Following their surprise loss to Mexico – where the performance was the biggest shock – Germany know they need a win here. Sweden are more...

This is, after Spain vs Portugal, the flagship game of the tournament so far. Starting off with a 2-0 win in second gear, Croatia know that victory he...

Luck was instrumental in the outcome of both opening matches in Group C. Denmark played the role of party poopers by snatching a barely-deserved win a...

Russia made light work of a flaky Saudi Arabia in the opening game by scoring five times without reply, which means they now have Egypt right where th...

Peru return to the World Cup for the first time since 1982 and the reaction has been understandably jubilant, the excitement reaching fever pitch mont...

Mo Salah returned to training with Egypt on Wednesday but appears to be losing his race against time to be fit for this Group A opener, with Tuesday&r...

Come Thursday afternoon, Russia and Saudi Arabia will have kicked off the 2018 World Cup. Close to a decade of waiting, building and marketing will be...

Belgium overview Forever seen as a dark-horse-turned-favourite, it’s time for the Red Devils to do something special. They have the squad, but ...

Poland overview Poland are a side with a very interesting line-up, and a collection of younger players who could really annoy themselves on the world...

Brazil Overview This time, it’s personal. 2014 was a landmark moment for the Selecao, and since then it has seen Brazilian football almost rebo...

Germany Overview Normally the pre-tournament favourites before a ball is kicked, Germany are coming into this World Cup already looking pretty damn g...

Russia overview As the host nation, Russia come into the 2018 World Cup without much hope. Despite being seen as the successor to the much more succe...