world cup 2018

Deschamps oversees 79th match as France head coach to equal record

Deschamps oversees 79th match as France head coach to equal record

Didier Deschamps oversaw his 79th match as France head coach on Tuesday, equaling the record of the team's former head coach Raymond Domenech. 27 Jun 2018
Australia bow out of the 2018 World Cup after 2-0 defeat to Peru

Australia bow out of the 2018 World Cup after 2-0 defeat to Peru

Australia bowed out of the 2018 World Cup after losing 2-0 to Peru in front of 40,073 spectators at Fisht Stadium in Sochi. 27 Jun 2018
Neymar needs to play another match to get back into shape

Neymar needs to play another match to get back into shape

Brazil forward Neymar is slowly getting back into shape and needs another match at the World Cup to fully return to form, Brazil head coach Tite said on Tuesday. 27 Jun 2018
Pizzi signs extension deal to stay as Saudi Arabia head coach

Pizzi signs extension deal to stay as Saudi Arabia head coach

Juan Antonio Pizzi will stay as Saudi Arabia head coach at least until the end of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup after extending his deal with the country's football federation, the national team said on Twitter on Tuesday. 27 Jun 2018
Hernandez says Mexico's World Cup performance matters more

Hernandez says Mexico's World Cup performance matters more

Mexico forward Javier Hernandez said on Tuesday that his team advancing to the knockout stage of the World Cup was more important to him than personal scoring records. 27 Jun 2018
Abbas to visit Moscow for World Cup Final

Abbas to visit Moscow for World Cup Final

Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas is expected to arrive in Russia on July 13 at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin to attend the World Cup final and meet Putin, Palestinian Ambassador to Russia Abdel Hafiz Nofal told Sputnik on Tuesday. 27 Jun 2018
Russia players can deliver best match of Career against Spain

Russia players can deliver best match of Career against Spain

Russia's World Cup match against Spain can become the best game in each of the Russia players' careers, Vice President of the Russian Football Union (RFU) Sergey Anokhin told Sputnik on Tuesday. 27 Jun 2018
Mexico aim to beat Sweden despite only needing a draw

Mexico aim to beat Sweden despite only needing a draw

Mexico head coach Juan Carlos Osorio said on Tuesday that his team will be playing for a win even though a draw against Sweden will see them claim the top spot in their World Cup group. 27 Jun 2018
Spain should be careful when playing Russia says Asensio

Spain should be careful when playing Russia says Asensio

Spain midfielder Marco Asensio said on Tuesday that his team should be careful with Russia in their round of 16 match of the 2018 World Cup. 27 Jun 2018
Dzagoev trains with team as Yerokhin misses Tuesday's training

Dzagoev trains with team as Yerokhin misses Tuesday's training

Alan Dzagoev resumed training with the rest of the Russia squad while his fellow midfielder Aleksandr Yerokhin missed the training session due to a minor foot injury, the team said on Tuesday. 27 Jun 2018
Mexico look to advance from the group of death

Mexico look to advance from the group of death

Mexico forward Javier Hernandez said on Tuesday that his team looked to advance to the Round of 16 from their “group of death” at the World Cup in Russia. 26 Jun 2018
St. Petersburg-Based woman becomes oldest World Cup volunteer

St. Petersburg-Based woman becomes oldest World Cup volunteer

A 83-year-old St. Petersburg-based woman has become the oldest volunteer working at the World Cup in Russia, St. Petersburg's volunteer training center head Georgi Borisov said Tuesday. 26 Jun 2018
Volgograd Arena to become Rotor's new home after World Cup

Volgograd Arena to become Rotor's new home after World Cup

The Volgograd Arena, built in Volgograd for the 2018 World Cup, will be used as the home ground by local side Rotor after the tournament. 26 Jun 2018
Fan preview: Australia vs Peru

Fan preview: Australia vs Peru

Australia take on Peru on Tuesday night, and Dylan Jackson is in Russia for FTBL. 26 Jun 2018
Saudi Arabia fans cheated out of a fortune at World Cup

Saudi Arabia fans cheated out of a fortune at World Cup

A group of Saudi Arabian fans were cheated out of almost AUD $340,000 when they were offered a group plane transfer from Moscow to Volgograd for their national team's final World Cup match against Egypt, a source in the Russian law enforcement agencies says. 26 Jun 2018
Germany 'apologised' for post-match taunts

Germany 'apologised' for post-match taunts

Sweden captain Andreas Granqvist says Germany's technical staff behaved poorly after the team's winning goal in their 2-1 defeat of Sweden on Saturday, but have apologised for the incident. 26 Jun 2018

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