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Housing a dream: Kolkata tea seller paints his house with Argentina colours

Shib Shankar Patra wanted to see his hero play live in the World Cup, but faced with funds crunch, he did the next best thing.

FIFA World Cup 2018: India and passion for football; all you need to know

In the run up to the FIFA World Cup, independent market research company IPSOS carried out a survey to gauge the perception and preferences of Indians when it comes to the tournament

World Cup 2018: These two Indian kids will go to pitch with Neymar, Hazard

India captain Sunil Chhetri conducted the trials in Gurgaon last month and had a tough time zeroing in on the two kids, who would be the country's first OMBCs

FIFA World Cup 2018: Spain's golden generation ready for its swansong

Winning two European Championships and a first World Cup, the Spanish were unstoppable from 2008 to 2012

India will start playing in Fifa World Cup very soon: Sports Min Rathore

Sometimes it's Brazil and sometimes it's Argentina but I am biggest fan of India, says Rathore

Fifa World Cup 2018: Lionel Messi says Argentina future depends on Russia

Messi believes Spain, Brazil, Germany, France and Belgium are the leading contenders for the title

World Cup: HC restraints cable operator to broadcast without Sony's consent

The court observed that non-grant of an injunction would prejudice the Sony irreparably as illegal and unlicensed communication of the matches

World Cup 2018: How top five favorites are gearing up for the final battle

The phoney war is over and most of the big guns have arrived in Russia ahead of the start of the World Cup

FIFA World Cup 2018: State funding weighs on Russian soccer

Russian Premier League runners-up five times since Fedun took over, Spartak finally became champions last year after a 16-year drought

India can't play World Cup without changing its football culture: Bhaichung

India has improved massively in the FIFA rankings, but playing the World Cup is an entirely different thing, the former national captain said.

Fifa World Cup 2018 schedule: You won't have to lose sleep to catch action

Viewership is expected to boost due to kick-off timings more suited to India, and live streaming on mobile being offered by broadcasters

Fifa World Cup: Putin welcomes fans to Russia, promises thrilling tourney

He promised "a real celebration - filled with sporting passion and strong emotions."

World Cup: It's Moscow 1, London 0, as sanctions leave tournament unscathed

When Russia won its bid to host the planet's most watched sporting event eight years ago, Vladimir Putin made clear he intended the tournament to showcase his country at its best

Fifa World Cup 2018: Gloomy Germans lean heavily on rocket-man Marco Reus

Reus is Loew's secret weapon when it comes to doing the unexpected

Fifa World Cup 2018: Can England's young lions avenge 2014 shame?

England will open their World Cup campaign against Tunisia in Volgograd on June 18

World Cup: Neymar's Brazil looks strong as Germany, Argentina face problems

The Paris Saint-Germain superstar's swashbuckling display in a 45-minute appearance against Croatia last weekend largely dismissed lingering concerns

After Octopus Paul, now Achilles the cat is Fifa World Cup's oracle

For the World Cup, Achilles will move out of his lifelong home of the basements of the Hermitage

Argentina World Cup Squad 2018: Messi leads Sampaoli's strategy, Icardi out

Argentina has in its squad only three players who are under 25 years of age, including Paulo Dybala

Fifa World Cup: Google Search rolls out highlights, tables in real time

Google has also created a World Cup Tracker on Google News app on Android

What FIFA World Cup 2018 means for the future of international football

Football's showpiece event, the World Cup, kicks off on June 14