opportunities for you invest indonesia, now, there was a time to be direct. there is a growing realization that rights can be taken away in this country to cut through the rhetoric. how can we resist this narrative and hub, dangers, and demand the truth? join me markham, on hill for up front on al jazeera. ah, this is al jazeera. ah. hello, i'm emily. angling. this is the news al alive from joe ha, coming up in the next 60 minutes. a thrilling evening at the world cup i container advanced to the semi finals after beating the netherlands in a tenant and she's out china records a decrease in its corona,

virus infections as it eases tough restrictions that lead to protests supporters of peruse in page to president patrick is stared demand, he's released to dates, afternoons, arrested, and breakthrough research. how scientists in nigeria, helping dan varmints with a new strain of the chrome we begin this news al, with all the lightest well cup action right here in kata, argentina, and stop player lino macy's dreams remain alive after they are close when against the netherlands on friday, the south american tame bait the europeans for 3 on penalties to progress to the semi finals argentina were leading by 2 goals until dutch strike a vote. beg caused, entered the action he scored his teens 1st goal in the 83rd minute and another injury time incredible. stuff and

a dramatic night for 5 time champion, brazil. they started assigning law probation in the final the tournament favorite when knocked down on penalties. croatia scored all 4 of the penalties while brazil nice to it's the 2nd time in arrived. brazil has been knocked out of the world at the fun things. very happy probation fans when looking ahead saturdays, quote. a fine election includes the all european match up between england and france at 19 g m. k at l by stadium. that when will advance to a semi final against either morocco or portugal, that game begins at 15 at gmc, at the alpha mama, stadium. morocco will be counting on another impressive performance from there. okay? but he has a boner in saturday's match, but whether they win against portugal or not, has already a hero. back home, nicholas huck spoke to some of bono,

his friends in casablanca. this is the popular neighborhood of mer sultan in downtown cast. like, and this is where you're seen bruno, the goalkeeper of morocco's national team grew up. in fact, he used to play football just on this very street. he lived down the road as a child, and this is where he learned how to block goals. and on the walls here, you'll see it's painted red and white, not just the colors of the moroccan national team, but also if we dad wouldn't at the local football clubs where he used to play. he is the pride and joy of this nation, of this neighborhood. he's only conceited, one goal so far in the world cup. so these are some of munos close his friends. and they're showing me some of the pictures of him when he was growing up. right here in the neighborhood alpha. i me lucky. it's a miracle because he played with us in the street and now he plays against messy and christiana ronaldo. we used to play against them in the video games. now he plays against them on the field, whoever. there they are,

the roaring lions of the atlas. this is a historic moment for morocco through to the quarter finals. the last time they went to the round of the last 16th was in 1986 in mexico, and people are dressing up for the occasion for the game against portugal, wearing the colors of the country red, green, and the white this team is strong, jorgen croatia it beat belgium, canada, and of course spain some of the favorites in this tournament. according to this former coach to the goalkeeper venue, he believes that the team can go all the way diva then shall amendment an arab country. organizing the world cup has motivated us to reach for glory. we can go through to the semifinals and why not when the cup, it's a dream that can come true in an arab nation lever. ah,

there is so much love for them rocking team at the moment. beyond this country in africa, the middle east and in asia. and if morocco wins against portugal, millions of people across the world will be celebrated. for more on the fan excitement in the late am to saturdays games. let's go live, said katya lopez, haughty on whose added soup? why keith? in doha. hello, there katya. no african side has ever made it beyond this stage of the world cup. so just how nervous american fans with yeah, well there definitely are some nurse. so more than anything, i think you had the soup why there is a lot of excitement, a lot of the arab world and our so north africa is cheering on morocco. so there, do they do feel that that push from other fans and also, as you mentioned, a bit of nerves and some pressure. so we have some fancy or who will be going to

the match later on. a lot is at stake. what are your thoughts for that game? later on this afternoon i will start my name is when i look for the game, we are really confident because crecia beach was in yesterday and we did the door and we have a i think we have a good team, a place plays in the best teams in europe and we are confident. yes, exactly. and today we would like to show that i mean into paper when you look at it's portugal. hospice players has world class players like on idol like on aldo, like a gun at the silver one and so forth. but today what we would like to show to the world is that by being inspired by a coach, by having inspiration, by having leadership and motivation, you can do whatever you want as you can. everything is possible. and today we're going to show that with motivation with leadership and inspiration, everything can happen and we're going to make it to the, to portugal, to the final. and hopefully we're going to withdraw up until to the world that local has one of the best team in the world. i am here. so tell me

about the feel of having so much support here. not just the what the today the really every day. and also from their growth from africa us, we don't play only from merkel. we have also some push on know itself because we play for all african or the out of country mostly. but not only muslims, all the people who love our culture with him or not. and today we are proud to represent all the people in the piece because we play for peace, we won't be for everybody. and this is why we like people and people like us, we are open minded. exactly, and i just like we will act like that's when you look at it here. i mean, every country is with us. that's amazing. i mean, the feeling that morgan have today, i mean, all the country old arbor country behind us, all the african countries are behind us, almost in control behind us. and as my friend said, so we're even feeling more pressured than all the countries because we'd like to show that we'd like to win and also show the happiness that more can people can bring to all the world american country. and i mean football, that's only football that can really bring this atmosphere and today that's an

amazing day and we'll make it happen for that. but we will also want to thank really the country of cut up got to have brought us is in a very good atmosphere. i mean, the organization of the work is fantastic. we've been inertia our self. i mean there is no comparison. the organization is deeply way better. we like it, we love it, they love us and we're going to bring it back to morrow. go into a lot. 2 0, i'm out here on the yeah. during our mirabelle so i have to wait a few hours. if there's more enthusiasm, i will by my money on a bit more pans will be arriving or really are crossed. i sound good luck with here . lopez. honey on your i was thinking they're going to nervous, but they are competent and ever thank you very much. now brazil may be out of the world cap that the countries passion for football is changing the lives of children from one way or diginero, as for valleys, by giving them hope for

a better future. monica united f explains perched on top of the hill. this green pitch is in oasis and the safe haven a place for children from one of rio de janeiro, se poorest. and most violet neighborhoods can kick a ball that me one day help kickstart them on a path to a better life. this is a dangerous community and we have she, oh sweet. we do have all sorts of things going on here. so i could say it was to create a safe space for the kids to come and play football. that was the aim. and that's what we set out to do as a side effect, if you like. we started producing very good football players as well. jasmine biddy, ada is one of the newly found talents. she went from selling candy on the streets to being part of the girls team, representing brazil in the st. child world cup and co. tar. the teen returned home

with the championship trophy. the 3rd in a row since 2014 1000000, the slower ship gold chia wont go be had to have side me when i was selling sweetness. i had no goal. i thought life had passed me by leaving me no opportunities but it all changed. i traveled to a country i never imagined as we wandered tournament anal. i was seen on tv. and as a result, i have just been signed up by one of brazil's best football teams financing. it's getting better and better. yasmina only regret is that her parents cannot sharon, her joy push bye for gonna oh my father and mother are drug addicts and live on the streets. i know who they are, but i have no contact with them. i don't think they even know that i went to katasha. no. she was raised by her grandmother after being abandoned by her parents when she was 6 months old. yes and says she hopes she'll inspire new generations

from rios fellows or slums to follow their dreams. the pro, it is now preparing a new generation of players for the 3 child world, carp. it will be in the united states in the next 4 years than these 3 children here are hoping to participate and to repeat the success of the predecessors in guitar where they won the world cup 11 year old me pull. caroline has dreams of becoming a footballer. she says if just mean can make it, so can she. and so many of the other children from brazil's impoverished fabulous monica inactive. all jazeera rio de janeiro. and we'll have more of saturdays woke up action in our special coverage with joanna gaz, raska and pete estimate in about 20 minutes time at $1030.00 gm take plenty morehead on this news. our, including at thousands of people protest in bangladesh,

calling for the resignation of prime minister, shake hussey now. and the arms dealer, known as the merchant of death, returns to russia after prisoners swap with the us and criticizes and moscow's enemies. ah, to china now where the health commission says the number of corona virus cases are decreasing since easing some of its tough restrictions by ging decided to loosen it 0 coven policy on wednesday. after days of protests in beijing and shanghai. but people are being urged to remain vigilant and continue testing. health authorities are reporting nearly 14000 new infections compared 216008 day earlier. some restrictions further being aged on saturday. authorities say they'll stop testing truck drivers and ship crews transporting goods domestically. only 40 percent of

the chinese population above the age of 80 has had booster shots already say they'll bring vaccines to people in nursing homes and use mobile vaccination sanctions for more on this. let's bring in pull hunter, who's in chest in the u. k. he's an epidemiologist and a professor of medicine at the university of east and lia pull thanks so much for being on the program. firstly, how can we open the country so quickly without risking a tide of debt? well, i think china is in a very difficult position at the moment it vaccinated it's population. it's not, not that many vaccines of the last year. and as you pointed out, the suggestion that the vaccinate you don't, you are relatively small proportion of the more vulnerable people in china. the problem is, but vaccine protects against infection,

probably for only about 6 months and, and against more severe disease for about a year. and so a lot of the protection that they had from the vaccine campaign probably is disappeared. now, for most of many of the population of china, the problem is that whatever you do, what you will get a search of infections as he left actions ultimately. but if you don't lift sanctions, that controls and keep coping suppressed you effectively. loons ultimately in a year or set links, all the benefits of having vaccinate your population. so very difficult situation trying to found themselves in speaking of the efficacy of that vaccinations. so what do you think we will say in the coming weeks and months ahead in terms of the impact and the number of cases?

well, i think it depends on what the chinese did. i think that they almost certainly need to go and relax and a lot of people and particularly that of the population to make sure that as many are connected as possible, because not only is it a risk to those individuals not be vaccinated. but when you get a lot of very sick, very old people that puts intense pressure on the house with knock on throughout throughout the health services. so i think he needs to re vaccinate many has vaccinations in the past and then open up because if it maintains 0 cobra policy, ultimately, again, he has time, most of the benefits of that vaccine be dissipated, not a big loss. professor paging says, cases are decreasing,

want to attribute that to do you think that's actually the case or a people avoiding getting tested altogether? i think it's very difficult. i think we know even in the west, we know now that only a very tiny proportion of people who get cope being tested, the pressure to get tested if you've got symptoms is a lot less than it was even a year ago when we probably in the in the u. k, were picking up about 40 to 45 percent of infections. now it's probably only about one or 2 percent. so actually looking at the figures is, is it's very difficult to interpret them. now, in particular, in the context of china, where one not quite sure how frequently people are testing and how likely they are to go to testing impact to even a year ago. how do you assess the effectiveness of beijing 0 coven strategy? in hindsight, how well has it worked, what do you think that we can learn from it?

well, i think it went very well initially, and i think they, they've maintained it too long. when you look at other countries that have been a lot more stringent than we have in the west thing to do, pan korea, they did very well in the 1st year in reducing infections, reducing desk. the problem is when you now look at the data, ultimately they had over the course of the, just as many attractions, if not more than we had in, in, in the west per 1000000 population. so yeah, control measures are really good lagging infections until you have seen in place. but ultimately, all non pharmaceutical interventions are doomed to, to fail eventually. and this is what we're seeing across multiple countries,

not just china, certainly lots of lessons to be lab. we appreciate your insights, has always been a epi, jamie ologist, and professor and medicine. thank you. chinese president, she jim ping has been made in gulf later in saudi arabia, fridays summits included discussions with the 6 members of the gulf cooperation council. the latest discuss the supply of oil and gas by arab states to china and a free trade to get agreement. the chinese president also spoke about his support for palestine fund. i would like to reiterate to china's term support for the establishment of an independent palestinian state based on the 967 borders with east jerusalem as its capital. and enjoying full sovereignty, we support palestine becoming a full member of the united nations. humanitarian assistance will continue to be provided to the palestinian side supporters of bangladesh as main opposition party

had been protesting in the capital dagger calling the prime minister to resign. tens of thousands turned up to voice their frustration about the rising cost of living and soaring the fuel prices. and now the reli, held in tucker on wednesday, turned violent. and so one person killed and dozens injured. got the room for good, little prime minister. she casino and her government are torturing our supporters all over the country. and now thousands of us have gathered here against them. i believe her autocratic government will fall very soon. tamya chandry has the latest from deca. this 5 government prevention, hundreds and thousands of papers are able to gather near the rally. you can see this is a road atlas hopper kilometer from the rally. find all around this different intersection . the lines of people waiting to get near that early. but the con, because it's jam fact, the government has tried to prevent people entering the capital city to prevent that boss trucks,

any transferred movement. thousands of people were detained when arrest that was coming towards doc us. the incident comes also on wednesday when the government come down on the partner, that's main opposition. parties the ban pays of our family. during the clash, at least one opposition member were shot dead by police. honda range change yard including some police man. there has been condemnation by the west, including the united states, the un, i have a law, the rest, an embassy, even the white house from down the violence. everything seems cloudy right now because many things are uncertain as to where they were late to come to. the general election is in 2023, if not by january, 2000, and 24th. the main demand of the parties that the government right now under katerina should reside from the parliament and create an income government for the election to take place. a lot of common people,

not just opposition members on here, and those rallies. there aren't upset because of high inflation price, high blood, high side economy is in bad save those lower. if the government is not a major challenge and the government tried its best to stop this rally the opposition for last 3 months, i've been growing across the country with method gathering. in many cases that are to walk by the police. at least 7 people were killed within the last 3 months. hundreds of people were injured. thousands for the tenant arrest. i will ask to see how things fall out and coming days and months. protest is in the philippines are urging the government to fed and then marcos junior to protect human rights. they marched to the presidential palace. in manila, marco came to power in may and rights. grooves are worried, history will repeat itself. his father led the philippines to 21 years. for most of his turn, marco's senior imposed martial law. a period marked by extra judicial killings,

detentions, and torture. parties have continued employ 2 days after the arrest of impeached president pedro castillo, support as a demanding his release, and have held rallies across the country. gasteyer was detained and removed from power on wednesday. after attempting to dissolve congress and ruled by decree is facing charges of rebellion and conspiracy. new president dina blew r t a. it was sworn in shortly after castillo's removal back demonstrate has a cooling for early elections. marianna sanchez has moved from lima. will. people are protesting in the center of the capitol. here in the center of lima, people are very angry. many say they want former precede on facebook. i feel to be free from jail. right? police are protecting congress and the prosecutor's office. people are very angry. we won't, congress closed a new general elections. oh,

nearly 300 kilometers south appear. farmers have blocked the pan american highway. they're burning tires. another southern cities also strong hold of former precedent . fed august the yield. there are protests in several cities in the and if people say they want precedent been i would wanted to resign. on friday, she presided the armed forces parade. earlier, she said she didn't discard, calling early elections. we see as if the situation warrants it would advance elections in conversation with the democratic and political courses of con worth rested. undeniable lobby has not yet named a cabinet or ministers. so this is adding instability. an insecurity to the situation in the country to the us now where democrats control of the senate has been shaken after hours on the sen christian cinema decided to register as an

independent. she says she no longer want to participate in the bipartisan structure of the u. s. government, the democrats maintain control of the chamber where the vice president come let harris's tie breaking vote. she had pretend he explains from washington dc cinema herself characteristically, didn't explicitly say that she would be caucusing with the democrats, but she didn't say she didn't expect things to change day to day. but what this does do is give the democrats a dilemma. moving into 2024 cinema was an unpopular figure in the policy. she was expected to be primaried by a challenge because she's seen as having stood in the way of key elements of jo biden's legislative agenda, for example. she was standing in the way of ending tax loopholes for wall street bank as well. she herself was accepting corporate donations from wall street. now, she avoids the primary challenge. the democrats have to decide whether to put up

their own confidence in 2024. if cinema, rums and risks lifting the votes and along the republicans and as i clone in india is southern coastal state of time matter has caused destruction to making land full on friday. strong winds and heavy rains. damaged properties flooded residential areas and uploaded hundreds of trays. indeed, meteorological department says cycle and manda has now wakened from an earlier severe category. it's time now for a check on the world. whether he's jeff, there's been more flooding in johannesburg. so right off the bat, i wanted to show these pictures. it's a suburb in johannesburg. it comes a week after the last round of flooding, which killed more than a dozen people homes flooded out here. and really it's that eastern side that the rain will continue to fall over the course of the weekend in time for the western side of south africa. i think we're going to see some severe thunderstorms and bubble up. let's go to the golf because there is some rain around to talk about.

it's been falling over central saudi arabia, but some of these bands we saw a few spits in spots of rain here in doha. so let's talk about the match forecast going on at 6 pm. don't worry, no rain, no showers in the forecast here that cloud that brought the overcast conditions, something to the south, but look at this noticeably fresher, 21 degrees. really the bigger story, or those winds gusting up to 40 kilometers per hour, also match at 10 pm, england, and france. look at that 19 degrees. the winds back off just a bit. and they'll because seem to 30 kilometers per hour. but this story of the wind continues on sunday. this is the wind blowing down from iraq, temperature of 24 in doha. but i think wink us still on sunday about 45 kilometers per hour, but our temperatures pretty well where we would expect them to be for this time of the year. have fun out there. enjoy. we'll see soon. still ahead on al jazeera, we have oil will companies including brazil ahead of time? well, the reaction is torment, favorites are asked after losing on penalty. ah,

it's december the 10th, here's your headlines for europe and africa. so remember that rain that brought flooding to portugal. it's now over central italy, eastern shores of the adria exceed pushing into the balkans. i think we're bound to see some fighting here over the course of the weekend. snow falling through the alpine region light, dustin insert with a high of 0. now as for portugal, bit of a breather before this next round of atlantic re moves in late saturday into early sunday. and look at this, the dark of the color, the more intense it will be falling, so it's going to get worse before it gets better. all of this is being held into place by that cruel dome of air toward the northwest. so top temperature of 0 in dublin, it's going to be a prolonged stretch of cold weather. so waken up out next thursday,

minus 6 in london, dark. the blue, the lower the temperature here, but back to the here and now burst of rain. also in the forecast for western grease, in albania, and off to africa, we go unsettled toward the northwest because of all of that activity. in the western mediterranean, there's been another round of flooding in johannesburg and the province of how tang this comes a week after the last round of flooding, the killed more than a dozen people. so still the risk of seeing that flooding over the course of the weekend, and i think some severe thunderstorms for that western side on saturday, seo later. ah, december on al jazeera, the middle east 1st world cup takes place in cattle with $32.00 countries. battling the town for sports biggest prize immersive no short documentaries, africa direct returns. showcasing african stories from african filmmakers. a made a deep political crisis and worsening economic conditions to museum goes to the

post just month after a contentious constitutional referendum combating the climate on nature crises, earth rise meets the people who believe global systems must change as they get through to a close. we look back on the events that have shaped the news and look ahead to next year, december on al jazeera ah, [000:00:00;00] with lou

with, with a night that has gone on for ever. that will be remembered about how to pick. well, tara martinez, i am with a good mt. honda. what school the world wow, yes, it was argentina. joy and brazilian fire in the most dramatic of nights. welcome along to welcome to day i'm joanna roscoe and i am peters 7th. the action does not

stop with 2 more huge games coming up late on saturday. africa lost her morocco in the quarter finals, and they're up against portugal. but we're still not sure if christie on rinaldo will start. and then it's a huge all european clash between england and france has never met in the knockouts of a major tournaments. ah, what am i to south american giants when called a final action. and only one remains or to see dramatic penalty. shootouts, actually congregation is here with us, but 1st will start at the sales stadium and the anal macy's will. kaplan is still alive, but only off roger tina recovered from a superb netherlands fight back argentina went a goal up in the 1st half. and it was some pause for macy to set up defender no well molina. that also was his 1st international goals. argentina looked to be

cruising when marcus aconia was tripped in the box, messy from the spots to make it to know with a little over 15 minutes to go. benevolence would get one back to to see all the vote vague halls that one came in the 80 food limit. but the former burly man was not done there. 11 minutes in time. food, free kick, food, argentina, defense, and fables made it to all. or do you see the dealer chances to win it in a she time but winter penalties and they goalkeeper emiliano martinez was the hero . saving the 1st 2 netherlands scott kicks it left. argentina's la tara martinez to convert to winning penalty and send the argentina through the dead. so for 3 in the shooter that i said to ease in, but as i, it is where i continue. fans happens celebrating that when it's here bothered, and linda gear, it's such

a beautiful game. and when you think it's all wrapped up, it's not over yet. but this team has what it takes that they have the desire, the youth, the pride when that is fundamental to not give up of what kind of resolve leesville provides. my. tim gave everything and i'm incredibly proud. in 20 matches, we were unbeaten. we won so much, we have a wonderful golda, france, quite respectable. and yes, it's incredibly painful to see how we've been eliminated. and particularly because i did everything i could to prevent this from happening. i just need a game against another and i've been on a motion and run a poster with a bike ride would be most celebrating. and you can see what they do like right now . i don't want to buy to best buy, knows people here. i didn't pay a goalkeeper after watching that emotional,

a handy and you know, i don't want your name, nancy. i'm either on what based on whether or not they can deliver. don't like being on my own, i believe, are back in 1984 by heart admin for this. once we have to pay for that boss you, we close it because it's in the middle of it, right? well, the dream continue. people here will continue to celebrate. they're excited. like i said before, their whole going are done, you know, will make it to the find on, i'm going to want to talk with. i had been just as much trauma earlier in the night at education. city stadium is the favorite. brazil one knocked out by croatia in an alpha penalty shootouts no goals of the 90 minutes to the much went extra time. a brazil went to head for brilliant name. ok. all right, at the end of period that made him brazil joint talk goal scorer, equaling police, 77 goals. what was 3 minutes left? cray should go to shop equal i. so we're gonna put coach with the 1st show i'm tall

. get in the whole much. brazil shell shocked one all. so we went to a shootout. ratio keeper, dominic lack of it's saved brazil's 1st attempt. why rodrigo? europeans felt through in the previous round against a panel penalties is for all 4 of those. it was all i've own martinos smith, the fools penalty for brazil, parisha winning this shootout for to my mom who was down to take the 5th penalty. didn't even get a chance to take one same as in 2018 brazil out the call to final sage. ok, let's talk about those quarter finals now with sure, we'll start with argentine and netherlands. when people look back at the tournament and they talk about the best matches of the competition, this is going to be one of those isn't as it actually will be up there. i mean, you can go back to cameron shabba, you can go back to i didn't, tina saudi arabia. that was actually

a very interesting one. but this particular fixture absolutely incredible. when you see how the agency and, and find literally, you know, they had dropped, you could pick them from the ground after that equalize that. and just really, it's immense to see how, you know, how they manage to get back into it and fight. and eventually, when you could see the celebrations, the images of what that meant for them, but it was absolutely the best game of the tournaments for far on the subject. here, brazil, we have to talk about ne, more lots of questions being asked about why he didn't get to take a penalty. in contrast to argentina and messy, who took us. i think in that particular case, i'll blame teacher the coach because he's strategy. yes. you want your best plan to take the last penalty, but if you, what, if you don't get to that point and you're talking about a team like croatia who absolutely had an incredible tournament. they've shown you that when they go to extra time to penalties that coming up as you know, the winners. they did that 3 times in 2018. they did that,

i guess japan in the story and, and they did it yesterday. they go keep a lever code, which has been amazing. he said 3 penalties before in the same penalty shoot out. so what do you expect? so i think they didn't prepare very well for that particular moment. the, the kings of a to 5 on to move, go to fun, is coming up tonight, starting with morocco against portugal. now the moroccans of the last african team left in the competition. can they pull up another huge wind by beating christiane a rinaldo? any female? yes ma'am, the johnson with more in the game when more secure their right to play port, to go over in the quarter finals tribute, was widely paid to a it and determines tea, but no one doubted the contribution of their supporters at $40000.00 of them were there to what their t b bay. i am from either johnson, chris is well cut, one or one what goals fans left the stage emma to their teams at 61 all hoping of switzerland knowing the next game would be held in cauldron

15000 americans live in cat up many, many more of their at the moment demand to watch their team play is so high. their full federation is sourcing any extra ticket they can love for their team was already a high b who are x all the players like penalty score. ash rafa key me or that war to type goalie yes. in bono have sent to port to at the level the place family is also there to kim. his mom was one of the 1st to celebrate with him after the game against belgium, a victory against portugal. would be a win for africa and the entire have of worlds, but it's going to be tough. portugal crushed switzerland last match in this star christiano, and aldo fairly played. instead, a new face appeared to score a hat trick or 3 goals in a single game console. or ram also went to katara, having barely played for his country at senior level. this was his 1st time in the starting lineup that set his nickname before coming here was this also because of the way he just and his up goals?

i suppose the clues were always there and the goal scorer against switzerland was paid. he arrived to portugal, age 18, with just enough money to buy a sandwich, or call his mom back in brazil. he called his love everything else he's got. he says portugal gave him be $39.00 now. never say never, but this is likely to be his last words up and it might now be the moment to ask how many more times, rinaldo, who put on a portugal shirts, both teams of both players who love their country, they in turn, are adored. my best fans at home and among the extensive diasporas, but this is the 1st world cup to take place in the arab speaking world, expect port for morocco to be happening. all right, so what are the chances of the 1st 7 african team in a semi final and woke up if there was ever going to be a team that had a chance at this woke up to go as far as the semi finals. it will definitely have to be morocco peddling. the great pele once predicted that an african team will

window woke up. perhaps this is it. this is the opportunity marco have shown a lot of class in destroying them and john killers have already defeated belgium played against croatia and did not lose. and with that, you know, experience, they'll come into the fix a hoping that they can actually make history. all right, well let's talk about what school now and all the focus is on christina rinaldo, who at 37, though most certainly playing in his last well cup, matt rumsey spoke to fans in basia about the future of the best known player. there's a big star at the heart of this portuguese community, and it overshadows the little ones around it. christiano, rinaldo is the hot topic of debate here in the city of badger. should portuguese coach fernando santos have left rinaldo, out of his team's 6 warm win over switzerland for a bad attitude. a 15 is not one player. and he's for wing. what

we, they need to make sacrifice a lot of people's criticizing or think he's. now he's to brag you, but if any other person was any place doing the same things being so watch out like he is, most likely they would do much worse things than he's ever done, nor responders acted like the christine ronaldo isn't as big. i think hickerson ronald, he's a very good player still, but he needs to retire because this is elizabeth walls or his time is passed and he has done everything for our country and we are very grateful for it. but that the coach needs to move forward and portugal needs to move forward from there. we own a lot, but it says time where we have a lot of good players that needs to shine, may be christiano. and his reaction to, to being substitute was not very good. this isn't the 1st controversy. rinaldo is

faced in recent weeks. his dramatic departure from manchester united was a result of critical comments he made about coaching staff there. rumors of rinaldo quitting the world, carp in frustration of started to surface, but there are always rumors about rinaldo willie or warranty be picked to start against morocco. as portugal, most cap player, an all time goal scorer, if he sits the quarter final out, and portugal lose, no one here will be kind to manage a santo's. so usher fuel fernando sent us. what are you going to do with her? now? i stay in that line up, looking at her how this tournament has been going. i'll definitely start him on the bench and perhaps bring him later on to change the game if need be. because you know, until have him start the game and then take him up in a 70th minute. then when you need him to change the game later, extra time or you know, penalties, you don't have him. but also that said,

remember that this could be actually a great moment for him to play. and because you have him come for madera, which is closer to casablanca than it is to live on. so perhaps is the man who is going to make magic for portugal. royal morocco, portugal is the 1st quarter final on saturday. the 2nd fixture, cease, france, go up against england. the winner of those to me, teams will play to other in the semi final. so to talk more about this anglo franco meeting, france football, expert, raffle jacobin joins us now from paris. revel. nice to talk to you. so far, france have not shown any signs of struggling without injury stores like pauper county and benz them, or is this the stage when they might miss that depth? why stephanie, going to be the top is test so far, and there's a bit of a mixed emotions really in france county, because on the one hand, england will be the toughest s a. but on the land it, there is a sense,

really da da da chance finally found his starting 11 that he's going to stick with for the rest of the woman. and the fact that there is that solidity around starting 11, which we know will be playing this afternoon, is very reassuring in france county. and i think for england, i think that's going to be as can be massive, massive i accept that you may not want to give us this information, but how do england stopping by pe? well, carlo go will be a will be a facing for, really for killing and back pay. and i think that was a massive part of francis preparations for the told for facing england. there's been a lot of talk in the french media about the fact that because england are focusing so much unclean and puppy that might leave it. his face full, frances, other attackers to read, express themselves,

especially the likes to respond and better on the upper wing. so it could go, it could go either way and if it clean, but it does get shut out again. there is that chance full throttle or attackers to really shine. and i think that's that's going to be a massive, massive issue for even if they do. 1962 is the last time it seems successfully defended bates idle brazil out origin. tina would take him to penalties last night . how confident of france that they can defend the title now increasingly confident, and especially with regard to what's been happening before the before the tournament. there were a lot of controversies of the pitch. there was a lot of uncertainty with the injuries. and the fact that a lot of players have stepped up over the course of the told him and it shows that there is that sort of well of wealth of time in the, in the french team which can step up when needed. or even with the lack of veterans like all of the like and go on to who were the key for the 2018 when the fact that

they have stepped up now. so there's like some financial in any, in whitfield who's been a revelation, the likes of defender, they were going to car who's really stepped up alongside a revolver on sir, it's been a very, it's, it's been interesting. told him, in the sense that all of these players have so broken up to the international scene and are showing that they are capable of sort of taking on taking on these roles. and really leading france to, to another. another will come with so that there is, there is an increasing amount of confidence even if in will be that of his test ref, allergic ban. thank you very much, really appreciate it. appreciate your time and that's all we have time for us. so thank you very much. well, we're back at 1330 gmc, but for now it is back to emily in our main using. thank you very much, joe and peter, it's going to be a brilliant night of football ahead. i'd still ahead on al jazeera,

russia has used those iranian drones to kill civilians. u. k accuses russia of attempting to buy weapons from iran and north korea in violation of international go. ah, thing late the sky to see everyone laid up their phones, you know, and i think the lyrics that me, if they use mazda for my career, i'm in the world come when it's broadcasted, the whole world was nice for everyone to see a little bit of been in the saw in the dance performance soup walk. it has become a fashion one way if you will, a type of football fashion that never seen before at a world cup. and one of the really nice things that developed is

a kind of cultural exchange, particularly with male fans and cuts. remember, the united nations is no stranger to political rivalries, but what happens in countries notoriously, don't be either i are competing against each other in the world. well, it brings in huge crowd delegates lounge peer at being o a man known as the merchant of dante's back in russia, after a christmas walk, deal victor bert has given his 1st interview to say,

media accusing the west of trying to destroy russia. ali hashem reports from us. it took months of sick with diplomatic negotiations. what in the end, one of america's most wanted men returned to russia a free man. he was released from the u. s. facility as part of a prisoner exchange with american basketballs thought. brittany greiner, who had been detained in russia, russian all the de la victor booth, was called the motions of debt and spent 14 years in the us prison. you sent them to 25. i'm only be watching it in russia, the mood was jubilant. watts booth return. whole media outlets celebrated the big deal as it was described in one of the leading newspapers. while boots sat down with the country's international broadcaster place 1st interview since his release was up, west believes that they didn't finish herself in 990. when the soviet union begin to disintegrate, and the fact that we are now trying to live and not depend on anyone to be

a truly independent power. this of course is such choking news for them. they believe that they can destroy us again and divide russia. president vladimir putin welcome boots release saying he'd be open to similar deals with the united states. was mostly there are other exchange as possible. yes. everything is possible. this is the result of negotiation that and the search for compromises. in this case, compromises were found. we did not refuse to continue this work in the future. once a military translator during the soviet era booth became a war profiteer after the collapse of the union is often but ation as an alms de la extended from parts of africa. what he was base to several areas of the war. he was arrested in silent in 2008 while negotiating an alms deed with us agents posing as columbia and fox i bows. most of us is that it is of route as a symbolic achievement. in the times the president would want to emphasize to his

public that he cares for his nation. even those robbie guarded as hopeless cases in prison and that he would please any option. it's unlikely brutal as you have any public role anytime soon. but some believe his network could be used by moscow to add pressure on the u. s. and its allies in time of war. i would agree that they really wanted him. they've been pressing for his release or exchange for the past 10 year census conviction. i mean, it's hard to believe that he didn't have extensive ties where the russian national security community, i mean, he was operating one, the largest fleets of military aircraft, transporting helicopters and, and i really have a weapons from app to africa, latin america, asian officials, he se booths, release one to me,

that improvement in relations with washington. but it shows the 2 nations can still keep the lines of communication open, even if they're in direct and shooting at each other. in ukraine, the actual jazeera, more school, the us basketball style is undergoing a health jenkins military hospital in texas. petty calhoun has moved from washington, dc. president joe biden, getting a lot of criticism, mostly from republican politicians and also conservative media. and it's pretty twofold. one, they say that this makes russian president vladimir putin look strong. and joe biden look week. and the reason for that is the white house was pretty open about what they wanted, the swap to look like. they wanted britney greiner paul whelan in exchange for victor. boot obviously didn't come home. so a little back story on why real and is in a russian prison. i. he was in his hotel room. he said he went there for a friend's wedding forces came, and they said they found a bunch of classified information on a hard drive for his part. wayland says that

a russian friend had given him that hard drive and told him it was filled, filled with holiday photos. so he believes he was set up, but in 2020 he was sentenced to 16 years in prison. an espionage charges. another part of the criticism that by his getting is that he brought home a basketball player and left a us marine behind. now it is true that we'll and served in military several tours in iraq, but he was discharged this honorably, there is mark fogel. he was convicted of bringing half an ounce of marijuana. he's been sentenced to 14 years. so those are the 2 americans that the white house says . they still want to get out of out of russia. the question is, what do they have to trade with? but it does seem clear that both sides are going to continue talking. although after this experience, it's likely from the white house, it's going to be a much quieter conversation away from the public view. russia says weapon supplied

to ukraine have ended up with criminal gangs in may the accusations of the un security council, but the u. k. ambassador has counted that the kremlin is buying drawings from iran and north korea. christian salome has moved russia called the security council meeting, intending to highlight the risk of weapons being supplied to ukraine, falling into the hands of terrorists groups and non state actors rushes ambassador vaseline ben zia alleges. it's already happening, not only in europe, but also in the middle east and africa. but before the meeting even started, the united kingdom accused russia of trying to purchase weapons from iran and north korea. and violation of international agreements. ambassador barbara woodward pointed to iranian drones that have been shot down in ukraine. russia is now attempting to obtain more weapons,

including hundreds of ballistic missiles in return in return, russia is offering a wrong, an unprecedented level of military and technical support. russia denied any deals with iran, muscular because muslims, roads, the military industrial complex in russia can work perfectly fine. it doesn't need any one's assistance. whereas the ukrainian military in the street does not basically exist and is being assisted by the western industry and western companies . the united states, the largest supplier weapons to ukraine, said they had no evidence that their weapons were being diverted, and they, and other nato aligned countries promised to continue supporting ukraine. to nigerian, our scientists have developed new yeah. varieties that are helping to increase output. a say the new strains will also help to reduce family losses as ahmed interest from pool. and then we perform up here. they're only just love a camera and his staff a walking

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islamic and wild couches after more than 2 weeks of intense competition where now down to the final aches we've witnessed and seismic upset, but many of the world's top teams still remain katara 20, $22.00 on al jazeera ah a 3 evening at the well cal bulge in tina, advancing to the semi finals off the beach in the netherlands in a penalty shoot. ah, 11 o'clock, this is out 0 likened to all to cover china records a decrease in its current virus infection. that is at ease is tough restrictions