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By Anita Kobylinska GDANSK, Poland (Reuters) - Poland will need to look beyond leading striker Robert Lewandowski if they are to break their group stage jinx and reach the knockout rounds at the World...

By Nick Mulvenney SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia is sometimes known as "The Lucky Country" and the Socceroos look like needing a major dose of good fortune if they are to get out of Group D on their fif...

(Reuters) - Following is a statbox on Mexico at the World Cup. FIFA ranking: 13 (as of Oct. 6) Odds: 100-1 Previous tournaments: Mexico have played in 16 World Cups, including the last seven. Their be...

By Nick Mulvenney SYDNEY (Reuters) - Garang Kuol has yet to start a single senior game of football but some in Australia believe the teenage striker could have the same impact for the Socceroos in Qat...

By Rohith Nair (Reuters) - Lionel Messi has won nearly 40 trophies for club and country in an illustrious career but the Argentine forward's glittering resume has one major omission -- a World Cup win...

By Rohith Nair (Reuters) - Argentina's nearly three decades of pain and run of tearful losses in major finals came to an end last year when they won the Copa America and Lionel Scaloni's team will hea...

By Ahmed Maher (Reuters) - Tunisia will rely on familiar stadiums and their passionate fans in Qatar to achieve what has eluded them in more than 40 years as they seek to reach the World Cup second ro...

(Reuters) - Match-by-match facts and statistics ahead of the next round of Premier League fixtures from Nov. 5-6 (all times GMT): Saturday, Nov. 5 Nottingham Forest v Brentford (1500) * This is the fi...

By Ahmed Maher (Reuters) - Tunisia will pin their hopes on Montpellier's Wahbi Khazri to steer them through the World Cup group stage, given that he is their standout player in a squad that mainly com...

(Reuters) - Following are some facts about Tunisia as they head into the 2022 World Cup: FIFA Ranking: 26 Odds: 300-1 Previous tournaments: Tunisia have appeared in 5 World Cups. Although they never r...