This was meant to be a tight, timid World Cup second round fixture between two sides maligned for their underwhelming performances in the group stage. But instead it was Kylian Mbappé’s game. On a pitch that possessed Lionel Messi, Antoine Griezmann and,...
The knockout rounds of the 2018 World Cup will get underway on Saturday, with two mammoth clashes. France take on Argentina in the first game of the day in Kazan, before Uruguay face off against Portugal in Sochi. If the unpredictable...
Second-half goals from Ante Rebic, Luka Modric and Ivan Rakitic guided Croatia to a 2-0 win over Argentina and sealed Vatreni’s progression to the World Cup knock-out stages. Croatia took the lead after they were handed an absolute gift from goalkeeper Willy Caballero. Caballero’s howler allowed...
Argentina will certainly feel like they must defeat Croatia at the Nizhny Novgorod Stadium on Thursday night to avoid risking a shock group stage exit from the 2018 World Cup in Russia after being held to an unexpected 1-1 draw in...
