Croatia 2-0 Nigeria: Luka Modric penalty seals win in World Cup Group D opener
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...
Messi to put heat on Iceland as France target Australia
by Dave Sale
Lionel Messi’s bid for World Cup redemption begins today when he leads Argentina against an unfancied Iceland side...
Portugal 3-3 Spain: Cristiano Ronaldo’s first World Cup hat-trick secures draw
by Dave Sale
Cristiano Ronaldo scored a dramatic late free-kick to complete his first World Cup hat-trick and rescue a point...
Morocco 0-1 Iran: Aziz Bouhaddouz nets unfortunate own goal
by Dave Sale
Iran won their first World Cup match since 1998 as Aziz Bouhaddouz’s 95th-minute own goal sunk Morocco 1-0...
