England and Croatia face off in Wednesday’s World Cup semi-final in at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, with both nations seeking to etch their mark in history. Almost four weeks on from the opening ceremony at the same venue in the Motherland’s...
France booked a place in Sunday’s World Cup final for only the third time in their history as they overcame Belgium to win 1-0, in a tight contest at the Krestovsky Stadium in Saint Petersburg. Samuel Umtiti scored the crucial goal to send Les Bleus to Moscow...
The semi-finals of the World Cup get underway on Tuesday evening with a mouthwatering clash which sees France take on Belgium in St Petersburg with both sides confident of making the final. The reason for this confidence is due to how...
An underwhelming France edged past an equally poor Uruguay to become the first team to progress to the 2018 World Cup semi-finals. Raphael Varane glanced home an Antoine Griezmann free-kick just prior to half-time, and the forward added the second courtesy...
The bookies favourites before a ball was kicked, Brazil, were dumped out of the World Cup by a Belgium side who answered many of the questions that were asked of them heading into the tournament with a memorable team performance. Fernandinho deflected the ball...
The first quarter-final of this summer’s World Cup sees both sides unbeaten in the competition heading into the fixture. Uruguay have won all their opening four matches including a 2-1 win against Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal in the last 16, while France took...
England progressed to the quarter-finals of the World Cup in dramatic fashion with a penalty shootout win against Colombia, winning 4-3 from the spot. Jordan Pickford was the hero on the night, saving Carlos Bacca’s penalty before Eric Dier slotted home to ensure Gareth...
Emil Forsberg’s second half deflected strike secured Sweden’s place in the last eight of the World Cup as they beat Switzerland 1-0 in St Petersburg. Both sides created opportunities in a lively first half, and a deflected goal summed up the...
We have now entered the real business end of the World Cup, with just eight teams remaining. Only three of these have won the tournament in the past – France, Brazil and England. The rest of the pack, which consists of...
There will be a certain sprinkling of swashbuckling superstardom when unbeaten Brazil take on unbeaten Belgium in Kazan on Friday night. Expectation falls heavy on both sides to make history but only one ultimately deliver. A place in the semi-finals of...
