Coutinho, Neymar rescue Brazil

Philippe Coutinho and Neymar conspired to spare Brazilian blushes with injury-time goals to down Costa Rica 2-0 in St Petersburg on Friday.

Croatia stun Messi’s Argentina

Croatia threw Argentina’s World Cup hopes into turmoil after an emphatic 3-0 win at the Nizhny Novgorod Stadium on Thursday.

The 10 highest international goalscorers of all time

Oh, Cristiano. The Portugal icon now has only one man left to beat after more heroics in the 2018 World Cup, this time against... Read more

World Cup, day seven: the things you might have missed

A new record for Cristiano Ronaldo, gritty wins for Portugal and Spain – and early exits for three nations. The going’s getting tough…

World Cup, day six: the things you might have missed

Russia defeated Egypt 3-1 despite Mohamed Salah’s penalty, Senegal beat a lacklustre Poland 2-1, while an early red card hindered Colombia as they lost 2-1... Read more

Lewandowski sets an example – Nawalka

Adam Nawalka hailed the professionalism of Robert Lewandowski with the Bayern Munich striker set to spearhead Poland’s World Cup challenge.

Nine players who’ve been far better for their country than clubs

How can you shine at World Cups yet look hapless at QPR? FourFourTwo profiles the men who’ve starred at international level, but underperformed through... Read more

World Cup, day five: the things you might have missed

England leave it late – oh, so late – but got what they deserve against Tunisia, after Belgium spanked Panama and Sweden got off to a... Read more

World Cup, day four: the things you might have missed

Defending World Cup champions Germany fell to a shock defeat by Mexico, while favourites Brazil couldn’t find a way past Switzerland.

Nine bold predictions for World Cup

FourFourTwoSA takes an in-depth look at nine bold predictions ahead of the much-anticipated 2018 Fifa World Cup in Russia.