135 years and three months will be the combined age of Oscar Tabarez and Fernando Santos if Uruguay and Portugal meet in the

Ball Girls selected for opener

FIFA members will decide on Wednesday whether the 2026 World Cup should be played in North America or in Morocco, taking football's global showpiece to Africa for just the second time.

Around 400 eager fans turned out at Argentina's World Cup base camp to catch a glimpse of Lionel Messi and his teammates at an open training session.

Germany landed in Moscow on Tuesday to attempt to successfully defend their World Cup title and hoping to leave the political controversy surrounding Mesut Ozil and Ilkay Gundogan behind them.

Everything in Moscow is imposing. It is perhaps no surprise because it is the capital of the largest country in the world.

Russia is all set to host the biggest show on Earth, the football world Cup that returns every four years to captivate the world sport fraternity.

Moscow authorities are pleading with locals not to drive in the run-up to Thursday's World Cup opening match to avoid causing gridlock

With just a couple of days left for the football extravaganza, here we look at the technological supports that are going to be used in this World Cup.

Brazil attract an army of excited youngsters -- including one who managed to get onto the pitch for a selfie -- as they held their first training session on Russian soil ahead of the World Cup on Tuesday.

There's only one thing better than the post-wedding bliss of a relaxing honeymoon: playing at the World Cup, says Australia defender Josh Risdon.

There are a number of teams with massive market values that will be featuring in the Russia World Cup which starts on June 14.

Around 400 eager fans turns out at Argentina's World Cup base camp to catch a glimpse of Lionel Messi and his team-mates at an open training session.

Iceland, who will appear in the FIFA World Cup for the first time in history are comfortable training in the warm weather of Gelendzhik, Russia. Till now, they have been the only team who have stayed in this region and have received preferential treatment from Russian fans who are enjoying the vacation.

Three Portugal stars currently in Russia getting ready for the World Cup tell club Sporting Portugal they will break their contracts, the club said.

Poland defender Kamil Glik clears by his club Monaco to play at the World Cup after making an unexpectedly quick recovery from a shoulder ligament injury.

Romelu Lukaku scored twice as Belgium beat fellow World Cup qualifiers Costa Rica 4-1 at home in a friendly while Senegal reportedly beat South Korea 2-0 in a mystery game played at an Austrian third division ground.

England attacking midfielder Dele Alli has promised to not fall foul of new FIFA regulations introduced for the World Cup which allow referees to punish players retrospectively for infringements during a match.

After the tropical tranquillity of their base at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, reigning champions Germany fly into Russia on Tuesday hoping the rain stays away from their isolated base outside Moscow.

Portugal midfielder Manuel Fernandes said Cristiano Ronaldo "doesn't look at all worried about his future" as the Real Madrid superstar contemplates a possible exit from the Spanish giants this summer.