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Iceland Head Coach Says Team Showed Character Against Croatia But Football 'Tough' Game

Iceland Head Coach Says Team Showed Character Against Croatia But Football 'Tough' Game

MOSCOW, June 26 (Sputnik) - Iceland head coach Heimir Hallgrimsson said that his players did their absolute best in their 2-1 defeat to Croatia and showed their true character but football was a "tough" game. 27 Jun 2018
Iceland v Croatia player ratings

Iceland v Croatia player ratings

Croatia were looking to continue their dream World Cup start while Iceland needed a win to keep their campaign alive. 27 Jun 2018
Peru leaving World Cup with heads held high says Gareca

Peru leaving World Cup with heads held high says Gareca

Head coach Ricardo Gareca said on Tuesday that Peru had big hopes at this year's World Cup, but are leaving Russia with their heads held high. 27 Jun 2018
Denmark v France - player ratings

Denmark v France - player ratings

France secured top spot in Group C and Denmark progressed behind them following a woefully underwhelming draw at the Luzhniki Stadium. 27 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
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
Scalper selling World Cup tickets detained in Saransk

Scalper selling World Cup tickets detained in Saransk

A resident of the Moscow Region was arrested in Saransk for selling overpriced tickets for matches of the World Cup, city officials have said. 26 Jun 2018
Fans' support will help Russia against Spain, says lawmaker

Fans' support will help Russia against Spain, says lawmaker

Fans' support will be Russia's "trump card" in their round of 16 match against Spain at the FIFA World Cup, according to Russian lawmaker Mikhail Degtyarev. 26 Jun 2018
Racist remarks towards Durmaz condemned by Granqvist

Racist remarks towards Durmaz condemned by Granqvist

Sweden defender and captain Andreas Granqvist says the racist comments about his teammate Jimmy Durmaz over the weekend were unacceptable. 26 Jun 2018
Lukaku misses latest Belgium training session

Lukaku misses latest Belgium training session

Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku has reportedly missed his team's training session two days before their final Group G match against England at the World Cup. 26 Jun 2018
Granqvist: 'I can't evaluate VAR'

Granqvist: 'I can't evaluate VAR'

Sweden defender and captain Andreas Granqvist says it was hard to evaluate how effective the video assistant referee (VAR) system was, after the match official did not use it in his decision to deny a penalty during Sweden's 2-1 loss to Germany. 26 Jun 2018
Panama goal hero Baloy: 'Tunisia will be a challenge'

Panama goal hero Baloy: 'Tunisia will be a challenge'

Panama defender Felipe Baloy, who scored his side's only goal at this summer's FIFA World Cup so far, says their match against Tunisia will be a challenge for his team. 26 Jun 2018
Sweden Head Coach Andersson: 'We can't concentrate on referee mistakes'

Sweden Head Coach Andersson: 'We can't concentrate on referee mistakes'

Sweden head coach Janne Andersson says his team are confident ahead of the upcoming game against Mexico and must not concentrate on refereeing mistakes from the previous World Cup matches. 26 Jun 2018
Panama face beautiful but difficult' match against Tunisia

Panama face beautiful but difficult' match against Tunisia

Panama midfielder Jose Luis Rodriguez said on Tuesday that his side was facing a beautiful but difficult match against Tunisia in the final game of their first World Cup. 26 Jun 2018
Merkel unable to attend Germany's clash with South Korea

Merkel unable to attend Germany's clash with South Korea

German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she won't be able to attend Germany's World Cup match against South Korea in Kazan on Thursday morning AEST. 26 Jun 2018

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