E-Paper2018 World Cup News
When athletes fall: A summer of defeat
Examining the complicated, revealing nature of defeatat once more personal, and more telling than victory
5 min read28 Jul 2018A to Z of the World Cup
As the 2018 World Cup in Russia draws to a close, Lounge looks at the players, moments, themes and numbers that defined the tournament
7 min read14 Jul 2018Spat over World Cup television rights prompts Fifa to join attack on pirates
Last week, the Spanish league had said that it loses 400 million a year to piracy and vowed to take action against beoutQ
3 min read12 Jul 2018World Cup 2018: Croatia’s artful football prevails over drilled set pieces play
In the second half, only Croatia looked like a worthy World Cup finalist. England, however, could only prove they are the king of set pieces
4 min read12 Jul 2018World Cup 2018: The sound of football in Russia
You don't travel to the World Cup just to watch football. You travel to feel football
2 min read9 Jul 2018France beat Uruguay 2-0 to reach WC semi-finals
The South Americans went close to equalising just before the break only for Martin Caceres's goal-bound header to be brilliantly turned onto a post by goalkeeper Hugo Lloris
1 min read6 Jul 2018China dominates the World Cup in Russia
Chinese firms account for four of the 14 key sponsors and partners, and all three 'Asian supporter' brands are Chinese
2 min read5 Jul 2018The teams that have punched above their weight in this year’s World Cup
The over-achievers at the 2018 World Cup include Nigeria, Japan and South Korea who have exited the tournament but made their mark
2 min read9 Jul 2018World Cup 2018: A battle of skills and wits
Winning movesor mistakesin the quarter-finals will come from managers on the sidelines as much as from the players on the field
5 min read4 Jul 2018When the World Cup becomes an engrossing tactical contest and a fistfight
If Colombia manager Jose Pekerman's master plan was to draw the English into a war of dirty attrition, that plan was not a success
3 min read4 Jul 2018Popular Topics
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