Messi arrives triumphantly in Argentina with World Cup trophy
Thousands of ecstatic fans gave Argentina’s football squad a hero’s welcome in Buenos Aires in the
Morocco set to cause another upset when meeting high-flying Portugal
After springing the latest World Cup upset in a tournament which has had its fair share, an
KEY STATS | Switzerland versus Portugal
Portugal won their first two World Cup group games, defeating Ghana 3-2 and Uruguay 2-0, but lost
PREVIEW | Near full-strength Portugal primed for Switzerland test
Portugal coach Fernando Santos has been boosted by news that key midfielder Otavio should be fully
PREVIEW | Morocco set to take on the 2010 World Cup champions
Morocco will start Tuesday’s last-16 World Cup clash against Spain as underdogs but they are ready
KEY STATS | Brazil versus South Korea
Brazil go into the knockout stage after group-stage wins over Serbia and Switzerland but they lost
PREVIEW | Ghana out to settle a score against Uruguay
After five-goal thrillers in their opening two World Cup matches, Ghana may be hoping to reach the
PREVIEW | South Korea needs a must win against already qualified Portugal
South Korea will have two things to offer when they face Portugal in their must-win final Group H
PREVIEW | ‘There is nothing impossible’ says Tunisia coach
Tunisia coach Jalel Kadri’s message to his players on the eve of their daunting World Cup Group D
Apologetic Embolo gives Swiss a narrow win over Cameroon
Embolo born in Yaounde but raised in Basel, struck three minutes after the restart from a Xherdan
DENMARK – Danes can point to history and dream of World Cup glory
Many teams head for the World Cup more in hope than expectation but Denmark can point to previous
World Cup poorer without Mane: Van Dijk
Netherlands captain Virgil van Dijk says the World Cup will be poorer without his former club mate
‘I don’t have an expiry date’ – Alves eyes 2022 World Cup
Injury deprived him of what looked like a last chance at World Cup glory last year, but Dani Alves