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Ukraine accuses FIFA of 'political games' over Croatia World Cup row
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin has accused FIFA of playing "political games" over the Domagoj Vida controversy.
11 Jul 2018
Arnold: The Socceroos need belief
New Socceroos boss Graham Arnold says the green and gold have the players who can score goals but just need to believe they can do it.
11 Jul 2018
Russia have set a high bar for Qatar 2022 - FIFA Secretary General
The 2018 World Cup in Russia sets very high expectations for the next tournament, scheduled for 2022 in Qatar, FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura said on Wednesday.
11 Jul 2018
FIFA Secretary General jokes she's 'waiting for Russian citizenship'
FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura has joked that she might just as well become a Russian citizen given her regular visits to Russia over the past two years.
11 Jul 2018
France got lucky, Belgian PM tells Macron
Charles Michel, the Belgian prime minister, says his country's national team were only eliminated from the World Cup because France got lucky.
11 Jul 2018
Forlan not planning to return for Uruguay
Former Uruguay forward Diego Forlan says that although his professional career was not over, he has no plans to play for his country anymore.
11 Jul 2018
Doping rate in football 'below 0.1%' - FIFA Secretary General
FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura says that less than 0.1% of all footballers were taking banned substances - one of the lowest rates across all sports.
11 Jul 2018
Russia have set 'High Standards' for future World Cups
Russian upper house speaker Valentina Matviyenko says that it would be tough for future World Cup hosts to reach the "high standards" set by Russia this year.
11 Jul 2018
Croatian PM pays for his own World Cup trip
Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic and Speaker of Croatia's parliament Gordan Jandrokovic have travelled to Russia for their national team's World Cup semi-final against England on a regular flight at their own expense.
11 Jul 2018
Bumper pic special: Paris' wild World Cup party!
The people of Paris partied wildly into the early hours of the morning after watching France beat Belgium to reach the 2018 World Cup final. Pics by Getty Images.
11 Jul 2018
Vertonghen 'gutted' after semi-final loss
Belgium defender Jan Vertonghen said he was "gutted" after his side suffered a 1-0 defeat at the hands of France in the World Cup semi-finals.
11 Jul 2018
France's World Cup semi-final win said to boost economy
The World Cup is good for growth because victories boost consumers' confidence, French Minister of the Economy Bruno Le Maire said after France triumphed in the semi-finals.
11 Jul 2018
Seven people detained after France celebrations in Paris
A total of seven people were detained in Paris this morning after spontaneous mass celebrations sparked by France reaching the World Cup final.
11 Jul 2018
St. Petersburg's shuttle buses Transported 142,000 World Cup fans
Free shuttle buses transported around 142,000 football fans on the days when World Cup matches were played in St. Petersburg.
11 Jul 2018
Macron congratulates French team on reaching World Cup final
French President Emmanuel Macron went into the dressing room of his national football team to personally congratulate the players on reaching the World Cup final.
11 Jul 2018
Pogba dedicates semi-final win to rescued Thai boys
France midfielder Paul Pogba dedicated his side's victory in the World Cup semi-finals to the 12 boys and their coach who were rescued from the flooded cave in Thailand.
11 Jul 2018
Giroud hoping to open his account in the final
France forward Olivier Giroud is hoping to break his World Cup duck in the final, after Les Bleus beat Belgium to reach Monday morning's showpiece.
11 Jul 2018
Roo knocks back $5m Saudi deal
Socceroo Trent Sainsbury will likely be playing in Europe next season after snubbing a move to the Middle East.
11 Jul 2018
Mourinho predicts bright footballing future for Russia
Russia can look forward to a bright football future after the World Cup, according to Manchester United head coach Jose Mourinho.
11 Jul 2018
Confessions of an Australian England Fan
Inconceivable as it may sound to some in both Australia and England, there is a deep down affection for the Old Country in these Antipodes. Those of British stock, in particular, can’t help but want England to do well in football competitions – but only if Australia is no longer in contention.
11 Jul 2018
France v Belgium player ratings
It was predicted to be one of the games of the tournament and it certainly didn’t disappoint with both France and Belgium desperate to earn a place in the final.
11 Jul 2018
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