France are World Champions, heartbreak for Croatia
FRANCE ARE THE NEW WORLD CHAMPIONS France beat Croatia 4-2 to lift their first World Cup trophy since 1998. Didier Deschamps becomes the third person to win the World Cup as a player (1998) and as coach. Goals from Kylian Mbappe, Antoine...
Mandzukic sends Croatia to maiden World Cup final
Mario Mandzukic scored in the 109th minute as Croatia came from behind to beat England 2-1 after extra time on Wednesday and reach their first World Cup final, where they will face France on Sunday, and send the...
Belgium hold off Brazil fightback to reach semis
Belgium struck early and held off a late Brazil fightback to send the five-times champions tumbling out of the World Cup with a 2-1 victory in an end-to-end thriller on Friday that earned them a semi-final against France. ...
FIFA World Cup: Uruguay 0 France 2
The game erupts into a free for all after Mbappe goes down following an off-the ball incident. Replays show the French striker being obstructed by a cheeky nudge by Uruguay's Rodriguez. Both sets of players surround the referee and Pogba gets...
England beat Colombia on penalties to reach quarters
England finally ended their penalties curse when they beat Colombia 4-3 in a shootout after drawing their World Cup last-16 clash 1-1 following extra time after the South Americans equalised in the 93rd minute. England had previously lost all...
Sweden beat Switzerland 1-0 to enter quarters
Sweden beat Switzerland 1-0 to march into the World Cup quarters. It was Forsberg's 65th goal that was the decider eventually. Switzerland tried till the end but could not breach the stubborn Danish defence. Sweden enter their first quarters since USA 1994. With...
Belgium fight back from two down to beat Japan
Belgium fought back from two goals down to beat Japan 3-2 with an added-time goal from substitute Nacer Chadli on Monday to set up a World Cup quarter-final with Brazil. The first side to recover from a two-goal deficit to...
Russia beat Spain on penalties to reach World Cup quarter-finals
Hosts Russia beat Spain 4-3 on penalties in the Round of 16 match on Sunday to advance to the World Cup quarter-finals where they will face either Denmark or Croatia. Russia keeper Igor Akinfeev saved Koke's and Iago Aspas's...
Host Russia stuns Spain in penalty kicks to reach World Cup quarterfinals
MOSCOW – Spain was sent crashing out of the World Cup by host Russia in spectacular fashion on Sunday night, falling 4-3 on penalty kicks after fighting out 120 minutes of a 1-1 draw. Goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev made two stops in...
World Cup 2018: France beats Argentina by 4-3
Kylian Mbappe announced himself on the biggest stage as France beat Argentina to reach the World Cup quarter-finals. The PSG forward is the first teenager to score twice at a World Cup since Pele in 1958, with both goals coming within...
Januzaj gives Belgium win over England and top spot
A superb second-half strike from Adnan Januzaj gave Belgium a 1-0 win over England on Thursday to see them top World Cup Group G with a perfect record and consign England to second place, with both sides already...
Clinical Brazil enter FIFA World Cup 2018 pre-quarters with 2-0 win over Serbia
Moscow, Russia: Goals by Paulinho and Thiago Silva steered a much-improved Brazil to a 2-0 victory over a battling but ultimately outclassed Serbia on Wednesday and into a World Cup second-round meeting with Mexico. The win, combined with Switzerland’s...
Argentina advance to FIFA World Cup 2018 knockout stage with 2-1 win over Nigeria, face France in Round of 16
St. Petersburg, Russia: Argentina and Lionel Messi progressed to the last 16 of the World Cup by the skin of their teeth on Tuesday after an 86th-minute strike from defender Marcos Rojo gave them a 2-1 win over...
Neymar, Philippe Coutinho Score Late vs Costa Rica As Brazil Edge Towards Knockouts
Philippe Coutinho and Neymar broke down dogged Costa Rica in injury time on Friday, sealing a 2-0 win for Brazil that propels the five-time champions towards the World Cup last 16. The Central Americans looked likely to hold...
Croatia crush Argentina 3-0 to reach knockout stage
Classy Croatia handed Argentina a 3-0 drubbing to claim a place in the World Cup knockout stage thanks to goals by Ante Rebic, Luka Modric and Ivan Rakitic in their Group D match on Thursday. Rebic seized on a...
World Cup 2018: Mile Jedinak’s Penalty Earns Australia 1-1 Draw Against Denmark
Australia captain Mile Jedinak hit a second-half VAR-assisted penalty to secure a 1-1 World Cup draw with Denmark on Thursday that left the Socceroos' last-16 hopes hanging by a thread. Bert van Marwijk's men travelled to Samara needing a win...
World Cup 2018: Spain beat Iran 1-0
Spain edged out a gallant Iran in an absorbing contest to ensure they will reach the World Cup knockout stage with a win in their final group game. The 2010 champions needed an fortuitous Diego Costa goal after half-time, having been...
World Cup 2018: Uruguay beat Saudi Arabia 1-0
Saudi Arabia avoided another embarrassing shellacking but lost to Uruguay, 1-0, Wednesday in Rostov, Russia. The result eliminated both Saudi Arabia and Egypt from the World Cup. The Saudis had been whipped, 5-0, by host Russia in their opener but started...
World Cup 2018: Cristiano Ronaldo Winner Helps Portugal Beat Morocco 1-0
Cristiano Ronaldo followed up his opening game heroics at the World Cup with the only goal in a 1-0 win for Portugal against Morocco as the European champions edged closer to the last 16. The Real Madrid star struck in...
Russia on brink of last 16 berth after beating Egypt
World Cup hosts Russia virtually booked their place in the second round with a 3-1 win over Egypt on Tuesday that moved them to top of Group A with six points from two games. Three goals in the space of...
Japan Make History With Win Against 10-Man Colombia
Yuya Osako exacted sweet revenge for Japan on Tuesday as the Blue Samurai beat Colombia 2-1, becoming the first Asian side ever to beat a South American team at the World Cup. Osako's 73rd-minute winner meant the Japanese...
