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We hoped for a great World Cup, and that is what we got. Russia put on a great show. The stadiums were full, the supporters were well behaved, and the countries and players produced some incredible performances that will long be remembered.... read more via SOCCER news, photos, and video –...

It was a spectacular victory at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow as France and Croatia battled for the trophy. From the hugs of the Croatia president to the...… Read more via The Guardian Newspaper – https://ift.tt/2uEjrnu Get More Nigeria Sports News

The 2018 World Cup is now officially concluded after France beat Croatia 4-2 in the final encounter played on Sunday at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia. Below are lists of players who won different individual awards at the tournament. Golden Ball (Best player of the tournament) …...

France erupted in joy on Sunday as the country clinched the World Cup, with fans streaming into the streets, honking car horns and flying the tricolore flag at the start of an enormous national celebration. Cheers rang out throughout the country for each of four goals in the final as... read...

China has cracked down on online football gambling during the World Cup, arresting more than 540 suspected of participating in schemes involving more than $1.5 billion, state media said. The suspects were “associated with more than 20 gangs”, and their servers, computers, mobile phones and...

France are world champions for a second time as Les Bleus ran wild while Croatia’s energy reserves ran dry to win a thrilling World Cup final 4-2 in Moscow on Sunday. Didier Deschamps’s men also ...... read more via Channels Television – https://ift.tt/2Lk2TYV Get More Nigeria Sports News

The Russia 2018 World cup experienced a great number of "First of’s" which has been curated below; 1 – There was just one goalless draw at the 2018 World Cup (France vs Denmark), the fewest at any World Cup tournament since … read more via The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper – Nigeria and World...

Croatia coach, Zlatko Dalić, has condemned the penalty that gave France the second goal in the just-concluded World Cup Final in Russia...... read more via TODAY.NG – https://ift.tt/2JqWR6X Get More Nigeria Sports News

President Emmanuel Macron, whose enthusiasm soared with each goal as France marched toward World Cup victory on Sunday, expressed his thanks to the young team on Twitter after congratulating the players on the pitch in Moscow. “MERCI” Macron wrote in a one-word tweet after the match, … Read...

England’s forward Harry Kane celebrates after scoring his team’s fifth goal during the Russia 2018 World Cup Group G football match between England and Panama at the Nizhny Novgorod Stadium in Nizhny Novgorod on June 24, 2018. Martin BERNETTI / AFP England’s Harry Kane won the World Cup Golden...

Russian protest group Pussy Riot has claimed responsibility for four people who ran onto the field and disrupted the World Cup final. The punk band says in a statement posted on their... Read more via The Boston Globe – https://ift.tt/2uo0o1k Get More Nigeria Sports News

One of the worlds self proclaimed greatest defenders, last seen being given the run around by a 19 year old in Russia. Mark: It’s been a great game of football but … Read more via BBC News – https://ift.tt/2KVKuFM Get More Nigeria Sports News

France won the Fifa World Cup for the second time by overcoming Croatia's bold challenge in a thrilling final in Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium. Didier Deschamps' side repeated the success on home soil at France '98 by a victory margin that hardly looked possible as Croatia stood toe-to-toe with the...

Kylian Mbappe has become just the third teenager to play in a World Cup final after being named in France’s starting XI against Croatia on Sunday. At 19 years and 207 days old, Mbappe is both … Read more via Metro – https://ift.tt/2LiTnFy Get More Nigeria Sports News

France and Croatia have reached the World Cup final with a series of fine team performances, entwined with some exemplary individual displays. Kylian Mbappe, Luka Modric, Antoine Griezmann and Mario Mandzukic have helped guide … read more via Metro – https://ift.tt/2mkucro Get More...

Olivier Giroud has admitted he has been left embarrassed by his own performances at the World Cup, but is confident he can get his first goal of the tournament against Croatia. The Chelsea striker has been guilty … read more via Metro – https://ift.tt/2KYFW1h Get More Nigeria Sports News

After 31 days of heart-thumping action across Russia, it all comes down to this day in Moscow, where Croatia will battle against France for the World Cup, won by Germany four years ago in Brazil..... read more via The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper – Nigeria and World News –...

England manager, Gareth Southgate has said that his side lost the 2018 World Cup World Cup third-place match on Saturday because their opponent, Belgium, were too strong for them. The Englishman said that Belgium were a better side, adding that the third-place playoff was a game too … read...

Governor Ambode of Lagos State arrived Russia last night for the World Cup finals between France and Croatia, and one of highlights of his arrival was that he pledged to help send Nigerians stuck in the country home. A Russian NGO had alleged that approximately 200 Nigerians … Read more via...

Goats, pigs and even crows have had their say on which country becomes FIFA World Cup champions on July 15, 2018 – and it is France’s Les Bleus against first-timers, the Vatreni of Croatia that will contest it. I start with my prediction – France … read more via Premium Times Nigeria –...