France 2-1 Australia: A tale of two penalties as France edge bat... Simon Head - 16 Jun 2018 A controversial penalty and a late Paul Pogba strike gives Les Bleus a narrow win in their Group C opener
Portugal 3-3 Spain: Ronaldo nets hat-trick in a World Cup classi... Simon Head - 15 Jun 2018 Cristiano Ronaldo delivered a World Cup performance to remember to earn Portugal a thrilling draw with Spain
Morocco 0-1 Iran: Last-gasp own goal gives Group B outsiders pri... Simon Head - 15 Jun 2018 There was stoppage-time drama between Morocco and Iran as an own goal decided a well-contested Group B clash
Egypt 0-1 Uruguay: Late Gimenez strike gives Uruguay narrow win Simon Head - 15 Jun 2018 José Giménez’s late header gives unimpressive Uruguay three crucial points in Ekaterinburg
Russia 5-0 Saudi Arabia: Hosts kick off the World Cup with a res... Simon Head - 14 Jun 2018 Host nation thrashes Saudi Arabia as Russia 2018 gets off to a flying start in Moscow
World Cup 2018: Every team rated ahead of football’s big s... Simon Head - 13 Jun 2018 Who’ll leave the fans impressed and who’ll leave them depressed in Russia this summer? We run the rule over all 32 nations ahead of the World Cup
USA, Canada and Mexico to jointly host the 2026 World Cup Simon Head - 13 Jun 2018 The World Cup will return to American shores for the first time since 1994 after a ‘United Bid’ claimed a landslide victory in the World Cup bidding vote
Spain sack head coach Lopetegui 48 hours before crucial World Cu... Simon Head - 13 Jun 2018 Spain have sent shockwaves through the World Cup by confirming the sacking of manager Julen Lopetegui