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London Mayor wishes England success

London Mayor wishes England success

London Mayor Sadiq Khan wished success to the English national team in their first World Cup game against Tunisia on Monday. 19 Jun 2018
Patricio signs for Wolverhampton

Patricio signs for Wolverhampton

Portugal goalkeeper Rui Patricio has moved to the English side Wolverhampton Wanderers, the club said on its official website on Monday. 19 Jun 2018
Gomez says encounter with Belgium was quite good

Gomez says encounter with Belgium was quite good

Panama head coach Hernan Dario Gomez said Monday that Panama had "quite a good" match against Belgium earlier on Monday. 19 Jun 2018
Nawalka says team are ready to beat Senegal

Nawalka says team are ready to beat Senegal

Poland head coach Adam Nawalka said on Monday that his team were ready to beat Senegal at their first World Cup match. 19 Jun 2018
Salah trains ahead of Russia match

Salah trains ahead of Russia match

Egypt striker Mohamed Salah, who is recovering from injury, trained with the rest of the squad ahead of the FIFA World Cup match against hosts Russia, which will take place in St. Petersburg on Tuesday. 19 Jun 2018
El-Hadary says win over Russia would help Egypt reach knockout stages

El-Hadary says win over Russia would help Egypt reach knockout stages

Egypt goalkeeper Essam El-Hadary said on Monday that beating Russia in their second World Cup match would help the team to reach the knockout stage. 19 Jun 2018
Lagorio wants Argentina to meet Russia as late as possible

Lagorio wants Argentina to meet Russia as late as possible

Argentine Ambassador to Russia Ricardo Ernesto Lagorio said Monday that he wished Argentina and Russia to meet "as late as possible" at the 2018 World Cup. 19 Jun 2018
Lukaku named man of the match against Panama

Lukaku named man of the match against Panama

Belgium forward Romelo Lukaku was named the man of the match after his team’s 3-0 win over Panama in their first game of the World Cup in Sochi on Sunday. 19 Jun 2018
Dvorkovich, Samoura and Wenger to attend England v Tunisia

Dvorkovich, Samoura and Wenger to attend England v Tunisia

Chairman of the Local Organizing Committee for the 2018 World Cup Arkady Dvorkovich,  Secretary General of Fatma Samoura and former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger will be special guests of the 2018 FIFA World Cup encounter between England and Tunisia, FIFA said Monday in a press release. 19 Jun 2018
Badelj will do everything to stop Messi says

Badelj will do everything to stop Messi says

Croatia midfielder Milan Badelj said on Monday that he would do everything he could to stop Argentina forward Lionel Messi in their World Cup match on Thursday. 19 Jun 2018
Tae-yong says beating Sweden would have helped ahead of Mexico and Germany

Tae-yong says beating Sweden would have helped ahead of Mexico and Germany

South Korea head coach Shin Tae-yong said Monday that a win over Sweden in their World Cup group stage match could have helped his team in their next games. 19 Jun 2018
Berg says it was an obvious decision to award penalty

Berg says it was an obvious decision to award penalty

Sweden forward Marcus Berg said on Monday the penalty they were awarded in their World Cup match against South Korea was "obvious." 19 Jun 2018
Egypt hope for 'god's help' against Russia says El-Hadary

Egypt hope for 'god's help' against Russia says El-Hadary

Egypt goalkeeper Essam El-Hadary said Monday that his team were relying on "God's help" in their second World Cup match against Russia. 19 Jun 2018
Over 43,000 fans attend Panama v Belgium in Sochi

Over 43,000 fans attend Panama v Belgium in Sochi

More than 43,000 supporters attended the World Cup Group G match between Belgium and Panama, which took place at Sochi's Fisht Stadium on Monday. 19 Jun 2018
Argentina are delighted with base camp

Argentina are delighted with base camp

Argentina's 2018 World Cup squad are "delighted" with their base camp in the town of Bronnitsy, outside Moscow, Argentine Ambassador to Russia Ricardo Ernesto Lagorio said Monday. 19 Jun 2018
Semin says 2018 World Cup is best he has attended

Semin says 2018 World Cup is best he has attended

Lokomotiv Moscow and former Russia head coach Yuri Semin said on Monday that the 2018 World Cup in Russia was "the best" tournament he had ever attended. 19 Jun 2018
Lukaku scores twice as Belgium beat Panama 3-0

Lukaku scores twice as Belgium beat Panama 3-0

Belgium's all-time leading goal-scorer Romelu Lukaku scored twice to help the Red Devils thrash Panama, who are playing at their first-ever World Cup, 3-0 in Sochi on Monday. 19 Jun 2018
Egypt to take advantage if Russia focus on Salah

Egypt to take advantage if Russia focus on Salah

Egypt head coach Hector Cuper said Monday that Russia would be playing into their hands if Stanislav Cherchesov’s side only focused on forward Mohamed Salah. 19 Jun 2018
Cuper says Salah is Egypt's weapon against Russia

Cuper says Salah is Egypt's weapon against Russia

Egypt head coach Hector Cuper said Monday that striker Mohamed Salah's participation in the 2018 World Cup encounter with Russia would not guarantee success, but he would be Egypt's "weapon". 19 Jun 2018
LUKAKU SCORES DOUBLE AS BELGIUM OUTCLASS DEBUTANTS PANAMA 3-0 IN TEAMS' FIRST MATCH AT FIFA WORLD CUP

LUKAKU SCORES DOUBLE AS BELGIUM OUTCLASS DEBUTANTS PANAMA 3-0 IN TEAMS' FIRST MATCH AT FIFA WORLD CUP

SPUTNIK 19 Jun 2018
Colombia plan to reach knockout stages says Pekerman

Colombia plan to reach knockout stages says Pekerman

Colombia head coach Jose Pekerman said on Monday that his team were aiming to reach the knockout stages of the tournament. 19 Jun 2018