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MOSCOW — Of course it went to penalties. It always goes to penalties. And of course everyone expected England to lose. Because England always loses when it goes to penalties. It has become something of […]

  ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — Sweden beat Switzerland, 1-0, on the strength of an Emil Forsberg goal in the 66th minute. Sweden advances to a World Cup quarterfinal for the first time since 1994. Switzerland […]

Korea Republic’s historic 2-0 win over Germany in Kazan may not have been enough for the Taeguk Warriors to progress to the Round of 16 from Group F, but it will nevertheless go down as […]

Rojo clinches dramatic victory to send Argentina through Messi scores the 100th goal at Russia 2018 before Moses levelled RELIVE: As it happened, stats and more | Post-match press conferences A late Marcos Rojo goal sent Argentina into […]

Defending champions Germany crashed to the first defeat in their opening game of a World Cup since 1982 as Hirving Lozano’s clinical finish earned Mexico a shock 1-0 victory on Sunday. The highly-rated PSV Eindhoven […]

By Dhammika Ratnaweera The 6th Gazprom Football for Friendship International Championship participated by the Dinuka Bandara the 12 year old footballer from Sri Lanka was held at the Sapsan Arena Stadium in Moscow. Dinuka Bandara, […]

  Russian President Vladimir Putin will attend the opening ceremony of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, which will kick off in Russia today, and watch the opening match between Russia and Saudi Arabia at the […]

North America will host the 2026 World Cup after FIFA voters overwhelmingly opted for the financial and logistical certainty of a United States-led bid over a risky Moroccan proposal for the first 48-team tournament. The […]