St. Petersburg, July 9 (IANS) French President Emmanuel Macron and King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium will come to St. Petersburg to support their national football team during their FIFA World Cup semi-final here…
Moscow, July 9 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to attend only the final match of the 2018 FIFA World cup, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday, noting that the head of state rooted…
Saint Petersburg, July 9 (IANS) France’s record international goalscorer Thierry Henry will be presented with an awkward situation when his nation takes on neighbours Belgium, his current employers, in Tuesday’s highly anticipated FIFA World Cup…
Moscow, July 9 (IANS) The Belgian national team went through a training session on Monday in preparation for its 2018 FIFA World Cup semifinal clash against one of its biggest rivals: France. Belgium’s head coach…
Rio de Janeiro, July 9 (IANS) Some members of Brazil’s national football team arrived here after being eliminated from the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Members of the technical staff as well as Casemiro, Douglas…
Caracas (Venezuela’s), July 9 (IANS) Argentine football legend Diego Armando Maradona has praised the large number of African immigrants playing for the European teams (Belgium, France, England and Croatia) that have entered the 2018 World…
Moscow, July 9 (IANS) Belgium winger Nacer Chadli has said Spanish coach Roberto Martinez deserved credit for the team’s success at the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Under Martinez, Belgium won Group G ahead of England…
Dedovsk (Russia), July 8 (IANS) Belgium’s national team was put through its paces during a training session near Moscow on Sunday ahead of the World Cup semifinal against one of its biggest rivals, France. Thibaut…
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), July 8 (IANS) Brazil midfielder Casemiro has defended midfielder Fernandinho after the Manchester City player scored an own goal in their 2-1 loss to Belgium in the World Cup quarter-finals. Making…
Samara, July 8 (IANS) As the dust settles in Samara following England’s 2-0 win over Sweden on Saturday afternoon, the former can look forward to a semi-final clash against Croatia in Moscow, while debate still…
Sochi, July 8 (IANS) Russian midfielder Aleksandr Samedov, along with veteran defender Sergei Ignashevich, have announced their retirement from international football. The 33-year-old FC Spartak Moscow player Samedov, and the 38-year-old FC CSKA Moscow defender…
Moscow, July 8 (IANS) England midfielder Eric Dier feels the team can inspire future generations after they reached a first World Cup semifinal since 1990 here. “It means a lot to us,” Dier was quoted…
Samara (Russia), July 8 (IANS) The 2018 FIFA World Cup now has its four semi-finalists after a typically thrilling set of quarter-finals. Here are four things we learned as eight contenders for the title were…
Kazan, July 8 (IANS) While many people feel sorry to see Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar leaving the FIFA World Cup pitches earlier than expected, some young footballers stood out to show that they…
Moscow, July 8 (IANS) Following are the top scorers at the ongoing FIFA World Cup in Russia: 6 – Harry Kane (England) 4 – Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) 4 – Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) 4 – Denis…
Sochi, July 8 (IANS) Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic said the FIFA World Cup quarter-final was rather a fight or a battle than a game in which his team edged out hosts Russia on penalties here…
Sochi, July 8 (IANS) Russia coach Stanislav Cherchesov spoke highly of his team despite the penalty shootout loss to Croatia in the World Cup quarter-finals here on Saturday. “We trusted ourselves. We could only prove…
(180707) — SOCHI, July 7, 2018 (Xinhua) — A fan is seen prior to the 2018 FIFA World Cup quarter-final match between Russia and Croatia in Sochi, Russia, July 7, 2018. (Xinhua/Wu Zhuang) (180707) —…
(180707) — SAMARA, July 7, 2018 (Xinhua) — Players of Sweden are seen after the 2018 FIFA World Cup quarter-final match between Sweden and England in Samara, Russia, July 7, 2018. England won 2-0 and…
Samara (Russia), July 7 (IANS) England broke a 28-year-old jinx as they entered the semi-finals of the FIFA World Cup, defeating Sweden 2-0 in a quarter-final match at the Samara Arena here on Saturday. Harry…