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FIFA World Cup 2018: Why prosperous nations are more likely to play and win

The more a country and its society give liberty to its people to make choices for their lives, the more likely it is to be a World Cup winner

Fifa World Cup 2018: Resilient Switzerland frustrate Brazil in 1-1 draw

Tonight's draw is a cracking result for Switzerland and will give them a huge confidence boost as they try to qualify for the knockout stages whereas Brazil needs to sort out its defence

Fifa World Cup 2018: Twitter reacts to Germany's shock loss against Mexico

From Donald Trump's 'the wall' to Sane's axing from the World Cup team, Twitterati took shot at everything after Germany's loss.

Where the Fifa World Cup 2018 threatens productivity the most

64 matches crammed into roughly four weeks offer plenty of room for distraction, especially when several of these matches kick off during regular working hours

Vibrant Mexicans scale the German wall to stage a shock 1-0 win

22-year-old PSV striker Hirving Lozano strikes the game's only goal to hand his team a historic win against the defending champions.

Messi, Ronaldo or Neymar? Indian sportspersons pick their favourite

Cricketer Kuldeep Yadav is banking on Brazilian Neymar to erase the disappointment of the 2014 World Cup

World Cup: Kolarov's sublime free-kick sees Serbia win against Costa Rica

With games against Brazil and Switzerland lying in wait in Group E. This is a crucial opening game for Serbia and Costa Rica to press their credentials

I am world's best but Messi, Ronaldo are from another planet, says Neymar

The striker said that he arrived in Russia 'much more mature' than when he participated in his first World Cup four years ago

Here's how to watch Fifa World Cup 2018 for free in mobile devices

Both Airtel and Jio would broadcast the FIFA World Cup 2018 matches for free to their respective subscribers

FIFA World Cup 2018: Lionel Messi feels 'hurt' by penalty miss vs Iceland

Lionel Messi denied that the draw would affect the team in its next Group D contest Thursday against Croatia

Croatia sweeps aside Nigeria in 2-0 win despite lacking sharpness

The win has taken Croatia to top of the table in Group D.

The Hated One: Social media sets players, coaches collision course in FIFA

Twitter, Instagram and other platforms are a godsend for players cooped up in their hotel rooms at the World Cup

Denmark's Poulsen scores solitary goal in closely fought 1-0 win over Peru

Yussuf Poulsen gives Denmark the win after scoring from a Christian Eriksen assist.

Messi fails to break the 'Ice'land defence, Argentina manage a 1-1 draw

Iceland's goalkeeper Hannes Thór Halldórsson saved Lionel Messi's penalty to give Iceland a well fought 1-1 draw against Argentina

World Cup Argentina vs Iceland highlights: Messi misses penalty in 1-1 draw

Newcomers Iceland restrict Argentina to a draw in their first ever World Cup final match at Moscow's Spartak stadium. Messi took 11 shots on target but failed to score.

Pogba goal saves France's blushes against disciplined Australians, FT 2-1

Griezmann became the first player to score from penalty after a VAR review

Fifa World Cup 2018: Ronaldo has thrown down the gauntlet to Messi

The Argentine seems burdened by the weight of expectations and history, While the Portuguese star's mental toughness sets him apart

Portugal vs Spain highlights: Ronaldo's scores hat-trick in 6-goal thriller

Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 51st career hat-trick (club and country) and the 51st hat-trick in the history of World Cup.

World Cup: Russia asks Nigerian fans not to bring live chickens at stadium

Nigeria will take on Croatia on Saturday in their first outing at the World Cup

Yuvraj, Dhoni did it for Sachin. Who will help Lionel Messi in Russia 2018?

2018 Russia event could prove to be Lionel Messi's last shot at the World Cup glory