Three-time European champions Spain next go to Scotland, who saw off Cyprus 3-0 in their Group A opener after Scott McTominay scored twice late on as a substitute at Hampden Park.

Croatia's famed football coach Miroslav Blazevic, who led the country to a third place finish at the 1998 World Cup, died on Wednesday, the national football federation said.

Dejan Lovren, a centre back who has rejoined Lyon in France, on Friday denied he sang fascist songs after Croatian victories in the World Cup or made homophobic tweets

From Lionel Messi to Kylian Mbappe, here is a list of all the award winners at the 2022 FIFA World Cup

The 2022 World Cup may have been the last hurrah for Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, but the tournament also witnessed the arrival of a new crop of talented young players.

Luka Modric led Croatia to the bronze medal at the World Cup on Saturday and revealed he will extend his international career into 2023 in an attempt to win the Nations League

FIFA World Cup 2022: Croatia defeated Morocco 2-1 in the World Cup third place play-off on Saturday, with Mislav Orsic curling home the winner.

FIFA World Cup 2022 Croatia vs Morocco highlights: Luka Modric's Croatia defeated Achraf Hakimi's Morocco 2-1 in the 3rd place playoff

Croatia face Morocco in the third place playoff match of the ongoing FIFA World Cup at the Khalifa International Stadium on Saturday

Morocco could become the first team, outside of Europe and South America, to finish 3rd in a FIFA World Cup edition if they beat Croatia in the 3rd-place playoff on Saturday.

Jose Arnaldo dos Santos Junior traveled to Qatar to cheer on his beloved Brazilian national team, but since they were knocked out in the quarter-finals, he switched allegiance to Argentina.

Lionel Messi was interviewed by a reporter after Argentina's FIFA World Cup 2022 semi-final win against Croatia. The reporter got emotional during the interview, and Messi's reaction to that can't be missed.

Croatia captain Luka Modric wasn't happy with the officiating as he blasted the Italian referee, Daniele Orsato, who had awarded Argentina a penalty in the first-half

Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic said the disputed decision to award Argentina a penalty changed the complexion of Tuesday's World Cup semi-final after his side lost 3-0

Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni admitted it was difficult not to get carried away after his side beat Croatia in Tuesday's World Cup semi-final but called on his side to quickly gather their focus for the final.

Luka Modric was upstaged by Lionel Messi, as Argentina crushed his World Cup dreams in Qatar on Tuesday.

Lionel Messi has now reached his second World Cup final along with Argentina, having finished runners-up in 2014 to Germany.

Seven-time Ballon d'Or winner Messi set Argentina on their way with a first-half penalty against Croatia before Julian Alvarez scored twice at Qatar's Lusail stadium, where Sunday's final will be held