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By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) - If England manager Gareth Southgate could wrap one player in cotton wool before his squad board the plane for Qatar it would surely be captain and goal machine Harr...

By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) - There have been plenty of 'nearly men' in the annals of world soccer, nations with all the ingredients to deliver on the biggest stage but who ended up with just cr...

(Reuters) - Statbox on the Netherlands at the World Cup: FIFA Ranking: 8 Odds: 12-1 Previous tournaments: The Netherlands have been runners-up at three World Cups, coming close to being crowned world ...

By Mark Gleeson (Reuters) - Sadio Mane is the embodiment of the dreams of millions of young Africans, emerging from a small village in Senegal to play at the highest level in Europe and become an inte...

By Mark Gleeson (Reuters) - Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal is reserving an automatic place for only two players in his World Cup squad in a strict selection regime where match fitness is a major cri...

By Mark Gleeson (Reuters) - The Netherlands have legitimate hopes of turning their status as World Cup nearly men into champions as they take a 15-match unbeaten run into the Qatar finals and pin thei...

By Mark Gleeson (Reuters) - African champions Senegal carry the continent's best prospect of breaking barriers at the World Cup finals and hope to atone for a miserable last tournament in Russia where...

By Toby Davis LONDON (Reuters) - Wales' preparations for their first World Cup in 64 years were dogged by poor form and injuries but after qualifying confidently they will be champing at the bit to ge...

By Andrew Mills DOHA (Reuters) - Qatar's main playmaker Akram Afif is perhaps the World Cup host country's greatest asset and worry wrapped up in one. The 25-year-old striker, crowned Asia's player of...

By Toby Davis (Reuters) - For a decade Gareth Bale has been Wales' best player, a talismanic figure whose rare talent has helped them compete with the elite, yet he heads to the World Cup with questio...