England captain Harry Kane hopes his side can provide the perfect antidote for Monday morning blues by reaching the World Cup quarterfinals. Thomas Tuchel’s side take on co-hosts Mexico in the Estadio Azteca in the early hours of Monday morning hoping to extend their North American dream. Devoted fans at home were given brief hope of being able to watch the game at a more sociable hour as FIFA were…
DALLAS, Texas — Football Australia has branded the Socceroos‘ run to the knockout stages of the FIFA World Cup as an “enormous success,” backing Tony Popovic to lead Australia’s men into next January’s AFC Asian Cup. Australia’s World Cup came to an end on Friday afternoon, suffering a penalty shootout defeat against Egypt that saw them eliminated from the round of 32 — the third time overall and the second…
Ghana captain Jordan Ayew wants Carlos Queiroz to extend his tenure as head coach of the national side despite the Black Stars’ underwhelming World Cup exit at the hands of Colombia on Friday. Jhon Arias scored the only goal of the game in the 14th minute to move Colombia through to a Round of 16 meeting with Switzerland, while Ghana limped out of the competition having failed to register a…
Thomas Tuchel has told his England players “not to lose their heads” despite a turbulent build-up to their World Cup round-of-16 clash against Mexico. England arrived in Mexico City on Friday amid uncertainty over the kick-off time of Sunday’s clash at the Azteca Stadium after FIFA discussed — but ultimately decided against — bringing the game forward six hours amid concerns over fan safety and forecasted severe thunderstorms. The Football…
Jarell Quansah is fit for England’s World Cup round-of-16 clash against Mexico while Reece James could be on the bench, head coach Thomas Tuchel has confirmed. Bayer Leverkusen defender Quansah missed the previous win over Congo DR with a twisted ankle but took part in England’s sole session at altitude in Club UNAM’s training ground in Mexico City on Saturday. James was the only absentee, following his own programme away…
Senegal‘s Ismaïla Sarr has moved to silence rumours of an altercation between him and teammate Pape Gueye in the aftermath of the Teranga Lions’ 3-2 World Cup extra-time elimination at the hands of Belgium on Wednesday. Senegal led the clash 2-0 with four minutes to play following goals from Habib Diarra and Sarr, but collapsed during the latter stages as goals from Romelu Lukaku and Youri Tielemans took the tie…
France star Kylian Mbappé laughed and smiled — and scored, of course — when Paraguay tried to bait him and his teammates into fouls and provoke fights, as hot heads became a recurring theme during one of the steamiest World Cup games on record. After the final whistle, Mbappé kept on walking and left Paraguayan goalkeeper Orlando Gill hanging as Gill extended his right hand in a show of sportsmanship.…
The Socceroos will hope Jordan Bos has avoided a serious left knee injury as the dynamic wing-back heads in for scans. Bos suffered the injury when he was clattered in a challenge late in the first half of Australia’s round-of-32 loss to Egypt. Editor’s Picks Penalty heartbreak for Australia vs. Egypt as World Cup knockout win still eludes Socceroos Joey Lynch The wing-back was prone on the turf for several…
Kylian Mbappé scored the only goal from the penalty spot as France defeated Paraguay 1-0 in the World Cup round of 16 in Philadelphia on Saturday. Paraguay’s physical tactics presented France with a difficult problem to solve but eventually Mbappé had the final say with a second-half penalty. Diego Gómez’s knee collided with the onrushing Désiré Doué, and with the aid of VAR, the referee pointed to the spot, and…
MEXICO CITY — Mexico manager Javier Aguirre is ignoring any talk of the altitude favouring his side when they face England at the Azteca Stadium in their World Cup round of 16 match and says all the discussions over the kick-off time potentially shifting has not impacted his team. The knockout match on Sunday will be played in front of a huge home crowd, while Mexico have lost just two…