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GOALKEEPERS! Which wicked keeper will be your No.1? KEYLOR NAVAS Costa  Rica The Real Madrid keeper made seven saves against Brazil in the group stage, and almost kept out Neymar and co. on his own! His ace form couldn’t help Costa Rica progress into the knockout rounds, though! JORDAN PICKFORD England England have become so confident playing the ball out from the back, and GK Pickford is key to that. His kicking is top class, and he always offers himself as an option for his defenders! ALIREZA BEIRANVAND Iran Iran were unlucky to go home in the group stage, and their keeper was a real star for them. He only conceded two goals, and made a great save from C-Ron’s penalty! KASPER SCHMEICHEL Denmark He’s following in his father’s footsteps…

Peru bag first WC win since 1978! LINE-UPS MATCH HIGHLIGHTS Tuesday, June 26 » Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi » 3pm » Att: 44,073 18 MINS: Paolo Guerrero finds space down the left, picks out Andre Carrillo with aperfect cross, and the wicked winger volleys first time into the net! 34 MINS: Aziz Behich slides a cross into the area, but Christian Ramos saves his side with a diving last-gasp clearance! 50 MINS: Peru attack with speed, the ball finds its way to Guerrero, and his shot deflects off Milligan and past the GK! 60 MINS: The ball lands at Behich’s feet from a corner - can he find the corner and bring The Socceroos back into the game... no! His deflected shot goes just wide! MATCH STATS STAR MAN Andre…

Holders crash out of WC in shock loss! LINE-UPS MATCH HIGHLIGHTS Wednesday, June 27 » Kazan Arena, Kazan » 3pm » Att: 41,835 19 MINS: Manuel Neuer spills a well hit free-kick from Woo-young Jung, but the Germany keeper recovers just in time! 87 MINS: Mats Hummels finds space in the area for a free header, but the ball hits his shoulder and goes over the bar. Shocker! 90+2 MINS: Toni Kroos fails to clear a corner and plays Young-gwon Kim onside, allowing the defender to score from close range! VAR has a look... but it’s a goal! 90+6 MINS: Neuer ends the game as an outfielder, but loses the ball, and after a long pass upfield, Son has an easy tap-in to send Germany home. Incredible scenes! MATCH STATS…

Magical Mbappe sends Messi home! LINE-UPS MATCH HIGHLIGHTS Saturday, June 30 » Kazan Arena, Kazan » 3pm » Att: 42,873 9 MINS: Griezmann strikes the crossbar with a sweet free-kick. So close to a goal! 13 MINS: Mbappe gets fouled in the box, and Griezmann slots in the penalty. 1-0! 41 MINS: Di Maria scores a worldy rocket! 48 MINS: A Messi shot hits Mercado and bounces past Lloris. Great turnaround! 57 MINS: Screamer alert! Pavard almost breaks the net with a long-range bullet! 64 MINS: 3-2! Mbappe makes space with rapid feet before firing a low shot home! 68 MINS: Mbappe ends a fine team move! 90+3 MINS: Aguero nets, but it’s too late! MATCH STATS STAR MAN Kylian Mbappe France The PSG wonderkid went on an epic run…

FIFA 18 CHALLENGE! Which tricky winger has better dribbling stats on the WC FIFA update? BACK TO THE FUTURE Which England legend has teleported to the future to be part of World Cup 2018? CLUB SHAKERS! Which team have these World Cup legends all played for? on the box! CAMERA SHY! Which superstars are hiding from the MATCH snapper here!  Can you name the lethal forward that’s turned into a TV pundit! FOOTY MIS-MATCH Spot the ten differences between these two pics!…

With the World Cup ending this week, players will be packing their bags, but will any of them have one-way tickets to the Premier League Transfer spies reckon that these heroes could... M ATEO KOVACIC CROATIA &  REAL MADRID Luka Modric has restricted Kovacic’s game time for both club and country, and he’s ready for a move! All of the Premier League’s big teams are interested in him, as well as Inter, Roma and Juventus. He’s one of Europe’s most wanted! ROBERT LEWANDOWSKI POLAND &  BAYERN Transfer spies in Spain have been saying that Lewandowski is off to Real Madrid for ages, but Prem clubs won’t let him go without a fight! Chelsea and Man. United have been linked with the No.9, who could cost around £40 million! EVER BANEGA…

Last-gasp winner ends Iceland hopes! LINE-UPS MATCH HIGHLIGHTS Tuesday, June 26 » Rostov Arena, Rostov-On–Don » 7pm » Att: 43,472 40 MINS: Iceland need to score first – and they almost do! Alfred Finnbogason sweeps a shot at goal and it goes just inches wide! 53 MINS: Moments after hitting the bar, Milan Badelj latches onto a bouncing ball in the box and strikes it past the keeper! 76 MINS: There’s a handball in the Croatia area – and it’s a penalty! Gylfi Sigurdsson is the taker, and after missing one against Nigeria, he smashes this one in. Lifeline! 90 MINS: Iceland are robbed in their half, and the ball is slotted into Ivan Perisic. He takes onetouchbefore slamming the ball into the net! It’s heartbreak for Iceland! MATCH STATS…

Januzaj screamer wins it for Belgium! LINE-UPS MATCH HIGHLIGHTS Thursday, June 28 » Kaliningrad Stadium, Kaliningrad » 7pm » Att: 33,973 6 MINS: First effort of the game by Belgium. A rasping 30-yarder by Tielemans brings out a good save from Pickford! 9 MINS: Another chance! Fellaini wins a header and, after a goalmouth scramble, Cahill clears Batshuayi’s touch off the line! 51 MINS: What a screamer! Wicked feet by Adnan Januzaj twines up Danny Rose, and he curls a peach into the top corner! 66 MINS: Rashford is put clean through by Vardy, but Courtois touches it wide! 89 MINS: Mertens has a strike after a good move down the left, but Pickford’s save pushes it right into danger again! MATCH STATS STAR MAN Mousa Dembele Belgium Belgium controlled…

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LUIS  SUAREZ The lethal forward became the first Uruguay player to score in three World Cups – and also won his 100th cap. Awesome! BRANISLAV IVANOVIC The ex-Chelsea defender became Serbia’s record appearance-maker on matchday one, overtaking the previous record of 103 caps. Sick! JAVIER HERNANDEZ By netting against South Korea, Chicharito became the first ever Mexico player to score 50 goals for his country. What a legend! HUGO LLORIS France’s most experienced keeper won his 100th cap for Les Bleus against Denmark. No active player has more France caps!…

Brazil cruise through and send Serbia home! LINE-UPS MATCH HIGHLIGHTS Wednesday, June 27 » Otkrytie Arena, Moscow » 7pm » Att: 44,190 25 MINS: Gabriel Jesus hustles his way into the box, andNeymar shoots from a tight angle but it’s pushed away with a strong hand by GK Vladimir Stojkovic! 36 MINS: Epic vision by Coutinho to put Paulinho in, and he lifts it over the keeper! 55 MINS: A lightning Brazil counter sees Coutinho put Neymar clear, but he’s denied by Stojkovic again – this time with his feet! 61 MINS: Alisson flaps at Rukavina’s cross, and Mitrovic’s header is blocked by Silva! 68 MINS: Now Thiago Silva’s up at the other end heading Neymar’s corner in at the near post! That makes the result safe for Brazil! MATCH…

Japan sneak through in real snooze-fest! LINE-UPS MATCH HIGHLIGHTS Thursday, June 28 » Volgograd Arena, Volgograd » 3pm » Att: 42,189 13 MINS: Yoshinori Muto collects the ball from Takashi Usami’s header and unleashes a shot from outside the box, but Lukasz Fabianski makes the save. Decent effort! 32 MINS: What a save! Bereszynski’s cross is headed goalwards by Kamil Grosicki, but somehow Kawashima keeps the ball out! 59 MINS: Rafal Kurzawa sends a free-kick into the penalty area, and Jan Bednarek volleys the ball in from close range. 1-0! 74 MINS: Robert Lewandowski has the chance to wrap the game up after a sick Grosicki cross, but the Bayern forward blasts his one-on-one shot over the bar! MATCH STATS STAR MAN Eiji Kawashima Japan This was easily one of…

100 Lionel Messi’s awesome strike against Nigeria was the 100th goal of World Cup 2018. Hero! Salem Al-Dawsari’s No.18 shirt was printed wrong in Saudi Arabia’s opener v Russia, because the No.8 was upside down! 3 Harry Kane is the first England captain to score a WC hat-trick. What a hero! 4 Denmark’s dull 0-0 draw with France was the first goalless draw of the tournament, with just four shots from inside the box! Iran goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand, who kept out Cristiano Ronaldo’s penalty, used to work as a shepherd on his family’s farm! Poland were the first European team knocked out of World Cup 2018! 80  France manager Didier Deschamps has set a new record for games in charge of Les Bleus. Nice! 4 Tim Cahill is the first Australia…