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      South Korea sub scored twice against Ghana at World Cup but is more famous for his LOOKS with 1.7m Instagram followers

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      FORGET Son Heung-min, there’s a new star from South Korea in town.Cho Gue-sung has shot to overnight fame at the World Cup – but his incredible new found popularity is NOT because of the two goals he scored against Ghana.
      Cho Gue-sung scored twice for South Korea off the bench against GhanaCredit: AP
      The striker has gone viral online for his good looksCredit: Getty
      Cho has gone from 20,000 Instagram followers to over 1.7millionCredit: https://www.instagram.com/whrbtjd/?hl=en

      Instead, the 24-year-old forward has become quite the heart throb online.
      Having started the tournament with around 20,000 followers on Instagram, he now has a staggering 1.7MILLION.
      His mind boggling surge in followers has partly come off the back of an old video of Cho that has gone viral on social media in recent days.
      A clip of him sitting on the bench for his club side has been viewed over 7.4m times on Twitter.
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      While the hashtag “ChoGuesung” on TikTok has over 200m views in total.
      Cho’s mesmeric rise to stardom has led to him having to turn his phone OFF due to the constant notifications.
      He has even been flooded with marriage proposals from obsessed fans on social media.
      South Korean journalist Seo Jung-hwan said on Cho, via The Athletic: “He had to get some rest.
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      “His phone was going all night. It was keeping him awake. He was trying to concentrate on football and, all the time, the messages were coming.”
      Cho appears to be well on his way to overhauling national hero and Tottenham star Son in terms of popularity.
      He plays his club football for South Korean side Jeonbuk Hyundai and was leading scorer in the last K League championship.
      Having made the South Korea World Cup squad, Cho netted twice off the bench in the 3-2 defeat to Ghana on Monday.
      Reports have linked him with a move to Celtic, Borussia Dortmund and Fenerbahce.
      But his new found popularity appears to be down to his good looks, rather than his footballing ability.
      However, the bad news for his millions of new admirers is the fact that Cho is believed to have a girlfriend.
      Although the player will have put brands on red alert with his rise to stardom, even if he does fail to keep South Korea in the World Cup.
      Cho and Co need to beat Portugal and hope Uruguay beat Ghana to qualify for the knockouts, with it then coming down to goal difference between South Korea and Uruguay for second spot.
      Cho has shot to stardom at the World Cup… but not for what he’s done on the pitchCredit: Reuters
      Cho has been linked with a move to EuropeCredit: Getty More

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      Watch crazy moment Argentina airport security RUNS OFF with passenger’s boarding pass in wild World Cup goal celebration

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      AN ARGENTINIAN immigration officer celebrated an Argentina goal mid-way through checking someone’s boarding pass.Goals from Brighton’s Alexis Mac Allister and Julian Alvarez of Manchester City sent them through to the knockouts with a 2-0 win against Poland.
      The passport officer raised his hands in the air and celebrated an Argentina goalCredit: https://twitter.com/FaacuLopez__/status/1598102427303309313
      Unfortunately, he had a bewildered women’s passport in his hand at the timeCredit: https://twitter.com/FaacuLopez__/status/1598102427303309313
      It sent Argentina through to the last 16 and a meeting with Australia. 
      A video on Twitter highlighted the moment the border guard found out his national team had scored against the Poles.
      And the passport officer wildly ran away with a woman’s documentation.
      It left her baffled as she began to chase after him.
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      The footage was captioned: “I love you very much, sir, who leaves his job and is going to shout the goal of the national team. How it has to be.”
      Fortunately, the member of staff wasn’t away from his position for long.
      One user said: “Calm people. It is seen in other videos that he moved a few steps and returned to his job. All legal. Joy was all over the airport.”
      Meanwhile, Diego Maradona’s old house has been used to stage a huge World Cup party.
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      With all of Argentina cheering Lionel Messi and his teammates on at home and in bars, one particularly special party was taking place in the South American country.
      The owners of Diego Maradona’s old family house hosted a massive celebration at his former luxury pad to celebrate the victory.
      They are believed to have only bought the home six days ago but let people in free of charge to watch the World Cup clash.
      Pictures and videos show incredible scenes of Argentinians crowded around the pool and having the time of their lives as they marked the win. More

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      Holland in major World Cup last 16 panic as Louis van Gaal reveals VIRUS is tearing through squad ahead of USA clash

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      HOLLAND are facing a major World Cup panic ahead of their last-16 clash against the USA.That’s after Louis van Gaal revealed his concern at a potential VIRUS tearing its way through his squad.
      Louis van Gaal is concerned about a virus in the Dutch squad ahead of their USA gameCredit: Reuters
      The former Manchester United boss delivered the grim news just a day before his side’s crunch clash against Christian Pulisic and Co.
      Dutch media claim many players are suffering from coughs, sore throats and runny noses.
      And despite it being labelled everything from a virus to just a cold, Van Gaal told reporters on Friday: “If this goes around in the group, then it is worrying.”
      Frenkie de Jong confessed to feeling under the weather shortly before Holland’s draw with Ecuador last week.

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      And he was joined by Marten de Roon ahead of Tuesday’s win over Qatar, with the anchorman speaking to reporters in a nasal voice.
      It’s believed the air conditioners, cooling people down from the 30C Qatar heat, could be to blame.
      Man Utd and Brazil star Antony slammed the constant cold blast for giving him a “cough and bad throat.”
      And even USA boss Gregg Berhalter admits he and several of his players have been suffering.
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      Responding to Van Gaal’s news, he said: “We all suffer from that here.
      “I even felt very bad for a few days. That’s really because of those air conditioners.”
      Meanwhile, Van Gaal hit back at critics of his pragmatic playing style.
      And the ex-Man Utd boss insisted he was not changing his ways for anyone.
      Van Gaal declared: “In 2014 it was exactly the same. No different. The media was very negative, so exact same thing now. Same old.
      “I’m used to it and my players are also used to it so we are calmly going to continue on the path we’ve embarked on.” More

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      Hilarious moment two blokes catch eyeful of ‘World Cup’s hottest fan’ and snap pictures as she strolls past in stadium

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      FEISTY football fan Ivana Kroll, former Miss Croatia, has been poking fun at a group of men who were caught sneaking photos of the model’s daring fashion.The 30-year-old German-born model and designer has been pictured cheering on Croatia at this winter’s tournament wearing a range of revealing outfits, earning her the name of “World Cup’s hottest fan”.
      Two cheeky attendees saw her walking into the match yesterdayCredit: Instagram
      They quickly took out their phones to snap a photo of the smokeshowCredit: Instagram
      Ivana cheered on Croatia in their game yesterdayCredit: Getty
      In her most recent Instagram post celebrating 1million followers, she included a photo of the men checking her out and snapping photos with the caption: “1000000 followers, thank you so much for your support. Love you all!”
      Her followers were quick to point out the cheeky actions of the men in the photos.
      “That’s it, the guy is caught. The wife is waiting at home with a hammer!” one follower commented.
      It’s not the first time Ivana has turned heads with her showy outfits – she’s made headlines in years prior for her sexy outfits.
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      She gained fame in 2018 for her fashion at the event in Russia.
      Others were critical of her cheeky outfit in the conservative country of Qatar.
      “Qatar is not Europe, you shouldn’t go out in this form,” one user said.
      Ivana pointed out the hypocrisy in the organiser’s decisions regarding modesty, mentioning her Catholicism.
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      “I’m not a Muslim and if we in Europe respect hijab and niqab, I think they need also to respect our way of life, our religion and in the end me wearing dresses and bikinis because I’m Catholic from Croatia who is here because of the World Cup,” she explained.
      Her latest outfit, a red checked bikini top and tight red leggings, turned some heads, especially as Qatar has enforced strict rules around clothing for the World Cup.
      Visitors to Qatar have been advised to cover their shoulders and avoid short skirts, which Ivana was shocked by.
      “First I was thinking if the World Cup is happening there (Qatar), for sure they will allow us everything to make it comfortable for all fans without any of the restrictions,” she said.
      Ivana has said she has no fear of being arrested by Qatari authorities, and even dared to wear a skimpy thong swimsuit on a Qatar beach before the competition began.
      Ivana’s team, Croatia, is set to play Japan this Monday.
      She says locals love her sexy outfitsCredit: instagram
      Ivana pointed out the hypocrisy in the organiser’s decisions regarding modesty
      Ivana’s patriotic dress attempted to rally Croatia’s players to a win against MoroccoCredit: instagram More

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      ‘Greatest s***housery’ – Watch Australia STEAL Christian Eriksen’s Denmark tactics note then make sub in World Cup win

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      AUSTRALIA brilliantly stole Denmark’s tactical note towards the end of their crucial 1-0 World Cup win on Wednesday night.As the Danes chased a way back into the match with 20 minutes remaining, substitute Andreas Cornelius came onto the pitch carrying a piece of paper.
      Christian Eriksen was handed a note which he read on the pitch
      Mitchell Duke picked the note off the floor and handed it to manager Graham Arnold
      Arnold quickly read the piece of paper and then handed it to his coaching staff
      Assistant manager Rene Meulensteen then discussed the note with coach Andrew Clark who works in Denmark
      He handed it over to midfielder Christian Eriksen who read it, before the camera cut away.
      Moments later, Australian striker Mitchell Duke could be seen picking the note off the floor and carrying it over to the sideline for the coaching staff.
      Manager Graham Arnold and assistant coach Rene Meulensteen both read what was written.
      And so did Aussie coaching staff member Andrew Clark – the current strength and conditioning coach for Danish side FC Copenhagen.
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      Two minutes later, the Socceroos then switched from a 4-4-2 formation to a 5-4-1.
      Australia then saw out the match despite late pressure from Denmark as they booked their place in the last-16.
      After losing their opener 4-1 to France, 1-0 wins over Tunisia and Denmark have seen them reach the second round for the first time since 2006.
      Reacting to the note debacle on social media, one person said: “Great s***housery.”
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      Another added: “You kind of deserve what you get if you take hand written notes onto the pitch and leave it there for the taking 🤷‍♂️.”
      And a third said: “That’s what you get for littering.”
      But the sneaky note-stealing move is not the first crafty tactic Australia have used to get an edge in an important game.
      During their World Cup play-off clash with Peru, keeper Andrew Redmayne hilariously succeeded in throwing away his opposition number’s water bottle.
      The match went to penalties after a goalless 120 minutes, with spot kick specialist Redmayne coming off the bench in the final moments.
      He quickly became aware Peru keeper Pedro Gallese had the Australian penalty takers names on his bottle.
      And so Redmayne proceeded to launch it away as Gallese stood in goal waiting for Australia’s second penalty.
      The Aussie shot-stopper then saw one Peruvian penalty hit the post, before he saved the decisive one to send his country to Qatar.
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      And his antics in the goal captured headlines after the game, mostly in response to his enthusiastic dancing along the line while waiting for the penalties to be taken.
      Australia will now face Argentina in the last-16 of the World Cup on Saturday. More

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      World Cup 2022 Group G LIVE TABLE: Standings as Brazil watch Switzerland, Cameroon and Serbia bid for last-16 spot

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      GROUP G at the World Cup 2022 goes down to the wire with the final fixtures taking place TODAY.Switzerland, Cameroon and Serbia are all still in the run-in to qualify while Brazil have eyes only for top spot.
      Richarlison has scored one of the goals of the tournament so farCredit: Getty
      Click on the LIVE Group G table below for full World Cup chart…

      Group G results and fixtures
      Thursday November 24

      Switzerland 1-0 Cameroon
      Brazil 2-0 Serbia

      Monday November 28

      Cameroon 3-3 Serbia
      Brazil 1-0 Switzerland

      Friday December 2

      Serbia vs Switzerland
      Cameroon vs Brazil

      Last 16 fixture dates
      Saturday, December 3

      Sunday, December 4

      Monday, December 5

      Tuesday, December 6

      Quarter-finals
      Friday, December 9

      Match 58: Winners of Match 53 vs Winners of Match 54 (3pm)
      Match 57: Winners of Match 49 vs Winners of Match 50 (7pm)

      Saturday, December 10

      Match 60: Winners of Match 55 vs Winners of Match 56 (3pm)
      Match 59: Winners of Match 51 vs Winners of Match 52 (7pm)

      Semi-finals
      Tuesday, December 13

      Match 61: Winners of Match 57 vs Winners of Match 58 (7pm)

      Wednesday, December 14

      Match 62: Winners of Match 59 vs Winners of Match 60 (7pm)
      Third/Fourth place play-off

      Saturday, December 17

      Losers of Match 61 vs Losers of Match 62 (3pm)

      Final
      Sunday, December 18

      Winners of Match 61 vs Winners of Match 62 (3pm)

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      Based on UK time zone
      What are the most important dates for the World Cup?

      The group stages got underway on Sunday, November 20.
      Round of 16 will be on December 3 – December 6.
      Quarter-final stages begin on December 9 – December 10.
      Semi-finals are taking place on December 13 – December 14.
      The World Cup final will take place on Sunday, December 18.

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      Uruguay name Luis Suarez CAPTAIN for Ghana World Cup grudge match as teams meet for first time since infamous handball

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      LUIS SUAREZ has been named Uruguay captain against Ghana – over a decade after his infamous World Cup handball. The striker takes the armand from Diego Godin with the centre-back placed on the bench.
      Luis Suarez has been named Uruguay captain against GhanaCredit: Reuters
      Suarez in 2010 prevented Ghana from scoring a late winner in their quarter-final in South Africa.
      The Liverpool legend handled the ball on the line to stop Dominic Adiyiah’s goalbound header.
      Ex-Sunderland forward Asamoah Gyan went on to miss the penalty with Uruguay later winning on penalties to dramatically progress.
      Now the two sides will meet again over 12 years on from the incident – which Suarez feels no remorse for.

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      He said: “I don’t apologise about that, I took the handball, but Ghana player missed the penalty.
      “I’d apologise if I injured a player or took a red card for this, but I took a red card (for the handball).
      “It wasn’t my fault because I didn’t miss the penalty. You see the player who missed the penalty, he said he would do the same.”
      Even Ghana boss Otto Addo spoke out in defence of Suarez’s actions.
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      Addo said: “In general it is about perspective, if the same incident would have happened the other way around and Ghana proceeded to the semi-finals, everyone would say it is normal that a player would do anything he can to help his team go to the semi-finals.
      “For me, it’s not a big topic. This is what I wish from every player, to do all he can to help his team qualify. Sometimes even sacrificing himself with a red card.
      “It was a very sad day for me, I watched it and I was sad, but this is my perspective. If I see it from another perspective, it is a normal thing.”
      Ghana could end up having the last laugh as they currently sit second in the group, three points behind leaders Portugal.
      Meanwhile Uruguay are bottom with just a point and must beat Ghana to give themselves a chance of qualification.
      But even then, Suarez’s side will rely on South Korea dropping points against Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal.
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      Fans explain Fifa rule as they prove why Japan goal that KO’d Germany from World Cup was RIGHT to stand with home videos

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      CREATIVE football fans have taken it upon themselves to explain why Japan’s winning goal against Spain was RIGHT to stand – with their own brilliant home videos. Kaoru Mitoma did brilliantly to pull the back into play from the very edge of the byline.
      Fans on Twitter showed how the ball can be in even if it looks outCredit: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1598424792436293632
      The angle and perception is criticalCredit: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1598424792436293632
      From overhead, it can be seen the ball and ‘line’ overlapCredit: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1598424792436293632
      Kaoru Mitoma did brilliantly to keep the ball in playCredit: AP
      Fifa have not released an official graphic or evidenceCredit: AP
      He then teed up Ao Tanaka to stick the ball in and cause the Samurai Blue’s second major shock of the World Cup.
      Japan’s 2-1 win saw them top Group E ahead of Spain and dumped Germany out on goal difference behind the 2010 champions.
      The goal caused controversy, though, with the referee initially giving a goal kick before VAR officials told referee Victor Gomes to award the goal.
      But unlike with goal-line technology, there were no graphics or evidence shared by Fifa to prove why the goal was given.
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      To the naked eye using the camera angles available to broadcasters, it looked as though the whole of the ball had crossed the whole of the line – which would disallow the goal.
      But with Fifa unable or refusing to provide an explanation behind why the goal stood, supporters took to Twitter with their own videos.
      Plenty showed a football or even an orange on the floor at home next to a piece of paper, stick or even a carpet threshold to create the equivalent of a ‘goal line’.
      The ball does not touch the ‘line’ and looks to be beyond it with the low camera angle but as the video pans to a vertical view above the ball and line.
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      It shows the two overlapping with the ball within the plane of the line – meaning it is still in play.
      One fan wrote: “Perception and angle are everything!!”
      Another said: “The angle you see things from can massively distort whether any part of the ball is overhanging any part of the line. Officials get one look at it (and were right!).”
      And a third explained: “Hahaha that was CLOSE. Reminder: ball is spherical and even if bottom portion crosses the line the side might still be touching. To grant goal must have had a definitive angle showing didn’t fully cross. Give us the angle!”
      Many fans also referenced John Stones’ phenomenal clearance for Manchester City against Liverpool in 2019 that looked well over the line but was overhanging the line by 11mm.
      To the naked eye the ball looked out of playCredit: Reuters More