Croatia came back after conceding in the opening minute to earn a World Cup quarter-final berth after edging Denmark 3-2 in a penalty shootout after the two sides drew 1-1 in the round of 16... Read more
All of Africa’s teams were eliminated from the World Cup at the first hurdle, but that simple statistic doesn’t tell the whole story of five very different campaigns. Perhaps the... Read more
Hosts Russia beat Spain 4-3 on penalties thanks to two saves by their goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev on Sunday to advance to the World Cup quarter-finals and send thousands of ecstatic Russians to... Read more
Lionel Messi and Argentina’s World Cup will continue following a hard-fought 2-1 win over Nigeria in their final group stage clash on Tuesday. But it could all have gone very differently, ha... Read more
The Super Eagles have crashed out of the Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup after losing 2-1 to Argentina in their final Group D game here in Saint Petersburg on Tuesday. Lionel Messi opened the sco... Read more
The Super Eagles are up against the two-time champions, and the players are poised to upstage La Albiceleste Alex Iwobi and John Ogu have disclosed the Nigeria side’s targets as they do batt... Read more
Victor Moses is committed to giving everything including doing the “dirty” defensive work for Nigeria to progress at the World Cup in Russia, coach Gernot Rohr has assured. There have been s... Read more
Former Ivory Coast captain Didier Drogba has advised the Super Eagles to keep to their style of play if they are to go far at the 2018 World Cup. The Eagles kept their hopes of reaching the... Read more
Head coach of the Super Eagles, Gernot Rohr, has confirmed that captain John Mikel Obi sustained a hand injury, during their 2-0 win over Iceland on Friday. However, Rohr expects him to feat... Read more
Veteran Argentina midfielder Javier Mascherano insists relations between the players and coach Jorge Sampaoli are not strained after reports of unrest within the team camp. Sampaoli was roun... Read more