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9 July 2018

France v Belgium: Paul Pogba and Kevin De Bruyne aim to follow Zinedine Zidane's path to greatness

In a semi-final in St Petersburg, France and Belgium look to Paul Pogba and Kevin De Bruyne for the kind of World Cup magic Zinedine Zidane made his own.

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7 July 2018

World Cup wrap, Day 24: England and Croatia set up semi-final clash

The Three Lions eased past Sweden to reach the last four, while hosts Russia was eliminated

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6 July 2018

World Cup wrap, Day 23: Belgium and France set up all-European semi-final

The Red Devils got the better of Brazil on Friday, while Didier Deschamps' men overcame Uruguay

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3 July 2018

World Cup wrap, Day 20: Sweden advance and England finally triumph on penalties

Another dramatic day at the World Cup, another penalty shootout; here's what you missed...

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2 July 2018

World Cup wrap, Day 19: Belgium pull off comeback win over Japan, Neymar leads Brazil past Mexico

The curse of the Round of 16 struck Mexico down once again, while Belgium come from 2-0 behind to win 3-2 over Japan

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1 July 2018

World Cup wrap, Day 18: Russia stun Spain and Croatia beat Denmark

The 2010 champions were knocked out in the round of 16, while Luka Modric and co. went through

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30 June 2018

World Cup wrap, Day 17: France wins thriller against Argentina, as Uruguay beat Portugal

Kylian Mbappe shone as Les Bleus advanced, while Uruguay squeezed past Portugal

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28 June 2018

World Cup wrap, Day 15: Colombia through as Belgium tops group

The South Americans booked its place in the last 16 with victory over Senegal, while the Red Devils beat England

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27 June 2018

World Cup wrap, Day 14: Germany suffers shameful exit after South Korea defeat

The 2014 winners are out in the first round for the first time since 1938 after a sensational loss. That and more on a crazy day in the World Cup...

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26 June 2018

World Cup wrap, Day 13: Rojo the late hero for Argentina as Albiceleste advance

Lionel Messi & Co. will be advancing from Group D after leaving it late to down poor Nigeria – joining Croatia, France and Denmark in the last 16

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24 June 2018

World Cup wrap, Day 11: England score six past subpar Panama

England crush the CONCACAF team 6-1 as Harry Kane scores a hat-trick, while Senegal draw 2-2 with Japan, Colombia win 3-0 and Poland is heading for the exit