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Neymar flaunted his flair and his theatrics with a goal and an assist yesterday to lead Brazil into the quarterfinals at the World Cup with a 2-0
Switzerland doesn’t want to be caught napping early in its World Cup match against Sweden in the round of 16. The Swiss have twice conceded the
With a spirited home crowd cheering on, Russia made a memorable contribution to the World Cup’s history of upsets. The Russians beat Spain on
Most Russian fans just hoped that this World Cup team would not embarrass itself at a home tournament. Now they are ecstatically flooding the streets to
Lionel Messi stared, hands on hips, pain etched across a face once boyish and filled with limitless joy, now obscured by a brown beard and hardened by
Moscow’s beer kegs are emptying fast and demand for Vladimir Putin T-shirts is overwhelming St. Petersburg street vendors as the World Cup sends business surging across the
South Koreans yesterday spoke of pride and heartbreak after watching their national football team knock off defending champions Germany in the biggest upset of this year’s World
A mid a crescendo of boos and whistles as neither side tried to score, Japan advanced to the knockout round at the World Cup because of a
Online bullying has just cost Iran one of its top players. Forward Sardar Azmoun said yesterday that he’s retiring from the national team. The
From his thigh to his foot to the back of the net, Lionel Messi finally scored a goal at this year’s World Cup. The exquisite strike
Germany is out of the World Cup, the fourth defending champion in the last five tournaments to be eliminated in the group stage. The four-time champions lost to
As must have been the case with the first glimmers of electric lights in the 19th century, video assistant referees benefited from an initial “Wow! The
A last-minute loss to Germany was difficult enough for Sweden to accept. A questionable celebration by German players near the Swedish bench added to the disappointment. And
Already-eliminated Peru ended Australia’s hopes of advancing to the knockout round at the World Cup with a 2-0 victory yesterday. The Australians had to beat
In any other context, the gesture would have gone unnoticed: Lionel Messi received birthday greetings from Argentina coach Jorge Sampaoli. The best wishes, however, came amid
England’s 6-1 rout of Panama is the biggest winning margin at this year’s World Cup. However, it falls well short of the tournament record. Here’s a look
Luis Suarez and Edinson Cavani scored a goal each and Uruguay went on to defeat Russia 3-0 yesterday, finishing undefeated in group play and handing
The oldest person to play in a World Cup match gave up a pair of goals yesterday, allowing Saudi Arabia to beat Egypt 2-1 in a match
Outside Moscow’s giant Luzhniki Stadium, in a sea of Mexican and German fans frothing with World Cup pre-game fervor, four Chinese football enthusiasts huddled together and
Coach Stanislav Cherchesov insists Russia’s success at the World Cup is about much more than home-team advantage. Russia will face its toughest challenge — so far —
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