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Croatia feel on brink of greatness, just like heroes of '98 30 Jun 2018 - 08:06 pm
Croatia Training Camp, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia - June 30, 2018 Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic talks to the players during training REUTERS/Damir Sagolj
Coach Deschamps salutes 'great' French performance 30 Jun 2018 - 07:44 pm
France coach Didier Deschamps and Kylian Mbappe celebrate victory after the match REUTERS/Michael Dalder
Mbappe double helps France beat Argentina 4-3 30 Jun 2018 - 06:54 pm
France's forward Kylian Mbappe celebrates after scoring their four goal during the Russia 2018 World Cup round of 16 football match between France and Argentina at the Kazan Arena in Kazan on June 30, 2018.  AFP / FRANCK FIFE
Serie A to use 3D technology to help VAR on offside rulings 30 Jun 2018 - 06:36 pm
FILE PHOTO: Referee Mark Geiger reviews an offside decision on VAR in World Cup match South Korea vs Germany - Kazan Arena, Russia - June 27, 2018. REUTERS/John Sibley
Moscow closes World Cup FIFA fan zone due to stormy weather 30 Jun 2018 - 05:35 pm
( FILE PHOTO ) Russia and Uruguay's fans watch on a giant screen the Russia 2018 World Cup Group A football match between Uruguay and Russia, at the fan zone in Moscow on June 25, 2018. / AFP / Maxim ZMEYEV
Argentina drop Higuain, France revert to team that beat Peru 30 Jun 2018 - 04:10 pm
Argentina's forward Gonzalo Higuain takes part in a training session at the team's base camp in Bronnitsy, on June 29, 2018 on the eve of the team's round of sixteen football match as part of the Russia 2018 World Cup. / AFP / JUAN MABROMATA
Belgium must live up to hype when it faces Japan in last 16 30 Jun 2018 - 01:31 pm
Soccer Football - World Cup - Group G - England vs Belgium - Kaliningrad Stadium, Kaliningrad, Russia - June 28, 2018 Belgium fan inside the stadium before the match REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch
Magic Modric living the dream for Croatia 30 Jun 2018 - 10:16 am
Croatia's midfielder Luka Modric controls the ball during the Russia 2018 World Cup Group D football match between Iceland and Croatia at the Rostov Arena in Rostov-On-Don on June 26, 2018. (AFP / JOE KLAMAR)
Argentina must lift game for 'genius' Messi against France 29 Jun 2018 - 09:10 pm
A sports shop keeper holds a figurine of Argentine football player Lionel Messi at a shop in Kuwait City on April 11, 2018. (AFP / Yasser Al-Zayyat)
Messi and Ronaldo gear up for World Cup knockout phase 29 Jun 2018 - 07:25 pm
Lionel Messi
Injuries raise doubts about Brazil's World Cup preparations 29 Jun 2018 - 07:14 pm
Neymar dealt with an ankle injury after the opener against Switzerland but he was back in action against Costa Rica and against Serbia.
Tunisia tops Panama 2-1 for first World Cup win in 40 years 28 Jun 2018 - 11:41 pm
Tunisia's forward Wahbi Khazri reacts during the Russia 2018 World Cup Group G football match between Panama and Tunisia at the Mordovia Arena in Saransk on June 28, 2018. AFP / Jack Guez
Belgium take top spot in Group G with 1-0 win over England 28 Jun 2018 - 11:31 pm
Belgium's Adnan Januzaj celebrates scoring their first goal. Reuters/Fabrizio Bensch
Amputee soccer team a game changer for Gaza wounded 28 Jun 2018 - 10:02 pm
Members of a Palestinian amputee football team, which is made up of players most of who lost their legs in the conflict with Israel, play a game on a soccer pitch in the central Gaza Strip June 21, 2018. Picture taken June 21, 2018. Reuters/Ibraheem Abu M
Colombia advances while Senegal is eliminated by tiebreaker 28 Jun 2018 - 08:33 pm
Colombia's defender Yerry Mina (R) celebrates after scoring a goal during the Russia 2018 World Cup Group H football match between Senegal and Colombia at the Samara Arena in Samara on June 28, 2018.  AFP / Manan Vatsyayana
Japan booed off but reach last 16 despite Poland loss 28 Jun 2018 - 07:00 pm
Japanese fans react as they watch a broadcast of the World Cup Group H soccer match Japan vs Poland, at a sports bar in Tokyo, Japan, June 29, 2018. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Argentina's Messi is different from Barca's messi: Umtiti 28 Jun 2018 - 05:44 pm
Argentina's forward Lionel Messi gestures during a training session at the team's base camp in Bronnitsy, near Moscow, on June 28, 2018, ahead of their Russia 2018 World Cup round of 16 football match against France to be held in Kazan on June 30. / AFP /
Brazil ease into last 16 with win over Serbia 27 Jun 2018 - 11:00 pm
Brazil's midfielder Fernandinho replaces Brazil's midfielder Paulinho (back) during the Russia 2018 World Cup Group E football match between Serbia and Brazil at the Spartak Stadium in Moscow on June 27, 2018. AFP / Mladen Antonov