Lukaku, Hazard, De Bruyne in Team of the Quarter-Finals
FourFourTwoSA selects the World Cup team of the quarter-finals as Belgium stars Romelu Lukaku, Eden Hazard and Kevin De Bruyne steal the show, writes DEAN WORKMAN.
Croatia’s Vida free to face England after Fifa warning
Domagoj Vida says his pro-Ukraine comments in a social media video were not a political message, with the Croatia defender having avoided a World Cup ban.
Maguire the embodiment of a team aligned with its fans
England crowned another goal-scoring hero named Harry on Saturday, but it was Maguire, not Kane, who helped the Three Lions into the last four of a World Cup for the first time in a generation.
Brazil elimination ‘saddest moment of my career’ – Neymar
Neymar has described Brazil’s World Cup exit at the quarter-final stage as ‘the saddest moment’ of his career.
Ibrahimovic: Every Sweden player should get a Golden Ball
Zlatan Ibrahimovic thinks Sweden’s players all deserve to be given a Golden Ball award for their efforts at the World Cup.
Coutinho ready for backlash after Brazil exit
Brazil star Philippe Coutinho said he was ready for the backlash after a shock World Cup quarter-final loss to Belgium.
Ranked! Every England player based on their World Cup displays
Aside from Jack Butland and Nick Pope, the entire England squad has seen game time in Russia – but they aren’t all of equal importance. FourFourTwo rates the players on their displays so far.
Messi and Ronaldo still inspiring Kane
Harry Kane still holds up Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi as standard-bearers despite the superstar duo’s disappointing World Cup.
The 10 breakout stars of the 2018 World Cup
The World Cup is undoubtedly football’s biggest stage and thus offers relatively unknown players the chance to make their mark. FourFourTwo selects the 10 players who have seriously enhanced their reputation in Russia.
Brazil didn’t know what to do in first half – De Bruyne
Brazil had no idea how to contend with Belgium’s ferocity on the counter during the first half of the Red Devils’ “really beautiful” 2-1 World Cup quarter-final win, according to Kevin De Bruyne.