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17 Jul, 2018 0 comments

World XI – Jakob Gisik

Goalkeeper Hugo Lloris (France) Lloris edges out Golden Glove winner Thibaut Courtois as the starting goalkeeper. The French captain wasn’t required as often as his Belgian counterpart but was superb when called upon. He k...

17 Jul, 2018 3 comments

World XI – Ben James

Goalkeeper - Kasper Schmeichel (Denmark) The main reason behind Denmark's group stage survival, Kasper more than lived up to his legendary father Peter's name with a stunning 91.3 per cent save rate. He almost dragged them f...

17 Jul, 2018 0 comments

World XI

Our team of reporters has covered every minute of every match. We asked some to pick their team of the World Cup. Jakob Gisik Vincent Smith-Koppie Ben James Josh Knox Dominic Unwin Michael Djordjieski...

14 Jul, 2018 0 comments

Comeback victories a rarity at this World Cup

By Emma McColl In a World Cup full of upsets and surprises, following the form guide has not always been the most accurate way to predict winners. But one way that has emerged as a highly probable indicator of the result has...

11 Jul, 2018 0 comments

France storm into final to end dreams of Belgium’s golden generation

FRANCE: 1 (Umtiti 51') BELGIUM: 0 By Jesse Kemp-Segedin France is the first team into the World Cup final at Russia 2018 after shutting down Belgium's much-vaunted attack on its way to a 1-0 victory in St Petersburg...

11 Jul, 2018 0 comments

France storm into final to end dreams of Belgium's golden generation

8 Jul, 2018 0 comments

England use their heads to book place in semi-finals

ENGLAND 2 (Maguire 30’, Alli 58’) SWEDEN 0 By Laurence Kelson England have made their way to a World Cup semi-final for the first time in 28 years after beating Sweden 2-1 in Samara. Central defender, Harry...

7 Jul, 2018 0 comments

Belgium upset Brazil to send tournament favourites home

BRAZIL 1 (Augusto 76’) BELGIUM 2 (Fernandinho 13’ own goal, De Bruyne 31’) By Natasha Prior Two goals in the first half was enough to send Belgium to the semi-finals of the World Cup for only the second time...

7 Jul, 2018 0 comments

Les Bleus into semi-finals as Uruguay campaign peters out

URUGUAY 0 FRANCE 2 (Varane 40’, Griezmann 61’) By Tim Warren France is through to the final four of the World Cup after a 2-0 victory over Uruguay in the quarter-final match in Nizhny Novgorod. Man-of-the-matc...

4 Jul, 2018 0 comments

England break shootout curse to knock out Colombia

COLOMBIA 1: (Mina 93') ENGLAND 1 : (Kane 54') England won 4-3 on penalties By Jesse Kemp-Segedin England has lifted its penalty shootout curse to book a quarter-final spot against Sweden after defeating Colombia...