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Harry Kane and England show their appreciation to the fans at Wembley

Tunisia v England

England can start with convincing win over Tunisia

Harry Kane looks ready to fire for Three Lions

Belgium talisman Eden Hazard

Belgium v Panama

Belgium could leave Panama up the canal without a paddle

South Korea's Heung-Min Son

Sweden v South Korea

Expect stars Forsberg and Heung-Min Son to shine brightest

Jordan Pickford warms up for his World Cup debut with a spot of darts

Raheem Sterling 13-2 to pip Harry Kane as top Three Lions goalscorer in Russia

England 5-1 to fail to get out of their group

Mexico's Edson Alvarez celebrates their shock 1-0 win over Germany

Hirving Lozano strike causes massive upset to beat Germany

Sweden's Emil Forsberg celebrates a goal during qualifying

Sweden should rise to the occasion and beat South Korea

Lionel Messi is consoled by teammates after his penalty miss

Lionel Messi's penalty miss proves costly for Argentina World Cup backers

Sergej Milinkovic-Savic of Serbia attempts the spectacular

Keep tabs on the latest rumours during the World Cup

Brazil's Philippe Coutinho celebrates his goal against Switzerland

Brazil v Switzerland

Brazil fail to fire in their opening World Cup contest

Dogged Swiss hold World Cup favourites

Toni Kroos of Germany stands dejected after losing to Mexico

Germany v Mexico

Magic Mexico stun groggy Germany

Aleksandar Kolarov celebrates Serbia's deserved win over Costa Rica

Costa Rica v Serbia

Serbia claim a deserved World Cup win over Costa Rica

Luka Modric (number ten) celebrates with Ante Rebic

Croatia v Nigeria

Negative Nigeria make a far from super start

Yussuf Poulsen scored the only goal as Denmark beat Peru

Peru pay the penalty in defeat to Denmark

Lionel Messi missed a penalty against Iceland

Argentina v Iceland

Messi flops from the spot as Argentina are held

France celebrate their second goal against Australia

France v Australia

Defence could hinder France's World Cup chances

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Pierluigi Collina’s message on offside calls should alarm all fans of the World Cup

Bruce Millington

Why VAR chaos is set to ruin the World Cup

The Thursday column

Unai Emery faces a tough start to life at Arsenal

Premier League fixtures

Emery handed difficult first two games in charge of Arsenal

Spurs playing first home match at Wembley before stadium move

Fidel Edwards of Hampshire celebrates a wicket in the One-Day Cup win over Sussex

Hampshire v Yorkshire

Hampshire should claim spot in Lord's final

Rose Bowl hosts have all-round power to end Yorkshire run

Novak Djokovic is working his way back to top form but he can still be a force on grass

ATP & WTA event previews

Novak Djokovic set to seal belated first Queen's Club title

Cilic holds aces in London but has a tough draw

Spain celebrate with the World Cup in 2010

Picking the winner

Big guns primed to take World Cup by storm

Superstars ready to rock in Russia

Gabriel Jesus scores a goal for Brazil against Chile

Gabriel Jesus can win race for Golden Boot

David Silva of Spain

Player of the tournament

Adidas boots might pass Golden Ball to David Silva

Raheem Sterling of England holds off Spain's Juan Mata

England specials

Three Lions capable of doing better than expected

Mohammed Alsahlawi of Saudi Arabia

Tournament specials

Saudis may freeze under Russian spotlight

Argentina's Lionel Messi and Sergio Aguero

Team top scorers

Aguero good value to outscore Argentina teammate Messi

Punters are showing Brazil a lot of love

Betting bonanza

Battle for World Cup business is great news for punters

LIVE England quiz

How much do you know about England's opening World Cup matches?

LIVE Who are your second team?

Who should be your second team at the World Cup?

LIVE Groups A & B quiz

Test your knowledge of teams in the first two World Cup groups

LIVE Groups C & D Quiz

Test your knowledge of teams in our next two World Cup groups

LIVE Groups E & F Quiz

Test your knowledge of teams in the fifth and sixth World Cup groups

LIVE Groups G & H Quiz

Test your knowledge of teams in the last two World Cup groups

QUIZ World Cup Legends

Which World Cup legend are you? Find out in our quiz

Alan Shearer celebrates at Euro 96

Gareth Southgate has got the England World Cup squad selection right

Quarter-finals would represent success

Neymar scored all four goals against Japan

Brilliant Neymar set to inspire Selecao to World Cup redemption

Isco bagged a hat-trick for Spain against Argentina

Technical midfield quality can take Spain to glory

Greece celebrate their Euro 2004 victory, having been 80-1 shots ante-post

Adapting usual tactics is crucial for bettors embarking on World Cup campaign

France's Zinedine Zidane is shown a red card at the 2006 World Cup

The biggest matches are settled by magical moments by the best players

Brazil fans shake their stuff

It's important to keep your head when betting on a World Cup

Putting money on England sounds like ruddy lunacy

Germany won every game in qualifying but tougher tests await

Qualifying results are often a poor guide to what may lie ahead

For some reason, Panama's ultras love a day out at Goodwood races

Mission to Moscow is no laughing matter but punters should be full of cheer

Aleksandr Golovin carries Russia's hopes on his shoulders

Russia could wilt under the weight of expectation

ESPN commentator John Bradley looks at the home nation

Germany beat Mexico in the semi-finals of last summer's Confederations Cup

Top four in the market have a stamp of class that sets them apart

Paul Pogba will be centre stage France

Defensive worries may stop France realising their potential

Lionel Messi carries the hopes his nation Argentina

Argentina's dependence on Messi has reached an absurd level

Germany coach Joachim Low (left) has selected Julian Brandt ahead of Leroy Sane

Germany can overcome the lack of a superstar to claim glory in Russia

Alan Dzagoev is a danger man for CSKA Moscow

Genuine fears of an early Russian flop

Inexperienced defence and a blunt attack

Luis Suarez of Uruguay battles with Brazil's David Luiz

Uruguay capable of putting in a serious challenge

Egypt superstar Mohamed Salah

Egypt's chances rely heavily on Mo Salah's fitness

Mansour Al Harbi of Saudi Arabia

Green Falcons likely to remain grounded

Edinson Cavani (left) and Luis Suarez form a formidable partnership for Uruguay

Uruguay can take advantage of Salah's pain

Spain celebrate a goal against Albania

Spain remain a force to be reckoned with

World-class players across the pitch

Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates a goal against Andorra

Portugal's luck may not hold out in Russia

Mehdi Benatia of Morocco

Plenty to like about Morocco's squad

Iran celebrate a goal against Sierra Leone

Iran can make it tough for any team

Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo hides his face during the 2014 World Cup

European champs Portugal may be slow out of the blocks

Paul Pogba will be centre stage France

French starlets ready to come of age

Deschamps should take talented squad far

Australia celebrate reaching the World Cup

Socceroos have a massive task to get through group

Nicolai Jorgensen celebrates with his Denmark team mates

Improving Denmark are a dangerous unit

Peru's Paolo Guerrero

Guerrero's green light is a huge boost to Peru

Peru coach Ricardo Gareca

Peru may advance at Denmark's expense

Lionel Messi rarely has much to smile about when playing for Argentina

International clock is ticking for magical Lionel Messi

Argentina may struggle to take superstar all the way

Croatia are on the verge of a place at Russia 2018

Talented Croatia find it hard to put it all together

Nigeria have got a very snazzy shirt

Nigeria usually fail to make an impact on biggest stage

Gylfi Sigurdsson (right) is crucial to Iceland's chances

Iceland will be happy to revel in the role of underdogs

Lionel Messi carries the hopes his nation Argentina

Argentina and Croatia should come through unscathed

Brazil celebrate after beating Chile in a penalty shootout at the 2014 World Cup

Brazil ready to bounce back from 2014 horror show

Strong defence lays solid foundations

Xherdan Shaqiri scores for Switzerland at Euro 2016

Swiss are far from bankers to progress

Goalkeeper Keylor Navas is key for Costa Rica

Costa Rica could find it difficult to emulate heroics of 2014

Serbia's Aleksandar Mitrovic celebrates reaching the 2018 World Cup

Improving Serbia have plenty of ability

Serbia celebrate Aleksandar Mitrovic's second goal in the win over Nigeria

Serbia value to advance alongside Brazil

Manuel Neuer is arguably the best keeper in the business

Abundance of talent stands holders Germany in good stead

Low has huge strength in depth

Andres Guardado leads a lively Mexico attack

Second round may be the best Mexico can hope for

Sweden knocked out Italy in the playoffs

Solid Sweden have no room for Zlatan's theatre

Heung-Min Son of South Korea

Any goals will be considered success for South Korea

Mexico's record goalscorer Javier Hernandez

Mexico can follow Germany into the knockouts

England manager Gareth Southgate

Defensive problems could undermine potent England attack

Harry Kane gives Three Lions a puncher's chance

Belgium need Kevin De Bruyne at his best in Russia

Belgium's golden generation must finally fulfil their potential

Whabi Khazri of Tunisia

Tunisia may be little more than awkward opponents

Panama drew 1-1 with USA in their Concacaf Group B opener

Panama look one of the weakest teams in Russia

Panama's Anibal Godoy gets to grips with Costa Rica's Bryan Ruiz

Panama unlikely to avoid finishing bottom of the group

James Rodriguez of Colombia

Awesome firepower gives Colombia a good chance of success

James Rodriguez and Radamel Falcao are class acts

Robert Lewandowski is prolific for Poland

Favourable draw could see Poland go well

Senegal need Sadio Mane to reproduce his Liverpool form

Senegal have the tools to match Class of 2002

Japan celebrate scoring against Saudi Arabia in qualifying

Japan preparations have been thrown into disarray

Colombia's Radamel Falcao and James Rodriguez will take some stopping

Colombia capable of another fine finals display

A general view of the Luzhniki stadium, Moscow

Guide to the grounds

Luzhniki ready to host the final on July 15

The 12 Russian stadiums set for World Cup action

Fifa President Gianni Infantino has given the thumbs up to VAR

VAR set for its World Cup debut in Russia

BBC presenter, Gary Lineker was part of the World Cup draw

Where to watch the 2018 World Cup

Grumpy Japanese supporters

Samurai Blue taking blunt katana into battle

Paul Pogba was scored for France in their thrashing of Iceland at Euro 2016

Battle to survive could get too much for Russia

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