Football World Cup

Squeaky Bum Time looks ahead to the Fifa World Cup semis and wraps up the weekend's action including French fruition, English ecstasy and the end of an unlikely Russian run.

Opinion - The Saint Petersburg and Luzhniki Stadiums may feel just a little odd this week, when the four remaining teams play off for a place in the World Cup final, writes Coen Lammers.

Croatia ended Russia's unlikely World Cup dream when they won 4-3 on penalties to eliminate the gallant hosts after a dramatic quarterfinal ended 2-2 after extra time.

England defied almost three decades of disappointment to move confidently into the World Cup semifinals for the first time since 1990 as headers from Harry Maguire and Dele Alli downed a dogged but…

FIFA World Cup: Belgium struck early and held off a late Brazil fightback to send the five-times champions tumbling out of the World Cup with a 2-1 victory.

Raphael Varane's glancing header and a goalkeeping blunder that gifted Antoine Griezmann a soft goal gave France a 2-0 victory over Uruguay in the first World Cup quarterfinal.

Belgium threw caution to the wind to reach the World Cup quarter-finals as substitute Nacer Chadli scored in the dying seconds against Japan to snatch a 3-2 comeback win and set up a clash with…

Neymar barged his way into the World Cup limelight with a goal, an assist and another helping of histrionics as Brazil roared into the quarterfinals with a 2-0 victory over Mexico that inflicted a…

Dramatic late strikes by Philippe Coutinho and Neymar gave Brazil their first win of the World Cup against Costa Rica and broke Central American hearts by sending them out of the tournament.

Peru officials and fans did everything they could to disrupt the All Whites ahead of their football world cup qualifier in Lima, New Zealand coach Anthony Hudson says.