Osorio eyes counter-attacking revenge for Mexico

Juan Carlos Osorio thinks his Mexico team will face a different beast to the Germany that thrashed them at the 2017 Confederations Cup in Sunday’s World Cup Group F opener.

Ozil will deliver – Draxler

Julian Draxler believes Mesut Ozil will be one of the most important players for Germany at the World Cup.

Cafu tips Neymar to lead Brazil to World Cup glory

Two-time World Cup winner Cafu believes Paris Saint-Germain superstar Neymar will lead Brazil to glory at the 2018 Fifa World Cup. 

Neymar is ready to shine for Brazil – Tite

Neymar is yet to reach 100% in his recovery from a broken foot but is poised to star for Brazil at the World Cup, according to head coach Tite.

Messi let down by responsibility-free teammates

Lionel Messi did his best but there was no way through Iceland’s excellent defence as Argentina were held to a 1-1 draw in Moscow.

Croatia ease past Super Eagles

Croatia eased to a 2-0 victory against Nigeria courtesy of a penalty from Luka Modric and an own-goal from Oghenekaro Etebo in their 2018 Fifa World Cup Group D encounter at the Kaliningrad Stadium.

Messi calls for calm after Argentina penalty miss

Lionel Messi called for calm and said there is no need for Argentina to go “crazy”, despite failing to beat Iceland at the World Cup, partly thanks to his “painful” penalty miss.

Aguero supports Messi after penalty miss

Striker Sergio Aguero was quick to jump to Lionel Messi’s defence after his penalty miss cost Argentina the chance to make a winning start to the World Cup.

Poulsen leads Denmark past Peru

Yussuf Poulsen’s second-half strike helped Denmark claim a narrow 1-0 victory over Peru in their 2018 World Cup Group C opener on Saturday evening.

Salah declared fit to face Russia

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.