Argentine FA fined for ‘homophobic and insulting chants’

The Argentine Football Association (AFA) has been hit with a CHF 105,000 (£80,085) fine for “homophobic and insulting chants’ in their World Cup defeat to Croatia.

Hierro: VAR helped Spain

Interim head-coach Fernando Hierro admits Spain was lucky to top Group B after a VAR-assisted equaliser earned the 2010 World Cup winners a 2-2 draw with Morocco.

Salah apologises to Egypt fans

Mohamed Salah has apologised to Egypt’s fans after their elimination from the World Cup Monday.

World Cup penalties record broken as VAR drama continues

Russia 2018 has broken the record for the most penalties awarded in a World Cup, with VAR continuing to dominate the debate.

Spain, Portugal survive scares to progress

Spain and Portugal both secured progression to the knockout stages despite failing to win their final Group B World Cup fixtures.

Highlights: Salah on target as Egypt suffer third defeat

Mohamed Salah scored his second World Cup goal as Egypt fell to a 2-1 defeat to Saudi Arabia in their final Group A game at the Volgograd Arena on Monday.

Highlights: Uruguay cruise past Russia to top Group A

Luis Suarez netted his second goal in as many World Cup games as Uruguay secured top spot in Group A with a comfortable 3-0 victory over World Cup hosts Russia, who had Igor Smolnikov sent off.

Uruguay put Russia to the sword

Uruguay has secured top spot in Group A at the Fifa World Cup after cruising to a comfortable 3-0 victory over host nation Russia at the Samara Arena on Monday afternoon.

The race for the Golden Boot heats up

With goals galore in Russia, the race to be the tournament’s top marksman is getting hotter by the game, writes DEAN WORKMAN.

Belgium game a ‘perfect dress rehearsal’ for England

England should forget about their potential opponents in the knockout rounds at the World Cup and focus only on beating Belgium, according to Jamie Carragher.