Moscow is one of the world’s largest cities with a population of at least 12 million people — more than many of the countries playing at the World Cup. Its sheer size gives visitors a...

Spain and Switzerland played to a 1-1 draw in a warmup match for the World Cup on Sunday. Spain was in control from the start but couldn't capitalize on its chances and paid the prize after a...

Peru captain Paolo Guerrero scored twice in a 3-0 win over Saudi Arabia in a World Cup warmup Sunday on his comeback, three days after a Swiss supreme court ruling put his doping ban on...

Costa Rica enjoyed a winning send-off ahead of the World Cup as they eased to a 3-0 triumph over Northern Ireland on home soil. Despite the absence of the talismanic Bryan Ruiz, who was an unused...

Alex Iwobi and Victor Moses are the big names in Nigeria's final 23-man squad for the World Cup, with John Obi Mikel as captain. Iwobi, Moses and Kelechi Iheanacho offer coach Gernot Rohr a...

Brazil striker Neymar made a spectacular return on Sunday after a three-month absence with a foot injury and celebrated a superb individual goal with his surgeon. Playing for the first time since...

  Argentine football is mostly known for producing outstandingly skilful players like Diego Maradona and Lionel Messi, but the country is a talent factory for coaches as well. “If...

Creative midfielder Alan Dzagoev and Villarreal winger Denis Cheryshev have been confirmed in Russia's final 23-man squad for its home World Cup. All but two of the squad play for Russian clubs,...

Influential Belgium center back Vincent Kompany is to undergo scans to evaluate the extent of a groin injury he picked up Saturday night in a 0-0 draw with Portugal, amid fears he could be ruled out...

A city of 1.2 million people on the Volga river east of Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod is relatively unknown outside Russia. Fans arriving for World Cup games featuring the likes of England and...