World Cup Mascot Zabivaka pose during the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia Quarter Final match between Uruguay and France at Nizhny Novgorod Stadium on Friday.
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Football
Russia try to keep World Cup dream alive after miracle win
AFP, Moscow :Russia will try to keep their unlikely dream alive on Saturday when the host nation face Croatia in their first World Cup quarter-final since 1970.It has been an enchanted summer for the...
Wedding guests face tough World Cup choice
World Cup fever in England will not extend to weddings round the country on Saturday with those tempted to glance at their mobile phones during the match with Sweden facing a red card.England’s first...
Japan to replace coach Akira Nishino after World Cup exit
Xinhua, Moscow :Japan coach Akira Nishino became the fourth coach who will not continue as the head of their national team in thewake of the World Cup finals, he confirmed on Thursday.Speaking to reporters...
Teams continue training for World Cup quarterfinals
TASS, Moscow :Wednesday was a day without games at the FIFA World Cup in Russia. Eight teams, which entered the quarterfinals, continue training for important matches at their bases, while the defeatedteams are leaving...
More than 5m tourists visit FIFA World Cup host cities in Russia
TASS, Moscow :More than 5 million tourists, including 2.9 million foreigners, have visited the cities hosting the 2018 FIFA World Cup matches, head of the Russian Federal Tourism Agency Oleg Safonov said at a...
Maradona criticized by FIFA for “monumental theft” comments
Xinhua, Moscow :FIFA have “strongly rebuked” former Argentinean football legend Diego Maradona for comments he made about referee Mark Geiger’s handling of the last 16 World Cup tie between Colombia and England on Tuesday...
Survivors Belgium brace for Brazil challenge
Reuters, Kazan :At a World Cup rocked repeatedly by the fall of giants, Brazil and Belgium have managed to hold firm in the maelstrom and will meet in a blockbuster quarter-final in Kazan today...
Egypt’s women football referees push for league promotion
On the sidelines of a small football pitch at a university in Cairo, Hanan Hassan remembers starting out as a referee and the response she got from one female player’s mother.“In a loud voice...