the back of the net during his playing days. This act of self-satire - Klinsmann was known for going down…

Morocco have made it through to the World Cup semi-finals to face France and all the action will be live on talkSPORT. The Atlas Lions beat Portugal 1-0 to knock out Cristiano Ronaldo and co after sending 2010 Champions Spain home on penalties. Walid Regragui's side are making history and will now come up against yet another European giant with a…

A version of this story appears in today's Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, CNN's three-times-a-week look inside the region's biggest stories. . They're known as The Atlas Lions, the Moroccan football team that's ripped up the history books at the FIFA World Cup. Their run has upended all expectations, advancing deep into uncharted…

1xBet talks about the footballers whose great performance in the stadiums of Qatar gave unforgettable emotions to the entire continent. Wahbi Khazri (Tunisia) Money doesn't play football - perhaps even the famous investor Warren Buffett will not argue with this statement. However, we were very pleased to see how Wahbi Khazri, the player of the…

After the first round of games at the World Cup, an all too familiar script looked to be playing out for African football fans. Five games played, three losses, two draws and only Ghana putting the ball in the back of the net in a defeat by Portugal. Another disappointing tournament appeared to be looming for the continent that Brazil soccer great…

In 21 editions of the men's World Cup, featuring 80 nations since the first edition in 1930, only eight countries have lifted the trophy. When discounting Uruguay, whose lasttriumph came in 1950, and when considering Spain are the only first-time champion this century, we can generally head into a World Cup feeling confident the victor will emerge…

This time around Morocco seems on a mission to set the record straight. Listen to this article How Morocco in the World Cup football semi finals is not a fluke England in 1990, Turkey 12 years later and Uruguay in 2010. Over the years, these three European teams have broken several African hearts. They have been responsible for ending the fairytale…

Morocco have become the toast of world leaders, outstanding personalities and citizens from several countries across the globe after their historic feat, where the team reached the semi finals of the 2022 World Cup, the first for an African nation and Arab world as well since the inception of the tournament in 1930. Recall that the Atlas Lions…

A NEW YORK-based teacher won a staggering £900000 after betting on Morocco to knock Spain out of the World Cup. The huge win came despite the gambler not knowing a single Moroccan player's name. The elementary school teacher staked £74000 - using winnings from previous smart bets - on the North African country to reach the quarter-finals. Having…

One lucky punter has pulled off the bet of the FIFA World Cup, snaring more than a million dollars after backing Morocco to make the quarterfinals. Morocco defeated Spain 3-0 on penalties on Wednesday and one fan was particularly thrilled by the upset after betting USD$90818.19 (A$133000) on Morocco to reach the quarterfinals, which produced an…

Dec 7 (Reuters) - The World Cup knockout phase in Qatar will continue with the quarter-finals on Friday and Saturday. Below are the teams who made it into the last eight. Argentina beat off a frenzied Australia fightback to win 2-1 and reach the quarter-finals, where they will face the Netherlands on Friday. Captain Lionel Messi, who has said he…

DOHA - Spain will be favourites to beat Morocco in the World Cup last 16 on Tuesday but the teams' experiences in the group phase were a reminder of the unpredictability of tournament football. Spain, who humbled Costa Rica 7-0 in their opening game, finished second in Group E behind Japan while Morocco defied the odds to win Group F ahead of…

After a disconsolately slow start the African teams finally sprang to life on Sunday at the World Cup in Qatar. Led by Morocco who registered a stirring 2-0 win over an ageing and bickering Belgium side that is still ranked No 2 in the world behind Brazil, Cameroon managed to end an eight-game losing streak at the World Cup by coming from behind…

In football, representing your national team at an international game and scoring is always a feat any player would kill for but nothing beats the feeling of winning a majortournament, especially the FIFA World Cup. On Monday, Timothy Weah became the first player to score for the United States in the ongoing 2022 World Cup in Qatar when he scored…

Reigning champions France, maybe England, Spain or Germany. Maybe Brazil or Argentina could put an end to the European chokehold over the World Cup this year. These are all very plausible scenarios that may pan out over the course of the next month. While punters are piling in on the usual suspects, former Barcelona and Cameroon striker Samuel…

The 2022 FIFA World Cup is due to begin on Sunday and we have five African countries representing the continent of Africa in the tournament. We therefore take a look at their chances of winning the competition. African countries have rarely made it to the quarter-finals in the world cup with only Cameroon, Senegal and Ghana in 1990, 2002 and 2010…

Former Barcelona and Inter Milan striker Samuel Eto'o played at four World Cups for Cameroon and he thinks Qatar will play host to an all-African final for the first time Samuel Eto'o thinks Qatar is the place African football can shock the world African sides are going to make history and dominate the World Cup in Qatar with Cameroon beating…

In their last World Cup appearance before Italia 90 at Espana 82, Cameroon was eliminated at the group stages after drawing all three of their group games. But they were a different animal in Italy eight years later as they became the first African nation to reach the quarterfinals of the World Cup. They kicked off the tournament with a 1-0 win…

From 20 November through to 18 December, the globe will be wrapped up in the first-ever FIFA World Cup to take place in the winter months. While only 32 teams can take part, it's truly a spectacle for every football-loving nation. Sadly, the Ugandan national team won't be making the roughly 2100-mile straight-line trip from Kampala to Qatar, having…

The FIFA World Cup is an international football tournament that takes place every four years. The tournament is contested by the senior men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA, the sport's global governing body. The most recent World Cup was held in 2018 in Russia and won by France. With the 2022 World Cup set to take place in…

The 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar will be historic for the African continent as the five nations that have booked a ticket to the quadrennial extravaganza will be managed by local coaches. Morocco have appointed Walid Regragui as head coach of the Atlas Lions and now he will join a stellar cast of four other African coaches to lead their country.…