• SA's World Cup Best XI: From Courtois to Mbappe
    by Paul Kennedy, Arlo Moore-Bloom, Mike Woitalla on Jul 16, 2:04 AM
    How would you line up an 11-player all-star team based on the players' performances at the World Cup? Here's what we came up with.
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  • Les Champions, where they came from and how they'll be remembered
    by Paul Kennedy on Jul 15, 6:37 PM
    France was often frustrating to watch, but it's a team chock full of world-class players who dominated in the knockout stage.
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  • SA's Breakout XI: From Pickford to Cheryshev
    by Arlo Moore-Bloom on Jul 14, 11:45 PM
    Here's our World Cup 2018 all-star team of players whose stock rose significantly by performances in Russia.
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  • Despite semifinal defeat, England revels in revival under Southgate
    by Ridge Mahoney on Jul 14, 3:05 AM
    A strong run at the 2018 World Cup that ended with a 2-1 semifinal loss to Croatia is cause for both concern and optimism.
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  • The case for ... Croatia
    by Ridge Mahoney on Jul 13, 2:31 AM
    Croatia will attempt to emulate what France did in 1998: win the World Cup in its first appearance in the final.
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  • The case for ... France
    by Paul Kennedy on Jul 12, 11:31 PM
    With the tournament's best defense and most exciting player, Les Bleus will be favored in the final.
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  • France marches on to Moscow in Deschamps' image
    by Paul Kennedy on Jul 11, 6:32 AM
    There are parallels between the 2018 World Cup team and the '98ers, but Didier Deschamps doesn't like to talk about them.
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  • Luka Modric is eager to fulfill 'great expectations' placed on Croatia
    by Ridge Mahoney on Jul 10, 12:00 AM
    The Real Madrid star has taken Croatia to the brink of replicating or bettering its third-place finish of 1998.
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  • France's Olivier Giroud has part to play -- even if it isn't scoring goals
    by Paul Kennedy on Jul 9, 3:44 AM
    In five games, Giroud hasn't scored a goal but his presence is considered a big factor in Les Bleus' success
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  • Vincent Kompany: Belgium's 'Master of the Castle' comes back just in time
    by Arlo Moore-Bloom on Jul 9, 12:25 AM
    Belgium's golden generation is underachieving no longer, thanks to its leader, who returned for the toughest games of the World Cup.
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  • Greatest World Cup ever? Not so fast
    by Paul Kennedy on Jul 8, 12:06 PM
    Following Croatia's shootout win over Russia, Alexi Lalas suggested that Russia 2018 was the greatest World Cup ever.
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  • After stellar club season, Captain Kane fuels England hopes
    by Ridge Mahoney on Jul 7, 2:32 AM
    England aims to push deeper into the World Cup than it has gone since losing to West Germany in the 1990 semifinals.
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  • Uruguay's Diego Godin makes strong case as world's best defender
    by Mike Woitalla on Jul 2, 11:46 PM
    Diego Godin briefly quit soccer at age 17. Now 32, he ranks among the world's best defenders.
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  • French talisman Benjamin Pavard is overnight sensation
    by Paul Kennedy on Jul 2, 7:40 AM
    In March, Pavard was not on the list of 23 players France would likely take to Russia. After Saturday, he was a national hero.
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