![Gvardiol’s sublime header gave Croatia the lead early on [Sorin Furcoi/Al Jazeera]](https://www.newtimes.co.rw/thenewtimes/uploads/images/2022/12/17/8426.jpg "Gvardiol’s sublime header gave Croatia the lead early on [Sorin Furcoi/Al Jazeera]")
![Croatia’s Luka Modric trains with the new Al Hilm ball at Al Erssal Training Site 3, Doha, Qatar, on December 11, 2022 [Molly Darlington/Reuters]](https://www.newtimes.co.rw/thenewtimes/uploads/images/2022/12/12/8117.png "Croatia’s Luka Modric trains with the new Al Hilm ball at Al Erssal Training Site 3, Doha, Qatar, on December 11, 2022 [Molly Darlington/Reuters]")
![Brazil's Neymar is consoled by teammates after their quarter-final loss to Croatia at Education City Stadium Doha, on December 9, 2022 [Adrian Dennis/AFP]](https://www.newtimes.co.rw/thenewtimes/uploads/images/2022/12/11/8041.png "Brazil's Neymar is consoled by teammates after their quarter-final loss to Croatia at Education City Stadium Doha, on December 9, 2022 [Adrian Dennis/AFP]")
Sunday, December 11, 2022
![Morocco fans celebrate outside the stadium after advancing into the World Cup semi-finals on December 10, 2022 [Showkat Shafi/Al Jazeera]](https://www.newtimes.co.rw/thenewtimes/uploads/images/2022/12/11/8039.png "Morocco fans celebrate outside the stadium after advancing into the World Cup semi-finals on December 10, 2022 [Showkat Shafi/Al Jazeera]")
![Sad end to the World Cup for Neymar who scored in the quarter-final [Showkat Shafi/Al Jazeera]](https://www.newtimes.co.rw/thenewtimes/uploads/images/2022/12/10/7985.png "Sad end to the World Cup for Neymar who scored in the quarter-final [Showkat Shafi/Al Jazeera]")
Saturday, December 10, 2022
Saturday, December 10, 2022
![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
![Celebrations after the penalty shootout win over Spain [Showkat Shafi/Al Jazeera]](https://www.newtimes.co.rw/thenewtimes/uploads/images/2022/12/06/7765.png "Celebrations after the penalty shootout win over Spain [Showkat Shafi/Al Jazeera]")
Tuesday, December 06, 2022
![Moroccan defender Achraf Hakimi (R) is greeted by his mother at the end of the Qatar 2022 World Cup Group F match against Belgium [Fadel Senna/AFP]](https://www.newtimes.co.rw/thenewtimes/uploads/images/2022/12/06/7695.jpg "Moroccan defender Achraf Hakimi (R) is greeted by his mother at the end of the Qatar 2022 World Cup Group F match against Belgium [Fadel Senna/AFP]")
Tuesday, December 06, 2022
![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
![Tuesday's match between Iran and the United States, bitter enemies for decades, is the most politically sensitive match of the competition [File: Reuters]](https://www.newtimes.co.rw/thenewtimes/uploads/images/2022/11/29/7171.png "Tuesday's match between Iran and the United States, bitter enemies for decades, is the most politically sensitive match of the competition [File: Reuters]")
Tuesday, November 29, 2022