Japan has beaten Colombia 2-1 to become the first team from Asia to beat a South American country at the World Cup. Colombia, quarterfinalists in Brazil four years ago, was reduced to 10 men...

Mohamed Salah has the perfect chance to start Egypt's World Cup party and put Russia's on hold when he returns for a crucial match on Tuesday. Egypt needs his mercurial talent and scoring touch,...

For unfashionable teams, Poland and Senegal feature quite glamorous stars. Poland captain Robert Lewandowski led European qualifying with 16 goals, one more than Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo, and...

It’s the end of the journey for the children aged four to six who were picked by The Malta Independent to “predict” the outcome of the World Cup games. And they did a good job...

With Radamel Falcao finally healthy enough to play in his first World Cup, Colombia is trying to get accustomed to handling higher expectations. Heading into its tournament opener against Japan...

The Latest on Monday at the World Cup... 11:09 p.m. Saudi team officials say the players have landed safely after a reported engine failure on their flight to Rostov-on-Don for a World Cup game against Uruguay....

Harry Kane's stoppage-time header clinched a tense 2-1 win for England in its opening World Cup game against Tunisia. Kane opened the scoring in the 11th minute during England's dominance of the...

Harry Kane's stoppage-time header clinched a tense 2-1 win for England in its opening World Cup game against Tunisia. Kane opened the scoring in the 11th minute during England's dominance of the...

Belgium broke lose in the second half to defeat newcomer Panama 3-0 in its opening World Cup game in Sochi. After struggling to find the net in the first half, the talented Belgian squad...

Dries Mertens' perfectly struck volley finally opened up Panama and allowed Romelu Lukaku to take full advantage. Lukaku scored two goals in a six-minute span in the second half as Belgium earned...