The All India Football Federation has begun the search for India's nominees for the AFC Special Grassroots Awards: The Best Grassroots Leader, The Best Grassroots Club and The Best Grassroots Project across all Member Associations that will be presented during the AFC Grassroots Conference in 2018.   Applications are now open for individuals,

​Schmeichel saved three penalties in Round of 16 clash One saved in normal time, two in shoot-out "It’s a strange feeling. Huge disappointment but also enormous pride." The tension in the warm Nizhny Novgorod air was palpable. One of the world's most technically gifted players stood over the ball. Luka

Russia qualify for the quarter-final after beating Spain on penalties It was the country’s first shootout at the World Cup The Russians scored all their penalties and Igor Akinfeev made two saves After executing their game plan to perfection, denying Spain in both normal and extra time, Russia entered unchartered

Despite explaining to the Indian Olympic Association that Football as a global sport needs to be looked at differently, and after having explained the tremendous success that Indian Football has achieved in the last three years which include a jump in FIFA Rankings from 173 to 97 (at present), qualification

Though beaten by Poland, Japan still qualify for the knockout phase Poles claim their first win of the tournament RELIVE: As it happened, stats, more | Post-match press conferences Japan knew that a draw against Poland would guarantee their spot in the knockout phase at the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™, but events

Germany manager Joachim Low says his side deserved to go out of the World Cup after they crashed out in the group stage in "historic" fashion. The defending champions finished bottom of Group F after losing 2-0 to South Korea, the first time Germany have gone out in the first round of a

Argentina, a team that looked like it had no chance of moving on from the group stage of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, is back from the dead after securing a late 2-1 win over Nigeria, combined with a Croatia win over Iceland. Thanks to the two results, the South

Spain’s objective at the start of the match was simple: to stay top of Group B. Though already eliminated, Morocco had an objective of their own: to ensure they did not leave the competition goalless. Morocco were the first to fulfil their aim, as forward Khalid Boutaib capitalised on a misunderstanding

  England hit a brittle Panama side for six to seal qualification for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ knockout stage, a result that booked Belgium's Round of 16 berth too while eliminating Los Canaleros and Tunisia. Only top spot in Group G will be on the line when the Three Lions and

Colombia secured an important 3-0 (1-0) victory to leave their Group H fate in their own hands, while Poland’s 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ adventure will come to an end after the group stage. Both teams came into this match under pressure after suffering defeats in their respective openers. The tension