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News Articles: World Cup

U.S. skier Mikaela Shiffrin celebrates winning an alpine ski, women's World Cup giant slalom race, in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia, Sunday.

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U.S. skier Mikaela Shiffrin ties Lindsey Vonn's record for most alpine World Cup wins

Mikaela Shiffrin, 27, ties Lindsey Vonn's record for the most alpine World Cup wins for a woman. Shiffrin also has two Olympic gold medals and six world championships.

January 09, 2023
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  • Ayana Archie
Pelé appears at Pelé: The Collection, presented by Julien's Auctions in London on June 1, 2016.

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Pelé, who made soccer 'The Beautiful Game,' dies at 82

Pelé was one of the world's best soccer players who was the sport's global face for decades. The Brazilian legend was a wizard on the field who dazzled fans, teammates and competitors alike.

December 29, 2022
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  • Catherine Osborn
The Argentine soccer team that won the World Cup title ride on an open bus during their homecoming parade in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022.

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Overflow crowds in Buenos Aires forced the end of a World Cup celebration parade

So many jubilant Argentine fans swarmed the streets of Buenos Aires that the soccer team had to abandon the open-air bus transporting them to the city and board helicopters for a capital flyover.

December 21, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Savannah is the most historic city in Georgia established in 1733.

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Georgia Today: Murder charges for Georgia mother, Savannah rewriting racist past, holiday traveling

On the Friday Dec. 16 edition of Georgia Today: Murder charges for the mother of the toddler found in a landfill, one of Savannah’s iconic town squares may be taking a big step to rewrite its racist past, and 5.2 million people will travel through ATL this holiday season.

December 16, 2022
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  • Peter Biello and
  • Jeremy Powell
Argentina's Julián Álvarez celebrates while holding Lionel Messi after scoring the team's second goal during the 2022 World Cup's Round of 16 match with Australia at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium on Saturday, Dec. 3, in Doha, Qatar.

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Photos from the 2022 FIFA World Cup's Round of 16

The 2022 World Cup's Round of 16 took place this past week, with the top half of competing countries now reduced to eight teams.

December 08, 2022
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  • Maansi Srivastava
Anish Adhikari, now 26, worked construction jobs in Qatar for 33 months in the lead-up to the World Cup. In this 2021 photo, he poses inside the new Lusail stadium, which he helped build and which will host the World Cup final on Dec. 18. Adhikari says the Nepali agent who got him the job misled him about working conditions in Qatar: "They sell a dream that's not reality."

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Death and dishonesty: Stories of two workers who built the World Cup stadiums in Qatar

Vinod Kumar of India and Anish Adhikari of Nepal are among the many migrant workers who helped build the stadiums. Adhikari says he was misled about working conditions. Kumar died on the job.

December 02, 2022
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  • Lauren Frayer
Christian Pulisic of the United States (right) shoots to score his side's first goal past Iran's goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand during their teams' World Cup match.

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U.S. beats Iran 1-0 in a must-win World Cup match

The U.S. had to beat Iran to advance in the World Cup. Iran had to just tie in order to move on. The U.S. will go up against the Netherlands in the Round of 16.

November 29, 2022
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  • Jaclyn Diaz and
  • Tom Goldman
Two anti-riot police officers wave the Iranian flags during a street celebration after Iran defeated Wales in Qatar's World Cup, at Sadeghieh Sq. in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Nov. 25, 2022.

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U.S. soccer federation briefly alters Iran's flag to show solidarity with protesters

The organization had displayed Iran's national flag on social media without the emblem of the Islamic Republic to show "support for the women in Iran" ahead of the two nations' soccer match.

November 27, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
England's Harry Kane, right, fights for the ball against Christian Pulisic of the United States during the World Cup group B soccer match at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Qatar, on Friday.

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The U.S. ties England in a scoreless World Cup game

The U.S. men's team must beat Iran on Tuesday to reach the knockout stage. England leads the pack in the latest group standings.

November 25, 2022
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  • Emma Bowman and
  • Tom Goldman
Iranian soccer player Voria Ghafouri (right), then a member of the national soccer team, fights for the ball with Iraqi midfielder Hussein Ali during the AFC Asian Cup soccer match in Dubai in 2019. The semiofficial Fars and Tasnim news agencies reported on Thursday that Iran arrested Ghafouri for insulting the national soccer team and criticizing the government.

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Iran arrests a soccer player for criticizing government and insulting the soccer team

Voria Ghafouri, a prominent player who wasn't chosen to go to the World Cup, is an outspoken critic of Iran's authorities. Reports of his arrest came ahead of Friday's Iran-Wales World Cup match.

November 24, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Fans arrive to the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil round of 16 match between Brazil and Chile at Estadio Mineirão in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, on June 28, 2014.

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Why some Brazilians won't be wearing their national soccer colors for the World Cup

Brazilians who voted against President Jair Bolsonaro are torn about sporting the yellow soccer jersey after the far-right leader and his supporters adopted the shirt.

November 24, 2022
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  • Carrie Kahn
The match ball used in the 1986 FIFA World Cup football match between Argentina and England is pictured ahead of its auction, at Wembley Stadium in London on Nov. 1.

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The 'Hand of God' soccer ball punched by Diego Maradona is up for auction

The ball was used in the infamous quarterfinal match between Argentina and England at the 1986 World Cup in Mexico City. It's expected to sell for as much as $3.6 million.

November 15, 2022
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  • Laurel Wamsley
music midtown

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Political Rewind: Music Midtown canceled; Claiming unborn kids on taxes; Update on Fulton probe

Tuesday on Political Rewind: Music Midtown has been canceled, allegedly because of Georgia's gun laws. Plus, the State Department of Revenue will allow Georgians to claim embryos on income tax deductions. Meanwhile, Tamar Hallerman provides an update on the latest in the Fulton County probe.

August 02, 2022
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Lothar Matthaus draws the card of USA in Group B during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Final Draw on Friday in Doha, Qatar.

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The U.S. will face England in the World Cup's group stage

The United States drew a spot in Group B, meaning the men's soccer team will face off against England, Iran and the winner of a European playoff — setting up a challenging run for the U.S. squad.

April 01, 2022
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  • Laurel Wamsley
Costa Rica's Ian Lawrence (right) vies for the ball with U.S. player DeAndre Yedlin during their FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 CONCACAF qualifier match in San Jose, Costa Rica, on Wednesday.

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The U.S. men's soccer team qualifies for the World Cup despite its loss to Costa Rica

The U.S. will learn on Friday which three nations it will face in the group stage of the World Cup, which starts Nov. 21. The men's team returns after a 2018 loss that broke its qualifying streak.

March 31, 2022
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