Kane penalties unsaveable – Pickford

England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford does not envy his counterparts facing Harry Kane’s penalties, which he feels are more or less ‘unsaveable’.

England vs Belgium: Three Lions focused on top spot

Gareth Southgate’s in-form England team are keen not to surrender their winning momentum in the concluding Group G match against Belgium in Kaliningrad.

Cahill wants England to ‘build momentum’ with win over Belgium

England will not be thinking about anything other than a victory when they take on Belgium on Thursday, according to defender Gary Cahill.

Serbia adopting no-fear approach ahead of Brazil clash

Aleksandar Kolarov describes Serbia’s World Cup meeting with Brazil as the biggest game of his career while coach Mladen Krstajic promises a fearless approach from his side.

Jones lauds Lingard’s rise

England and Manchester United defender Phil Jones praised teammate Jesse Lingard for his rapid development for club and country.

Perisic wants improvement from Croatia

Croatia star Ivan Perisic has told his team that they would need to improve to overcome Denmark in the last 16 of the World Cup.

Maradona insists he’s ‘fine’ after health scare

Argentina great Diego Maradona insisted he was ‘fine’ after needing medical treatment in the wake of his nation’s win over Nigeria.

Neymar encouraged to make Real Madrid move by Kaka

Former Real Madrid star Kaka feels that if Neymar wants to join the Spanish giants he “must do it”, while sympathising with Brazil’s talisman amid the pressure he is under at the World Cup.

Low applauds Ozil’s ‘great reaction’ to being dropped

Mesut Ozil produced a “great reaction” to being dropped for Germany’s 2-1 win over Sweden and is in contention to start against South Korea on Wednesday, according to Joachim Low.

Watch: Perisic strikes late on to secure maximum points

Ivan Perisic’s late goal ensured Croatia topped World Cup Group D with maximum points as they knocked out a resilient Iceland with a 2-1 win in Rostov-on-Don.