World Cup

MOSCOW, RUSSIA - JUNE 10: Benjamin Mendy of France football team player arrives to compete in the 2018 World Cup at Sheremetyevo on June 10, 2018 in Moscow, Russia. (Photo by Oleg Nikishin/Getty Images)

World Cup: Good to see Man City’s Benjamin Mendy back on the pitch

World Cup: Best of Group D – Rojo saves Argentina and Croatia are perfect

World Cup: Best of Group C – Danish scrape by as France finish first

World Cup: The English in high spirits with Belgium fixture up next

MOSCOW, RUSSIA - JUNE 23: Romelu Lukaku of Belgium celebrates after scoring his team's second goal during the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia group G match between Belgium and Tunisia at Spartak Stadium on June 23, 2018 in Moscow, Russia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

World Cup: Romelu Lukaku misses training – Will he make England the big one

KALININGRAD, RUSSIA - JUNE 25: David De Gea of Spain looks on during the warm up prior to the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia group B match between Spain and Morocco at Kaliningrad Stadium on June 25, 2018 in Kaliningrad, Russia. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

World Cup: David de Gea showing he’s human after poor Spain display in Group B

KALININGRAD, RUSSIA - JUNE 25: Iago Aspas of Spain celebrates after scoring his team's second goal during the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia group B match between Spain and Morocco at Kaliningrad Stadium on June 25, 2018 in Kaliningrad, Russia. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)

World Cup: The best of Group B – Spain and Portugal flip-flop spots at last second

SAMARA, RUSSIA - JUNE 25: Luis Suarez of Uruguay celebrates with teammate Rodrigo Bentancur after scoring his team's first goal during the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia group A match between Uruguay and Russia at Samara Arena on June 25, 2018 in Samara, Russia. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)

World Cup: The best of Group A – Uruguay and Russia cruise

KAZAN, RUSSIA - JUNE 24: Radamel Falcao of Colombia celebrates with teammate James Rodriguez after scoring his team's second goal during the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia group H match between Poland and Colombia at Kazan Arena on June 24, 2018 in Kazan, Russia. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

World Cup: Group H is group of life, except for Poland

NIZHNY NOVGOROD, RUSSIA - JUNE 21: Luka Modric of Croatia acknowledges the fans following the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia group D match between Argentina and Croatia at Nizhny Novgorod Stadium on June 21, 2018 in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

World Cup: Power Rankings after two group games

NIZHNY NOVGOROD, RUSSIA - JUNE 24: Jesse Lingard of England celebrates after scoring his team's third goal during the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia group G match between England and Panama at Nizhny Novgorod Stadium on June 24, 2018 in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

World Cup: Ruthless England tear Panama apart; knockout ticket punched

SAINT PETERSBURG, RUSSIA - JUNE 23: Dele Alli of England in action during the England Training session on June 23, 2018 in Saint Petersburg, Russia. (Photo by Alex Morton/Getty Images)

World Cup: England can secure knockout berth against Panama

VOLGOGRAD, RUSSIA - JUNE 18: Syam Ben Youssef of Tunisia challenges Kieran Trippier of England during the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia group G match between Tunisia and England at Volgograd Arena on June 18, 2018 in Volgograd, Russia. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)

Tottenham: Kieran Trippier’s journey from second fiddle to indispensable

NIZHNY NOVGOROD, RUSSIA - JUNE 21: Ivan Rakitic of Croatia celebrates with teammate Dejan Lovren after scoring his team's third goal during the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia group D match between Argentina and Croatia at Nizhny Novgorod Stadium on June 21, 2018 in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

World Cup: France and Croatia advance while Argentina suffers

MOSCOW, RUSSIA - JUNE 17: Hugo Ayala of Mexico celebrates with team mate Rafael Marquez following his sides victory in the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia group F match between Germany and Mexico at Luzhniki Stadium on June 17, 2018 in Moscow, Russia. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images)

World Cup: Power Rankings after first group games

OLDHAM, ENGLAND - JUNE 15: General view of flags Wales Street in Oldham which local residents have re-named England Street and decorated with flags to celebrate the FIFA World Cup Russia 2018 on June 15, 2018 in Oldham, England. England play their first group match against Tunisia on Sunday (Photo by Anthony Devlin/Getty Images)

Russia 2018: England open their World Cup against Africa’s Tunisia

TOULOUSE, FRANCE - JUNE 26: Kevin De Bruyne of Belgium reacts during the UEFA EURO 2016 round of 16 match between Hungary and Belgium at Stadium Municipal on June 26, 2016 in Toulouse, France. (Photo by Dennis Grombkowski/Getty Images)

World Cup: A good opener can set Belgium on their way to greatness

MOSCOW, RUSSIA - JUNE 17: Hugo Ayala of Mexico celebrates with team mate Rafael Marquez following his sides victory in the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia group F match between Germany and Mexico at Luzhniki Stadium on June 17, 2018 in Moscow, Russia. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images)

Russia 2018: World Cup shocks, shocks, and more shocks – Sunday funday

KAZAN, RUSSIA - JUNE 16: The LED screen shows VAR reviewing a penalty decision during the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia group C match between France and Australia at Kazan Arena on June 16, 2018 in Kazan, Russia. (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)

Russia 2018: The VAR World Cup gives us The VAR of the Show

LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 02: Alex Iwobi of Nigeria during the International Friendly match between England and Nigeria at Wembley Stadium on June 2, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)

World Cup: Alex Iwobi is the breakout star we already know

ZURICH, SWITZERLAND - MARCH 23: #10 Mohamed Salah of Egypt in action during the International Friendly between Portugal and Egypt at the Letzigrund Stadium on March 23, 2018 in Zurich, Switzerland. (Photo by Robert Hradil/Getty Images)

World Cup: Premier League stars on display this weekend after Russia win

MOSCOW, RUSSIA - JUNE 14: With hours to go until the first World Cup game between Russia and Saudi Arabia, football fans from across the globe are in party mood near Red Square in Moscow on June 14, 2018 in Moscow, Russia. FIFA expects more than three billion viewers of the World Cup competition which begins today. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Russia 2018: Challenging predictions of who will win their World Cup groups

SAINT PETERSBURG, RUSSIA - JUNE 24: Bernardo Silva of Portugal looks on during the FIFA Confederations Cup Russia 2017 Group A match between New Zealand and Portugal at Saint Petersburg Stadium on June 24, 2017 in Saint Petersburg, Russia. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)

World Cup: Premier League players most likely to perform in Russia

MOSCOW, RUSSIA - JUNE 08: In this photo illustration a replica of the FIFA World Cup Trophy is seen ahead of the 2018 FIFA World Cup on June 8, 2018 in Moscow, Russia. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)

World Cup: Power rankings before kick-off

JARROW, ENGLAND - JUNE 12: Flags hang from poles outside the Robin pub as over 300 flags adorn the outside of the pub as it is decorated ahead of the World Cup on June 12, 2018 in Jarrow, England. Managers Clare McFall and Norman Scott have covered the pub in Jarrow with huge St George flags and with flags representing each of the 31 nations who are taking part in the football tournament. Temporary scaffolding has been erected on the roof to support the flags from other nations and the front of the pub is draped in St George standards. The display took three weeks to complete and the pub plans to broadcast every group game with a nations flag being removed as it is knocked out of the competition. (Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)

World Cup: Group stage predictions and pre-tournament bracket

SAINT PETERSBURG, RUSSIA - JUNE 13: A young fan with "FIFA" shaved into his hair during a training session as part of the England media access at Spartak Zelenogorsk Stadium ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2018 on June 13, 2018 in Saint Petersburg, Russia. (Photo by Alex Morton/Getty Images)

Russia 2018: Group G in the house – England and Belgium World Cup affair

KRASNODAR, RUSSIA - JUNE 13: Luis Manuel Rubiales talks to the media during a Press Conference after the decision to dismiss Julen Lopetegui as coach of the Spanish national side ahead of the FIFA World Cup Russia 2018 on June 13, 2018 in Krasnodar, Russia. (Photo by Getty Images/Getty Images)

World Cup: Spain was supposed to win, then they sacked their manager

SOCHI, RUSSIA - JUNE 12: Marcelo of Brazil takes part during a Brazil training session ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2018 in Russia at Yug-Sport Stadium on June 12, 2018 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images)

Russia 2018: Group E holds other World Cup favourites – ‘The Samba Boys’