Football

Lionel Messi finally achieved his World Cup dream as Argentina won their third crown on penalties in one of the greatest finals in the tournament’s history.

France dismantled one World Cup dream as they moved a step closer to fulfilling their own as the thrill ride that has been Morocco’s campaign in Qatar came to a painful conclusion at Al Bayt Stadium.

Bruno Fernandes scored twice to give Portugal a 2-0 victory over Uruguay on Monday and send them into the knock-out stages of the World Cup alongside France and Brazil.

The 19-year-old played a key role in driving Hansi Flick’s men to a crucial point on Sunday as they fought for their World Cup future in a tense 1-1 draw with Spain.

Fans heading to the Portugal-Ghana game would have been expecting a starring performance from Cristiano Ronaldo.

After Saudi Arabia’s seismic victory over Argentina on Tuesday, this was another huge shock in Qatar.

It will go down as one of the World Cup’s biggest shocks.

Leaders from across the region express their joy on social media.

Gareth Bale said he had “no doubts” about taking the penalty which brought Wales’ first World Cup goal since 1958 in their 1-1 draw with the USA.

Fifa and Uefa have suspended Russia’s national teams and clubs from international football until…