
The Netherlands goalkeeper Andries Noppert said he is not overly concerned about the threat posed by Argentina captain Lionel Messi ahead of the team's World Cup quarterfinal duel on Friday. ...

Gilbert Silva, who was a member of Brazil's FIFA World Cup-winning squad in 2002, admitted it was an uncommon sight to see Spain miss three penalties in their shock Round of 16 loss to Morocco of the ongoing tournament at Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan on Tuesday....

Goncalo Ramos said he had exceeded his "wildest dreams" by scoring a hat-trick in Portugal's 6-1 victory over Switzerland in the World Cup round of 16 on Tuesday....

A hat-trick from Benfica striker Goncalo Ramos helped Portugal to coast to an emphatic 6-1 win over Switzerland and set up a quarter-final clash with dark horses Morocco....

Portugal manager Fernando Santos called on his players to stay grounded after reaching the World Cup quarterfinals with an emphatic 6-1 victory over Switzerland on Tuesday....

Spain coach Luis Enrique defended his players and his passing style of football after they were eliminated from Qatar World Cup on penalties in the last-16 against Morocco here on Tuesday. ...

A resilient Morocco shocked a bungling Spain 3-0 in a FIFA World Cup Round of 16 match decided via a penalty shootout here on Tuesday. ...

It was a mixed bag for football lovers in Kolkata till the early hours of Tuesday. While Brazil fans cheered lustily till after 3 am on Tuesday after Neymar Jr's team trounced South Korea 4-1 to storm into the quarterfinals of the ongoing Football World Cup Finals in Qatar, some like Soumya Saha ...

Zlatko Dalic praised his side's resilience as Croatia held their nerve yet again to qualify for the quarterfinals of the World Cup....

England Test skipper Ben Stokes has asserted they are not here in the sub-continent to play dull and drab cricket, adding that the early declaration call taken on the fourth day of the first Test against Pakistan was to carry on with the theme of playing "exciting cricket"....