FIFA World Cup 2018

England’s win on a penalty shootout with Colombia in the match of the Last 16 round of the 2018 FIFA World Cup on Tuesday night in Moscow was a special night for the squad and its...

An increasingly confident Sweden are relishing the prospect of a World Cup quarter-final clash against England after displaying the best of their battling qualities in a 1-0 win over Switzerland in Tuesday’s Round of 16 tie....

Argentina legend Diego Maradona believes Brazil are “on the way” to their sixth World Cup title in Russia following their 2-0 defeat of Mexico in the round of 16 on Monday. Neymar and Roberto Firmino struck...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has congratulated the Russian national football team’s chief coach, Stanislav Cherchesov, on the win in Sunday’s World Cup Round of 16 match vs Spain. According to Putin’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov, the...

Croatia showed none of the spark that marked their romp through the group phase but still did enough to edge Denmark in their round-of-16 clash on Sunday and ensure they will take on Russia in the...

Goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev said Russia’s game plan had been to hold on for a penalty shootout after the host nation beat Spain on spot-kicks Sunday to reach the World Cup quarter-finals. Spain dominated the last-16 match...

Russia captain Igor Akinfeev saved two penalties in a dramatic shootout as the World Cup hosts dumped title contenders Spain out in the last 16 following a 1-1 draw. Veteran Russia centre-back Sergei Ignashevich gifted Spain...

Teenage star Kylian Mbappe played down comparisons with Brazil legend Pele after stealing the show in a 4-3 victory for France that sent Argentina crashing out of the World Cup. Billed as Lionel Messi’s chance to...

Diego Maradona may be a giant of the game’s history, football’s governing body FIFA said on Friday, but even he must show respect to other fans at World Cup stadiums. Asked about complaints that the 57-year-old...

Kylian Mbappe scored two goals in four second-half minutes to send France into the World Cup quarter-finals with a thrilling 4-3 win over Argentina on Saturday. #FRA WIN! #FRAARG // #WorldCup pic.twitter.com/zejq1TCOxw — FIFA World Cup...