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Colombia suffered a 2-1 defeat to Japan with Yuya Osako scoring a 73rd minute winner in their opening match

The two unfancied sides are in a group also containing Colombia and Poland lead the standings after one game, and in pole position to make the knockout stages - something these two countries have done only three times between them

Panama, who are ranked 55th in the FIFA world rankings, lost their opening game 3-0 to Belgium, but Gareth Southgate is not taking the clash lightly

Belgium plays its final Group G match against England at 2pm on Thursday at Kaliningrad Stadium in Kaliningrad

Six days after suffering a shock defeat to Mexico, the defending champions found themselves a goal down to Sweden and in need of a big turnaround

The Wolverhampton Wanderers goal tender took to his Twitter handle @carl_Ikeme to share his good news.

The victory has moved Juan Carlos Osorio's side onto six points in Group F, and they are now in a strong position to book their spot in the knockout round of the competition

This followed the team’s 2-0 bashing of Iceland on Friday at the Volgograd Arena, moving them the second position in the group behind Croatia who have six points from two games.

The governor gave the directive in his response to the call for additional World Cup Viewing Centres in some parts of the state.

According to a statement by the Russia’s air transport regulator on Saturday, the place was heading to Tyumen in Siberia when the failure occurred.

He thus set up a Halle Open final with young Croatian Borna Coric.

Pinnick responded: “You guys should just go out there and put smiles on the faces of Nigerians. They love their Super Eagles.”

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Super Eagles recorded a 2-0 win over Iceland at the Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup match played at the Volgograd Arena on Friday.

The final group tie will determine further interest at the World Cup finals.

The Super Eagles defeated Iceland 2-0 with a brace from Ahmed Musa who entered the record books as the first Nigeria to score in two different World Cup editions following his heroics against Argentina in 2014.

Hazard and Lukaku completed their doubles in the first 51 minutes of the Group G fixture and Michy Batshuayi added a fifth for his side in the final minute of added-on time to all but secure Belgium's place in the last 16 of the…

Victory took Nigeria to second place in Group D of this FIFA World Cup but the three-time African champions must avoid defeat against the desperate South Americans in the giant arena in Krestovsky to make progress to the knockout rounds.

The match at Saint Petersburg Stadium, St. Petersburg will be played at 7pm.

Rights groups and Western governments allege that authorities in Chechnya repress their political opponents, discriminate against women and persecute sexual minorities, all allegations that Chechnya’s leaders deny.

Adepoju, a former Racing Satander of Spain player, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos that the players had made a commendable comeback at the 2018 Russia World Cup and should not relent.