The FIFA World Cup brings not only tears of joy but also the bitterness of defeat because only the best team in the world will win the ultimate trophy. Sometimes, that requires not only skill but also luck. The competition ...

1) Brazil’s Neymar cries at the end of the World Cup quarterfinal between Croatia and Brazil at the Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar, Friday, December 9, 2022. 2) Argentina’s Lionel Messi celebrates after scoring during the World Cup ...

3) Portugal’s forward #07 Cristiano Ronaldo spits out water during the Qatar 2022 World Cup round of 16 football match between Portugal and Switzerland at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail, north of Doha, December 6, 2022. 4) Morocco’s head coach ...

5) England’s Jude Bellingham reacts in front of referee Wilton Sampaio during the World Cup quarterfinal soccer between England and France at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Qatar, Saturday, December 10, 2022. 6) France’s Kylian Mbappe (left) and ...

7) Germany’s David Raum and Japan’s Hiroki Sakai, right, during the World Cup group stage match between Germany and Japan. 8) Brazil’s Vinicius Junior celebrates after scoring a disallowed goal during the World Cup group G soccer match between Brazil ...

9) France’s footballers Raphael Varane and Antoine Griezmann (right) playing in the FIFA World Cup semi-final match between France and Morocco. 10) Morocco’s Youssef En-Nesyri celebrates after he scored his side’s second goal during the World Cup group F soccer ...

11) From left to right: Enner Valencia (Ecuador) and Almoez Ali (Qatar) during the World Cup group stage match between Ecuador and Qatar. 12) France’s Randal Kolo Muani celebrates with teammates, scoring his side’s second goal during the World Cup ...

13) Players from Tunisia celebrate after Wahbi Khazri scored their side’s opening goal against France during a World Cup group D soccer match at the Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar, Wednesday, November 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein) 14) ...

15) Japan’s goalkeeper #12 Shuichi Gonda (L) and Japan’s goalkeeper #01 Eiji Kawashima react to their team’s defeat in the Qatar 2022 World Cup round of 16 football match between Japan and Croatia at the Al-Janoub Stadium in Al-Wakrah, south ...

The Second Niger Bridge started and completed by President Buhari will be open for public use tomorrow. Fashola inspected it today.