Kylian Mbappé embraces leadership role for France to urge team humility
Didier Deschamps’ decision to give the inspirational forward the captaincy has paid off with no complacency on their run to the semi-finals
Players and staff to reap £19m bonus bonanza if England win World Cup
The FA is preparing to pay £15m to England’s players and £4m to coaching staff, including £3m for Thomas Tuchel, if the squad wins the World Cup next week
Wing wizards or worries? England and Norway have choices to make out wide
Thomas Tuchel seems undecided on his favoured duo, while Ståle Solbakken has been more structured before Saturday’s World Cup quarter-final
Exit strategies: how and why 25% of World Cup coaches have left their jobs
Twelve coaches have been sacked or walked away from their national teams – here’s a full rundown
Haaland and Bellingham: Dortmund friends taking centre stage in Norway v England battle
The attacking players spent two years together at BVB, forming a friendship on their way to the very top
Belgium take strength from ‘millions and millions’ of new fans before Spain clash
Rudi Garcia has said Belgium will take ‘incredible strength’ from the Folarin Balogun red card saga when they come up against Spain in World Cup quarter-final
Mbappé stunner ends Morocco resistance to send France into World Cup semi-finals
Kylian Mbappé scored a stunning opener after a first-half penalty miss in France’s 2-0 victory against Morocco to reach the World Cup semi-finals
US in talks with Fifa over capitalising on World Cup success with 2029 Club World Cup
The United States has expressed interest in hosting the 2029 Club World Cup as it seeks to capitalise on the commercial and sporting success of staging the World Cup
‘Maggie Thatcher, can you hear me?’ The story behind the iconic Norway v England commentary
Bjørge Lillelien’s famous rant after 1981 clash stemmed from Norwegian obsession with English football
‘There is a magnificent balance’: how Spain built a record-breaking defence
The Spain goalkeeper Unai Simón has not conceded a goal at the World Cup and, worryingly for Belgium, he has not had to face that many shots