play Ogden: End of an era for Germany (1:31)ESPN FC’s Mark Ogden looks back at a surprise group stage exit for Germany for the second consecutive World Cup. (1:31) 8:24 AM ET AL RAYYAN, Qatar – Speaking in his capacity as FIFA’s Chief of Global Football Development, Arsene Wenger insinuated that teams which made political … Read more

play Salazar not convinced Argentina can take down Netherlands (1:03)Sebastian Salazar reacts to an underwhelming Argentina win vs. Australia in the round of 16. (1:03) 5:00 PM ET Argentina captain Lionel Messi broke Diego Maradona’s World Cup goals tally in his side’s 2-1 round-of-16 win against Australia on Saturday. Messi equalled Maradona’s eight World Cup … Read more

play Salazar not convinced Argentina can take down Netherlands (1:03)Sebastian Salazar reacts to an underwhelming Argentina win vs. Australia in the round of 16. (1:03) 6:04 PM ET AL RAYYAN, Qatar — Lionel Messi says he will not celebrate his personal milestone of reaching 1,000 professional matches after helping Argentina to a 2-1 victory over … Read more

play Hislop sympathises with Lukaku after Belgium elimination (1:49)Shaka Hislop sympathises with Romelu Lukaku after Belgium were elminated from the World Cup at the Group stage. (1:49) 7:45 PM ET With just a month remaining before the opening of the January transfer window, there’s plenty of gossip swirling about who’s moving where. Transfer Talk brings … Read more

play Gomez: USA tactics naive in loss to Netherlands (1:46)Herc Gomez feels Louis van Gaal tactically outmanaged Gregg Berhalter in USA’s exit from the Qatar World Cup at the last 16 stage. (1:46) 3:19 PM ET AL RAYYAN, Qatar — At 71 years old and after a coaching career spanning more than 30 years, Netherlands … Read more

play Gomez: USA tactics naive in loss to Netherlands (1:46)Herc Gomez feels Louis van Gaal tactically outmanaged Gregg Berhalter in USA’s exit from the Qatar World Cup at the last 16 stage. (1:46) 7:26 PM ET There’s an old saying that likely goes: “What the World Cup giveth, it can taketh.” And that’s how fans … Read more

8:30 PM ET AL RAYYAN, Qatar — At first, Tyler Adams bent down with his hands on his knees. It was in that position of exhaustion, and not a moment before, that he was forced to confront reality. The United States‘ World Cup run was over. He dropped to a squat, ran his hands through … Read more

play Gomez: USA tactics naive in loss to Netherlands (1:46)Herc Gomez feels Louis van Gaal tactically outmanaged Gregg Berhalter in USA’s exit from the Qatar World Cup at the last 16 stage. (1:46) 2:58 PM ET AL RAYYAN, Qatar — After riding a stout, organized defense to advance to the knockout stage of the World … Read more

Getty Images England meet Senegal on Sunday in the World Cup round of 16 as the Three Lions look to fend off the talented African team and advance to the quarterfinals. Senegal might be the champions of Africa but England, the tournament’s joint-highest scorers with nine goals from three games, go into the tie as … Read more

5:13 PM ET AL RAYYAN, Qatar — Argentina edged past Australia 2-1 on Saturday at the Ahmed bin Ali Stadium to tee up a World Cup quarterfinal clash with the Netherlands. Goals from Lionel Messi and Julian Alvarez saw coach Lionel Scaloni’s side through against a spirited Socceroos side who had chances to force the … Read more