Nation Jul 11 Croatia heads to World Cup final for first time after 2-1 win over England Mario Mandzukic scored the winning goal in the 109th minute and Croatia shocked England 2-1 Wednesday. By Ronald Blum, Associated Press
World Jul 03 Watch 6:03 Skeptical about World Cup excitement? Here’s what to watch The men's World Cup is in full swing in Russia, and the field of 32 nations has been whittled down to eight, with underdogs eliminating some of the tournament favorites. William Brangham talks with Sebastian Abbot, the author of "The…
World Jun 27 Defending champion Germany eliminated from World Cup KAZAN, Russia — Germany is out of the World Cup, the fourth defending champion in the last five tournaments to be eliminated in the group stage. By Samuel Petrequin, Associated Press
Science Jun 22 To beat Vegas bookies at the World Cup, these statisticians turned to artificial intelligence After cleaning up at the 2014 World Cup, statistician Andreas Groll is enlisting machine learning to keep his lucky streak going… By Amanda Grennell
Jun 14 Russia shuts out Saudi Arabia in World Cup By Associated Press It was Russia's first World Cup win since 2002 and ended a seven-game winless run in all matches. Continue reading
Jun 12 Quiz: How well do you know World Cup 2018? By Larisa Epatko Russia is hosting the 2018 FIFA World Cup, the global soccer spectacle that happens every four years. What do you know about this year’s contenders, noisemakers and mascot? Take our 10-question quiz to find out. Continue reading