Kylian Mbappe’s performance in the final and his award for the young player of the tournament, only served to confirm that far from being a promise, he is already a reality as a footballer.
The Belgian national team went through a training session on Monday in preparation for its 2018 FIFA World Cup semifinal clash against one of its biggest rivals: France.
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Croatia have the vitality to beat England in their World Cup semi final despite playing in two consecutive matches that have gone to extra-time and penalties, coach Zlatko Dalic said.
Harry Maguire and Dele Alli scored in either half to help England beat Sweden
Maguire outjumped the much smaller Emil Forsberg to nod low into the corner, as England scored for the eighth time in Russia from a dead-ball situation.
Brazils Neymar reacts as Belgium players celebrate after Brazil is knocked out by Belgium following their quarterfinal match at the 2018 soccer World Cup in the Kazan Arena, in Kazan, Russia  
Luck was not on Brazil’s side here in their 2-1 defeat to Belgium in a World Cup quarterfinal, the South Americans’ coach said afterward, even as he praised the performance of the Belgians.
Uruguay pushed France onto the back foot early and Stuani shot across the face of goal after receiving the ball on the left.
Minutes later Augusto hung in the air to meet Coutinho’s perfectly-weighted cross and direct it past Courtois to spark celebrations among the Brazilian fans in Kazan.
Belgiums Kevin De Bruyne controls the ball during Belgiums official training at the 2018 soccer World Cup at the Guchkovo Stadium in Dedovsk, outside Moscow, Russia  
Belgium’s national team trained on Wednesday at the team’s base camp in the Guchkovo sport complex near Moscow, ahead of their 2018 FIFA World Cup quarterfinal match against Brazil.
Neymar celebrates after 2-0 win against Mexico at Samara Arena.
The Barcelona midfielder’s winner came after Milan Badelj and Josip Pivaric saw their penalties saved by Danish goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel, who also saved an extra time penalty from Luka Modric.
Lionel Messi’s Argentina crashed out of World Cup 2018 after losing to France in the Round of 16.
Youri Tielemans did test Jordan Pickford with a fiercely struck effort just six minutes in that forced the Everton stopper into his best save of the World Cup so far.
Marcos Rojo celebrates with Lionel Messi after scoring the winner for Argentina vs Nigeria
The Sevilla playmaker was restored to bring some order to an Argentine midfield overrun by Croatia’s Ivan Rakitic and Luka Modric and proved his worth inside 15 minutes.
Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez confidently executed a free-kick curving the ball into the bottom right corner of the Russian net, putting his team in a 1-0 lead over the hosts.
Luka Modric scored another with a hooking shot in the 80th and Ivan Rakitic added the third in stoppage time.
Uruguays Lucas Torreira, center, celebrates with teammates as they won the group A match between Uruguay and Saudi Arabia at the 2018 soccer World Cup in Rostov Arena in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, Wednesday, June 20, 2018. 
Peru coach Ricardo Gareca emphasised on Wednesday that his side will do its best to beat France in the World Cup Group C match in Ekaterinburg Arena on Thursday.
Spains Gerard Pique, center, jumps for a header during the group B match between Iran and Spain at the 2018 soccer World Cup in the Kazan Arena in Kazan, Russia, Wednesday, June 20, 2018.  
Julen Lopetegui, whose signing for Real Madrid was announced on the club’s website on Tuesday, had been at the helm of the Spanish national squad since 2016
For the World Cup, Achilles will move out of his lifelong home of the basements of the Hermitage, where he works with a team of dozens of other cats to keep the world-famous museum free of rodents.
A deaf, white cat named Achilles is soon to begin his work as Russia’s official soothsayer for the World Cup, following in the tentacle-prints of Paul the Octopus who became a star in 2010.
Neymar has scored 28 goals and provided 16 assists across all competitions since arriving in the French capital from Barcelona for a world record fee of 222 million euros
Star footballers Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Neymar on Wednesday said their team is ready to face any nation in the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
Croatian team on decisive 4-1 win over Greece