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Russia's anti-discrimination efforts

The hosts of next year's World Cup have received plenty of criticism due to perceived racism and xenophobia around football but things are changing

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Mexico calm: Five thoughts for El Tri

After getting through the first three matches undefeated, Juan Carlos Osorio's Mexican national team side needs just two more wins to lift the trophy

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El Tri stars send reminder

Juan Carlos Osorio's best players made sure the coach didn't have to make any excuses as they moved into the knockout stage of the tournament

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Lozano seizes Mexico opportunity

The winger earned his first start of the Confederations Cup and delivered a standout performance as El Tri advanced to the semifinals with a 2-1 win

Russia out but Golovin impresses

A year out from the World Cup and the hosts have a lot of work to do if they are going to be competitive on home soil

WATCH: Lozano's brave header

The former Pachuca winger chased down a Hector Herrera clearance and headed home to give Mexico a vital goal in the Confederations Cup

WATCH: Araujo equalizes for Mexico

The defender pulled his side back on level terms after Russia had taken a 1-0 lead in Saturday's Confederations Cup clash

LIVE: Mexico vs. Russia

Jona a must-start for El Tri

The midfielder was superb in El Tri's opening match and will be critical for their chances of making the Confederations Cup

Betting: Russia vs Mexico

The Confederations Cup hosts need to win to reach the semi-final stage and our tipster is backing the Sbornaya to get the result that they require

Ronaldo happy as Portugal win

The four-time Ballon d'Or winner has been at the centre of a transfer storm but demonstrated his composure and class in the Confederations Cup

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Ronaldo continues scoring streak

The Portugal captain opened the scoring against Russia at the Confederations Cup, and has now found the net in every major tournament with his country

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Madrid must ensure no CRexit

Ronaldo has been "sad" before and a new contract cheered him up. Now Real Madrid have got to ensure he stays in light of his recent tax issues

Polar bear predicts Confed. Cup

The two-year-old star attraction of the Moscow Zoo has taken to making match predictions for this summer's tournament in Russia

Betting: Russia vs Portugal

The European champions are looking for their first victory in the competition and we are backing them to win a high-scoring game against the hosts

VARs could be World Cup 2018 disaster

Initial efforts to embed video assistant referees in the Confederations Cup suggest Gianni Infantino's plan will backfire spectacularly in Russia

Russia put a smile on Putin's face

The president had asked for more from his national team in the build-up to the Confederations Cup and Russia performed well in their opener

Mexico Confederations Cup schedule

El Tri kicks off their tournament schedule Sunday with a massive test against Portugal and Goal runs through everything you need to know

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Betting: Portugal favs to top Group A

Group A includes the European champions who are clear favourites ahead of Mexico and hosts Russia, while New Zealand remain the rank outsiders

Betting: Russia vs New Zealand

Our tipster is expecting Stanislav Cherchesov's side to kick off their Confederations Cup campaign in style when the competition starts on Saturday

Corona to miss Confederations Cup

The Porto attacker will not travel to Russia with the rest of El Tri because of a personal issue

Betting: Russia vs Chile

With both teams in strong attacking form but looking vulnerable at the back, Al Hain-Cole expects plenty of goalmouth action at the VEB Arena

Betting: Hungary vs Russia

With Stanislav Cherchesov struggling to find a successful defensive set-up, Al Hain-Cole is expecting goals at both ends when they take on their hosts

Betting: Russia vs Belgium

With Russian football in crisis after a poor run of results, Al Hain-Cole expects Roberto Martinez's visitors to compound the home supporters' misery

Wilmots appointed Ivory Coast boss

The coach has agreed to a two year deal which sees him replace Michel Dussuyer who resigned following their disastrous Africa Cup of Nations campaign

Slutsky: We must accept we're s***

The 45-year-old coach, who resigned from his role with the national team following their abject Euro 2016 campaign, has compared the side to a recove…

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