Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku defended Brazil star Neymar from accusations of being an ‘actor’ on the pitch and backed him to become the best player in the world ahead of their meeting on Friday.
Uruguay coach Oscar Tabarez refused to state whether Edinson Cavani will start Friday’s World Cup quarter-final against France.
Dejan Lovren is confident Croatia’s current team can exceed the achievements of the iconic team that featured in the 1998 World Cup.
As the star of the World Cup’s traditional joyful side, Neymar has jarringly cast himself as a villain.
World Cup winner Lothar Matthaus backed England to reach this year’s final, claiming Gareth Southgate’s side have a ‘high culture of playing football’.
Uruguay will be on alert to shut down France’s razor-sharp attacking talents in Friday’s keenly anticipated World Cup quarter-final.
England’s team in Russia are similar to Spain’s World Cup winners of 2010, according to Luis Garcia.
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho was surprised by England’s antics against Colombia, criticising defender Harry Maguire for diving.
Diego Laxalt is confident Uruguay are strong enough as a defensive unit to deal with France forward Kylian Mbappe in Friday’s World Cup quarter-final.
Edinson Cavani will have to ‘destroy science’ if he is to feature for Uruguay in their World Cup quarter-final against France, according to Les Bleus defender Adil Rami.