Watch: Griezmann and Pogba guide France past Australia

Antoine Griezmann and Paul Pogba were both on the score-sheet as France edged Australia 2-1 in the Group C opener on Saturday afternoon.

Technology helps France beat Australia

Antoine Griezmann scored the first penalty given by VAR in World Cup history as France edged past Australia 2-1 in their Group C opener.

Ronaldo has a specific football intelligence – Mourinho

Jose Mourinho hailed Cristiano Ronaldo after his compatriot netted a hat-trick in Portugal’s 3-3 draw with Spain in Group B of the World Cup.

Cristiano is prone to throwing himself – Pique slams Portugal star

Spain defender Gerard Pique criticised Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo, saying the hat-trick hero had a habit of throwing himself to the ground.

Ronaldo finally scores major tournament set-piece at 45th attempt

Cristiano Ronaldo has broken his duck of never scoring a free-kick at a major international tournament.

Ronaldo becomes World Cup’s oldest hat-trick hero

Cristiano Ronaldo became the oldest hat-trick scorer in World Cup history with a stunning individual performance against Spain.

Deschamps backing France’s rising stars to shine

Didier Deschamps is happy to throw France’s rising stars in at the deep end as they prepare to begin their World Cup campaign on Saturday.

Hallgrimsson reveals how Iceland will stop Messi

Heimir Hallgrimsson will ask his whole team to stop Lionel Messi on Saturday rather than handing the task to one man.

Confederations Cup experience can help Germany in Russia, says Kimmich

Joshua Kimmich believes Germany’s triumph at the Confederations Cup stands them in good stead to defend their World Cup title.

Griezmann is the new Zidane – Desailly

Marcel Desailly picked out Antoine Griezmann as ‘the key player’ in France’s World Cup squad, drawing parallels with his former team-mate Zinedine Zidane.