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UN Secretary-General applauds 'fantastic' World Cup
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres praised Russia on Thursday for the excellent organisation of the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
21 Jun 2018
Hummels: We'll need to be at our best to qualify
Mats Hummels reckons that the only way for Germany to reach the knockout stages of the World Cup is to play at their absolute best in their remaining two group-stage matches.
21 Jun 2018
Russian official speaks out on Saudi Arabia plane incident
CEO of the Russia 2018 Local Organising Committee Alexey Sorokin said on Thursday that the reaction to the incident with the airplane, which transported the Saudi Arabian team to their 2018 FIFA World Cup match, was "hasty."
21 Jun 2018
Defender Kudryashov says Russia's results are no surprise
Russia's victories in their first two matches of the FIFA World Cup are not surprising as the players are just doing what the coaching staff asks them to do, Russia defender Fedor Kudryashov said on Thursday.
21 Jun 2018
Serbian Sports Minister to attend Switzerland match
Serbian Sports Minister Vanja Udovicic will attend his country's second World Cup match against Switzerland in Kaliningrad on Saturday morning AEST.
21 Jun 2018
Russian spaceman sends Russia 'cosmic energy'
Russian cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev recorded a video on Thursday from the International Space Station (ISS), in which he wished the Russian national team "cosmic energy."
21 Jun 2018
Three Chinese fans in Russian cities mix-up
Three Chinese fans who came to Russia for the World Cup,mixed up two Russian cities with similar names - Volgograd and Vologda - when buying train tickets.
21 Jun 2018
Sergio Ramos: Maradona was 'light-years' behind Messi
Sergio Ramos is as die-hard as they come when it comes to his loyalty to Real Madrid - but he's paid an astonishing tribute to his Barcelona nemesis Lionel Messi.
21 Jun 2018
Ice Hockey star Ovechkin: 'I'm worried about Russia!'
The NHL's Washington Capitals captain Alexander Ovechkin says he's "worrying" about Russia's performance at the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
21 Jun 2018
Iceland fan suffers heart attack in Volgograd
A fan from Iceland was taken to hospital after he had suffered a heart attack, the Volgograd Region's public health committee has said.
21 Jun 2018
World Cup's millionth fan to attend the Socceroos' match against Denmark
Twenty matches into the tournament, the World Cup's one millionth fan will attend Australia's match against Denmark tonight.
21 Jun 2018
Spain legend Casillas is backing Russia
Former Spain goalkeeper Iker Casillas says he wants Russia to reach at least the quarter-finals at the World Cup.
21 Jun 2018
Vermaelen resumes training with Belgium
Belgium defender Thomas Vermaelen resumed group training ahead of the team's World Cup match against Tunisia.
21 Jun 2018
World Cup 'Football Park' opens at Moscow's Red Square
The Football Park, a festival traveling around the Russian cities hosting this summer's FIFA World Cup, opened in Moscow on Thursday.
21 Jun 2018
Alli misses England training ahead of Panama game
Tottenham and England midfielder Dele Alli missed his team's training session on Thursday ahead of their second World Cup match against Panama.
21 Jun 2018
Putin holds private meeting with Blatter
The recent meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Sepp Blatter, the former president of the FIFA, was a private one, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday, adding that the Kremlin was unable to reveal any details of the meeting.
21 Jun 2018
Zhirkov and Dzagoev train individually ahead of Uruguay match
Russia midfielders Yuri Zhirkov and Alan Dzagoev trained individually in the gym on Thursday as the national team continued their preparations for their last Group A game against Uruguay at the FIFA World Cup.
21 Jun 2018
Russia's progress 'well-deserved'
Russia's advancement to the World Cup last-16 is the victory the country deserves, the country's Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said on Thursday.
21 Jun 2018
A whistle-stop tour of the Caltex Socceroos' home from home
Who has the time or means to dig beneath the surface of Kazan, Australia's base city out in Russia?
21 Jun 2018
Foreign fans in Rostov buy 100,000 tickets
Over 100,000 tickets have been sold to foreign fans for the World Cup matches in Rostov-on-Don, head of the city's administration Vitaly Kushnarev said on Thursday.
21 Jun 2018
Three plane-loads of Iceland fans land in Volgograd
Volgograd Airport has said three planes with fans from Iceland will arrive in the southern Russian city of Volgograd today for the country's upcoming World Cup match against Nigeria.
21 Jun 2018
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