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Forget stylish attacking moves, this is set-piece World Cup

The possession football championed by coaches like Pep Guardiola is supposed to produce aesthetically-pleasing goals.

Brazil asks for clarification over VAR use in its opener

The Brazilian Football Confederation is questioning FIFA about the procedures used for video review during Brazil's match ...

Midges annoy players from England and Tunisia in Volgograd

Little bugs were a big annoyance at the World Cup on Monday. During England's 2-1 victory over Tunisia, midges descended on ...

Argentina coach plans major changes to team at World Cup

Argentina coach Jorge Sampaoli is planning major changes to his team for the South Americans' next World Cup match. In the ...

Late header from Kane gives England 2-1 win over Tunisia

Twice wrestled to the ground during the match, England captain Harry Kane finally evaded the Tunisian defense just as time ...

AP PHOTOS: European teams sweep Day 5 of World Cup

Day 5 of the World Cup was a European sweep. Three favored teams from Europe — Sweden, Belgium and England — won their World ...

Panama relieved it lost to Belgium only by 3 goals

There was a sense of relief for Panama when the last whistle blew at Fisht Stadium in Sochi on Monday. The team had just lost ...

Vitaly Milonov

Russian lawmaker wants to ban 'mockery' of soccer team

A conservative legislator in Russia says he wants to ban "mockery" of the national soccer team because the players are ...

Belgium wakes up in 2nd half, rolls past Panama 3-0

Unlike the other World Cup favorites that struggled through their opening matches, Belgium looked every part the title ...

FIFA charges Mexico after fans chant anti-gay slur

FIFA has opened disciplinary proceedings against Mexico after its fans used an anti-gay slur during the team's 1-0 win over ...

Mexico dreams big at World Cup after beating Germany

Mexico is starting to dream big after beating defending World Cup champion Germany. The 1-0 win was among the biggest ...

Salah still appears in discomfort ahead of Russia game

Mohamed Salah showed signs of discomfort with his injured left shoulder while taking part in Egypt's final training session ...

Russia has chance to make mark at World Cup with another win

With or without Mohamed Salah in the lineup, Egypt should give Russia an indication if it has any shot at making a mark in ...

World Cup's only black coach says there should be more

The only black coach at this year's World Cup says there is a need for more in soccer. "In European countries, in major ...

Sweden's height advantage gets to South Korea in World Cup

Sweden's height advantage got to South Korea. In an effort to compensate for the disparity, South Korea coach Shin Tae-yong ...

World Cup goalkeeper Rui Patricio joins Wolves

English Premier League newcomer Wolverhampton has signed Portugal World Cup goalkeeper Rui Patricio from Sporting Lisbon.

James Rodriguez

Colombia's Rodriguez not confirmed for World Cup opener

The top scorer of the 2014 World Cup is not guaranteed to play in Colombia's opening match against Japan. James Rodriguez is ...

Sweden gets benefit of video review, beats South Korea 1-0

Sweden got the break it needed from the video review system, and team captain Andreas Granqvist didn't waste the chance.

Portugal can eliminate Morocco from World Cup

Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal can send Morocco to an early World Cup exit on Wednesday. A second straight defeat would ...

Oscar Tabarez

Uruguay turning to veterans against Saudi Arabia

Not everything has gone according to plan for Uruguay and coach Oscar Tabarez. They had to fight harder than expected for a ...

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