Brazil boss Tite re-signs until 2022 World Cup
Tite will continue as Brazil head coach until the 2022 World Cup, despite the country's quarter-final exit in Russia. Brazil were one of the favourites to win the World Cup but the South American g...
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Pavard's goal against Argentina voted best of World Cup
Benjamin Pavard has beaten Juan Quintero into second place in a fans' online vote to pick the best goal of the World Cup. France defender Pavard's spinning right-foot shot against Argentina in the ...
Pogba silenced his critics with World Cup displays – Ibrahimovic
Zlatan Ibrahimovic believes his former Manchester United team-mate Paul Pogba silenced his doubters with his performances in France's successful World Cup campaign. France beat Croatia 4-2 in Russi...
Mbappe donates World Cup bonus of about US$350,000 to children charity
Teenage World Cup winner Kylian Mbappe is giving his bonus to an association that puts sports in the lives of hospitalized children. The head of Premiers de Cordee (First in Line), Sebastien Ruffin...
World Cup afterglow lifts up conflicted France
World Cup, World Cup and more World Cup — that's all France is talking about. "Eternal Happiness" said Monday's headline in sports daily L'Equipe, summing up the mood of many who can't imagine the ...
France win 2nd World Cup title, beat Croatia 4-2
France won their second World Cup title by beating Croatia 4-2 on Sunday in a match briefly interrupted by an on-field protest during the second half that Russian punk band Pussy Riot later took ...
France lead World Cup final 2-1 on VAR penalty at half-time
Antoine Griezmann has given France a 2-1 lead over Croatia with a penalty after the first call made using a video review in a World Cup final. Griezmann hit the ball hard and left as Croatian goalk...
From young Mbappe to aging keeper, the World Cup in records
Kylian Mbappe's breakout performances, 11 own goals and very few red cards despite all Neymar's dives. Here is a look at the records set and broken during the World Cup in Russia, and what it tells...
Reasons why Croatia will win the World Cup
For the players who pushed their bodies to the limit to reach the World Cup final, Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic has an apt motto. "Who dares, wins" — a line popularized by special forces around the w...
Reasons why France will win the World Cup
With a squad valued at over $1 billion dollars that includes teenager Kylian Mbappe, a coach who won the World Cup as a player in 1998 and a day more than Croatia to rest and prepare for the final, Fr...