World Cup 2018
World Cup 2018
Advertisement
World Cup 2018
The world's best celebration: a very Gallic victory
From where I watched the World Cup final was for Parisians not so much a matter of life and death as joie de vivre and more of it.
- by Greg Baum
The one French weapon Croatia could do nothing about
- by Paul Hayward
Intruders run on to pitch during World Cup final
- by Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber
Tired England no match for quality of Belgium's best
- by Sam Wallace
Insight & Analysis
How Croatia helps mould Australia's football landscape
Melbourne Croatia's sister club in Sydney became an icon of its community, forging some of Australian football's most influential figures.
Dominic Bossi
The World Cup is a victory for the immigrant dream
Teams built from minority populations of participating nations offer a happy story of integration and uplift.
Ishaan Tharoor
Sport Thought: It's now fair, to be Frank
As all avid round ball followers can attest, there’s often a slim margin between agony and ecstasy.
Scott Spits
Advertisement
More news
Belgium third in World Cup after 2-0 win over England
Belgium has achieved its best World Cup finish by beating England, thanks to an early Thomas Meunier goal and a breakaway finished by Eden Hazard.
The World Cup shows our language has not caught up with reality
For statements of the national obvious, there’s no beating the World Cup.
- by Malcolm Knox
Chelsea hire Maurizio Sarri as new manager, sign Jorginho
- by Warwick Barr
Extras
VAR cleaning up football, say FIFA
- by Paul Hayward
Advertisement