Belgium 3-0 Panama: Romelu Lukaku double sees off World Cup debutants
Two goals from Romelu Lukaku and a stunning volley from Dries Mertens saw Belgium win their opening World...
Sweden 1-0 South Korea: VAR used as Andres Granqvist’s penalty secures victory
by Dave Sale
Sweden opened their World Cup campaign with a 1-0 victory over South Korea in Group F thanks to...
Brazil 1-1 Switzerland: Philippe Coutinho stunner not enough for favourites
by Dave Sale
Brazil made a stuttering start to their World Cup campaign as Switzerland dug in for a 1-1 draw...
Croatia 2-0 Nigeria: Luka Modric penalty seals win in World Cup Group D opener
by Dave Sale
Croatia sit top of World Cup Group D after a comfortable 2-0 win over Nigeria in Kaliningrad on...
Costa Rica 0-1 Serbia: Aleksandar Kolarov free-kick decisive in Samara
by Dave Sale
Aleksandar Kolarov’s brilliant second-half free-kick saw Serbia beat Costa Rica 1-0 in their opening Group E contest on...
Germany 0-1 Mexico: World Cup holders suffer shock loss in Group F opener
by Dave Sale
Germany’s defence of the World Cup started with defeat as Mexico secured a pulsating 1-0 victory in Moscow...
France 2-1 Australia: VAR to the fore as Paul Pogba decides World Cup Group C clash
by Dave Sale
France stuttered to a 2-1 win over Australia in their opening Group C World Cup clash as the...
Argentina 1-1 Iceland: Lionel Messi misses second-half penalty
by Dave Sale
Lionel Messi missed a second-half penalty as Iceland secured a famous 1-1 draw with Argentina in their Group...
Peru 0-1 Denmark: Yussuf Poulsen hits Danish winner
by Dave Sale
Denmark took advantage of some sloppy Peru finishing – including a missed penalty – to win their opening...
Video Assistant Referee system used for first time in World Cup history
by Dave Sale
The Video Assistant Referee system was used for the first time in World Cup history on Saturday, when...
