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Though Messi and Co. had a chance to revive themselves in pre-quarter, they failed to do so, thus ending the World Cup dream of lakhs of fans.

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Getting a kick from soccer

While Kerala may enjoy watching football during the World Cup, a deeper understanding of global football culture is...

12 July 2018 12:00 AM IST

Croatia players celebrate the match-winning goal. (Photo: AP)

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Heartbreak for England as Croatia advance to first-ever FIFA World Cup...

Score, Croatia 2 (Ivan Perisic 68', Mario Mandzukic 109')-England 1 ( Kieran Trippier 5')

11 July 2018 11:00 PM IST

He is the second highest goalscorer for the Ukranian national team after Andriy Shevchenko. (Photo: AP)

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Premier League: West Ham make Dortmund's Andriy Yarmolenko club-record...

Yarmolenko's arrival follows that of midfielder Jack Wilshere, goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski, defenders Issa Diop and Ryan...

11 July 2018 7:24 PM IST

Along with the 1966 squad who won the World Cup, and the 1990 vintage who reached the last four, the 1996 side is one of the most beloved England teams of the modern era. (Photo: AP)

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For 20 years, football wasn't coming home for England boss Gareth...

For two decades Three Lions was the source of nothing but pain for England manager Gareth Southgate.

11 July 2018 5:00 PM IST

England beat Colombia on penalties in the quarterfinal. (Photo: AP)

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FIFA World Cup: Harry Kane's England target final but gifted Croatia...

Croatia are wary of the threat posed by England captain Harry Kane, who is the tournament's leading scorer with six...

11 July 2018 1:49 PM IST

FIFA boss Gianni Infantino had invited the boys Wild Boars football team to Sundays World Cup final last week. (Photo: AFP)

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FIFA World Cup 2018: Paul Pogba dedicates France's win to Thai cave...

The final five members of a young football team were rescued from a flooded Thai cave on Tuesday after spending 18...

11 July 2018 12:00 PM IST

A Belgium team featuring many of the same stars lost by the same score to Argentina in the World Cup quarterfinal four years ago and then was shocked 3-1 by Wales in the European Championship quarterfinals two years ago. (Photo: AP)

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FIFA World Cup 2018: Belgium's golden generation falls short again

Through five matches, it looked as if they could finally deliver on their promise.

11 July 2018 11:22 AM IST

Mahrez, who was so upset at not gaining his move to City at the beginning of the year he sat out two matches, said his new club were revolutionising the game in England. (Photo: AP)

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Premier League: Riyad Mahrez earns move to Man City after Leicester...

The 27-year-old was a pivotal figure when Leicester stormed to a shock Premier League title in 2016.

11 July 2018 11:03 AM IST

Each of the boys, ages 11 to 16 and with no diving experience, was guided out by a pair of divers in the three-day intricate and high-stakes operation. The route, in some places just a crawl space, had oxygen canisters positioned at regular intervals to refresh each teams air supply. (Photo: AP)

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A Thai cave, an extraordinary tale and a captivated world; here's the...

The daring rescue mission to extricate 12 boys and their soccer coach from the flooded cave in Thailand came to a close...

11 July 2018 10:03 AM IST

$Thailands Navy SEALs, who were central to the rescue effort, celebrated the feat with a post that read: \All the thirteen Wild Boars are now out of the cave,\ - a reference to the boys soccer team. \We are not sure if this is a miracle, a science, or what.\ (Photo: AP)$ Sports