Silva wants Spain to use speed at World Cup to beat Russia

MOSCOW (AP) With Spain expecting Russia to sit back and defend in numbers, speed and attack will be crucial in their last-16 match at the W...
JUNE 30, 2018
Silva wants Spain to use speed at World Cup to beat Russia

Denmark coach says team ‘will attack more’ against Croatia

NIZHNY NOVGOROD, Russia (AP) Denmark coach Age Hareide summed up his strategy against Croatia at the World Cup. Score more.
JUNE 30, 2018
Denmark coach says team ‘will attack more’ against Croatia

Kickoff: Spain coach Hierro can add to long World Cup resume

MOSCOW (AP) For a team that fired its coach two days before its first World Cup match, Spain has quietly played its way into a fine positio...
JUNE 30, 2018
Kickoff: Spain coach Hierro can add to long World Cup resume

RECAP: Mbappe, France send Messi and Argentina packing at World Cup

Kylian Mbappe, only 19, scored two goals in a five-minute span of the second half to lead France over Argentina 4-3 Saturday.
JUNE 30, 2018

Russia winger Cheryshev faces Spain, where his career began

MOSCOW (AP) He's getting ready to play for the country of his birth against the country where he grew up.
JUNE 30, 2018
Russia winger Cheryshev faces Spain, where his career began

Japan-Belgium Preview (Jun 30, 2018)

For the second World Cup in succession, Belgium has swept through the group stage with three wins and stylish football.
JUNE 30, 2018
Japan-Belgium Preview (Jun 30, 2018)

Underdog Mexico hopes for “quinto partido” but face Brazil

SAMARA, Russia (AP) The elusive ''quinto partido'' is fueling Mexico ahead of its daunting knockout round opener against Brazil.
JUNE 30, 2018
Underdog Mexico hopes for “quinto partido” but face Brazil

Nizhny Novgorod: Soviet ‘closed city’ teems with tourists

NIZHNY NOVGOROD, Russia (AP) It's hard to fathom for 21-year-old Valeria Kashnikova as she delivers pizzas to tables jammed with Swedes, Cr...
JUNE 30, 2018
Nizhny Novgorod: Soviet ‘closed city’ teems with tourists

World Cup fans rev up revenues for sanctions-hobbled Russia

MOSCOW (AP) Moscow's beer kegs are emptying fast and demand for Vladimir Putin T-shirts is overwhelming St. Petersburg street vendors as the World Cup sends business surging acros...
JUNE 30, 2018

Belgium must live up to hype when it faces Japan in last 16

For the second World Cup in succession, Belgium has swept through the group stage with three wins and stylish football.
JUNE 30, 2018
Belgium must live up to hype when it faces Japan in last 16

Egypt’s Salah greets fans who turned up at his doorstep

CAIRO (AP) Mohamed Salah, Egypt's beloved striker, greeted an adoring crowd who turned up at his doorstep after his Cairo address was leake...
JUNE 30, 2018
Egypt’s Salah greets fans who turned up at his doorstep

Fullback Stones back in training with England at World Cup

MOSCOW (AP) John Stones is back in training with England, two days after coming off at halftime of the 1-0 loss to Belgium at the World Cup...
JUNE 30, 2018
Fullback Stones back in training with England at World Cup

Column: Best-ever World Cup? It is shaping up nicely

KAZAN, Russia (AP) Wow. What a start.
JUNE 29, 2018
Column: Best-ever World Cup? It is shaping up nicely

Mexican players and coach go sightseeing in Moscow

MOSCOW (AP) In the past few days, Mexican players have insisted that they are not afraid to face Brazil in the round of 16 in the World Cup.
JUNE 29, 2018

France considers how to stop Messi ahead of Argentina clash

KAZAN, Russia (AP) Like any other team preparing to play Argentina, France faces the Lionel Messi question: How to stop the five-time world...
JUNE 29, 2018
France considers how to stop Messi ahead of Argentina clash

Injuries raise doubts about Brazil’s World Cup preparations

SOCHI, Russia (AP) Brazil is going out of its way to defend its World Cup preparations and show its players' injuries can't be blamed on ex...
JUNE 29, 2018
Injuries raise doubts about Brazil’s World Cup preparations

AP PHOTOS: Russia’s airports a melting pot of World Cup fans

KAZAN, Russia (AP) Russia's airports have had a face-lift and thankfully for the exhausted fans on the World Cup trail they have not proven to be much of an inconvenience.
JUNE 29, 2018

Messi vs. France with Maradona watching; Ronaldo vs. Uruguay

MOSCOW (AP) No matter what Lionel Messi does at the World Cup, Diego Maradona will be watching.
JUNE 29, 2018

Croatia leads World Cup charge from the other side of Europe

NIZHNY NOVGOROD, Russia (AP) What better time than a World Cup in Russia for the eastern side of Europe to win one?
JUNE 29, 2018
Croatia leads World Cup charge from the other side of Europe

Russia-Spain Preview (Jun 29, 2018)

MOSCOW (AP) The most successful Russia coach in recent times is among the multitude of people surprised the team is into a World Cup round...
JUNE 29, 2018
Russia-Spain Preview (Jun 29, 2018)

Gods of soccer: Ronaldo, Messi like you’ve never seen them

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) Looking regal in his Russian uniform, Cristiano Ronaldo gazes out pensively with his arms folded and ''CR7'' em...
JUNE 29, 2018
Gods of soccer: Ronaldo, Messi like you’ve never seen them

Messi missing from AP’s best 11 of the World Cup group stage

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) Imagine having a team featuring Cristiano Ronaldo supporting Harry Kane up front, Philippe Coutinho pulling the...
JUNE 29, 2018
Messi missing from AP’s best 11 of the World Cup group stage

Ex-Barca president Rosell to stand trial on money laundering

MADRID (AP) A Spanish judge has ruled former president of Barcelona Football Club Sandro Rosell to stand trial on charges of money laundering involving the sale of television righ...
JUNE 29, 2018

Happy hosts Russia wait for Spain team under fire at home

MOSCOW (AP) The most successful Russia coach in recent times is among the multitude of people surprised the team is into a World Cup round of 16 game against Spain.
JUNE 29, 2018

Hosting World Cup makes Russia more gay-friendly – for now

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) While World Cup fans pack the St. Petersburg Stadium fantasizing of soccer victory, Pyotr Voskresensky and fell...
JUNE 29, 2018
Hosting World Cup makes Russia more gay-friendly – for now

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