Messi misses penalty as Iceland hold Argentina
Lionel Messi missed a second-half penalty as Argentina played out to a 1-1 draw with Iceland in their opening 2018 Fifa World Cup Group D clash 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.
Neymar: I’m the best in the world
Neymar says he is the best player in the world, but only because Cristiano Ronaldo and former Barcelona team-mate Lionel Messi are from another planet.
Let’s aim to be better and not bitter
Dear disgruntled Bafana Bafana fans, for the 2018 World Cup, pick an African side and throw your support behind them; share in their joy and their pain. It’s going to be a wild ride, writes MARSHALL GOUTS.
5 things to expect from Matchday 1 at the World Cup
The 2018 Fifa World Cup is here and the action in Russia will certainly serve up some high-quality entertainment for football fans across the globe, writes DEAN WORKMAN.
Salah a genuine contender for Ballon d’Or – Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo believes Liverpool sensation Mohamed Salah is a genuine contender to break his and Lionel Messi’s decade-long dominance of the Ballon d’Or.
Can Argentina top ‘Group of Death’?
Argentina, Croatia, Nigeria and Iceland? FourFourTwo gives you the lowdown on which teams from Group D are likely to advance to the knockout stage of the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
Watch: Who will the Golden Boot at the 2018 World Cup?
Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Thomas Müller or Romelu Lukaku? FourFourTwo South Africa takes a look at the players who are favourites to clinch the Golden Boot award at the 2018 World Cup in Russia
Messi is best even without World Cup success – Rakitic
Lionel Messi is the best regardless of whether he leads Argentina to World Cup glory, according to Barcelona team-mate Ivan Rakitic.
Messi keen to play alongside Griezmann
Lionel Messi hopes to play alongside Antoine Griezmann at Barcelona after labelling the in-demand Atletico Madrid star a “great player”.