Portugal coach Fernando Santos compares Cristiano Ronaldo to a bottle of port, the fortified wine that famously gets better with age, after his latest match-winning goal for his country.

Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic says that Argentina will be the ‘easiest game’ for the Croatians as they will be up against one of the best and have nothing to lose in the game, as reported by ESPN.

Stumbling to 1-1 draw in their World Cup 2018 opener against Switzerland, the Brazilian ace forward Neymar says he is hopeful that Brazil will put up a better show in the next game and secure victory.

Former captain David Beckham predicts England to play Lionel Messi's Argentina in the World Cup final, reflecting rising optimism about the Three Lions' chances after a positive start in Russia.

After a hiccup in their World Cup 2018 opener against Iceland, Lionel Messi and his troops will be looking to seal their first victory and ensure their survival in this edition of the football extravaganza as Argentina meet Croatia in their second match of the group stage at the Nizhny Novgorod Stadium.

Celebrating a first win just one week into the job, Spain's new boss Fernando Hierro said he was happy with the narrow 1-0 defeat of Iran - and people had better get used to him being in charge.

Argentina's coach urged fans on Wednesday to stop blaming Lionel Messi when games do not go to script and instead appreciate all their captain has done for the national side over the years.

Cristiano Ronaldo said Portugal have room to improve at the World Cup after his early goal secured a 1-0 win over Morocco as the European champions edged closer to the last 16.

Luis Suarez marked his 100th international cap by sending Uruguay into the last 16 of the World Cup as the striker benefited from some poor goalkeeping to eliminate Saudi Arabia with a 1-0 win on Wednesday.

Spain squeeze 1-0 past dogged Iran in their World Cup Group B encounter on Wednesday thanks to a fortuitous goal from Diego Costa.

Cristiano Ronaldo became Europe's all-time leading international scorer with 85 goals when he headed in Portugal's winning goal in their World Cup Group B match against Morocco on Wednesday.

Journalists from the sports unit of TV Globo, Brazil's leading television channel, were overwhelmed to see the support for their national team among Bangladeshi fans during the ongoing FIFA World Cup.

With hands on hips, shoulders slightly slumped, eyes wide shut, he looked into an emptiness from the middle of the stadium. As if time just froze with the long whistle from the referee. And the king was just defeated.

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A lucky Diego Costa goal handed World Cup hopefuls Spain their first win of the World Cup although dogged Iran came close to causing a major upset on Wednesday.

Prolific Poland striker Robert Lewandowski's World Cup campaign opened in frustrating fashion Tuesday as Senegal starved him of possession as they claimed a 2-1 win in Moscow.

World Cup holders Germany received a morale-boosting message from the heavens after their shock opening loss to Mexico.

Saint Petersburg is the second most important city of Russia after Moscow. Once the capital of Soviet Union, this city endured most

Russia can afford to dream. The host nation defied critics and confounded expectations by easing past Egypt 3-1 on Tuesday, all but assuring their place in the last 16 of a World Cup for the first time since the Soviet era.

With their title rivals failing to fire, France have vowed to ramp up the intensity and put their stamp on the World Cup with victory over Peru on Thursday.