Tag: world cup
World Cup kicks off in Russia
MOSCOW: The World Cup kicks off in Russia Thursday as the host nation take on Saudi Arabia in front of 80,000 people in Moscow after...
Ronaldo primed for likely last shot at World Cup glory
SOCHI, RUSSIA: Cristiano Ronaldo will launch his latest and probably last attempt to crown his career with a World Cup winners medal when European...
Post-Ibramimovic Sweden keeps ‘focus’ on World Cup: Granqvist
GELENDZHIK: Sweden have moved on from the Zlatan Ibrahimovic era and are focusing only on the World Cup, team captain Andreas Granqvist said Tuesday...
Salah makes World Cup headlines for Chechnya photo
GROZNY: Mohamed Salah, a star attraction ahead of football's 2018 World Cup in Russia, has made headlines for a smiling photo with Ramzan Kadyrov,...
Messi says Argentina future depends on World Cup
BRONNITSY, Russia: Argentina captain Lionel Messi said his international future will be determined by his country's performance at the World Cup in Russia.
"It will...
Germany is my favourite team in FIFA 2018 WC, says Afridi
KARACHI: Former ODI and T20 captain of Pakistan cricket team and hard-hitting batsman Shahid Afridi said Germany is his favourite team in FIFA 2018...
Neymar, Brazil arrive in Russia as clock ticks down to World...
MOSCOW: Neymar and his Brazil teammates landed on Russian soil in the early hours of Monday morning, fresh from beating Austria 3-0 in their...
Neymar set for start as Spain, France labour in warm-ups
MOSCOW: Neymar is set to make his first start since February in Brazil's final World Cup warm-up on Sunday as he battles for full fitness...
Salah hopeful of making World Cup opener
MADRID: Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah is confident he will be fit enough to take part in Egypt’s World Cup opener against Uruguay in Yekaterinburg...
England aim for World Cup quarter-finals
LONDON: England’s Football Association has set manager Gareth Southgate a target of reaching the World Cup quarter-finals in Russia “as a real sign of...
Australia’s Juric keen to impress against Hungary in final warmup
MELBOURNE: For Australia striker Tomi Juric, the uncertainty over his spot in Bert van Marwijk’s World Cup squad was nearly as bothersome as his...
Tunisia aiming to progress past World Cup group stage: Benalouane
Tunisia are aiming to reach the knockout stages of the World Cup for the first time in their history when they head to Russia,...
Salah optimistic of recovery ahead of World Cup
Liverpool and Egypt forward Mohamed Salah is showing positive signs of recovery from a shoulder injury ahead of the World Cup later this month.
The...
England motivated by Euro 2016 failure, says Rashford
LONDON: England have extra motivation at this year’s World Cup as they look to eradicate the “nasty feeling” of a dismal exit from the 2016...
Sergio Ramos releases World Cup anthem for Spain
MADRID: Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos released Friday an anthem for Spain's 2018 World Cup campaign which he co-wrote with Spanish flamenco fusion singer...
Nigeria World Cup kit sells out in minutes, fans queue
The new Nigeria home kit to be worn at the World Cup 2018 in Russia was sold out minutes after its release on Friday morning as hundreds of...
Mohamed Salah will be fit to play in World Cup, says...
Mohamed Salah could still play a role for Egypt at the World Cup after the Egyptian Football Association announced Wednesday that the injured Liverpool...
