COACH - Nigeria did not renew the contract of Stephen Keshi

The 52-year-old, who became the first Nigerian to lead the side into the second round at a World Cup, is attracting the interest of other countries.

7 Jul 2014
NATIONAL TEAM - IVORY COAST - COACH - Giovanni Trapattoni in talks to become Ivory Coast boss

The Elephants are looking for a new manager after deciding not to renew the contract of French coach Sabri Lamouchi, who failed to guide the side past the group stages at the World Cup in Brazil.

6 Jul 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - DAY 21 - QUARTER FINALS - ARGENTINA VS BELGIUM 1:0

QUARTER-FINALS 
5th July 2014

Argentina vs Belgium 1:0

5 Jul 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - DAY 21 - QUARTER FINALS - NETHERLANDS VS COSTA RICA 4:3

QUARTER-FINALS
5th July 2014

Netherlands vs Costa Rica 4:3
Netherlands reached the semi-finals. Through on penalties

5 Jul 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - Brazil - win World Cup for injured star Neymar - Thiago Silva

Brazil captain Thiago Silva called on his team-mates to win the World Cup for injured star Neymar after the forward was ruled out of the tournament.

The 22-year-old scored four goals in five matches before breaking a vertebra in his spine during the quarter-final win against Colombia.

5 Jul 2014
Transfer - Cameroon - Choupo-Moting signs for Schalke from German rivals Mainz

Cameroon forward Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting has joined Schalke on a free transfer from Bundesliga rival Mainz.

5 Jul 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - DAY 20 - QUARTER FINALS - FRANCE VS GERMANY 0:1

QUARTER-FINALS
4th July 2014

France vs Germany 0:1

4 Jul 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - DAY 20 - QUARTER FINALS - BRAZIL VS COLOMBIA 2:1

QUARTER-FINALS
4th July 2014

Brazil vs Colombia 2:1

4 Jul 2014
NATIONAL TEAM - USA - 2014 WORLD CUP - USA look to bright future despite lost opportunity

We’ve got a few young players coming through and that gives us optimism looking ahead to the future of American football and the national team. “It was a phenomenal tournament for us,” Klinsmann continued. 

2 Jul 2014
NATIONAL TEAM - BELGIUM - 2014 WORLD CUP - Belgium welcome attack-minded foes

“The United States came out to win the match rather than avoid defeat. We were then able to take advantage of the extra space,” confirmed Kevin De Bruyne, who opened the scoring in the third minute of extra time and put in a fine all-round performance, linking well with Eden Hazard in particular. “It was a real pleasure to play such free-flowing football,” he added.

2 Jul 2014

2018 WORLD CUP - GROUP A - RUSSIA - SQUAD

Russia
2018 WORLD CUP - NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM - 06/2018

 

GROUP A

Coach: Stanislav Cherchesov
Captain: Igor Akinfeev 


No.: 1
Igor Akinfeev (captain)

Goalkeeper

Date of birth: 8 April 1986 
Caps: 106
Club: CSKA Moscow


No.: 2
Mário Fernandes

Defender

Date of birth: 19 September 1990
Caps: 5
Club: CSKA Moscow


No.: 3
Ilya Kutepov

Defender

Date of birth: 29 July 1993
Caps: 7
Club: Spartak Moscow


No.: 4
Sergei Ignashevich

Defender

Date of birth: 14 July 1979
Caps: 122
Club: CSKA Moscow


No.: 5
Andrei Semyonov

Defender

Date of birth: 24 March 1989
Caps: 6
Club: Akhmat Grozny


No.: 6
Denis Cheryshev

Midfield

Date of birth: 26 December 1990
Caps: 11
Club: Villarreal (Spain)


No.: 7
Daler Kuzyayev

Midfield

Date of birth: 15 January 1993
Caps: 6
Club: Zenit Saint Petersburg


No.: 8
Yury Gazinsky

Midfield

Date of birth: 20 July 1989
Caps: 6
Club: Krasnodar


No.: 9
Alan Dzagoev

Midfield

Date of birth: 17 June 1990
Caps: 57
Club: CSKA Moscow


No.: 10
Fyodor Smolov

Forward

Date of birth: 9 February 1990
Caps: 32
Club: Krasnodar


No.: 11
Roman Zobnin

Midfield

Date of birth: 11 February 1994
Caps: 12
Club: Spartak Moscow


No.: 12
Andrey Lunyov

Goalkeeper

Date of birth: 13 November 1991
Caps: 3
Club: Zenit Saint Petersburg


No.: 13
Fyodor Kudryashov

Defender

Date of birth: 5 April 1987
Caps: 19
Club: Rubin Kazan


No.: 14
Vladimir Granat

Defender

Date of birth: 22 May 1987
Caps: 12
Club: Rubin Kazan


No.: 15
Aleksei Miranchuk

Midfield

Date of birth: 17 October 1995
Caps: 18
Club: Lokomotiv Moscow


No.: 16
Anton Miranchuk

Midfield

Date of birth: 17 October 1995
Caps: 6
Club: Lokomotiv Moscow

 

No.: 17
Aleksandr Golovin

Midfield

Date of birth: 30 May 1996
Caps: 19
Club: CSKA Moscow


No.: 18
Yuri Zhirkov

Midfield

Date of birth: 20 August 1983
Caps: 84
Club: Zenit Saint Petersburg


No.: 19
Aleksandr Samedov

Midfield

Date of birth: 19 July 1984
Caps: 48
Club: Spartak Moscow


No.: 20
Vladimir Gabulov

Goalkeeper

Date of birth: 19 October 1983
Caps: 10
Club: Brugge (Belgium)


No.: 21
Aleksandr Yerokhin

Midfield

Date of birth: 13 October 1989
Caps: 17
Club: Zenit Saint Petersburg


No.: 22
Artem Dzyuba

Forward

Date of birth: 22 August 1988 
Caps: 22
Club: Arsenal Tula


No.: 23
Igor Smolnikov

Defender

Date of birth: 8 August 1988
Caps: 27
Club: Zenit Saint Petersburg

 

 

25 Jun 2018
(afrofootball.com)

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