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                                <title><![CDATA[ U-20 World Cup draw in Indonesia postponed amid protest against Israel participation ]]></title>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ European Leagues concerned by Fifa's changes to tournament formats ]]></title>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ World steps into 2023 after turbulent year ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2023 00:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ 2022 was marked by war in Europe, stinging price rises, Lionel Messi's World Cup glory and the deaths of Queen Elizabeth, Pele and former pope Benedict. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Fifa probe celebrity chef Salt Bae's 'undue access' at World Cup final ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2022 00:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Fifa rules state the World Cup trophy can only be held by the tournament winners and the likes of Fifa officials and heads of state. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Fan gloom as Argentina World Cup victory parade ends abruptly ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2022 00:02:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Fifa readies 48-team World Cup as eyes turn to 2026 ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2022 01:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ After successfully staging the most compact World Cup in history, Fifa is now preparing to organise the biggest. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Messi heads long list of World Cup farewells ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2022 00:03:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The 35-year-old picked up the Golden Ball for the best player of the World Cup, finishing one goal behind Kylian Mbappe in the race for the Golden Boot. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Superstitious Argentines taking no chances for World Cup final ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2022 01:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ All over Buenos Aires and the rest of Argentina, obsessive football fans are sticking to their unique rituals. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Croatia beat Morocco to finish third at World Cup ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2022 00:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ France stand firm to overpower gallant Morocco ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2022 23:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ While there was to be no fairytale continuation of their unprecedented run to the last four, Morocco exited with their heads held high. ]]></description>
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