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Around 256,000 fans attend World Cup matches in Nizhny Novgorod

Around 256,000 fans attend World Cup matches in Nizhny Novgorod

Around 256,000 fans attended the World Cup matches held at the 43,000-seater Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, acting deputy governor of the Nizhny Novgorod Region Dmitry Svatkovsky said on Wednesday. 12 Jul 2018
UK embassy in Moscow puts up England flag to support team

UK embassy in Moscow puts up England flag to support team

The UK Embassy in Moscow has hoisted a national flag of England at their premises ahead of the World Cup semi-final between the Three Lions and Croatia, the embassy said on Wednesday. 11 Jul 2018
Belgian prime minister says team lost over luck

Belgian prime minister says team lost over luck

Charles Michel, the Belgian prime minister, on Wednesday said that his country lost the World Cup semifinal in Russia only because the French were lucky. 11 Jul 2018
Macron and wife to attend World Cup final

Macron and wife to attend World Cup final

The French embassy in Moscow has confirmed that French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife will attend Monday morning's World Cup final in Moscow. 11 Jul 2018
Ukraine accuses FIFA of 'political games' over Croatia World Cup row

Ukraine accuses FIFA of 'political games' over Croatia World Cup row

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin has accused FIFA of playing "political games" over the Domagoj Vida controversy. 11 Jul 2018
Arnold: The Socceroos need belief

Arnold: The Socceroos need belief

New Socceroos boss Graham Arnold says the green and gold have the players who can score goals but just need to believe they can do it. 11 Jul 2018
Russia have set a high bar for Qatar 2022 - FIFA Secretary General

Russia have set a high bar for Qatar 2022 - FIFA Secretary General

The 2018 World Cup in Russia sets very high expectations for the next tournament, scheduled for 2022 in Qatar, FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura said on Wednesday. 11 Jul 2018
FIFA Secretary General jokes she's 'waiting for Russian citizenship'

FIFA Secretary General jokes she's 'waiting for Russian citizenship'

FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura has joked that she might just as well become a Russian citizen given her regular visits to Russia over the past two years. 11 Jul 2018
France got lucky, Belgian PM tells Macron

France got lucky, Belgian PM tells Macron

Charles Michel, the Belgian prime minister, says his country's national team were only eliminated from the World Cup because France got lucky. 11 Jul 2018
Forlan not planning to return for Uruguay

Forlan not planning to return for Uruguay

Former Uruguay forward Diego Forlan says that although his professional career was not over, he has no plans to play for his country anymore. 11 Jul 2018
Doping rate in football 'below 0.1%' - FIFA Secretary General

Doping rate in football 'below 0.1%' - FIFA Secretary General

FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura says that less than 0.1% of all footballers were taking banned substances - one of the lowest rates across all sports. 11 Jul 2018
Russia have set 'High Standards' for future World Cups

Russia have set 'High Standards' for future World Cups

Russian upper house speaker Valentina Matviyenko says that it would be tough for future World Cup hosts to reach the "high standards" set by Russia this year. 11 Jul 2018
Croatian PM pays for his own World Cup trip

Croatian PM pays for his own World Cup trip

Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic and Speaker of Croatia's parliament Gordan Jandrokovic have travelled to Russia for their national team's World Cup semi-final against England on a regular flight at their own expense. 11 Jul 2018
Bumper pic special: Paris' wild World Cup party!

Bumper pic special: Paris' wild World Cup party!

The people of Paris partied wildly into the early hours of the morning after watching France beat Belgium to reach the 2018 World Cup final. Pics by Getty Images. 11 Jul 2018
Seven people detained after France celebrations in Paris

Seven people detained after France celebrations in Paris

A total of seven people were detained in Paris this morning after spontaneous mass celebrations sparked by France reaching the World Cup final. 11 Jul 2018
Over 212,000 Brits sign petition for public holiday if England win the World Cup

Over 212,000 Brits sign petition for public holiday if England win the World Cup

More than 212,000 citizens have signed an online petition on the the UK Parliament's official website asking for a new bank holiday if England win the World Cup. 11 Jul 2018

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