Belgium threw caution to the wind to reach the World Cup quarter-finals when substitute Nacer Chadli scored in the dying seconds as they beat spirited Japan 3-2 on Monday to set up a mouthwatering clash with five-time champions Brazil.The distraught…
Samara,(AP/UNB) – Neymar flaunted his flair and his theatrics with a goal and an assist Monday to lead Brazil into the quarterfinals at the World Cup with a 2-0 victory over Mexico.
Kazan,(AP/UNB) – Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are clearly two of the greatest footballers of all time, and following Saturday’s elimination of Argentina and Portugal they’re unlikely to ever become World Cup winners.
Moscow,(AP/UNB) – Russia shockingly eliminated Spain from the World Cup, surviving two hours of dominance by the 2010 champions in a 1-1 draw and then winning a penalty shootout 4-3.
Kazan,(AP/UNB) – For Barcelona, Lionel Messi is a goal machine, the club’s top scorer who has frequently been decisive for the Catalan club. But for Argentina at the World Cup, not so much. At four World Cups, in 19 matches,…
Moscow, July 01 (AP/UNB) – Edinson Cavani has scored twice to lead Uruguay to a 2-1 win over Cristiano Ronaldo and European champion Portugal in the round of 16 at the World Cup.
Kazan,(AP/UNB) – Teenager Kylian Mbappe scored two goals in a five-minute span to lead France over Argentina 4-3 Saturday and into the World Cup quarterfinals.
By Pablo Alabarces Buenos Aires, Jun 29, 2018 (IPS) – Football tells us a great deal about identity. Even a budding sports journalist knows that. And it has come to be a meeting point and even an advertising theme. But…
Moscow, June 29 (AP/UNB) — FIFA says video reviews are “close to perfection” at the first World Cup to use the system, claiming 99.3 percent of “match-changing” plays were called correctly.
Volgograd,(AP/UNB) – Japan advanced to the knockout round at the World Cup on a tiebreaker, fewer yellow cards than Senegal.
Sochi, Jun 29 (AP/UNB) – Players from the Premier League and the Spanish league scored nearly half of the goals at the World Cup in the group stage.
Sochi,(AP/UNB) – Brazilians finally got to see the Neymar they like, one that spends less time diving and more time trying to help the national team at the World Cup.
By International Organization for Migration Jun 26, 2018 (IOM) – Football is more than just a popular sport in many societies. Regardless of origin, social class or skin colour, if there is any sport that can give one a sense…
By Kul Chandra Gautam Kathmandu, Nepal, Jun 27, 2018 (IPS) – Pele’s example has inspired millions of young people to join the ‘beautiful game’ and contribute to building a peaceful and prosperous world fit for all our children.
DHAKA – Title aspirants Brazil marched on to the next round in a grand manner as they outplayed Serbia by 2-0 in the last group E match of the FIFA World Cup 2018 played in the early hours of Thursday…
Kazan,(AP/UNB) – Germany is out of the World Cup, the fourth defending champion in the last five tournaments to be eliminated in the group stage.
Yekaterinburg,(AP/UNB) – Sweden dominated Mexico 3-0 to move on to the World Cup knockout round, and thanks to South Korea, Mexico will also advance.
DHAKA – Croatia kept their winning spree as they beat Iceland by 2-1 goals to topped their Group D in the FIFA World Cup 2018 match held in the early hours on Wednesday at Rostov Arena, in Russia.Badelj put Croatia…
DHAKA– Argentina finally found the form they needed as they beat Nigeria by 2-1 goals to book their place in the next round in the crucial group D match in the FIFA World Cup held in the early hours on…
Sochi,(AP/UNB) — Back at the World Cup for the first time since 1982, Peru isn’t leaving Russia empty handed.
Moscow, (AP/UNB) — A game neither France nor Denmark needed to win produced the World Cup’s first 0-0 draw amid boos and whistles from fans on Tuesday.
The Universities Mundial: How the Russian Universities Prepared for the FIFA World Cup The FIFA World Cup is a major sports event. Every aspect of organizing and holding it receives special attention. Everything is important here: stadiums, transport infrastructure, official…
Moscow, (AP/UNB) — Lionel Messi, arguably the greatest soccer player in history, has had a miserable World Cup and must turn it around immediately to save Argentina from a humiliating early exit from the tournament.
An astonishing season of speed, scares, brilliance and heartbreak will finally end for Mohamed Salah this afternoon in Volgograd. What started with a brace on his Liverpool debut away to Watford will fade with a damp squib against Saudi Arabia,…
SAMARA,(BSS/AFP) – Luis Suarez helped fire Uruguay into the last 16 of the World Cup as Group A winners on Monday after opening the scoring in their 3-0 win over host nation Russia, who had a man sent off.
DHAKA- Portugal moved to the last 16 stage not before they had to sweat hard to share points with unlucky Iran as the crucial Group B match ended 1-1 in the FIFA World Cup held in the early hours on…
Dhaka-Sweden had a lot to be upset about when the final whistle blew on Saturday.
Nizhny Novgorod,(AP/UNB) – Harry Kane scored a hat trick to help England to its most one-sided World Cup victory, a 6-1 rout of Panama on Sunday that secured a place in the last 16 with a game to spare.
Nizhny Novgorod,(AP/UNB) – Harry Kane scored a hat trick to help England to its most one-sided World Cup victory, a 6-1 rout of Panama on Sunday that secured a place in the last 16 with a game to spare.
St. Petersburg,(AP/UNB) – For Lionel Messi, the time is now.Time to score at the World Cup.