World Cup

Harry Kane missed a late penalty as France squeezed through to the World Cup semi-finals with a 2-1 win over England. Kane cancelled out Aurelien Tchouameni’s opener with a 54th-minute …

Morocco became the first African team ever to reach a World Cup semi-final as the Atlas Lions continued their fairytale run in Qatar with a 1-0 win over Portugal at …

Morocco will have the backing of an entire continent when they attempt to become Africa’s first World Cup semi-finalists by beating Portugal on Saturday, said coach Walid Regragui. The North …

Mesut Ozil has come to the defence of his former Real Madrid teammate Cristiano Ronaldo who has received some negative mentions in the press lately. The Portugal captain went to …

Tite confirmed that it was the “end of a cycle” for him as coach of Brazil after the favourites were dumped out of the World Cup in the quarter-finals on …

Croatia defender Borna Sosa said beating Brazil was the “best feeling ever” after his team dumped the five-time champions out of the World Cup to reach the semi-finals in Qatar. …

Emiliano Martinez was the hero as Argentina edged past the Netherlands in a penalty shoot-out following an absorbing 2-2 draw. Martinez produced saves from Virgil van Dijk and Steven Berghuis …

Neymar’s record-equalling goal was in vain as Brazil crashed out of the World Cup with a 4-2 penalty shoot-out defeat to Croatia after a 1-1 draw on Friday. Brazil seemed …

Cristiano Ronaldo says the Portuguese team is united amid reports that he threatened to leave the nation’s World Cup camp after he was dropped for their last match. The former …

Brazil coach Tite has hit back at criticism of his players’ dancing goal celebrations in their World Cup win over South Korea, dismissing suggestions they showed a lack of respect. …