Tunisia 1-2 England: Harry Kane scores twice in World Cup Group G opener
Harry Kane scored a dramatic injury-time winner as England beat Tunisia 2-1 in their World Cup opener in...
Belgium 3-0 Panama: Romelu Lukaku double sees off World Cup debutants
by Dave Sale
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...
