World Cup 2018 | Suarez scores again and Uruguay downs host Russia 3-0

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

S. Arabia beats Egypt

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

WORLD CUP 2018 | More than ever, and without a team, it is China’s tournament

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

Preview | Russia faces Uruguay with knockout round ahead

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 —

World Cup 2018 | Germany’s message after stunning win: ‘We’re still alive’

In the aftermath to one of the most memorable victories in Germany’s long history of success, Toni Kroos and Marco Reus had a message for the

Sport Views | Video replay for refs makes World Cup better

Football can be annoying, especially to those who watch only the big tournaments. There are too many fouls, baffling referee errors and players without a scratch on them

Football amid ruins | World Cup inspires unusual fields in Peru

Excitement for football has reached a fever pitch in Peru’s crowded capital, where a lack of open spaces has forced residents to play pickup games squeezed against

World Cup 2018 | Mbappe sends France into 2nd round with 1-0 win over Peru

Kylian Mbappe’s first World Cup goal put France into the round of 16. The teenage forward tapped in a ball headed toward goal in the 34th

Preview | Neymar to start in unchanged Brazil team to face Costa Rica

Neymar will start for Brazil in an unchanged lineup against Costa Rica today at the World Cup. Although Brazil coach Tite said Neymar still needs time

Volgograd provides the proper perspective at World Cup

Nearly 60 years since it changed its name to Volgograd, the Russian city once called Stalingrad and its bloody history loom large even in the midst of

World Cup | Ronaldo scores in Portugal’s 1-0 win, Morocco eliminated

Cristiano Ronaldo made European football history by scoring in Portugal’s 1-0 win over Morocco yesterday, a result that makes the North African team the first to be

Preview | France hopes luck won’t be needed to get past Peru

The pre-tournament favorites at this World Cup have struggled so far. France is no exception — but at least it has a win. Les

Forget stylish attacking moves, this is set-piece World Cup

The possession football championed by coaches like Pep Guardiola is supposed to produce aesthetically-pleasing goals. Against strong defenses and world-class goalkeepers, sometimes you need to go back

Brazil’s jailed former president criticizes national team

Brazil’s jailed former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva made his debut as a football pundit, writing a column from behind bars in which he criticized

World Cup 2018 | Early penalty helps Japan beat Colombia 2-1

Yuya Osako had a surprise in store for those who gave Japan little chance of competing with Colombia at the World Cup. Osako’s gritty determination

Preview | Portugal can eliminate Morocco from tournament

Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal can send Morocco to an early World Cup exit today. A second straight defeat would ensure elimination for the North African side which

Analysis Le Mans: A dream that is never repeated

Located in the region of the so-called Pays du Loire, in the department of La Sarthe, one of the rivers that runs through and from

World Cup | Analysis: Tiny Iceland neutralizes Messi and Argentina

When the final whistle blew, Lionel Messi angrily kicked away the ball like it was poison and tore off his captain’s armband as though it

Brazil coach Tite adored for turning around national team

Revered by his players and credited with turning Brazil’s national team around, Tite knows he’s not perfect. Brazil, which will play its first World

World Cup | Mexico beats defending champion Germany 1-0

Germany became the third defending champion in the last 16 years to lose its opening match at the World Cup, falling to Mexico 1-0  today

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