Portugal battled into the last 16 of the World Cup with a drama-filled 2-1 victory over Croatia on Thursday to set up a titanic showdown with European champions Spain. In another nerve-shredding World Cup classic,

Croatian fans throw litter onto the pitch after VAR overturns a late equalizer by Josko Gvardiol during a World Cup round-of-32 match against Portugal in Toronto on Thursday. REUTERS TORONTO — Cristiano Ronaldo scored the first World Cup knockout-stage goal of his career,

Developed by Fifa in collaboration with Adidas, the connected ball technology was introduced to aid referees and facilitate semi-automated offside decisions.

Josko Gvardiol’s adaptation to Manchester City is well under way. “He improved a lot,” Pep Guardiola said on Saturday, after Gvardiol had scored from outside the box with his right foot, just as he did against Real Madrid in midweek, to round off ...

Josko Gvardiol is set to reject interest from Bayern Munich to sign a contract extension with Manchester City as the club enters the post-Guardiola era.

Josko Gvardiol is one of the marquee stars for Croatia at the 2026 World Cup, yet the defender has surprisingly been left out of the starting lineup against Portugal today. Everything is set for the Croatia vs.

Josko Gvardiol is a man in demand. The Croatia international only signed a new contract at RB Leipzig in September — a deal that, in theory, ties him to the Bundesliga club until 2027 — but few expect him to see it out. Gvardiol’s deal contains a ...