Moscow, June 22 (IANS) Portugal’s Joao Moutinho and Raphael Guerreiro on Friday were the only two players missing from their national football team’s training session held at Kratovo training camp near the Russian capital in…
Beijing, June 22 (IANS) More than half of the Chinese fans who have bought tickets for the 2018 World Cup are women, and the visitors are expected to spend millions of dollars in Russia, according…
Yekaterinburg (Russia), June 22 (IANS) France head coach Didier Deschamps said he was very satisfied that his team had progressed to the knockout stage in the FIFA World Cup. A victory against Peru in Yekaterinburg…
Yekaterinburg (Russia), June 22 (IANS) Peru coach Ricardo Gareca has praised his team for their endeavours during the game against France and assured that Peru will try to finish the tournament with a victory. Following…
Buenos Aires, June 22 (IANS) Expectation, emotion, joy, doubts, uncertainty, surprise, fear, tension and finally disappointment. A lot of disappointment. All that, and in that order, was felt by millions of Argentinians on Thursday as…
San Jose, June 22 (IANS) The president of Costa Rica telephoned the national soccer team to wish them success and show his support for the players in the 2018 World Cup Group E match against…
(180621) — YEKATERINBURG, June 21, 2018 (Xinhua) — Blaise Matuidi (R) of France vies with Luis Advincula of Peru during the 2018 FIFA World Cup Group C match between France and Peru in Yekaterinburg, Russia,…
(180621) — SAMARA, June 21, 2018 (Xinhua) — Nicolai Jorgensen (C) of Denmark breaks through with the ball during the 2018 FIFA World Cup Group C match between Denmark and Australia in Samara, Russia, June…
Yekaterinburg (Russia), June 21 (IANS) Kylian Mbappe became France’s youngest goal-scorer in FIFA World Cup history as they beat Peru 1-0 in a Group C match here on Thursday to enter the pre-quarterfinals. Mbappe’s 34th-minute…
Moscow, June 21 (IANS) World football governing body, FIFA has described Morocco’s decision to allow winger Nordin Amrabat to play only five days after suffering concussion as “questionable”. Amrabat spent a night in hospital and…
Sochi, June 21 (IANS) Germany assistant coach Miroslav Klose on Thursday acknowledged that they may have to alter tactics in order to overcome Sweden in their FIFA World Cup Group F second match but was…
San Jose, June 21 (IANS) Luis Gabelo Conejo’s net-minding skills led Costa Rica to the knockout stage of the 1990 World Cup and also landed him a coveted roster spot with a European club. Now…
Tehran (Iran), June 21 (IANS) A day after their national football team suffered a 0-1 defeat at the hands of Spain, female Iranian fans were on Thursday still relishing the feeling of having been allowed…
Kaliningrad (Russia), June 21 (IANS) Serbia will face a big challenge bidding to register their second consecutive win, this time against a Swiss side that is confident after holding Brazil to a draw when they…
Kazan (Russia), June 21 (IANS) Colombia football captain Radamel Falcao said on Thursday that their upcoming 2018 World Cup clash against Poland is crucial since both teams have not gained any points thus far. In…
Moscow, June 21 (IANS) An unusual copy of the FIFA World Cup, as well as a birthday cake has been made for Argentina national football team captain Lionel Messi by the people of Bronnitsy, where…
Samara (Russia), June 21 (IANS) Australia held Denmark 1-1 in a Group C game here on Thursday to keep alive their chances of making it to the pre-quarterfinals of the FIFA World Cup. Australia, who…
Samara (Russia), June 21 (IANS) Australia held Denmark 1-1 in a Group C game here on Thursday to keep alive their chances of making it to the pre-quarterfinals of the FIFA World Cup. Australia, who…
St. Petersburg, June 21 (IANS) South Korean centre-back Kim Young-gwon said on Thursday that partnership and cooperation between their footballers is the key to contain Mexico in their upcoming FIFA World Cup clash. South Korea…
Volgograd (Russia), June 21 (IANS) Iceland won’t be changing their strategy much when they play Nigeria in their FIFA World Cup Group D’s second game here on Friday. Iceland’s opening game of the tournament saw…