Soccer World Cup News

Hosts Russia will kick off the 2018 World Cup finals against Saudi Arabia in Moscow, while defending champions Germany will start against Mexico. Here are some interesting facts about the soccer World Cup. Facts and Trivia of the Soccer World Cup ...

Uruguay's 26-man provisional World Cup squad has been announced. Star strikers Luis Suarez and Edinson Cavani headline Uruguay's 26-man preliminary World Cup squad named by Oscar Tabarez on Tuesday. Major League Soccer's Nicolas Lodeiro, 29, has also received a call-up, while...

The Swedish World Cup Squad was announced yesterday with qualifying hero Jakob Johansson being left out due to injury. Sweden World Cup Squad: Goalkeepers: Karl-Johan Johnsson (Guingamp), Kristoffer Nordfeldt (Swansea), Robin Olsen (Copenhagen) Defenders: Ludwig Augustinsson (Werder Bremen), Andreas Granqvist (Krasnodar), Filip Helander...

Socceroos backed by Jose Mourinho to advance from group stage in Russia. Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has tipped the Socceroos to progress from the group stage at the World Cup in Russia. The Socceroos will meet France, Peru and Denmark...

Julen Lopetegui was sacked as Spain coach on Wednesday - two days before their World Cup opener against Portugal. The 2010 world champions sacked Lopetegui on Wednesday afternoon, literally on the eve of the World Cup and two days before...

Neymar has provided Brazil with a fresh injury concern after he limped out of training on Tuesday, sparking fears he could miss their second World Cup Group E clash with Costa Rica this Friday. The Brazilian superstar winced in pain after kicking a football during a fairly tame...

Granit Xhaka and Xherdan Shaqiri risk receiving a two-game World Cup ban for their goal celebrations in Switzerland’s last-gasp victory over Serbia on Friday night, with Fifa opening an investigation over a potential breach of their political and offensive...

Colombia got their World Cup campaign firmly back on track with a comprehensive 3-0 victory over Poland in their Group H clash. Poland are the first European nation to be eliminated from the 2018 World Cup. Opening defeats for both sides...

Argentina squeezed into the World Cup last 16 after Marcos Rojo's fine late volley gave them a 2-1 win over Nigeria in St Petersburg. With Nigeria heading through in Group D with four minutes remaining, the Manchester United defender popped...

Germany crash out of World Cup group stage after defeat to South Korea. In Brazil four years ago Germany struggled to get the balance right between attack and defence until the quarter-final. This time they never quite did and now...