Don't blame Messi penalty miss for Argentina failuresMuch will be made of the Barcelona man's inability to convert from 12 yards but Argentina should not need a penalty to beat IcelandIcelandOpinion
'Messi can't score against a movie director!'The Barcelona talisman was unable to beat Iceland's goalkeeper from 12 yards, as his side were held to a 1-1 draw in their World Cup openerArgentinaIceland
Pogba dismisses Juventus returnThe Manchester United midfielder insists he is not thinking about a transfer, and is solely focusing on the World Cup with FranceTransfersManchester United
Ronaldo record refuted by Ghana star GyanThe Real Madrid star scored a hat-trick for Portugal against Spain - the eighth straight tournament he has netted in - but that isn't an all-time highPortugalSpain
'Media jealous of controversial Pogba'The former Manchester United striker has backed his old team-mate and has pinpointed the reason why the France star has a lot of hatersFranceAustralia
Betting Tips: Peru vs DenmarkWith both teams looking strong at the back, Al Hain-Cole is expecting a tight opening clash between Hareide's men and La Blanquirroja in Group CDenmarkPeru
Aguero ends World Cup goal droughtThe Manchester City striker may be a record-breaking marksman at club level, but he has had to be patient on the grandest of international stagesIcelandArgentina
Ibrahimovic tears into France coach over BenzemaThe Sweden legend insists that the Real Madrid striker should be in the selection for Les Bleus, even if it means sacking the managerFranceAustralia
Griezmann: Fortunate France must do betterLes Bleus stumbled their way to a 2-1 win over Australia in their World Cup opener, with a contentious penalty and deflected winner sealing the pointsAustraliaFrance
Betting: Messi headlines dabble of the dayThe South Americans face Iceland in their opening match of the tournament and dabblebet have combined three markets from the match into one selectionArgentinaIceland
Mascherano becomes Argentina's most-capped playerHaving made his debut back in 2003, the versatile 34-year-old has set a new record for the Albiceleste in a World Cup 2018 clash with IcelandArgentinaIceland
Betting Tips: Argentina vs IcelandArgentina are clear favourites to win Group D and we think they will get off a winning start when they face World Cup newcomers Iceland in MoscowIcelandArgentina
France get lucky following Griezmann VAR stormThe idiosyncrasies of the new video system were on full display on Kazan, and Les Bleus also benefited from a huge deflection to see off AustraliaAustraliaFrance
Betting Special: Argentina v IcelandJorge Sampaoli's side will be desperate to kick off their campaign with a win and we think their captain will break the deadlock in their opening gameIcelandArgentina
France score from hugely controversial VAR penaltyDidier Deschamps' side benefitted from a curious video assistant referee decision that cost Australia a clean sheetAustraliaFrance
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Beckham, Gerrard & England captains' World Cup recordThe Three Lions have seen 11 men don their armband on the grandest of sporting stages down the years, with some proving more successful than othersEngland
Argentina vs Iceland: TV, stream & previewLionel Messi and co. kick off their tournament campaign against the European upstarts when they meet in MoscowIcelandArgentina
Ronaldo finally shows his best at a World CupThe Portuguese is playing the tournament for the fourth time and on Friday he produced a display to match his finest moments in an astonishing careerPortugalSpain
Ramos tells De Gea: Never give upThe Spain centre-back showed his solidarity with the fallen goalkeeper after he let a Cristiano Ronaldo shot slip by him in their World Cup openerSpainPortugal
LIVE: France v AustraliaA possible mismatch looms in Kazan as France look to start their World Cup campaign strongly against underdogs AustraliaAustraliaFriendlies
'Moses, Iheanacho & Mikel key to Nigeria'The former defender is concerned about the level of experience in Gernot Rohr's squad for the tournament in RussiaNigeriaAfrican All Stars
Mbappe, Griezmann & Dembele start for France vs AustraliaDidier Deschamps names a strong attack as the Euro 2016 finalists begin their campaign with a clash against the SocceroosAustraliaFrance
Betting Tips: France vs AustraliaOur tipster expects Les Bleus to cruise against the Socceroos when they meet at Kazan Arena for this World Cup Group C curtain-raising tie on SaturdayAustraliaFrance
Modric & Croatia backed to reach semi-finalsThe former midfielder has happy memories of France 20 years ago and hopes to see a repeat in RussiaCroatia
Why did Ronaldo stroke his chin after scoring vs Spain?Was the Real Madrid superstar sending a message to Lionel Messi, or was he merely mocking Spain goalkeeper David de Gea?!PortugalWTF
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Lemar: I'll play anywhere for FranceThe new Atletico Madrid signing is not bothered about where he is deployed, insisting he just wants to help Les Bleus go far in RussiaAustraliaFrance
