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by Peter Stebbings © Agence France-Presse YEKATERINBURG, Russia (AFP) — With their title rivals failing to fire, France has vowed to ramp up the intensity and put their stamp on the World Cup with victory over Peru on Thursday. Didier Deschamps’s team were far from fluid against Australia in their opening game in Russia, needing VAR (the Video Assistant Referee) and consequent Antoine Griezmann penalty, then an own goal about 10 minutes from time, to snatch […]
by Daniel Hicks © Agence France-Presse VOLGOGRAD, Russia (AFP) — Harry Kane grabbed a dramatic late winner for England on Monday, powering home a header in injury time of their World Cup opener after Belgium had earlier swept past Panama. Kane’s second goal of the game secured a 2-1 victory after it looked as if England had squandered their chance to take all three points after being rocked by a Tunsian equaliser which followed a bright […]
by Guy Jackson © Agence France-Presse MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Spain and Portugal clash on Friday in an early highlight of the World Cup in Russia as the Spanish camp insist they are united despite this week’s extraordinary sacking of coach Julen Lopetegui. Egyptian fans, meanwhile, will hold their breath to see if prolific Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah really has recovered from the shoulder injury he suffered in the Champions League final as the Pharaohs take […]
by Dmitry Zaks © Agence France-Presse Moscow, Russia (AFP) — Russia have proved the doubters wrong — for the moment. The World Cup hosts showed nerves of steel and ruthless finishing in thumping Saudi Arabia 5-0 in the tournament’s opening match before an anxious crowd of nearly 80,000 in Moscow’s Luzhniki Stadium on Thursday. The emphatic result transformed the men in red from villains to heroes and gave Russians a rare sporting reason to rejoice. […]
by Pedro Reparaz © Agence France-Presse BRONNITSY, Russia (AFP) — Lionel Messi’s arrival in Bronnitsy, a quiet town with 20,000 residents some 50km southeast of Moscow, has brought an unprecedented level of attention to a place most renowned for its Archangel Michael cathedral. But as the euphoric shouts echoing around a temporary stand suggests, its selection as Argentina’s team base camp has transformed it into one of the epicentres of the World Cup. Flags bearing Messi’s […]
by Shafiqul Alam / Sam Jahan © Agence France-Presse DHAKA, Bangladesh (AFP) — The World Cup is arousing high passions in Bangladesh, where machete-wielding fans of Brazil and Argentina have clashed in the streets and flags of the two countries are so ubiquitous that some people want to ban them. Ignoring the lack of any obvious link to the South American giants, and the absence of their national team — which is ranked 194th […]
BRONNITSY, Russia (AFP) — Argentina captain Lionel Messi said his international future will be determined by his country’s performance at the World Cup in Russia. “It will depend on how far we go, how we’re going to finish” at the finals, Messi said in an interview with Spanish daily Sport. “We’ve just lost three finals in a row, which has led to us going through some difficult moments with the press,” added the Barcelona forward. […]
The video assistant referee (VAR) system is used to review goals, red cards, penalties and cases of mistaken identity. It is designed to help the referee on the pitch, and can stop the action to review controversial decisions. The world Cup begins in Moscow on June 14. (AFP Video) https://youtu.be/3PH1fTqypkM
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AFP) — Argentina’s upcoming friendly with Israel in Jerusalem has been cancelled, the Israeli embassy confirmed on Tuesday, citing unspecified threats against Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi. The World Cup warmup match had been scheduled to take place on Saturday. But its status had been placed in doubt earlier, following protests by Palestinian football authorities who had urged Messi not to take part. “The Embassy of Israel regrets to communicate the suspension of the […]
by Dana Rysmukhamedova Agence France-Presse Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov made it back to Earth Sunday along with an official match football that could be used later this month in the opening game of the World Cup in Moscow. Shkaplerov, Scott Tingle of the United States and Norishige Kanai of Japan touched down on the Kazakh steppe on time at 1239 GMT after a 168-day mission aboard the International Space Station. Footage from the Russian space […]
(AFP) — Check out this football that’s out of this world…literally. In this video, Russian cosmonauts are seen playing football on the International Space Station. https://youtu.be/PqhioYZt0Xw
by Daniel Silva Agence France Presse MADRID, Spain (AFP) — Tens of thousands of ecstatic fans lined the streets of the Spanish capital to greet Real Madrid’s players as they returned home Sunday after winning their third Champions League title in a row in Kiev. Elated fans cheered and waved club scarves as an open-top bus carrying the squad and the trophy made its way to the club’s traditional celebration spot, the Plaza de Cibeles. […]
