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FIFA World Cup 2018

FIFA World Cup 2018 Brazil vs Belgium: Willian geared up to take on his Chelsea teammate Eden Hazard

Brazil's World Cup quarter-final against Belgium will pit two of Chelsea's best midfielders against each other but Brazil's Willian told reporters that he will be doing everything he can to send his teammate Eden Hazard home early from Russia.

Jul 05, 2018, 15:11 PM IST

FIFA World Cup 2018: Ivan Perisic says Croatia ready for any game plan Russia use

Russia employed an attacking mindset against their World Cup group stage opponents but played defensively in the knockout clash against Spain, and Croatia believe they must be ready for either approach from the hosts in Saturday’s quarter-final.

Jul 05, 2018, 13:29 PM IST

FIFA World Cup 2018: Brazil vs Belgium a clash between top strikers and exceptional defenders

On the flanks, Willian and Philippe Coutinho can stretch defences, and fire in shots and crosses, while Neymar and Gabriel Jesus can also pull defences apart from a more central position.

Jul 05, 2018, 13:27 PM IST

FIFA World Cup 2018: Kylian Mbappe's France set for Uruguay test

Fleet-footed France will have to find a way past the tournament’s joint-meanest defenders Uruguay in the first of two inter-continental World Cup quarter-finals on Friday.

Jul 05, 2018, 11:54 AM IST

FIFA World Cup 2018: Japanese players, fans politeness in defeat impresses supporters

Fans around the world on Wednesday were praising the impeccably polite behavior shown by Japanese supporters at the World Cup in Russia, where they cleaned up the stands despite suffering a heartbreaking last-minute defeat.

Jul 04, 2018, 22:56 PM IST

FIFA World Cup 2018: Russia train to face Croatia in quarterfinal

Russia's national team trained on Wednesday at their base camp near Moscow, just days away from their highly-anticipated clash with Croatia in the quarterfinal round of the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Jul 04, 2018, 22:52 PM IST

Belgium trains for clash of titans vs Brazil in FIFA World Cup quarterfinals

Belgium's national team trained on Wednesday at the team's base camp in the Guchkovo sport complex near Moscow, ahead of their 2018 FIFA World Cup quarterfinal match against Brazil.

Jul 04, 2018, 22:47 PM IST

FIFA's The Best awards jury to include Ronaldo Nazario, Kaka, Iker Casillas

FIFA's The Best Football Awards revealed on Wednesday the list of retired soccer legends who are to serve as judges.

Jul 04, 2018, 22:44 PM IST

Rabio, Japan's oracle octopus for FIFA World Cup 2018 boiled and butchered

Rabio the octopus successfully chose the winners of Japan’s matches during three experiments carried out in a paddling pool on June 19, the day of Japan’s first FIFA World Cup 2018 game against Colombia.

Jul 04, 2018, 18:27 PM IST

FIFA World Cup 2018 once again a Europe vs South America battle

The quarterfinals see 1996 FIFA World Cup winner England take on 1958 runner-up Sweden while Croatia clash with Russia. Five-times winners Brazil take on Belgium and 1998 champions France face Uruguay, who won in 1930 and 1950.

Jul 04, 2018, 18:19 PM IST

Lessons from FIFA World Cup 2018 quarterfinals

The Round of 16 in the FIFA World Cup 2018 finished on Tuesday night and with two days without football before the first of the quarterfinals, here are a few things the past four frantic and entertaining days have taught us, says Xinhua news agency. The eights teams in the fray are France, Uruguay, Brazil, Belgium, Sweden, England, Russia and Croatia.

Jul 04, 2018, 17:59 PM IST

Colombia's coach Jose Pekerman fumes at referee, breaks after FIFA World Cup 2018 loss to England

Pekerman said the England players were demanding fouls which in his opinion were not, complaining to American referee Mark Geiger and affecting the flow of Colombia’s game.

Jul 04, 2018, 16:37 PM IST

Uruguay's footballing prowess at full display in FIFA World Cup 2018

With similar accents and culture, there is little that annoys your average Uruguayan more than being mistaken for an Argentine next door.

Jul 04, 2018, 15:30 PM IST

England march on in FIFA World Cup 2018, captain Harry Kane says history off our back

"We stood tall and we weren’t going to let it affect us,” said the striker who scored with a second-half penalty to set England on the way to a quarter-final against Sweden before Yerry Mina put Colombia level at 1-1 in the 93rd minute.

Jul 04, 2018, 13:04 PM IST

FIFA World Cup 2018 quarterfinals schedule

While five-time champions Brazil, 1998 winner France and 1966 champion England are among the favourites to lift the FIFA World Cup on July 15 in Moscow, teams like 1930 and 1950 champion Uruguay, dark horse Belgium, host Russia, Sweden and Croatia have also shown a lot of spark to reach the last 8.

Jul 04, 2018, 12:50 PM IST