Holders Argentina narrowly avoided one of the biggest shocks in World Cup history by scraping past heroic debutants Cape Verde 3-2 after extra time. A dramatic 111th-minute own goal from Diney Borges ultimately saved the world champions…
Egypt secured their first-ever victory in a World Cup knockout stage on Friday night, defeating Australia in a dramatic penalty shootout after a 1-1 draw in extra time.
Mohamed Salah set the tone in the shootout with an audacious Panenka…
Every World Cup needs its fairytale, and Cape Verde have already written one.
Making their tournament debut, the island nation of just over half a million people has captured the imagination of football fans by reaching the knockout…
The world cups I have been a witness to have all had a curious and eminently poignant sort of figure. The figure of a no.10. The figure of a tragic no.10. In 2010 there was Forlan, with his flowing golden locks and kisses on his wrist after…