Iago Aspas scored a VAR-assisted equaliser in injury time as Spain scrambled a 2-2 draw with Morocco yesterday in a dramatic finale to their Group B campaign.

The shadow of the dramatic sacking of coach Julen Lopetegui on the eve of the World Cup still hung over Spain as they set off for their final Group B game against Morocco in Kaliningrad after midfielder Saul Niguez openly criticised the decision.

A desperate Argentina will get one last chance to salvage their battered pride when they take on Nigeria in a do-or-die World Cup Group D match at the Saint Petersburg Stadium today. A win will keep their hopes alive but whether or not they will progress to the round of sixteen depends on the result of the night's other Group D encounter between Croatia and Iceland.

FIFA said late on Saturday it had fined the Polish Football Association 10,000 Swiss francs ($10,124) for what it said was an offensive banner displayed by Polish fans during their side's 2-1 World Cup defeat to Senegal on Tuesday.

When Argentina coach Jorge Sampaoli hugged star forward Lionel Messi on his 31st birthday yesterday, understandably not one of the best of days for the five-time Ballon d'Or winner,

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.