World Cup 2022 News today: FC Bayern has the most players in the semi

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Six FC Bayern players are still at the World Cup, including Kingsley Coman (2nd from right) and Benjamin Pavard (right) for France, here in training

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FC

Bayern

has the most players in the semi-finals

8.20 a.m .:

No club team has more players in the World Cup semifinals than FC Bayern Munich.

A total of six Munich professionals are still officially in the tournament.

In addition to the four French national players Kingsley Coman, Benjamin Pavard, Dayot Upamecano and Lucas Hernández, the Croatian Josip Stanisic and the Moroccan Noussair Mazraoui can still become world champions in 2022.

Defender Hernández, who tore a cruciate ligament in France's opening game against Australia (4-1), will no longer be able to play.

Five players from each of the four semi-finalists (Argentina, Croatia, France, Morocco) earn their living with the two Spanish clubs Atlético Madrid and FC Sevilla.

FC Bayern, together with FC Barcelona and Manchester City, had the most professionals (16) turned off for the World Cup.

Kane: "I felt as safe with the first penalty as with the second"

8.15 a.m .:

England captain Harry Kane didn’t care about his two records after the bitter World Cup in Al-Khour.

“This will haunt us for a while, but we'll put that behind us too.

As captain, I take responsibility, also for taking the penalty," Kane said on Sunday night after the 2-1 draw against France in the quarter-finals.

The 29-year-old converted a penalty (54th minute), shot another later (84th) but clearly over the goal - a short time later the English team, who had not had a title since 1966, were eliminated.

With the first goal, Kane drew level with Wayne Rooney (both 53 goals) as England's record scorer.

In addition, no player in World Cup history has more penalties from play than the Tottenham Hotspur pro, who converted from the point for the fourth time.

"I can't blame my preparation or details for the miss," Kane said.

"I felt just as safe with the first penalty as with the second." France will meet Morocco in the World Cup semifinals on Wednesday (8 p.m., live ticker SPIEGEL.de, TV: ZDF).

Ronaldo's World Cup farewell against Morocco:

There can only be tears

8 a.m.:

Cristiano Ronaldo appeared one last time to crown his career with the world title.

In doing so, he set a world record – and was in tears after the final whistle while Morocco's defensive artists triumphed.

Read everything you need to know about the game here.

Effenberg on Flick: "I would have liked more self-criticism"

7.30 a.m .:

Stefan Effenberg has criticized national coach Hansi Flick for dealing with the early German failure.

"I would have liked more self-criticism from him," wrote the former national player in a column for the news portal "t-online".

The 54-year-old questioned Flick's change of personnel at the World Cup and said: "As a national coach, you can say that clearly, take a look at your own nose and reflect on your work.

And don't just say that you actually dominated the games and lost unluckily."

On the way to the home EM, the DFB "can no longer afford any more mistakes and must now deliver, also with certain decisions," Effenberg continued.

He also advocated »in the future only planning from tournament to tournament for a maximum of two years with the national coach.

Then it is also relatively easy to extend the contract again or not.«

Effenberg rules out his own commitment to the DFB.

He is comfortable in his current role.

The former captain of FC Bayern works, among other things, as a TV expert.

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