Moscow, June 17 (IANS) Argentine superstar Lionel Messi said he regretted having squandered a second-half penalty try that could have led his team to victory over Iceland in Group D action on Saturday at the…
Kaliningrad (Russia), June 17 (IANS) Croatia went to the top of Group D in the FIFA World Cup following their 2-0 easy victory over Nigeria at the Kaliningrad Stadium here on Saturday. Veteran striker Mario…
Kaliningrad (Russia), June 17 (IANS) Croatia went to the top of Group D in the FIFA World Cup following their 2-0 easy victory over Nigeria at the Kaliningrad Stadium here on Saturday. Veteran striker Mario…
Saransk, June 16 (IANS) Denmark defeated Peru 1-0 in a Group C match of the FIFA World Cup at the Mordovia Arena here on Saturday. Yussuf Poulsen scored the winner for Denmark in the 59th…
Kazan, June 16 (IANS) France head coach Didier Deschamps said on Saturday that his team must and will do better in the next game following their 2-1 hard-fought win over Australia in the World Cup…
Moscow, June 16 (IANS) The Portuguese national team on Saturday held a light practice session in the Russian town of Kratovo, after holding Spain 3-3 in a FIFA World Cup thriller. Portuguese players worked out…
Moscow, June 16 (IANS) Argentina’s Lionel Messi missed a second-half penalty as Iceland claimed their first ever World Cup point in a 1-1 draw here on Saturday. Messi had a weak 64th-minute shot easily saved…
Rostov (Russia), June 16 (IANS) Switzerland’s coach Vladimir Petkovic said Saturday that he had deep respect for Brazil, but was looking forward to defeating the Brazilian football team in their 2018 World Cup opener in…
Kazan, June 16 (IANS) After Atletico Madrid striker Antoine Griezmann announced his decision to stay at the Spanish club, FC Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu couldnt contain his emotions at the thought of losing the…
Samara (Russia), June 16 (IANS) Costa Rica’s coach Oscar Ramirez on Saturday said that his squad cannot rest on the laurels of their quarter-final birth in the 2014 FIFA World Cup, but instead must now…
Moscow, June 16 (IANS) Iceland came up with a fighting performance to hold formidable Argentina to a 1-1 stalemate in a hard fought Group D match of the FIFA World Cup at the Spartak Stadium…
Kazan, June 16 (IANS) Midfielder Paul Pogba scored the winning goal for France, who overcame Australia 2-1 in a FIFA World Cup Group C contest here on Saturday. Pogba’s 80th-minute strike, a chip which kissed…
Kazan, June 16 (IANS) Australia head coach Bert van Marwijk said on Saturday that his team “deserved a draw” in their FIFA World Cup encounter with France. The game, which took place here on Saturday,…
Samara (Russia), June 16 (IANS) Underdogs Costa Rica and Serbia, both though boasting of experienced footballers, will face-off in a FIFA World Cup Group E clash at the Samara Arena here on Sunday. For Oscar…
Rostov-On-Don, June 16 (IANS) Switzerland head coach Vladimir Petkovic said on Saturday that Brazil’s star striker Neymar was “an exceptional player” and it would be “difficult to hold him back” during Sunday’s Group E of…
Moscow, June 16 (IANS) Belgian defender Laurent Ciman saw his World Cup campaign end before it began on Saturday as he was sent home while the full squad moved from Moscow to Sochi for their…
Moscow, June 16 (IANS) Defending champions Germany will kick-off their title defence when they take on Mexico in a Group F match of the FIFA 2018 World Cup at the Luzhniki Stadium here on Sunday….
Kaliningrad, June 16 (IANS) Having previously announced a ban for his footballers from having sex with the Russian fair sex at the ongoing FIFA World Cup, Nigerian coach Gernot Rorh rushed to specify his words….
Rostov, June 16 (IANS) Brazil’s position as favourites to win the 2018 FIFA World Cup will be under test when they kick off their campaign against Switzerland here on Sunday. The Brazilians travel to Russia…
Moscow, June 16 (IANS) The Saudi Arabian Football Federation has refuted reports about possible reprimands which may await certain members of the kingdoms national football team after the defeat at the FIFA World Cup here….