Russia coach Stanislav Cherchesov was in bullish mood ahead of their final Group A showdown with Uruguay on Monday, dismissing suggestions his men under pressure because of their status as World Cup hosts.

Colombia's World Cup campaign roared back into life with a 3-0 win over Poland in Group H on a sweltering evening at the Kazan Arena which sent the Poles tumbling out of the tournament on Sunday.

Cristiano Ronaldo missed a penalty before Portugal conceded an injury-time spot-kick in a 1-1 draw with Iran at the World Cup yesterday as the European champions set up a last-16 clash with Uruguay.

Spain will be looking for their unlikely new World Cup figurehead Diego Costa to strike again against already eliminated Morocco on Monday as they bid to outscore Portugal and grab top spot in Group B.

Cristiano Ronaldo has scored Portugal's all-four goals in the World Cup so far and the European Champions will be heavily dependent on the talismanic forward to see them through against a stoic Iran side in their final Group B match on Monday.

Japan twice come from behind to draw 2-2 with Senegal in their World Cup Group H encounter on Sunday.

Diego Maradona requests a meeting with Argentina's players in an attempt to inspire the struggling squad ahead of their crucial final World Cup group game against Nigeria.

England coach Gareth Southgate is keeping his feet firmly on the ground after England's 6-1 World Cup group-stage rout of Panama, declaring "I didn't particularly like the performance".

England and Belgium qualify for the World Cup knockout phase after Gareth Southgate's side sweep Panama aside 6-1 on Sunday.

England's Harry Kane rockets to the top of the 2018 World Cup goalscoring charts, netting a hat-trick against Panama to overtake Cristiano Ronaldo and Romelu Lukaku.

Veteran Argentina midfielder Javier Mascherano insists relations between the players and coach Jorge Sampaoli are not strained after reports of unrest within the team camp.

Football fever reaches its peak every four years in Bangladesh during the FIFA World Cup, and nowhere is it more evident than on the streets of Dhaka city.

Despite news report suggesting that coach Jorge Sampaoli was told by AFA president Claudio Tapia yesterday that he no longer held decision-making powers, it seems Argentina are re-grouping.

France midfielder Paul Pogba says the finals in Russia might be his last World Cup but he hopes he will be fit for more.

Spain coach Fernando Hierro says that Lionel Messi cannot be solely blamed for Argentina’s poor performance in this World Cup as the Albiceleste’s failure is collective.

Thiago Silva reveals that Neymar "cursed" at him a lot late in the game during Brazil's 2-0 win against Costa Rica at the World Cup.

The Croatian winger Ante Rebic decides not to ask Lionel Messi for his shirt after their 3-0 rout over the two times World Champions due to the Argentine players’ poor behavior and conduct during the game.

Switzerland stars Xherdan Shaqiri and Granit Xhaka are to face disciplinary action from FIFA after their controversial goal celebration against Serbia in their second match of the group stage.

After a 2-1 win against Tunisia in their World Cup 2018 opener, England are set to face Panama today in their second match of the group stage at Nizhny Novgorod Stadium.

Captain Eden Hazard's admission that Belgium 'want to reach the final' of the 2018 World Cup coupled with dominant performances that have yielded nine goals over two games has seemed to strengthen opinion that perennial dark horses Belgium could finally step up and join the big boys at this World Cup.