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.

Mbappe a phenomenon who scares opponents – Blanc

Kylian Mbappe is a phenomenon who will scare opponents such as World Cup semi-finalists Belgium, says former France coach Laurent Blanc.

World Cup, day 24: the things you might have missed

England eased past Sweden to set-up a clash with Croatia, while Luka Modric and Co ended the Russian dream after edging them on penalties.

Rivaldo urges Brazil to ‘think about 2022’

Brazil need to start thinking about Qatar 2022 after their World Cup exit at the hands of Belgium, according to 2002 winner Rivaldo.

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.

Semis beckon but Croatia nothing like iconic ’98 team

This Croatia generation is nothing like the iconic 1998 team. Improvement is needed if the present is to outdo the past at the World Cup.

Highlights: Russia vs Croatia

Croatia reached the World Cup semi-finals for the second time in their history with Ivan Rakitic again the hero in a 4-3 penalty shoot-out victory over Russia.

Croatia eliminate hosts Russia to reach semi-final

Croatia beat hosts Russia 4-3 on penalties after their quarter-final encounter ended 2-2 after extra time to book their place in the semi-final of the World Cup.