2018 FIFA World Cup
Jul 16, 2018
The victory glow brightened the Monday morning Paris commute, with young people in cars still shouting in celebration.
Jul 16, 2018
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.
Jul 16, 2018
Antoine Griezmann converted a penalty in the 38th minute to regain France’s lead which was further increased to 3-1 by Paul Pogba in the 59th minute.
Jul 10, 2018
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.
Jul 09, 2018
The 2018 FIFA World Cup now has its four semi-finalists after a typically thrilling set of quarter-finals. Here are four things we learned as eight contenders for the title were reduced to four,...
Jul 09, 2018
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.
Jul 08, 2018
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.
Jul 07, 2018
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.
Jul 07, 2018
Uruguay pushed France onto the back foot early and Stuani shot across the face of goal after receiving the ball on the left.
Jul 07, 2018
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.
Jul 05, 2018
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.
Jul 03, 2018
Minutes after the restart Brazil took the lead in exquisite fashion with Neymar starting and ending the move.
Jul 02, 2018
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.
Jul 01, 2018
Messi turned 31 last week and his best chance of ending Argentina’s 25-year wait to win a major tournament may now be gone.
Jun 29, 2018
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.
Jun 27, 2018
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.
Jun 26, 2018
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.
Jun 25, 2018
Starting alongside Juan Quintero and Cuadrado on the right, Colombia’s ultra-offensive starting line-up was a forewarning.
Jun 24, 2018
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Jun 24, 2018
A stuttering Uruguay have won both their matches, against Egypt and Saudi Arabia. 1-0.
Jun 23, 2018
The UN Women’s office here has released videos condemning sexual harassment of Russian women by Brazilian men at the ongoing FIFA World Cup.
Jun 22, 2018
Luka Modric scored another with a hooking shot in the 80th and Ivan Rakitic added the third in stoppage time.
Jun 21, 2018
Uruguay defeated Saudi Arabia 1-0 in a Group A clash here on Wednesday to enter the pre-quarterfinals of the FIFA World Cup.
Jun 21, 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.
Jun 21, 2018
Diego Costa scored a scrappy second-half winner to help Spain edge past doughty Iran in a key Group B FIFA World Cup game here on Wednesday.
Jun 19, 2018
Tunisia equalized in the 35th when Ferjani Sassi converted a penalty, shooting beyond the diving Jordan Pickford.
Jun 14, 2018
Peru goalkeeper Pedro Gallese has said that his team’s FIFA World Cup opener against Denmark will be “very important”
Jun 13, 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
Jun 12, 2018
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.
May 16, 2018
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
Apr 16, 2018
Brazilian legend Pele says he is confident about Brazil’s chances at the upcoming World Cup
Mar 28, 2018
VAR Takes Centre Stage In England-Italy 1-1 Draw
Feb 08, 2018
The 2018 FIFA World Cup trophy tour kicked off last September in host country Russia
Nov 30, 2017
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.
Nov 10, 2017
The Croatian national football team made a big step toward the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, beating Greece 4-1