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FIFA World Cup Oracle Cat to Predict Winner of Brazil - Costa Rica Encounter
ST PETERSBURG, June 22 (Sputnik) - Achilles the cat, who lives at St. Petersburg's Hermitage Museum and serves as the animal oracle for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, will predict the winner of the match between Brazil and Costa Rica later on Friday.
22 Jun 2018
CORRECTION - Messi Not Only One to Blame For Argentina Defeat - Bracamonte
(correction in heading, lede)
22 Jun 2018
Striker Farfan Says Peru Can Be Proud Of Performance Against France at FIFA World Cup
YEKATERINBURG, June 22 (Sputnik) - Lokomotiv Moscow and Peru forward Jefferson Farfan says he is proud of how his team played against France despite slipping to their second consecutive defeat at the World Cup.
22 Jun 2018
Messi Not Only One to Blame For Argentina Defeat - Ex-Spartak Bracamonte
MOSCOW, June 21 (Sputnik) - Former Spartak Moscow striker Hector Bracamonte told Sputnik on Thursday that the entire Argentina squad played badly in their encounter with Croatia.
22 Jun 2018
Croatia Captain Modric Says Croatia 'Played Perfectly' in 3-0 Win Against Argentina
NIZHNY NOVGOROD, June 21 (Sputnik) - Croatia captain Luka Modric said on Thursday that his side "played perfectly" after easily dispatching Argentina 3-0, which saw the team through to the World Cup round of 16.
22 Jun 2018
Good Start Does Not Guarantee Russia Success Later in World Cup – Deschamps
YEKATERINBURG, June 21 (Sputnik) - France Head Coach Didier Deschamps said Thursday that Russia's early success does not mean they will automatically advance deeper into the competition.
22 Jun 2018
Coach Deschamps Says France Can’t Always Score Freely at World Cup
YEKATERINBURG, June 21 (Sputnik) - France head coach Didier Deschamps says his team cannot always win World Cup games easily, after his team earned a hard-fought 1-0 win against Peru and moved to the round of 16.
22 Jun 2018
Matic says Switzerland will be a step up
Serbia midfielder Nemanja Matic said on Thursday that Switzerland, who they will meet in Kaliningrad in their second Group E match on Friday, are a stronger side than any of the teams they faced in the World Cup qualifiers.
22 Jun 2018
Guerrero did everything possible says Gareca
Peru head coach Ricardo Gareca said on Thursday that team's captain Paolo Guerrero had done "everything possible," playing for his side at this summer's World Cup.
22 Jun 2018
Croatia thrash Argentina 3-0 to reach round of 16
Croatia produced a sublime performance to earn a thoroughly deserved 3-0 win against Argentina in an intense encounter in Nizhny Novgorod on Thursday, which leaves the South American side with just one point from their opening two games.
22 Jun 2018
Mbappe says scoring at a World Cup is a Dream
France forward Kylian Mbappe said on Thursday that scoring at the World Cup is every football player's dream, after netting the only goal in their match against Peru at the Yekaterinburg Arena.
22 Jun 2018
Serbia hold full-squad training ahead of Switzerland game
All 23 players of the Serbian national football team trained together on Thursday ahead of their second World Cup match against Switzerland.
22 Jun 2018
Modric named man of the match against Argentina
Croatia captain and midfielder Luka Modric was named the man of the match after he helped his side to defeat two-time World Cup champions Argentina 3-0 in their second Group D match in Nizhny Novgorod on Thursday.
22 Jun 2018
Gareca says team had 10 chances to score
Peru head coach Ricardo Gareca said on Thursday that his team had around ten chances to score a goal during their first two games at this summer's World Cup.
22 Jun 2018
Tunisia hails Russia's organization of World Cup
Tunisian Ambassador to Russia Mohamed Ali Chihi commended on Thursday Russia's organization of Wold Cup, adding that neither the Tunisian team, nor the fans faced any problems during the event.
22 Jun 2018
Krstajic says he has World Cup dream team
Serbia head coach Mladen Krstajic said on Thursday that his players have enough experience and he has brought his "dream team" to the World Cup in Russia.
22 Jun 2018
Matic says Russian football has bright future
Serbia midfielder Nemanja Matic said on Thursday that Russian football will have a "bright future," because a large number of the World Cup sports infrastructure, which is of the highest world standards, will benefit the development of the sport in the country.
22 Jun 2018
Krstajic hopes Russia supports Serbia in World Cup
Serbia head coach Mladen Krstajic says he hopes Russia’s fans and players will support his team in their upcoming World Cup match with Switzerland on Friday.
22 Jun 2018
Gareca says France's victory was Well-Deserved
Peru head coach Ricardo Gareca said Thursday that his side did everything they could to beat France but their opponents deserved their victory.
22 Jun 2018
Egypt players to pray in Akhmad Kadyrov mosque
The Egyptian national football team, who are based during the 2018 World Cup in the Russian city of Grozny, will take part in a collective prayer in the main mosque of Grozny, the Akhmad Kadyrov Mosque, on Friday, local authorities told Sputnik on Thursday.
22 Jun 2018
Mbappe named man of the match against Peru
Forward Kylian Mbappe was named the man of the match after scoring his side's only goal in their 1-0 defeat over Peru at the Yekaterinburg Arena on Thursday.
22 Jun 2018
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