Category: World Cup

Media playback is not supported on this device World Cup 2018: Poland 0-3 Colombia highlightsEngland v Colombia (19:00 BST, Tuesday 3 July) How to follow: Live on BBC Radio 5 live, live text commentary online, mobile, the BBC Sport app and Connected TV. Highlights online at full-time. Four years ago, Colombia swept aside the cobwebs…

Ronaldo only managed one shot on target against a defensively solid Uruguay Cristiano Ronaldo says it is “not the time” to discuss his international future after Portugal’s World Cup exit. A 2-1 last-16 defeat by Uruguay on Saturday sent the European champions home from Russia. Portugal coach Fernando Santos said he hopes his captain, who…

Andres Iniesta, who scored Spain’s winning goal in the 2010 World Cup final, has announced his retirement from international football following the team’s exit in Russia. The 34-year-old came on as a substitute as Spain lost 4-3 on penalties to hosts Russia in the last 16 on Sunday. It was Iniesta’s 131st and final game…

Follow Croatia v Denmark here help How to play Rate players out of 10 throughout or after the game. The rater will close 30 minutes after the final whistle. Rating range key1 = Give it up10 = Pure perfection CroatiaCroatiaCroatia DenmarkDenmarkDenmark Croatia Starting XI Avg Squad number23Player nameSubasic Average rating 5.34 12345678910 Squad number2Player nameVrsaljko…

Senegal’s Salif Sane and Diafra Sakho after the 1-0 defeat to Colombia in their final Group H game on Thursday. Senegal’s football federation (FSF) has asked Fifa to revise its new fair play ruling which resulted in the Africans’ World Cup exit on Thursday. After Japan and Senegal finished level on points, goals scored and…

Media playback is not supported on this device Watch Akinfeev’s penalty saves as Russia beat Spain Hosts Russia pulled off the biggest shock of the 2018 World Cup so far as they beat 2010 winners Spain in the first penalty shootout of the tournament to reach the quarter-finals for the first time in 48 years.…

Follow Spain v Russia here help How to play Rate players out of 10 throughout or after the game. The rater will close 30 minutes after the final whistle. Rating range key1 = Give it up10 = Pure perfection SpainSpainSpain RussiaRussiaRussia Spain Starting XI Avg Squad number1Player nameDe Gea Average rating 5.25 12345678910 Squad number4Player…

Mertens scored Belgium’s first goal of the World Cup – a stunning volley against Panama Belgium forward Dries Mertens says he wants to “score a lot of goals” at the World Cup – to help his friends get free televisions. Electronics company Krefel has offered Belgian customers a full refund on a newly bought TV…

Media playback is not supported on this device Player for player England are better than Colombia – JenasEngland v Colombia (19:00 BST, Tuesday 3 July) How to follow: Live on BBC Radio 5 live, live text commentary online, mobile, the BBC Sport app and Connected TV. Highlights online at full-time. England boss Gareth Southgate says…

Russia play Spain in the last 16 on Sunday after the country reached the World Cup knockout stage for the first time in post-Soviet history Fifa has fined World Cup hosts Russia 10,000 Swiss francs (£7,645) after their fans displayed a discriminatory banner during the 3-0 loss to Uruguay. Serbia have been fined £15,000 for…

Maksimchik’s edible portraits have been popular with visiting football fans A Russian chef has been serving pizzas featuring the faces of the World Cup’s top players. Valery Maksimchik’s pizza art at St Petersburg’s HopHead Tap Room bar includes images of Luis Suarez and Cristiano Ronaldo, who faced each other yesterday in Uruguay’s last-16 win over…

Media playback is not supported on this device World Cup 2018: Best goals of the group stage 2018 Fifa World Cup last 16 – Croatia v Denmark Venue: Nizhny Novgorod Date: Sunday, 1 July Time: 19:00 BST Coverage: Listen live on BBC Radio 5 live and follow live text commentary on the BBC Sport website…

Javier Mascherano won the Olympics in 2004 and 2008 but never won the World Cup with Argentina Argentina midfielder Javier Mascherano has retired from international duty following their World Cup exit. The 34-year-old made 145 appearances for Argentina, including their dramatic 4-3 defeat by France in the last 16 on Saturday. Mascherano played every minute…

Edinson Cavani scored his 44th and 45th goals for Uruguay – 12 of those have been assisted by Luis SuarezUruguay v France World Cup quarter-final: Date: Friday, 6 July, 15:00 BST Venue: Nizhny Novgorod How to follow: Listen on BBC Radio 5 live; text commentary on the BBC Sport website Uruguay coach Oscar Tabarez says…

Lionel Messi has yet to win an international honour with Argentina – failing in four World Cup attempts On the highest-scoring day of World Cup knockout football since 1970, two of the greatest players of all time failed to find the net. For Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, their inability to make decisive impacts in…

Media playback is not supported on this device World Cup 2018: How Kylian Mbappe lit up France v Argentina When Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe embraced at the end of a breathless World Cup classic, it was a striking moment that seemed to confirm the passing of greatness from one player to the next. Everyone…

Lovren has 42 caps and two goals for Croatia Croatia defender Dejan Lovren says he thrives on “insults” as he focuses on helping his country “do something big” at the World Cup. The 28-year-old played in each of the three wins that saw Zlatko Dalic’s side finish top of Group D by five points. He…

Follow Uruguay v Portugal here help How to play Rate players out of 10 throughout or after the game. The rater will close 30 minutes after the final whistle. Rating range key1 = Give it up10 = Pure perfection UruguayUruguayUruguay PortugalPortugalPortugal Uruguay Starting XI Avg Squad number1Player nameMuslera Average rating 6.32 12345678910 Squad number22Player nameCáceres…

Casemiro has started all but one of Brazil’s last 13 games 2018 Fifa World Cup last 16 Venue: Russia Dates: 30 June – 3 July Coverage: Watch live on BBC TV, Red Button and iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app; listen on Radio 5 live; follow text updates online Midfielder Casemiro says Brazil must heed…

Germany boss Joachim Low has come under pressure since their World Cup exit Germany were “complacent” and “not hungry enough” as they suffered a shock World Cup exit, their former striker and manager Jurgen Klinsmann has said. The defending champions finished bottom of Group F after losing two of their three group games. The four-time…