Russia will stop Salah – Cherchesov
Russia head coach Stanislav Cherchesov has pledged to shackle Mohamed Salah when the World Cup hosts take on Egypt in St Petersburg on Tuesday.
Russia head coach Stanislav Cherchesov has pledged to shackle Mohamed Salah when the World Cup hosts take on Egypt in St Petersburg on Tuesday.
It may only be day four at the World Cup, but we have already been provided with entertainment of the highest order. DEAN WORKMAN explores.
Mohamed Salah has been declared fit to face Russia in Egypt’s second game at the World Cup by the Egyptian Football Association (EFA), who confirmed he could have featured in the 1-0 defeat to Uruguay but was not risked.
Cristiano Ronaldo netted his 51st career hat-trick as Portugal played to a 3-3 draw against Spain in a 2018 World Cup Group B clash at the Fisht Olympic Stadium on Friday evening. Spain led with three minutes left after Nacho Fernandez hit a wonderful 25-yard drive,but Ronaldo was determined to steal the headlines for himself. And he ended the day… Read more →
After watching the opening ceremony and the goal fest between Russia and Saudia Arabia, the World Cup fever has hit me too, writes WADE PRETORIUS.
Watch as host nation Russia demolish Saudi Arabia 5-0 in their Fifa World Cup opener at the Luzhniki Stadium on Thursday.
Russia star Alan Dzagoev requires a scan on a hamstring injury that could rule him out for the rest of the World Cup.
A brace from Denis Cheryshev and goals from Yuri Gazinsky, Artem Dzyuba and Aleksandr Golovin saw host-nation Russia thump Saudi Arabia 5-0 in the opening clash of the 2018 World Cup.
Russia are the lowest-ranked team at the World Cup and yet, come Thursday’s opener, they will be expected to provide a nation-lifting performance against Saudi Arabia.
Egypt, Russia, Saudi Arabia or Uruguay? FourFourTwo gives you the lowdown on which teams from Group A are likely to advance to the knockout stage of the 2018 World Cup in Russia.