With the four teams reaching the last week of competition already defined, the Qatar World Cup 2022 enters the definition zone. That’s why the organization has introduced a fundamental change for the last few games and will implement a new ball for the semi-finals, the third-place match and the final. Everything happening in Qatar 2022, Follow it minute by minute in Clarin.
New in development
They change the ball for the last matches of the World Cup
Al Hilm, the new World Cup ball. Photo: adidas
The last four matches of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, the two semi-finals, the challenge for third place and the grand final, will be played with a new ball, called Al Hilm in Arabic, which means ‘The Dream’.
Al Hilm takes the place of Al Rihla (The Journey), which was used in the first sixty matches of the first World Cup event in a Middle Eastern country. With a different graphic design, Al Hilm also has an offside detection technology that allows you to make decisions about it faster and more accurately.
The new technology combines artificial intelligence with data provided by the inertial measurement unit (IMU) located in the center of the ball. Combined with the semi-automatic system for detecting offside, it allows you to check the exact moment in which the ball is played in tight situations of illegal position.
The semifinalists, in photos
They honored Grant Wahl in the post he had assigned for France, England
The American journalist was remembered in the place he had reserved in the press box. AP Photo/Graham Dunbar.
American journalist Grant Wahl was presented with a FIFA workplace tribute he had designated for the match between France and England in the quarter-finals of the World Cup. A bunch of white lilies and a framed photograph of Wahl taken in Qatar were placed on his seat in the press area.
“Tonight we pay tribute to Grant Wahl in his assigned seat at Al Bayt Stadium. He should have been here. Our thoughts remain with his wife Céline, family and friends at this very difficult time.”
Wahl fell ill during extra time in Argentina’s match against the Netherlands on Friday at the Lusail stadium. The medical team treated him in the press box and later took him by ambulance to the hospital. His brother, Grant Wahl, denounced in a video on Instagram that it was a murder.
Despite equaling the goalscoring record, Kane admitted his “anguish” over missing a penalty
Pickford comforts Kane – Xinhua Photo
England forward Harry Kane, who equaled Wayne Rooney’s record as England’s top scorer with 53 goals, said he was feeling “anguish” over missing a penalty in the France match.
“I feel anguish. It’s difficult for me personally and for the team to accept that I missed the second penalty,” the player admitted in statements to BBC Sports after the match.
42 people arrested in Paris for incidents after Morocco’s victory
Morocco’s historic standings for the World Cup semi-finals in Qatar was celebrated by some 20,000 people in the Champs-Élysées sector of Paris, where various incidents took place leading to the arrest of 42 people according to the latest police report .
A strong police force with 1,220 officers has been deployed to the area for this Saturday’s two quarter-final matches between Morocco and Portugal and France against England.
The initial celebrations gave rise to some riots, such as the burning of two motorcycles in the streets adjacent to the touristy avenue des Champs-Élysées.
Morocco has become the first African country to reach the semi-finals of a World Cup, where they will face France, seeking their second consecutive final.
French joy at returning to concentration
“I need time to make the right decisions,” said the England manager of his future
Southgate has not given details on his future in charge of the England team – AFP photo
England manager Gareth Southgate has called for “time to make the right decisions” about his future following his side’s 1-2 elimination to France in the 2022 World Cup quarter-final in Qatar.
“I need time to make the right decisions. This is very emotional. In a World Cup like this, there are many different emotions,” Southgate said at a news conference at Al Bayt stadium in Al Khor.
“Every World Cup takes a lot of energy, huge energy, that’s why now I can’t define anything,” added the 52-year-old DT.
Deschamps: “If there is Morocco, it is no coincidence”
French coach Didier Deschamps highlighted his side’s “collective strength” and “stamina” in the World Cup quarter-final against England in Qatar and warned of the danger of his rivals Morocco for a place in the final.
“Few people expected Morocco to reach the semi-finals of the World Cup, but if you look at what they’ve done, the rivals they’ve defeated and only conceded one goal, it’s no surprise. They have options to reach the final. If they are here it is thanks to them, no one can deny it”.
Mbappé: “A little closer to the absolute dream”
The French striker tweeted after the win against England and expressed his joy.
Days earlier, the 10 Frenchman had said that being champion in Qatar is his “obsession”.
“Stay Focused”
Aurélien Tchouameni, scorer of France’s first goal, published the sentence on his social networks together with a photo of his celebration where he makes the gesture of “thinking” while his teammates come to embrace him.
France will face Morocco for a place in the Qatar 2022 final.
In the locker room, the champion “tasted” the standings
The official account of the French national team showed photos of Didier Deschamps’ team dressing room after they defeated England 2-1 to reach the top four at the World Cup.
French and Moroccans battled it out in Paris during Les Bleu celebrations for qualifying for the semi-finals
The French sparked the party before qualifying for the semi-finals
When are the semi-finals of the World Cup and how were the matches?
Modric, Messi, Mbappé and Bono, one of them will celebrate on Sunday 18 in Lusail.
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“We are the Rocky Balboa of the World Cup”: the crazy celebration of the Moroccan coach after eliminating Portugal
Walid Regragui and all his happiness after the 1-0 draw in Morocco. Photo: REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo.
Coach Walid Regragui, who led the team in August, has reached the semi-finals and wants to continue making history in Qatar.
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France knocked out England and qualified for the semi-final
The French side beat the English 2-1 and will now face Morocco for a place in the World Cup final.
Kane equaled Rooney as England’s top scorer
Kane is already celebrating his goal against France. photo by AFP
Harry Kane equaled Wayne Rooney this Saturday as the top scorer in the history of the England team, with 53 goals, thanks to the penalty he converted in the 54th minute of the match against France, which meant the partial 1-1.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s duo returned to the fray and destroyed Portugal’s coach after their elimination against Morocco
Georgina Rodríguez’s message, in defense of Cristiano Ronaldo, after Portugal’s elimination.
Argentine model Georgina Rodríguez, wife of Cristiano Ronaldo, today shot down Portuguese coach Fernando Santos for putting him as the star’s understudy in what was the elimination with Morocco, for the quarter-finals of the World Cup in Qatar.
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DT of Morocco: “We are the Rocky Balboa of this World Cup”
Walid Regragui, coach of the Moroccan team, the great revelation of Qatar 2022 by qualifying for the semifinals after beating Portugal, assured that his coaches are “the Rocky Balboa of this World Cup”.
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