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Croatia vs France final full-time report: It rained in Moscow today. First it was the goals, then the tears, and then the clouds opened and let down the rain, beneath it were a jumping, joyous bunch of Frenchmen who had just won the Fifa World Cup , their second in history. They danced and ran around the ground, waving the French flag. Not that they needed any help but the loudspeakers at the Luzhniki Stadium were on full blast, the tune -- Hans Zimmer's theme for Pirates of the Caribbean. There was another bunch, who were staring into the oblivion. The men in chequered jerseys -- the reds and whites. The Hans Zimmer music, the roaring fans, the drizzling, none of that mattered. Just like that, Croatia's captain Luka Modric had tears in his eyes. You need a little bit of luck to win the World Cup. France had that in a good measure in Moscow on Sunday as they beat Croatia 4-2 to win their second-ever World Cup trophy. In a match otherwise evenly poised, it was an own-goal b...

For all the talk about England’s progress under Gareth Southgate, his youthful side have yet to be truly examined in this World Cup but Tuesday’s last 16 opponents Colombia will certainly ask the right questions. England will try and overcome the weight of the history of knockout heartbreaks in recent past when they face Colombia while the South American outfit will attempt to secure a place in the quarter-finals for the second time in succession. Full-time report: England scraped through a win against a spirited Colombia in penalties after the 120 minutes of regular and additional time couldn't separate the two teams who played a haphazard game at a break-neck speed with only one goal at either end to show for it. At the end of the penalties in Moscow, England outscored Colombia 4-3, with Eric Dier steering a crisp low shot beyond David Ospina and into the bottom corner. The win takes England to the quarter-finals of the Fifa World Cup in Russia and sends Colombia bac...

England vs Belgium : It's wasn't the most thrilling of encounters, but it's certainly been better than a lot of people were expecting. The first time in the tournament refree blew the whistle on exactly 45 minutes. The referee blew his final whistle and confirmed that England has been beaten for the first time since June 2017. England finish second in Group G and will meet a tough last-16 clash with Colombia next Tuesday. England lacked attacking fluidity needed to get the better of Belgium. Adnan Januzaj sealed the win for Belgium in the second half, curling a beautiful shot over Pickford to inflict the first defeat for Gareth Southgate as England manager. The defenders Gary Cahill, Phil Jones and Trent Alexander-Arnold were joined by Danny Welback in making their first appearances of Fifa World Cup 2018 . Somehow, the result is good for England, they'll face either Switzerland or Sweden if they're able to win over Colombia in Last-16.. As f...

Fifa World Cup 2018 is getting more excited with each passing day. The 7th day of the Football World Cup 2018 will see Portugal and Morocco playing their 2nd match. Here's the today’s match schedule list: 1st Match: Portugal vs Morocco When and Where to watch: Time: 5:30 PM (IST) In today's Group H match, Portugal vs Morocco match will take place in Moscow on Wednesday, June 20, 2018, at 5:30 PM (IST). ALSO READ: Portugal vs Spain highlights: Ronaldo's scores hat-trick in 6-goal thriller Portugal vs Morocco match will be broadcast on Sony Ten 2, Sony Ten 2 HD, Sony ESPN, Sony ESPN HD in English Commentary and Sony Ten 3 and Sony 3 HD in Hindi Commentary. Portugal vs Morocco match will be available for live streaming on Sony Liv also. And Both Airtel and Jio would broadcast the FIFA World Cup 2018 matches for free to their respective subscribers.

Fifa World Cup 2018 is getting more excited with every passing day. The sixth day of the Football World Cup 2018 saw Russia and Egypt battle out where Egypt emerge victorious thanks to some brilliant attacking football. The other matches were Colombia vs Japan and Poland vs Senegal. Major mishaps: The day was full of errors with the first penalty awarded to Kagawa in the 4th minute in Japan vs Colombia match. Then in the 2nd match, Cione scored an own goal for Poland against Senegal and a major embarrassment for Polish goalkeeper Szczesny who left his goal open which led to the 2nd goal for Senegal. In the 3rd match, Russians also committed a foul on Mo Salah and the Egyptians were awarded a penalty. But, the match also saw another suicide goal by Ahmed Fathy which eventually ignited the Russian momentum. Here are the highlights of today’s match: 1st Match: Colombia vs Japan Japan capitalised on Colombia's red card. The Japan win has thrown open the Group H...

More than a seventh of humanity watched the 2014 final, where Germany became the champions with a lone goal in the extra time. Unarguably, this makes the 2018 World Cup the most to-be-watched sport tournament, and a question that becomes central to discussion in the office, over tea or lunch, and at parties, is this: Who will win this time? ALSO READ: Here's how to watch Fifa World Cup 2018 for free in mobile devices Juxtaposing the general development and economic progress of a country with its perceived chances of winning reveals that the probable semi-finalist teams would be the countries with better social and economic indicators. The world’s top betting players such as Ladbrokes, WilliamHill and 888sport have almost unanimously put Germany, Brazil, France, Spain and Argentina as top five, while Tunisia, Iran, Panama, South Korea and Saudi Arabia as the bottom five. ALSO READ: An exhaustive guide to FIFA World Cup 2018: Everything you need to know Income, re...

So much for the unpredictable nature of the beautiful game. Goldman Sachs Group Inc reckons Brazil will win its sixth World Cup , basing its forecast on data mining, machine learning and econometrics. The investment bank is the latest to jump into the excitement before the soccer championship kicks off this week. It used 200,000 statistical models, sifted data on individual players and recent team performance and ran 1 million simulations of the tournament. As a result, it predicts that Brazil will lift the trophy on July 15. We should note that Goldman also tipped Brazil in 2014 (forecasting a 3-1 win over Argentina in the final). But Brazil stumbled in the semi-final back then, losing by a whopping 7-1 to eventual champions Germany. ALSO READ: In pics: Here's how Indians are gearing up for Fifa World Cup 2018 Here’s the Goldman explanation in more detail: “ We feed data on team characteristics, individual players and recent team performance into four diffe...

These veterans are all legends of the game. Their artistry with the ball has hypnotised football fans from across the globe. Ahead of 2018 edition of the Fifa World Cup in Russia , Business Standard looks at the legends who might hang their boots after this World Cup. The Spaniard will pull on the red and black jersey for the last time at this year’s World Cup. He will be remembered as one of the most important players in Spain’s football history. Iniesta has played 123 times for Spain, a record bettered by only Andoni Zubizarreta, Xavier Hernández, Sergio Ramos and Iker Casillas. Iniesta will hope to end his international career on a positive note after the disappointments in Brazil 2014 and of Euro 2016. “At the moment, naturally, this World Cup will possibly be my last appearance for the national team,” Andres said in a radio show. Iniesta had helped Spain in World Cup 2010 after scoring the all-important goal against the Netherlands in the final. In all possibility, thi...

The 2018 FIFA World Cup will be the 21st version of the mega tournament, a quadrennial international football contest played by the men's national teams of the member nations of FIFA. It is scheduled to take place in Russia from 14 June to 15 July 2018, after the country was awarded the hosting rights on 2 December 2010. This will be the first World Cup held in Europe since the 2006 tournament in Germany and the first ever to be held in Eastern Europe. A total of 64 matches will be played in 12 venues located in 11 cities and the final will take place on 15 July at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow. Here is a list of the 12 stadiums that are going to host the mega event. Central stadium is located in Yekaterinburg, Russia. The stadium has a capacity of accommodating 35,000 people. Out of the 12 stadiums of Russia involved in the FIFA World Cup, this is the only stadium situated in Asian Russia while all others are situated in European Russia. Fisht Olympic stadium is an o...