Tag: WORLD CUP
World Cup: Croatia end Russia’s fairytale run
Croatia ended Russia’s surprising World Cup run with a 4-3 penalty shootout victory in the quarterfinals on Saturday.
Ivan Rakitic scored the deciding penalty after...
England beat Sweden to reach first World Cup semi-final in 28...
England is through to their first World Cup semi-final since 1990 after beating Sweden 2-0 on another wonderful day for Gareth Southgate and his...
France beat Uruguay, advance to World Cup semi-final
Antoine Griezmann’s fluke goal helped France earn a place in the World Cup semifinals.
Griezmann scored with a shot that bounced off the hands of...
Nigerian football fan seeks political asylum in Russia
A Nigerian football fan has reportedly requested political asylum in Russia, citing fears of political persecution in his home country, the Moscow Times reports.
Human...
Cat dies after predicting Argentina will beat Nigeria
A "psychic" cat in China that correctly predicted the outcome of six World Cup games has met an untimely end, prompting thousands to pour...
FIFA rebukes Maradona over allegation Colombia were robbed against England
World football governing body, FIFA, has strongly rebuked Argentina football legend, Diego Maradona, for his comment that England’s win over Colombia was a robbery...
Support France in the World Cup, Macron begs Nigerians
French President, Emmanuel Macron, on Wednesday called on Nigerians to support his country’s football team now that the Super Eagles are out of the...
Super Eagles were not dirty in Russia – Balogun
Super Eagles defender, Leon Balogun, believes they paid the prize for not being dirty at the World Cup.
Nigeria crashed out at the group stage...
Escobar 2.0: Colombians threaten to murder players who missed England penalty
The two Colombian footballers who missed penalties to hand England victory in their World Cup tie have received death threats.
Mateus Uribe and Carlos Bacca...
Maradona volunteers to coach Argentina for free
Diego Maradona has hinted he would coach Argentina again for free if he was asked back by the Argentina Football Association (AFA) after the team...