7 monthes ago | By USA Today

England's young squad looks set to be a title contender in the coming years after its good run to the World Cup semifinals
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England's Kane misses out on golden shot at World Cup title

7 monthes ago | By Yahoo Sports

MOSCOW - Harry Kane will likely come home from the World Cup with the Golden Boot as the tournament's top scorer and a burnished reputation as a feared forward. Had Kane added to his six goals in Russia with either of his back-to-back chances in the second half against Croatia on Wednesday, when England was dominating and led 1-0, he could yet be lifting the trophy on Sunday. Or the header in stoppage time at the end of 90 minutes when the score was 1-1 and a goal would likely have brought England back to the Luzhniki Stadium for the final against France. Rising high at the back post to...
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FIFA confirms no positive World Cup doping tests, starts investigation into England chants

7 monthes ago | By Goal

The governing body has confirmed that all doping tests from the showpiece tournament have come back negative
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Croatia thrive in extra time to reach World Cup final

7 monthes ago | By Yahoo Sports

MOSCOW - Three quick thoughts from Croatia's 2-1 extra-time win over England in the World Cup semifinals at Luzhniki Stadium on Wednesday. 1. Tireless Croatia thrive in extra time Croatia will face France in their first World Cup final on Sunday after overturning a 1-0 deficit to beat England 2-1 after extra time in the semifinal in Moscow. Goals by Ivan Perisic and Mario Mandzukic, following Kieran Trippier's fifth-minute opener, booked Croatia's place in the final for a repeat of the 1998 semifinal against the French. But while Croatia's superior quality and command of the ball told in...
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England's Southgate: “I am immensely proud”

7 monthes ago | By Yahoo Sports

England manager Gareth Southgate is very, very proud of his Three Lions team, and says the only thing that stopped them from a World Cup Final was relative inexperience. Croatia's Luka Modric and Ivan Rakitic have been there, Southgate said, and England had not, so it was hard to know what was going to happen once Croatia leveled the score in Wednesday's semi-final. “I think they played well in the the second half and we lost a bit of control with the ball, and we started to go a bit longer,” Southgate said.
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USWNT's Leroux Dwyer burns husband Dwyer after England World Cup loss comment

7 monthes ago | By Yahoo Sports

July 12 - United States Women's National Team star Sydney Leroux Dwyer delivered a jab to her soccer-playing husband after he referenced England winning a World Cup. "One day, it will come home," Dom Dwyer tweeted Wednesday. "It did in 2015," Leroux Dwyer responded. "The gold medal is in the cabinet." Dwyer, 27, currently plays for Orlando City in Major League Soccer. He also has four international appearances for the United States Men's National Team. He was born in Cuckfield, West Sussex, England. Leroux Dwyer, 28, plays for the Orlando Pride. She has 77 appearances for the USWNT. The...
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