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Southgate wary of well-schooled Sweden defenders

Southgate wary of well-schooled Sweden defenders

England head coach Gareth Southgate said on Friday that Sweden had "well-schooled" defenders who can offer a challenge to his attacking players in the World Cup last eight. 7 Jul 2018
Dalic hopes Croatian president attends semi-final

Dalic hopes Croatian president attends semi-final

Croatia head coach Zlatko Dalic said on Friday that he hoped that Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic would attend his side's World Cup semi-final match if they manage to make the last four. 7 Jul 2018
Dalic: Russia are good at going forward

Dalic: Russia are good at going forward

Croatia head coach Zlatko Dalic said on Friday that Russia were good at going forward, and the Croatian team expected a hard World Cup quarter-final match against the hosts. 7 Jul 2018
Karpaty takes responsibility for kicking out player over World Cup posts

Karpaty takes responsibility for kicking out player over World Cup posts

Ukrainian side Karpaty Lviv's vice president Oleh Smaliychuk said Friday that it was his personal decision to terminate the contract of the team's goalkeeper Mikhail Gotra, who supported Russia at the 2018 World Cup. 7 Jul 2018
Rakitic knows all Russia's players

Rakitic knows all Russia's players

Croatia midfielder Ivan Rakitic said on Friday ahead of the team's World Cup quarter-final match against Russia that he knew all the players of Russia's squad. 7 Jul 2018
Kane: England have huge belief in beating Sweden if it goes to penalties

Kane: England have huge belief in beating Sweden if it goes to penalties

England forward and captain Harry Kane said on Friday that his side had "huge belief" that they would be able to beat Sweden if their World Cup quarter-final match ends in a penalty shootout. 7 Jul 2018
Griezmann named man of the match after 2-0 Uruguay win

Griezmann named man of the match after 2-0 Uruguay win

France striker Antoine Griezmann, who notched up a goal and an assist, was named the man of the match for his heroics in Friday's World Cup quarter-final against Uruguay in Nizhny Novgorod. 7 Jul 2018
Sell-out crowd watch France beat Uruguay 2-0

Sell-out crowd watch France beat Uruguay 2-0

The World Cup quarter-final match between Uruguay and France, which took place in Nizhny Novgorod on Friday, was played in front of a sell-out crowd of 43,319 supporters. 7 Jul 2018
Egyptian officials thank Chechen Republic for accommodating Egypt team

Egyptian officials thank Chechen Republic for accommodating Egypt team

The Egyptian Parliament and the Egyptian Embassy in Russia have thanked Russia's Chechen Republic and its leader Ramzan Kadyrov for organizing Egypt's World Cup base in the Chechen capital Grozny, the press service of the republic's government said on Friday. 7 Jul 2018
UK fan has England players' names tattooed after team reach quarter-finals

UK fan has England players' names tattooed after team reach quarter-finals

A UK football fan has had a tattoo made with the names of all 23 players in the England squad after the side reached their first World Cup quarter-finals since 2006. 7 Jul 2018
Minimal number of offenses reported during World Cup

Minimal number of offenses reported during World Cup

Russian Deputy Interior Minister Igor Zubov said on Friday that the number of administrative offenses committed during the World Cup in Russia was “very minimal.” 7 Jul 2018
FIFA fine Sweden $70,000 for violating marketing rules

FIFA fine Sweden $70,000 for violating marketing rules

The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has fined the Swedish Football Association 70,000 Swiss francs (about $70,000) for violating media and marketing rules at the 2018 World Cup in Russia, FIFA's press service said on Friday. 7 Jul 2018
Over 1 million fans visited FIFA fan fest in St. Petersburg

Over 1 million fans visited FIFA fan fest in St. Petersburg

The FIFA Fan Fest in St. Petersburg has been visited by more than one million fans since the beginning of the 2018 World Cup in Russia, a Sputnik correspondent reported on Friday. 7 Jul 2018
Fernandes: no problems with Russia footballers not playing in Europe

Fernandes: no problems with Russia footballers not playing in Europe

Russia defender Mario Fernandes said on Friday that he saw no problem with almost all the members of the current Russia squad not playing for European clubs. 7 Jul 2018
Andersson does not think about victory at World Cup

Andersson does not think about victory at World Cup

Sweden head coach Janne Andersson said on Friday that he did not think about a possible victory at the 2018 World Cup as the team prepares for their quarter-final match against England. 6 Jul 2018
Cherchesov: playing in top leagues no cure-all for Russia footballers

Cherchesov: playing in top leagues no cure-all for Russia footballers

Russia head coach Stanislav Cherchesov said on Friday that playing in top European leagues was not a "cure-all" for Russia footballers and that it mattered more how they played rather than where they did it. 6 Jul 2018
Russia coach glad striker Dzyuba in 'good shape'

Russia coach glad striker Dzyuba in 'good shape'

Russia head coach Stanislav Cherchesov said he was glad his team's striker Artem Dzyuba had got into shape by the start of the home World Cup. 6 Jul 2018
Cavani not named in Uruguay's starting XI

Cavani not named in Uruguay's starting XI

Uruguay forward Edinson Cavani was not included in the team's starting line-up for their quarter-final match against France at the World Cup, FIFA said on its website on Friday. 6 Jul 2018
Griezmann, Mbappe to start for France

Griezmann, Mbappe to start for France

Forwards Antoine Griezmann and Kylian Mbappe will start for France in their World Cup quarter-final against Uruguay. 6 Jul 2018
Russia to wear red during Croatia match

Russia to wear red during Croatia match

Russia’s players will wear their home red kit for their quarter-final match against Croatia at the 2018 World Cup, the team said on Friday. 6 Jul 2018
Increase interest in UK flights to Russia - survey

Increase interest in UK flights to Russia - survey

The number of online searches for cheap flights from the United Kingdom to Russia has risen 2.5 times after the English national football team booked a spot in the quarter-finals of the World Cup, US media reported. 6 Jul 2018

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