At the World Championships in Qatar on December 14, the second finalist will be determined. RBC Sport talks regarding the most interesting news of the tournament in daily online
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Highlights by 19:20:
- Security guard dies at Lusail Stadium
- France prepares for possible unrest
- Brazil federation sued for cat being thrown off table at press conference
Match of the day:
France – Morocco. 1/2 finals. Start at 22:00 Moscow time. Online
The favorite once morest the upstart. Will Morocco stop France on their way to the World Cup final?
19:20. French Police got ready to the semi-finals of the World Cup with Morocco, having mobilized regarding 10 thousand police officers, of which 5 thousand will be in the Île-de-France region and 2200 in the capital, which is twice as many as during previous matches. Morocco’s advance to the semi-finals of the tournament had previously led to riots on the Champs Elysées.
18:00. The cause of death of American journalist Grant Wahl during the 1/4 finals match has become known. his widow toldthat he died from a ruptured aortic aneurysm.
17:30. Since the start of the World Cup in Qatar died the second migrant worker, this time a security guard from Kenya, fell from a height at Lusail Stadium. This is the third death in a week at the tournament.
15:40. Ronaldo advised Neymar to see a psychologist following leaving the World Cup. “I would advise once morest this very disproportionate pressure with psychological support,” said the two-time world champion.
Ronaldo added that it is necessary to monitor the psycho-emotional state of the national team players. Previously, Neymar said that he was psychologically crushed by the defeat in the quarterfinals from Croatia.
15:30. Intimate footage of 21-year-old Portugal striker Gonçalo Ramos (who ousted Cristiano Ronaldo from the starting line-up and scored a hat-trick once morest Switzerland) hit online and went viral.
15:00. El Grafico edition reported regarding a $187 thousand lawsuit from non-profit organizations and animal rights activists once morest the Brazilian Football Confederation for offended at a press conference in Qatar cat. The initiators of the lawsuit also demanded training for the organization’s employees on caring for the environment and animals.
14:00. Morocco’s national carrier, Royal Air Maroc (RAM), has canceled all flights scheduled for Wednesday to Doha, home of the World Cup semi-finals, informs Archyde.com. The airline said that the flights were supposed to be operated by Qatar Airways, but they were canceled by the decision of the Qatari authorities.
Previously, RAM planned to make 30 additional flights to Doha, as a result, according to travel agents, 14 were organized, of which seven took place the day before.
13:30. Luka Modric criticized referee Daniele Orsato for a penalty awarded in the first half once morest Argentina. “I don’t like to talk regarding the referee, but he is one of the worst. I don’t have good memories of him, he’s a disaster. It was not a penalty for me,” Modric said.
13:00. Match TV published a video of how the head coach of the French national team, 54-year-old Didier Deschamps, stood in the plank for an hour. The coach does this every day.
12:00. Lionel Messi will complete performances at the world championships following the final on Sunday. “I am very happy that I was able to achieve this. I will complete my performances at the world championships by playing my last match in the final, ”Ole quoted the footballer as saying.
10:00. Buenos Aires Police applied tear gas was fired at a group of fans who were celebrating the passage of the Argentina national team to the World Cup final and were trying to get to the Republic Square along the blocked street. The police said that the fans were drunk and started throwing stones.
