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The World Cup-winning French team returned home to a heroes’ welcome on Monday, parading down the Champs-Elysees as hundreds of thousands of cheering fans gave a raucous welcome to the country’s newest idols. France overcame a determined Croatia to win 4-2 in Sunday’s final in Russia, with teenager Kylian Mbappe applying the coup de grace and cementing his place as …

We asked you to vote for your World Cup 2018 Team of the Tournament, and the results are in. We whittled down all 736 players involved in Russia down to tjust a handful of nominees in each category, and you did the rest in a series of polls. While there were some landslides in terms of who made it in …

France emerged victorious in an eventful World Cup final on Sunday, capping a memorable 2018 event in Russia. Didier Deschamps’ side proved themselves to be the best team in the world over the past four weeks, winning six of their seven games and dismissing the likes of Argentina, Uruguay and Belgium on their route to the final. A number of …

By the end of play this afternoon, either France or Croatia will have been crowned World Cup winners for 2018. A month-long tournament has come down to one to one game in Moscow, as Zlatko Dalic and Didier Deschamps aim to create a bit of history with their respective sides. With that, the managers have named their starting elevens for …

France and Croatia lock horns in the 2018 World Cup final in Moscow on Sunday. Having navigated a number of tough challenges to get here, Didier Deschamps and Zlatko Dalic will be determined to get that one final push from their respective sides – in France’s case, a first World Cup final victory since 1998, for Croatia, their first ever. …

Former Croatia international Ognjen Vukojevic has been kicked out of the World Cup semi-finalists’ delegation after posting a pro-Ukraine clip that caused a political row. The Croatian football association (HNS) said Monday that Vukojevic had been “relieved from his duties as an expert associate of the Croatia squad and is no longer a member of the Croatian delegation at the …

And then there were four – the World Cup has reached the semi-final stage, and we’re left with an all-European affair. Brazil, Uruguay, Sweden and hosts Russia all fell at the last eight hurdle, leaving France, Belgium, England and Croatia with just one more hill to climb between themselves and the promised land of the World Cup final. Ahead of …

Eight became four this week as Brazil, Uruguay, Sweden and hosts Russia all bade farewell to the 2018 World Cup. Belgium, France, England and Croatia all sailed through the semi-finals, ensuring that it would be an all-European last four in the battle to take home the trophy. As has been the case throughout the competition, a number of players stood out …

It was a case of “Europe 2 South America 0” in Russia on Friday as France and Belgium overcame Uruguay and Brazil respectively. While the first result wasn’t much of a shock, particularly as it was always going to be a case of contrasting styles and one got the sense that France would just have that bit too much, the …

Belgium turned in a powerful performance in Kazan on Friday night to dump favourites Brazil out of the World Cup. Following France’s defeat of Uruguay in Friday’s earlier quarter-final clash, Belgium made it a European double by seeing off the challenge of the Selecao with a 2-1 victory. A frantic opening suggested that an early goal was likely – and so …

England progressed to the World Cup quarter-finals on Tuesday night with a penalty shootout victory over Colombia in Moscow. In a match that finished 1-1 after 120 minutes, the pendulum swung both ways in terms of who looked more likely to qualify at any one time, but the Three Lions will feel that have done more than enough to set …

England and Colombia face off in Moscow on Tuesday night, with the final World Cup quarter-final spot up for grabs. Hype in the English camp (particularly among the media) has ramped up in recent days amid talk of the “easier” route to the final, but Gareth Southgate and his side will have to be wary of a Colombian side who …

Sweden secured a place in the World Cup quarter-finals on Tuesday, with a hard-fought victory over Switzerland in Saint Petersburg. Janne Anderson’s side, winners of a group that also contained Mexico, South Korea and defending champions Germany, maintained their strong form in this tournament with a 1-0 win against their fellow Europeans to set up a last-eight clash against either …

Diego Maradona has outlined his interest in resuming control of the Argentine national side – and has even offered to do so for free. Speaking on his “Hand of God” television programme, the legendary player, who managed Argentina from two years from 2008 right up until the 2010 World Cup campaign, said it was painful to see the current state of …

Belgium manager Roberto Martinez said he was deeply proud after his team hit back from 2-0 down to beat Japan and claim a place in the World Cup quarter-finals. Substitute Nacer Chadli slotted home in the fourth minute of injury time to complete a memorable comeback and seal a 3-2 win in the last-16 match in Rostov-on-Don. Belgium were stunned …

Brazil did the business against Mexico in Samara on Monday to book their place in the World Cup quarter-final for the seventh consecutive tournament. Neymar made himself the centre of attention once again as the PSG forward scored one and made one in the 2-0 win for Tite’s side – but more amateur dramatics continued to leave a bad taste. …

David De Gea has taken to social media to give his early thoughts on Spain’s surprise World Cup exit. Fernando Hierro’s side exited the competition on Sunday on penalties after a 1-1 draw with hosts Russia – a bitter end to a campaign fraught with issues stemming from the sacking of Real Madrid-bound manager Julen Lopetegui just days before the …