When the FIFA World Cup 2018 final whistle blew fans who had gathered in Ban Jelacic square in the capital Zagreb to watch the match on a big screen hugged each other in commiseration. One young woman used a red-and-white Croatian flag to wipe tears from her eyes as a female friend, also crying, put her arm around her.Read News

France won the FIFA World Cup for the second time by ending battling Croatia's dream of a first title with a 4-2 victory on Sunday in one of the most entertaining and action-packed finals for decades. Read News

Belgium beat England 2-0 to finish third in the FIFA World Cup 2018 on Saturday. An early Thomas Meunier goal gave Belgium the lead in the first half and Eden Hazard scored the second goal in the 82nd minute. Belgium dominated the game in the first twenty minutes with a host of chances comng their way. Read News

Croatia beat England 2-1 to enter maiden World Cup final. In the consecrated grass of the Luzhniki Stadium, which will see the new world champion in four nights from now, it was a chance for the two teams to exorcise their semifinal demonsRead News

France began dreaming of World Cup glory after a two-decade wait after Les Bleus on Tuesday defeated Belgium to reach the final, unleashing a wave of soccer euphoria across the country.Read News

Google is continuing with its FIFA World Cup 2018-themed doodles. Today's doodle on Google's homepage is dedicated to the first semi-finals that will be played between France and Belgium. The match will be played at the Saint Petersburg stadium, and the kick-off time is 11:30PM IST.Read News

Croatia beat Russia 4-3 on penalties on Saturday to set up a World Cup semi-final against England after a dramatic match full of twists and turns. The game finished 2-2 after extra-time following a late equaliser by Russia's Mario Fernandes. Read News

England beat Sweden 2-0 in Samara in the quarter-final of the FIFA World Cup 2018 and booked their spot in the semi final for the first time in 28 years. Goals from Harry Maguire in the first half and Dele Alli in the second were enough to take England through. Read News

A Fernandinho own goal and a brilliant Kevin De Bruyne strike gave Belgium a spot in the last four for the second time after 1986 and sent Brazil home at the quarter-final stage for the third time in the last four World Cups.Read News

Raphael Varane and Antoine Griezmann scored as France advanced to a FIFA World Cup 2018 semi-final against either Belgium or Brazil after easing past Uruguay.Following an opening passage high on energy but bereft of quality, Varane glanced home a Griezmann free-kick to open the scoring before the Atletico Madrid man doubled France's advantage just after the hour mark in a moment to forget for Uruguay goalkeeper Fernando Muslera.Read News