![Germany players covered their mouths as they posed for their team group photo before their opening World Cup match against Japan [Annegret Hilse/Reuters]](https://www.newtimes.co.rw/thenewtimes/uploads/images/2022/12/12/8118.png "Germany players covered their mouths as they posed for their team group photo before their opening World Cup match against Japan [Annegret Hilse/Reuters]")
![There’s something inherently likeable about England under Southgate [AP Photo/Frank Augstein]](https://www.newtimes.co.rw/thenewtimes/uploads/images/2022/12/11/8042.png "There’s something inherently likeable about England under Southgate [AP Photo/Frank Augstein]")
Sunday, December 11, 2022
![Olivier Giroud is France's record goalscorer [Sorin Furcoi/Al Jazeera]](https://www.newtimes.co.rw/thenewtimes/uploads/images/2022/12/11/8038.png "Olivier Giroud is France's record goalscorer [Sorin Furcoi/Al Jazeera]")
![Morocco are unbeaten at this year's World Cup so far [Showkat Shafi/Al Jazeera]](https://www.newtimes.co.rw/thenewtimes/uploads/images/2022/12/10/7986.png "Morocco are unbeaten at this year's World Cup so far [Showkat Shafi/Al Jazeera]")
Saturday, December 10, 2022
![Japan fans inside Al Janoub Stadium [Reuters]](https://www.newtimes.co.rw/thenewtimes/uploads/images/2022/12/09/7935.jpg "Japan fans inside Al Janoub Stadium [Reuters]")
![The Doha Corniche has been a popular hangout spot during the World Cup [Sorin Furcoi/Al Jazeera]](https://www.newtimes.co.rw/thenewtimes/uploads/images/2022/12/07/7845.png "The Doha Corniche has been a popular hangout spot during the World Cup [Sorin Furcoi/Al Jazeera]")
Wednesday, December 07, 2022
![Hakimi, right, is embraced by his mother at the end of the World Cup match between Belgium and Morocco [Fadel Senna / AFP]](https://www.newtimes.co.rw/thenewtimes/uploads/images/2022/12/07/7788.jpeg "Hakimi, right, is embraced by his mother at the end of the World Cup match between Belgium and Morocco [Fadel Senna / AFP]")
![Portugal sweep past Switzerland thanks to a hat-trick from Goncalo Ramos and a solid team effort [Sorin Furcoi/Al Jazeera]](https://www.newtimes.co.rw/thenewtimes/uploads/images/2022/12/06/7766.png "Portugal sweep past Switzerland thanks to a hat-trick from Goncalo Ramos and a solid team effort [Sorin Furcoi/Al Jazeera]")
![Harry Kane opened his World Cup account [Sorin Furcoi/Al Jazeera]](https://www.newtimes.co.rw/thenewtimes/uploads/images/2022/12/04/7549.jpg "Harry Kane opened his World Cup account [Sorin Furcoi/Al Jazeera]")
Sunday, December 04, 2022
![France's Kylian Mbappe is a player to watch in the December 4, 2022 Round of 16 match between France and Poland at the World Cup in Qatar [File: Frank Augstein/AP Photo]](https://www.newtimes.co.rw/thenewtimes/uploads/images/2022/12/04/7491.png "France's Kylian Mbappe is a player to watch in the December 4, 2022 Round of 16 match between France and Poland at the World Cup in Qatar [File: Frank Augstein/AP Photo]")
![A Brazil fan holds a replica World Cup trophy in front of a banner of legendary Brazilian player Pele before the Cameroon vs Brazil match at Lusail Stadium, Qatar, on December 2, 2022 [File: Benoit Tessier/Reuters]](https://www.newtimes.co.rw/thenewtimes/uploads/images/2022/12/04/7490.png "A Brazil fan holds a replica World Cup trophy in front of a banner of legendary Brazilian player Pele before the Cameroon vs Brazil match at Lusail Stadium, Qatar, on December 2, 2022 [File: Benoit Tessier/Reuters]")
Sunday, December 04, 2022