France and Croatia will battle it out for World Cup glory when they meet in the final on Sunday in Moscow (4pm BST). Didier Deschamps could write his name into the history books by becoming only the third man to win the World Cup as both a player and a coach after Brazil’s Mario Zagallo […]Read More

England’s Russian adventure finishes with a chance to secure their second-best finish in a World Cup with a win over Belgium in the third-place play-off. The teams meet for the second time at these finals, having also met at the group stage – Belgium won 1-0 with a stunning strike from Adnan Januzaj. They both […]Read More

Argentinian referee Nestor Pitana, along with his assistants Hernan Maidana and Juan Pablo Belatti, will officiate the Final of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ between France and Croatia on Sunday at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, according to reports. Pitana, a 43-year-old physical education teacher, has already refereed four matches at Russia 2018, taking […]Read More

Croatia were “underestimated” by English pundits who lacked respect, says captain Luka Modric. Zlatko Dalic’s side beat England 2-1 in extra time to reach the World Cup final for the first time in their history. Midfielder Modric said the team had been motivated by people saying they would be “tired” after their previous two matches […]Read More

Croatia stand in the way of England making their first World Cup final since 1966 as the two teams meet in an intriguing Moscow semi-final. England’s 2-0 victory on Saturday over Sweden has got the country dreaming that ‘football is coming home’ after 52 years of disappointments at major tournaments. Just 3,400 English fans were in […]Read More

A place in the World Cup final is at stake when European heavyweights France and Belgium meet for the 74th time in all competitions at the Krestovsky Stadium in Saint Petersburg. France, who have won their two previous World Cup meetings with Belgium, booked their place in the last four with a 2-0 victory over […]Read More

Belgium showed a little bit of everything a World Cup-winning team need in the 2-1 quarter-final victory over Brazil – so are they now favourites for the tournament? Roberto Martinez’s Red Devils were phenomenal in the first half, leading 2-0 and threatening to blow Brazil away, before showing strength of character to hold on for […]Read More

Gareth Southgate has hit back at Swedish suggestions that England are a “team of entitlement” ahead of their World Cup quarter-final in Samara. Former Sweden international Hakan Mild has accused the Three Lions of being “spoilt children who earn a lot of money” and believes England are underestimating their Scandinavian opponents. However, Southgate Read More