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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’s World Cup last 16 clash with Colombia in Moscow threatened to descend into chaos in the closing stages of the first half. The match has been decidedly light on goalmouth action, with only one shot on target each in the opening 45 minutes, but the biggest incident so far was one that left one set of fans demanding a …

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 …

England legend Alan Shearer has dismissed the notion of an “easier” path through the World Cup knockout stages – and fears that the nation’s arrogance could be their downfall. Gareth Southgate’s side finished in second place in Group G with a 1-0 defeat to Belgium this week – a placing that has seen them avoid a potential quarter-final clash with …

A much-changed Belgium side claimed top spot in World Cup Group G with a 1-0 victory over England in Kaliningrad. With the likes of Harry Kane, Romelu Lukaku, Eden Hazard, Raheem Sterling, Kyle Walker and Kevin De Bruyne nowhere to be seen, both managers opted to give some of their fringe players a chance to impress and give them something …

With the World Cup group stage coming to a close, the hopes of 16 teams have come to a juddering halt. Among them, the biggest surprise is that defending champions Germany are on the plane home, their fate sealed by a 2-0 defeat to South Korea on Wednesday. Elsewhere, the likes of Poland and Morocco turned out to be major …

Belgium saw off England in Kaliningrad on Thursday night to claim top spot in World Cup Group G with maximum points. Both sides made a number of changes for the decider as both had already secured a place in the last 16. There was also a sense that both Roberto Martinez and Gareth Southgate would not have been overly upset to …

Japan coach Akira Nishino said he was “forced” to tell his players to down tools towards the end of their World Cup match against Poland, to secure last 16 qualification. With 10 minutes to go Japan were losing 1-0, but with Colombia leading Senegal by the same scoreline in the other simultaneous Group H tie it meant Japan would qualify …

England face off against Belgium on Thursday night in the Group G decider that neither particularly fancies winning. Both European sides have already qualified for the knockout stages with respective victories in their first two matches, but finishing second in this pool would arguably give a more favourable run going forward in the competition. As such, managers Gareth Southgate and …

Senegal’s World Cup campaign came to an end in cruel fashion on Thursday as they fell to a 1-0 defeat to Colombia in Samara. Aliou Cisse’s side started the day in one of the two knockout spots, and started the brighter of the two sides as they looked to top the group, but Yerry Mina’s late winner consigned them to …

At this point, a handful of players have started singling themselves out as potential stars of this World Cup. Interestingly, many of the high profile players that were slated to take the tournament by storm, while (as usual) a crop of previously unheralded or even relatively unknown quantities have been making names for themselves and driving their national sides on …

The World Cup is on the verge of moving into the last 16 phase, with the number of teams remaining in the competition to be cut in half. The latest round of matches has seen Poland unceremoniously dumped out, Argentina come perilously close to joining them on the plane home, and Germany strike late against Sweden to rescue their tournament. …

Senegal coach Aliou Cisse told star man Sadio Mane to step up at the World Cup even though the Liverpool forward got on the scoresheet in a thrilling 2-2 draw with Japan on Sunday. Substitute Keisuke Honda equalised with 12 minutes left as Japan twice pegged back Senegal in a captivating stalemate at Yekaterinburg Arena that leaves Group H wide …

The final, and arguably most open, group of the 2018 World Cup kicked off on Tuesday – and it already looks like a four-way battle is underway. Colombia and Poland were touted as the favourites to qualify for the knockout stages, Japan and Senegal have other ideas. Between the two matches, picking a winner from this group is now a …

Colombia and Japan may not have been one of the standout fixtures from the opening days of the World Cup but there is serious drama taking place in this Group H opener.  The South American side, who have gone with James Rodriguez on the bench, received a red card and conceded a penalty within the opening three minutes after a terrible …

The World Cup comes roaring into life on Thursday afternoon, as four years of hard work all boils down to a month-long tournament for the 32 teams involved. Defending champions Germany are among the favourites to retain their trophy, but look set to be pushed all the way by the likes of Brazil and France. Spain will also be there …

The last in our 2018 World Cup group-by-group previews looks at Group H, featuring Colombia, Japan, Poland and Senegal. Having reached the last eight in 2014, Colombia will be hoping for a repeat performance – as will Senegal in their first World Cup since 2002. Poland, meanwhile, have qualified for the first time since 2006, while Japan will be aiming for …

Can Colombia go far again?