Panama coach gets mad after team called worst at World Cup

SARANSK, Russia (AP) Panama lost all three of its matches in its World Cup debut and then its coach took offense when it was suggested that...
JUNE 28, 2018
Panama coach gets mad after team called worst at World Cup

World Cup: Meet teams of the Round of 16

One of these teams will win it all!
JUNE 28, 2018
World Cup: Meet teams of the Round of 16

RECAP: Tunisia's 2-1 win over Panama ends 40-year World Cup drought

Tunisia hadn't won a World Cup match since defeating Mexico in 1978
JUNE 28, 2018

AP PHOTOS: Yellow-card tiebreaker on Day 15, a World Cup 1st

MOSCOW (AP) It doesn't get any tighter than it did between Japan and Senegal on Day 15 at the World Cup, and they weren't even playing each...
JUNE 28, 2018
AP PHOTOS: Yellow-card tiebreaker on Day 15, a World Cup 1st

Europe, South America dominate World Cup’s knockout phase

MOSCOW (AP) The thunder-clapping Icelanders have gone home, along with the Egyptians and Peruvians. Now comes the business end of the World...
JUNE 28, 2018
Europe, South America dominate World Cup’s knockout phase

Japan advances on yellow cards despite losing at World Cup

VOLGOGRAD, Russia (AP) Nice guys don't necessarily finish last at the World Cup.
JUNE 28, 2018
Japan advances on yellow cards despite losing at World Cup

Brazilians finally see less diving from Neymar at World Cup

SOCHI, Russia (AP) Brazilians finally got to see the Neymar they like, one that spends less time diving and more time trying to help the na...
JUNE 28, 2018
Brazilians finally see less diving from Neymar at World Cup

World Cup diplomacy provides distraction at EU summit

BRUSSELS (AP) Almost by tradition, there was some World Cup diplomacy at the European Union summit.
JUNE 28, 2018

Russian crackdown on women-shaming online during World Cup

MOSCOW (AP) Russia's leading social network is cracking down on chat groups created to shame women during the World cup amid growing complaints of sexist abuse during the tourname...
JUNE 28, 2018

RECAP: Colombia advances at World Cup after edging Senegal

Senegal became the first team ever eliminated by a new tiebreaker -- number of yellow cards.
JUNE 28, 2018

Yellow cards against Japan and Senegal in the World Cup

MOSCOW (AP) Because Japan and Senegal were tied in points, goal difference, goals scored, and head-to-head at the World Cup, second place in Group H and advancement to the knockou...
JUNE 28, 2018

RECAP: Japan moves on via yellow cards despite losing at World Cup

The Japanese, barely playing for the final 15 minutes of the match, lost to Poland 1-0 Thursday.
JUNE 28, 2018

How FIFA handles tiebreakers in group play at the World Cup

MOSCOW (AP) Japan and Senegal wound up with four points apiece when their World Cup group's final games finished, sending it to a new FIFA tiebreaker rule to determine who advance...
JUNE 28, 2018

Future starts now for Germany after shock World Cup exit

KAZAN, Russia (AP) Coach Joachim Loew failed in his bid to combine the experience of past World Cup winners and the youth of talented newco...
JUNE 28, 2018
Future starts now for Germany after shock World Cup exit

Argentina, France hope to reach potential in World Cup clash

KAZAN, Russia (AP) France and Argentina took different paths to the knockout stage but have much in common at this World Cup.
JUNE 28, 2018
Argentina, France hope to reach potential in World Cup clash

Unused Soviet-era office block looms over World Cup fans

KALININGRAD, Russia (AP) Lonely Planet calls it ''hideous.'' FIFA describes it as ''classic Soviet architecture.''
JUNE 28, 2018

LIVE: Watch both FIFA World Cup Group H matches simultaneously

Watch Senegal vs Colombia and Japan vs Poland simultaneously in final round action of Group H in the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
JUNE 28, 2018

LIVE: Watch both FIFA World Cup Group G matches simultaneously

Watch England vs Belgium and Panama vs Tunisia simultaneously in final round action of Group G in the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
JUNE 28, 2018

Maradona ‘fine’ after being treated by doctor at World Cup

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) He danced, he dozed, he prayed, he gave a double middle-finger salute to spectators and then, when it was all o...
JUNE 28, 2018
Maradona ‘fine’ after being treated by doctor at World Cup

Highs and lows of Wednesday's historic World Cup games

The emotions of the World Cup in images.
JUNE 28, 2018
Highs and lows of Wednesday's historic World Cup games

Oops, times 8: World Cup sets new record for own-goals

MOSCOW (AP) Mexico defender Edson Alvarez's 74th-minute own-goal against Sweden on Wednesday was the seventh time at this year's World Cup...
JUNE 27, 2018
Oops, times 8: World Cup sets new record for own-goals

Brazil advances to round of 16 at World Cup, tops Serbia 2-0

MOSCOW (AP) Worried no more, Brazil is through at the World Cup.
JUNE 27, 2018
Brazil advances to round of 16 at World Cup, tops Serbia 2-0

Defending champion Germany eliminated from World Cup

KAZAN, Russia (AP) Everyone was waiting for Germany to score another late World Cup-saving goal.
JUNE 27, 2018
Defending champion Germany eliminated from World Cup

'Dark day for German football' after World Cup elimination (Jun 27, 2018)

KAZAN, Russia (AP) Everyone was waiting for Germany to score another late World Cup-saving goal.
JUNE 27, 2018
'Dark day for German football' after World Cup elimination (Jun 27, 2018)

AP PHOTOS: Defending champs done after Day 14 at World Cup

MOSCOW (AP) The curse of the champions reared its head again on Day 14 at the World Cup when title-holder Germany crashed out of the tourna...
JUNE 27, 2018
AP PHOTOS: Defending champs done after Day 14 at World Cup