ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia (AFP) – Belgium produced one of the great World Cup comebacks on Monday to beat Japan, 3-2, and set up an attractive-looking quarterfinal clash against Neymar’s Brazil. Substitute Nacer Chadli was Belgium’s hero on a humid night in Rostov-on-Don, scoring in the fourth minute of injury time to seal the dramatic victory. Japan […]
Read moreMOSCOW (AFP) – Russia’s last World Cup game against Uruguay brought the overachievers down to earth with a thud. Their next one against Spain might just send them over the moon. The hosts play their most important match in three decades when they face the 2010 champions in Moscow on Sunday in the last 16. […]
Read moreBERLIN (AFP) – From chants of “goodbye” to stunned silence, Germany fans reacted with dismay to their defending champions’ humiliating World Cup exit Wednesday after a first-round loss commentators called a “historic disgrace”. “Our World Cup nightmare has come true,” screamed the Bild daily. Even before the final whistle blew in Russia’s Kazan Arena, supporters […]
Read moreMOSCOW — Worried no more, Brazil is through at the World Cup. Paulinho and Thiago Silva scored a goal each Wednesday to give the five-time champions a 2-0 victory over Serbia and first place in their group. Brazil struggled in its opening two matches, first held to a 1-1 draw and then needing late goals […]
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Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal and 2010 winner Spain progressed to the World Cup knockout rounds on a Monday night of high drama dominated by VAR decisions, as Uruguay pipped Russia to top spot in their group.
Lionel Messi sloped off down the tunnel in Nizhny Novgorod with his head bowed, knowing Argentina face the humiliation of a group-stage exit at the World Cup in Russia.
Portugal coach Fernando Santos compared Cristiano Ronaldo to a bottle of port, the fortified wine that famously gets better with age, after his latest match-winning goal for his country.
Read moreDefending champion Ceres-Negros survived the late onslaught of struggling archrival Global-Cebu, 4-3, at the Rizal Memorial Stadium over the weekend to tighten its grip on the top spot in the Philippines Football League.
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