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  FIFA World Cup 2018: 'People should respect us more,' says Croatia defender Dejan Lovren

  July 12, 2018 13:36 IST

  Croatia defender Dejan Lovren said people should show him more respect now that he's going to play in a World Cup final. 

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  England's Harry Kane misses out on golden shot at World Cup title

  July 12, 2018 12:20 IST

  It meant another World Cup semifinal heartbreaker for England, only this time the game was under control before it was lost.

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  FIFA World Cup 2018: Football's not coming home for England

  July 12, 2018 11:14 IST

  England came very close on Wednesday. For more than an hour, Gareth Southgate's young team led Croatia before the weary, aging opposition sprung back into life at the Luzhniki Stadium.

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  FIFA World Cup 2018 Final: Youthful, energetic French vs experienced Croats

  July 12, 2018 10:48 IST

  Croatia advanced to its first World Cup final with a 2-1 extra-time win over England on Wednesday night. France beat Belgium 1-0 a night earlier.

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  FIFA World Cup 2018: Croatia beat England 2-1 to enter final for 1st time

  July 12, 2018 10:28 IST

  Mario Mandzukic scored the clincher in the second half of extra time in the semifinal to secure a spot in Sunday's final against France.

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  Juventus online shop crashes hours after Cristiano Ronaldo shirts put on sale

  July 11, 2018 18:50 IST

  The 33-year-old striker, who spent nine years with the Spanish powerhouse, is to retain the number 7 at the Turin-based side.

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  FIFA World Cup 2018: Sachin Tendulkar throws his weight behind England

  July 11, 2018 18:34 IST

  Taking to Twitter, the 45-year-old posted a sweet video supporting the England football team, captioning it, "Come on England."

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  Paul Pogba dedicates France win to Thai boys rescued from cave

  July 11, 2018 15:34 IST

  The last of the 12 Thai boys and their coach were freed earlier on Tuesday from a cave where they had been trapped for more than two weeks.

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  Croatia vs England: A look at what's ahead in the World Cup semifinal

  July 11, 2018 17:52 IST

  Croatia has never advanced to the championship match. The wait for England to reach a second final dates back to 1966, when it won the World Cup for the only time.

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  Belgium's golden generation falls short again at World Cup

  July 11, 2018 12:11 IST

  After reaching the World Cup semifinals for the first time since 1986, Roberto Martinez's talent-packed team lost 1-0 to France on Tuesday.

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  Superb defense takes France close to another World Cup title

  July 11, 2018 10:49 IST

  It was France's backline, not its slick attackers, that carried the team to the World Cup final with a 1-0 victory over Belgium on Tuesday.

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  FIFA World Cup 2018: France beat Belgium 1-0 to enter final

  July 11, 2018 17:47 IST

  France, the 1998 champions and runners-up in 2006, will play either Croatia or England in Sunday's final at Moscow.

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  Cristiano Ronaldo leaving Real Madrid to join Italian club Juventus

  July 11, 2018 17:48 IST

  The 33-year-old Ronaldo is currently on vacation in Greece after Portugal's elimination from the World Cup.

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  FIFA World Cup 2018: Germany makes Mesut Ozil the scapegoat for early exit

  July 10, 2018 19:13 IST

  Ozil has been in the firing line since he and national teammate Ilkay Gundogan posed for photos with Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in May.

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  FIFA World Cup 2018: France goalkeeper Hugo Lloris braces for 'complete' Belgium team

  July 10, 2018 12:41 IST

  The experienced Hugo Lloris, set to make his 103rd international appearance, will be facing a Belgian team that has scored a tournament-leading 14 goals in five matches.

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  FIFA World Cup 2018: Key Belgium defender Vincent Kompany fit again for semifinal vs France

  July 10, 2018 11:19 IST

  Vincent Kompany is getting ready to face France at St. Petersburg on Tuesday in a matchup of two title favorites.

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  EPL: Jack Wilshere leaves Arsenal for London rivals West Ham

  July 09, 2018 21:12 IST

  Wilshere, who has 34 senior caps and two goals, was unable to win a place in England's World Cup squad which made him make the decision to leave the club. 

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  Paulinho returns to Guangzhou Evergrande after one season with FC Barcelona

  July 09, 2018 18:59 IST

  Paulinho made 63 league appearances for Guangzhou over three seasons before joining Barcelona for 40 million euros last August.

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  Spain appoint former FC Barcelona boss Luis Enrique as new head coach

  July 09, 2018 18:23 IST

  Enrique replaces Julen Lopetegui, who was sacked on the eve of the World Cup after accepting the job at Real Madrid.

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  FIFA World Cup 2018: Goal-fest possible in France-Belgium semifinal

  July 10, 2018 11:20 IST

  Belgium must cope without defender Thomas Meunier, whose runs down the flank are a key part of Belgium's attack.

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  FIFA World Cup 2018: Four future stars of the tournament

  July 09, 2018 10:50 IST

  They have impressed audiences with their great skills, superb goals and have shown the world that they are the future stars.

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  FIFA WC 2018: Croatia working extra, says it will have enough for England in semis clash

  July 08, 2018 21:15 IST

  Croatia have played two matches consecutively which has led to penalties and with injuries lurking around, the coach believes that they have something special lined up for England.

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  FIFA WC 2018: Spain parts ways with emergency coach Fernando Hierro

  July 08, 2018 19:17 IST

  Spain drew with Portugal and Morocco and beat Iran to get out of their group, but lost to Russia on penalties in the round of 16.

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  FIFA World Cup 2018: Sergei Ignashevich retires after Russia's exit

  July 08, 2018 16:12 IST

  Defender Sergei Ignashevich has announced his retirement from football after Russia lost to Croatia in the FIFA World Cup 2018 quarter-finals. 

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  FIFA World Cup 2018: Brazil's exit is 'saddest moment' of my career, says Neymar

  July 08, 2018 17:06 IST

  The five-time world champions exited football's showpiece event after a 1-2 quarter-final loss to Belgium on Friday.

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  FIFA World Cup 2018: Slab Head, Rocky and 37 headline unlikely final four

  July 08, 2018 11:21 IST

  Eighty-one of 92 players on semifinal rosters are with clubs in England (40), Spain (12), France (12), Germany (nine) and Italy (eight).

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  FIFA World Cup 2018: After so much humiliation, England a source of pride, unity

  July 08, 2018 11:02 IST

  Ambitions appeared to be thwarted for so long by a culture of entitlement as England gloried in the hype of being the birthplace of soccer without backing it up with results.

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  FIFA World Cup 2018: Croatia end Russia's run, advance to semifinals

  July 08, 2018 6:37 IST

  Croatia ended Russia's unexpected run and became just the second team ever to win back-to-back World Cup shootouts.