Category: Russia 2018

Lucas Hernandez – France’s unsung World Cup hero
Thomas Farines -
Ahead of the 2018 FIFA World Cup semifinals, we look at some of the unsung heroes at the tournament. Up first is France's left-back ...

France and Belgium battle each other for a spot in the final
France vs Belgium – Tuesday, July 10, 19:00BST/20:00CEST/21:00 MSK – Saint Petersburg Stadium, St. Petersburg, RussiaFrance vs Belgium will take p ...

World Cup Diary – Day 24: The Sbornaya are out
Manuel Veth reporting from Sochi -
In the end, there was applause. The Russian national team fought Croatia to a standstill over 120 minutes but had ...

Croatia shatters Russia’s dreams and move on to face England
Manuel Veth reporting from Sochi -
Russia v Croatia saw the host, Russia, face one of the potential dark horses, Croatia, of this tournament. Having ...

World Cup Diary – Day 23: 24 hours on a train
Manuel Veth reporting from Sochi -
After a two day break the World Cup is back underway. But I ended up missing most of the action as I spent 24 hour ...

Russia hope to keep the World Cup party going against Croatia
Russia vs Croatia – Saturday, July 7, 19:00BST/20:00CEST/21:00 MSK – Fisht Stadium, Sochi, RussiaRussia vs Croatia will take place at the Fisht St ...