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France Defender Mendy to Miss World Cup Round of 16 Match Against Argentina - Head Coach
KAZAN, June 29 (Sputnik) - France defender Benjamin Mendy will miss the FIFA World Cup round of 16 match against Argentina on Saturday due to an injury, head coach Didier Deschamps said on Friday.
30 Jun 2018
France Forward Mbappe Great, Argentina Forward Messi Incomparable - France Captain Lloris
KAZAN, June 29 (Sputnik) - France goalkeeper and captain Hugo Lloris said Friday that his teammate forward Kylian Mbappe was a great player, but he still could not be compared to Argentina forward and captain Messi.
30 Jun 2018
France must minimise Messi's contribution - Deschamps
France coach Didier Deschamps said his side should do their best to minimise Argentina captain's contribution in their upcoming FIFA World Cup encounter, which will be held in Kazan on Sunday (12am AEST).
30 Jun 2018
France Captain Lloris Says Team Have ‘Talent, Drive’ to Further Advance in World Cup
KAZAN, June 29 (Sputnik) - France captain Hugo Lloris said on Friday that his team had “the talent and the drive” to win Argentina in the upcoming Round of 16 match and further advance in the FIFA World Cup.
30 Jun 2018
Serbian Envoy Regrets FIFA Demonstrated Double Standards When Fining Swiss, Serbian Teams
MOSCOW, June 29 (Sputnik) - Serbian Ambassador to Russia Slavenko Terzic said Friday that he was disappointed that FIFA was biased and demonstrated double standards when fining Serbian and Swiss football teams for unsporting behavior during their match at the World Cup in the Russian city of Kaliningrad.
30 Jun 2018
Serbian Ambassador Hails Russia’s World Cup Organization, Thanks Russian Fans for Support
MOSCOW, June 29 (Sputnik) - Serbian Ambassador to Russia Slavenko Terzic praised Russia for organization of the FIFA Wold Cup at the press-conference on Friday, thanking the Russian people for supporting the Serbian national team during the football tournament.
30 Jun 2018
Deschamps: France lacked experience in group stage
France head coach Didier Deschamps said Friday that his side lacked experience in the 2018 FIFA World Cup group stage matches.
29 Jun 2018
Many Argentina Players Can Propel Team to Quarterfinals, Not Only Messi - France Captain
KAZAN, June 29 (Sputnik) - France goalkeeper and captain Hugo Lloris said Friday that not only Argentina captain Lionel Messi could propel his side to the 2018 FIFA World Cup quarterfinals, but many of his teammates as well.
29 Jun 2018
Chinese, US Fans Received Most of FAN IDs Among Non-Russian Citizens - Russian Ministry
MOSCOW, June 29 (Sputnik) - The largest number of the FIFA World Cup FAN IDs for non-Russian residents has been issued to Chinese and US citizens, the Russian Communications Ministry's press service said on Friday.
29 Jun 2018
Head of LOC Hopes German Fans Stay in Russia for World Cup Despite Team Crashing Out
MOSCOW, June 29 (Sputnik) - The chairman of the Local Organizing Committee for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Arkady Dvorkovich told Sputnik on Friday that he hoped that German football fans would stay in Russia until the end of the tournament despite their side crashing out.
29 Jun 2018
Denmark Midfielder Eriksen One of World’s Best Playmakers - Croatia Midfielder Rakitic
ST. PETERSBURG, June 29 (Sputnik) - Croatia midfielder Ivan Rakitic said on Friday that Denmark midfielder Christian Eriksen was one of the best playmakers in Europe and the world.
29 Jun 2018
FIFA Presents Kaliningrad With FIFA Official Balls Used in World Cup Matches - Authorities
KALININGRAD, June 29 (Sputnik) - FIFA Competitions and Events Director Colin Smith presented Kaliningrad authorities with four Adidas Telstar 18 balls that had been issued for the World Cup matches held in Kaliningrad, the press service of the city's administration said Friday.
29 Jun 2018
Day Of Dead Carnival at Red Square to 'add flavour' to World Cup - Lawmakers
The Mexican Day of the Dead Carnival at Red Square on Friday will "add flavor" to the FIFA World Cup in Russia, a member of Russian Duma Aleksandr Yushchenko said.
29 Jun 2018
Russia Midfielder Golovin to Enjoy Chelsea Owner Support if Joins Club - Ex-Coach Gazzaev
MOSCOW, June 29 (Sputnik) - Russian lawmaker and former Russia head coach Valery Gazzaev said Friday that CSKA and Russia midfielder Aleksandr Golovin would enjoy the support of English side FC Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich if he joined the club.
29 Jun 2018
Portuguese President to Arrive in Sochi for Uruguay World Cup Match
MOSCOW, June 29 (Sputnik) - Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa will arrive in Sochi on Saturday to support his national team in their Round of 16 World Cup match against Uruguay, Portugal embassy in Moscow told Sputnik on Friday.
29 Jun 2018
No Harassment Cases Registered at FIFA World Cup in Russia - Organizers
MOSCOW, June 29 (Sputnik) - CEO of the Russia 2018 Local Organizing Committee Alexey Sorokin said on Friday that he had not heard about any cases of harassment during this summer's FIFA World Cup in Russia.
29 Jun 2018
Russia Will 'Fight to Death' in Round of 16 Match Against Spain - Russian Football Union
MOSCOW, June 29 (Sputnik) - Vice President of the Russian Football Union Sergey Anokhin said Friday that Russia would "fight to death" in their upcoming round of 16 encounter with Spain.
29 Jun 2018
FIFA World Cup in Russia Success Can Be Accounted for Security System - LOC CEO
MOSCOW, June 29 (Sputnik) - CEO of the Russia 2018 Local Organizing Committee Alexey Sorokin said on Friday that the success of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia could be accounted for the high-quality work of the security system.
29 Jun 2018
Russia Advancing to Knockout Stage ‘Not Surprising, Makes People Happy' - Organizers
MOSCOW, June 29 (Sputnik) - CEO of the Russia 2018 Local Organizing Committee Alexey Sorokin said on Friday that he was not surprised by the way the team played at the FIFA World Cup, and advancing to the knockout stage satisfied everyone.
29 Jun 2018
Russia Prove FIFA World Cup Hosts Glad to Welcome Fans From Entire World - Organizers
MOSCOW, June 29 (Sputnik) - Russia have shown that they were happy to welcome football fans from any country during this summer's FIFA World Cup, CEO of the Russia 2018 Local Organizing Committee Alexey Sorokin said on Friday.
29 Jun 2018
Russia Want to Make 'Small Miracle' Happen During World Cup Spain Match - Striker Dzyuba
NOVOGORSK, June 29 (Sputnik) - The World Cup hosts Russia “did the minimum” by advancing to the knockout stage of the tournament, but want to make “a small miracle happen” when they play their Round of 16 match against Spain at Moscow’s Luzhniki Stadium on Sunday, Russia forward Artem Dzyuba said on Friday.
29 Jun 2018
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