Two-thirds of the 64 World Cup games have been played, and half of the 32 teams are on their way home. Time for an assessment of the group stage which saw holders Germany crash out, Belgium and...
St Petersburg - By Holger Schmidt, – A late, late goal ensured Argentina reached the last 16 of World Cup finals with a 2-1 win over Nigeria on Tuesday in St Petersburg. With just four minutes left...
Berlin (dpa) - German newspapers plastered photographs of Toni Kroos over all their front pages on Sunday and wildly praised the Germany midfielder after his stunning late free-kick snatched a...
Mexico's 1-0 win over world champions Germany was arguably the most thrilling moment of the opening round of games in Russia. But a dismal week of news at home and abroad leaves the Mexicans looking...
Morocco and Egypt are the first teams to be eliminated from the World Cup along with Saudi Arabia, and it appears only fitting that two African sides exit early as the continent has so far enjoyed...
Volgograd, Russia - By Martin Moravec, - Harry Kane scored an injury-time header to spare England's blushes with a narrow 2-1 win over Tunisia to open their World Cup campaign in Volgograd on Monday....
St Petersburg (dpa) - Russia coach Stanislav Cherchesov believes his team can stop Egypt forward Mohamed Salah, who is poised to make his World Cup debut when the teams meet on Tuesday. Hosts...
Mexico raised some eyebrows with skyhigh confidence ahead of their World Cup opener against title holders Germany - but it wasn't just hot air as they then delivered in form of a memorable, classy...
Moscow - Thousands of fans without tickets to the World Cup's opening match in Moscow on Thursday gathered in the nearby fan zone, erupting in celebration as Russia cruised to a 5-0 victory against...
Montreal - By Claas Hennig, - Sebastian Vettel delivered a first Canadian Grand Prix win for Ferrari in 14 years on Sunday to snatch the lead in the Formula One world championship. Vettel claimed his...