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On some level this will always be Morocco’s World Cup, the one that made it a trailblazer, a record breaker, a watermark that will not fade.

There is nothing in the rules that requires a World Cup team to be managed by someone born, raised or otherwise connected to that country. So should it matter?

The training regimen now involves drones, but doomed pigeons are still in the mix. Generations of Qataris have taken up the hobby.

Annaka Harris, neuroscience and physics writer, starts by casting doubt on human consciousness.

Defying age and his opponents, Lionel Messi gets a little help from his friends as Argentina advances to the World Cup final.

Morocco’s magical run has elated fans, but for some, the strain of the impending showdown with the country’s former colonial overlords is too much.

The herbal drink is beloved by South American players, who have taken it with them around the world — including to Qatar.

Croatia, a nation of four million people, needs one more win to reach a second straight World Cup final. If it happens, it will probably come on penalties, and certainly after extra time.

Qatar’s beIN Sports hired a host of retired soccer stars to bring authority to its World Cup coverage and a group of interpreters to render their words into Arabic. The toughest assignments go to one man.

France and Argentina entered the World Cup as contenders, but Croatia and Morocco have proved to be worthy challengers for the title.