Senegal have been knocked out of the World Cup by the smallest of margins after a 1-0 defeat to Colombia yesterday saw them finish third in Group H.

Iran striker Sardar Azmoun announced his retirement from international football on Thursday, saying he had decided to quit the national team because insults aimed at the 23-year-old had ruined his mother's health.

Serbia's captain Aleksandar Kolarov and midfielder Nemanja Matic are considering their international futures after a 2-0 defeat by Brazil eliminated them from the World Cup.

The internet turned cruel for Germany fans on Thursday as online mockery swept the globe following the defending champions' shock World Cup elimination.

Spain defender Dani Carvajal spoke out on Thursday in favour of his side's interim coach Fernando Hierro's abilities whilst admitting the 2010 world champions have failed to meet expectations at the World Cup so far.

France's chance against Argentina in the World Cup last 16 might be that Lionel Messi does not benefit from the same support with the national team than at Barcelona, his club team mate Samuel Umtiti said on Thursday.

Germans started adjusting to a new world on Thursday, brushing off any notion that a shock humiliation in the soccer World Cup, which coincides with a rare moment of political instability, was symptomatic of national decline.

Defending champions Germany lacked personality and team spirit, contributing to their shock World Cup first-round exit, their former World Cup-winning captain Lothar Matthaeus said on Thursday.

Hundreds of Mexico soccer fans danced and cheered outside the South Korean embassy in Mexico City on Wednesday,

Heartbroken and humiliated, Germany will be haunted by South Korea for years.

The makeshift media centre inside the vast Spartak Stadium could barely accommodate the huge influx of travelling journalists ahead of Brazil's Group E fixture against Serbia in the World Cup on Wednesday. With a capacity of just over 500, by all means it registers as a standard media centre with all the required facilities.

Colombia handed Senegal a 1-0 defeat in their last Group H match to advance to the round of 16 as group champions, with Japan joining them as runners-up.

Argentina captain Lionel Messi reveals that he wore a symbol of good luck around his ankle against Nigeria.

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo could face off in the quarterfinal stage of the World Cup given both Argentina and Portugal defeat Round of 16 opponents France and Uruguay respectively.

France's chance against Argentina in the World Cup last 16 might be that Lionel Messi does not benefit from the same support with the national team than at Barcelona, his club team mate Samuel Umtiti says.

Former Manchester United and Denmark great Peter Schemeichel has blasted Neymar as a ‘problem child’ in the Brazil lineup after the Selecao eased past Serbia to make it to the Round of 16 stage of the World Cup.

"We're sorry we didn't play like world champions. That's why we deserved to be eliminated, as bitter as it is." says Mannschaft.

Bangladesh pacer Mashrafe Bin Mortaza takes to social media to express that he is saddened by mighty Germany’s shock exit from the World Cup 2018.

One of the argument against Video Assistant Referees (VAR) is that it will slow down the game of football as it continues to check replays before calling the on-field referee to look at a certain replay.

Brazilian doctor Rodrigo Lasmar provides an interesting update about the left-back Marcelo as he says that the hotel mattress used by Marcelo caused the back injury that forced him out of the game against Serbia.