Criticised for being selfish, profligate and over-dramatic, Neymar struggles to such an extent at this World Cup.

Kylian Mbappe scored two goals in four second-half minutes to send France into the World Cup quarter-finals with a thrilling 4-3 win over Argentina on Saturday.

Argentina coach Jorge Sampaoli sprung a surprise when he dropps striker Gonzalo Higuain and replaces him with midfielder Cristian Pavon for the blockbuster World Cup round of 16 clash against France

Diego Maradona believes in Argentina and hopes that Lionel Messi still has a chance of winning the World Cup.

Argentine legend Diego Maradona is a controversial idol, worshipped as a god for his World Cup-winning exploits but whose life of excess left a tormented public back home torn between veneration and derision.

Belgium coach Roberto Martinez, believes that Belgium star Kevin De Bruyne's performances are good but not appreciated.

Mexico coach Juan Carlos Osorio says that Brazil ace midfielder Philippe Coutinho is the best player in Brazil and kept him ahead of the rest in Brazil’s squad.

It’s now crunch time, as the World Cup in Russia reaches the knockout round. For fans, tonight holds the most crucial hours of tournament, when two of the four leading football nations -- Argentina or France and Portugal or Uruguay -- will head home with broken hearts.

France ace forward Kylian Mbappe will be giving away his international match fees to a charity as he is not interested in being paid while on international duty, according to French daily L'Equipe as reported by The Sun.

Deschamps admits that the Barcelona and Argentina star Lionel Messi, despite a stuttering World Cup so far, is a game-changer.

Cristiano Ronaldo cannot beat Uruguay all by himself. That is the message from Portugal coach Fernando Santos to his team ahead of Saturday's World Cup last-16 clash in Sochi.

Brazil star midfielder Casemiro says that his national side team mate Neymar alongside Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo and Argentina’s Lionel Messi are the three best players in the world.

The Group A champions Uruguay face Group B runners-up Portugal in the round of 16 of World Cup 2018 to battle it out for a Quarter Final spot in the tournament at the Fisht Stadium in Sochi today. The match will begin at 12:00 am in Bangladesh time. Let’s look at some of the statistics ahead of the feisty encounter.

France and Argentina meet in the first match of the round of 16 of the World Cup 2018 at the Kazan Arena today. The match will start at 8:00 pm in Bangladesh time. Here we look at some statistics ahead of the thrilling encounter.

France will take on Argentina in the opening round of 16 clash today well aware of their own shortcomings, but also with the assurance that they have all the tools in their arsenal that they need to see off their South American opponents.

Former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson believes England may have seriously miscalculated if they think they have gained a smoother World Cup passage by finishing runners-up in their group.

Pragmatic, difficult to beat, spearheaded by talismanic forwards and led by veteran, battle-hardened coaches -- few teams have as much in common with each other as Uruguay and Portugal.

Uruguay captain Diego Godin is the leader of the only defence yet to concede a goal in the World Cup and the Atletico Madrid defender's wealth of experience in facing Cristiano Ronaldo will come in handy in his side's last 16 clash with Portugal.

When we reached Kazan Central Railway Station yesterday after a 13-hour journey from Moscow, it was five in the morning. The city was still sleeping and the first impression we got as we headed towards the city after one-and-a-half hour ride was that we were at a place far away from all the hustle and bustle.

France have a number of options to limit Lionel Messi's influence in their round of 16 clash against Argentina but they are also resigned that he could turn the match in an instant, coach Didier Deschamps said on Friday.