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Over 64,000 fans attend World Cup semi-final between France and Belgium
A total of 64,286 fans attended the World Cup semi-final match between France and Belgium at the 64,468-seater St. Petersburg Stadium on Tuesday.
11 Jul 2018
Chugainov: Russia's result at World Cup above all praise
Former Russia defender Igor Chugainov told Sputnik on Tuesday that Russia's result at their home World Cup was "above all praise."
11 Jul 2018
Subasic and Vrsaljko train with Croatia ahead of semi-final against England
Croatia goalkeeper Danijel Subasic and defender Sime Vrsaljko took part in their team's training session at Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium ahead of their World Cup semi-final match against England.
11 Jul 2018
French president and Belgium king attend World Cup semi-final
French President Emmanuel Macron and Belgium's King Philippe and Queen Mathilde are attending the World Cup semi-final in St. Petersburg on Tuesday.
11 Jul 2018
Claims Russia's success due to sniffing ammonia hypocrisy says ex-coach Gazzaev
Russian lawmaker and former Russia head coach Valery Gazzaev told Sputnik on Tuesday that the statements that Russia's success at their home World Cup was allegedly due to players' sniffing ammonia were "hypocrisy" and "envy."
11 Jul 2018
Henderson: England focused on match with Croatia
England are focused on their semi-final match against Croatia and not on the legacy of the English football, England midfielder Jordan Henderson said Tuesday.
11 Jul 2018
Griezmann, Giroud and Mbappe start in attack for France
Forwards Antoine Griezmann, Olivier Giroud and Kylian Mbappe have been named in the starting lineup for France in their World Cup semi-final match against Belgium, FIFA announced on their official website on Tuesday.
11 Jul 2018
Dalic: Current generation of Croatian players underestimated
Croatia head coach Zlatko Dalic said on Tuesday that the current generation of the country's players has been underestimated with his team reaching the semi-finals.
11 Jul 2018
Lukaku and De Bruyne start for Belgium against France
Forward Romelu Lukaku and midfielder Kevin de Bruyne have been named in the starting lineup for Belgium in their World Cup semi-final match against France, the national team announced on their official Twitter account on Tuesday.
11 Jul 2018
Lovren: reaching World Cup Final may only happen once in a lifetime
Croatia defender Dejan Lovren said on Tuesday that a chance to advance to the final of the World Cup could be a once in a lifetime opportunity for a football player.
11 Jul 2018
England team trained with rubber chickens
England's team used rubber chickens during their training session to add "a bit of fun" to their preparations for the World Cup semi-final against Croatia, England head coach Gareth Southgate said on Tuesday.
11 Jul 2018
Russian lawmaker calls for proper punishment for Croatia team members
A member of the Russian lower house's Committee for Physical Culture, Sport, Tourism and Youth Affairs Dmitry Svishchev told Sputnik on Tuesday that it was necessary to "demand proper punishment" for both Croatia team members for their controversial comments following their victory over Russia at the World Cup.
11 Jul 2018
Southgate knew stories were not true
England head coach Gareth Southgate said on Tuesday that he knew certain articles published in the UK media ahead of the 2018 World Cup in Russia would not appear to be true.
11 Jul 2018
Cherchesov takes blame For Smolov failing to score penalty
Russia head coach Stanislav Cherchesov said on Tuesday that he was the one to blame for forward Fedor Smolov failing to convert his spot kick as the team lost to Croatia on penalties in the World Cup quarter-finals.
11 Jul 2018
Southgate not Surprised by rivals praise for Sterling
England head coach Gareth Southgate said on Tuesday that he was not surprised by his side's World Cup semi-finals opponents Croatia identifying midfielder Raheem Sterling as a "key player."
11 Jul 2018
Egypt planning to bid to host 2030 World Cup
Egypt is planning to bid to host the 2030 World Cup, the country’s Youth and Sports Minister Ashraf Sobhy said on Tuesday during a speech outlining the ministry’s strategy for sports development in the country for future decades.
11 Jul 2018
UK officials to help England fans arriving in Moscow
The UK Embassy in Moscow said on Tuesday that the UK officials were willing to help England fans who had arrived in Moscow to support their team in Wednesday's World Cup semi-final encounter against Croatia.
11 Jul 2018
Southgate: England making history at 2018 World Cup
England head coach Gareth Southgate said on Tuesday that his team had already "made several pieces of history" by reaching the semi-finals of the World Cup in Russia.
11 Jul 2018
Ex-keeper says Russia deserve respect
Former Russia goalkeeper Aleksandr Filimonov said on Tuesday that the national team “deserves respect” despite not playing “proper” football in their World Cup Round of 16 match against Spain.
11 Jul 2018
Ex-Russia goalkeeper says France and Belgium are favorites to win World Cup
Former Spartak Moscow and Russia goalkeeper Aleksandr Filimonov said Tuesday that either France or Belgium would win the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
11 Jul 2018
Rescued Thai football team cannot travel to World Cup Final for medical reasons
The 12 boys and their coach, who were successfully rescued from a flooded cave in northern Thailand, will not be able to visit the World Cup final due to medical reasons.
11 Jul 2018
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