Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic was pleased with his team’s performance despite their World Cup final defeat to France in Moscow on Sunday, adding that the VAR-awarded penalty was key to the result.The game was finely poised at 1-1…
France will take on Croatia in the FIFA World Cup final on Sunday. The entrancing narratives collide at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow. Elsewhere, England and Belgium meet in the Third Place Play-off at Saint-Petersburg Stadium on Saturday, with…
Manchester City star Kevin de Bruyne says he doesn't understand why club teammate Raheem Sterling has received so much criticism for his England performances.Sterling has been used in a more advanced position for England, under manager Gareth Southgate, than…
Paul Pogba is determined to win his own star on the France shirt by beating Croatia in the 2018 World Cup final - 20 years on from his country's only triumph.Didier Deschamps led Les Bleus to glory on home…
Belgium and England will meet for the second time in the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, this time with a bronze medal on the line, as they face off in the third-place match after being defeated by their…
Dejan Lovren says people should respect him as "one of the best defenders in the world" having helped Croatia to the World Cup final and Liverpool to the final of the Champions League.The 29-year-old former Lyon and Southampton centre-back…
This Sunday, the biggest showdown will take place at the Luzhniki Stadium as France and Croatia battle it out in the final of the FIFA World Cup. In a World Cup full of surprises and upsets, just two giants…
The World Cup has produced one cracker after the next, and now it’s time for another mouth-watering semi-final. Croatia started the tournament like a house on fire, advancing to the knockout rounds with a 100% win-record. England, on the…
We take a look at the four countries still in the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. From our writers that predicted the winner of the tournament, just Benedict Ngwenya and Banele Pikwa – who both backed France at…
This matchup for me will be a final before the final as two of the strongest sides left in the World Cup square off. After easing past defensively resolute Uruguay, France face a mammoth of a task to overcome…