With the sound of the referee's final whistle, Iranians poured into Tehran's streets on foot, by scooter and car to celebrate their national team's World Cup win over Wales on Friday.... more »
Coach Herve Renard said Saudi Arabia's shock win over Argentina at the World Cup will count for little if they fail to get out of the group stage in Qatar.... more »
Coach Graham Arnold told his Australia side "to muscle up" for what promises to be a physical World Cup clash against Tunisia in front of a hostile crowd on Saturday.... more »
Iran defender Morteza Pouraliganji said the team had fought "for the people" as they celebrated their last-gasp 2-0 World Cup win against Wales on Friday.... more »
Rob Page said his Wales team could not "sit and cry about" their agonising late defeat to Iran at the World Cup on Friday, with a clash against neighbours England to come.... more »
Iran claimed a famous 2-0 victory over 10-man Wales on Friday as Carlos Queiroz's men scored two goals deep into added time to keep their World Cup campaign alive.... more »
Kevin De Bruyne called on his Belgium team-mates to be braver on Friday, insisting he also needs improve ahead of Sunday's World Cup clash with Morocco.... more »
"Gutted" Gareth Bale could not hide his disappointment after Iran scored two goals in injury time to leave Wales in deep trouble at the World Cup on Friday.... more »
A second-half brace by Richarlison, including a stunning overhead scissor kick, gave tournament favourites Brazil a 2-0 win over Serbia in their opening World Cup game at the Lusail Stadium on Thursday.... more »
Cristiano Ronaldo became the first man to score in five World Cups on Thursday as Portugal opened their campaign in Qatar with a 3-2 defeat of Ghana in Group H.... more »
Japan manager Hajime Moriyasu was given a surprise shower by a pitch sprinkler on Thursday but it did nothing to dampen his spirits after his team's stunning victory over Germany.... more »
Jude Bellingham has the potential to become England's World Cup game-changer after the teenage midfielder announced his arrival on the global stage in "magnificent" style.... more »
Germany manager Hansi Flick warned on Thursday that no member of his starting XI was safe ahead of their crucial weekend clash with Spain after a shock 2-1 loss to Japan.... more »
The sight of Roger Milla on the pitch before Cameroon lost 1-0 to Switzerland on Thursday only underlined the ineffectiveness of the west Africans' attack in their first match of the Qatar World Cup.... more »
Breel Embolo scored against the country of his birth as Switzerland defeated Cameroon 1-0 to make a winning start to their World Cup campaign on Thursday.... more »
Senegal star Sadio Mane is with his team at the World Cup in spirit if not in body after being ruled out with injury, captain Kalidou Koulibaly said Thursday.... more »
Marco Asensio is confident that Spain will avoid falling into the trap of over-confidence against Germany on Sunday after their opening day hammering of Costa Rica.... more »
Canada coach John Herdman backed the decision to let Alphonso Davies take a crucial missed penalty after the North Americans suffered an agonising 1-0 defeat to Belgium on Wednesday.... more »
Denmark midfielder Thomas Delaney is out of the World Cup after picking up a knee injury during his team's opening goalless draw with Tunisia, the country's FA announced on Wednesday.... more »
