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World Cup 2018: Belgium see off England to take third place
- International
- July 14, 2018, 17:37
Belgium 2 England 0 England’s remarkable World Cup adventure reached a meek conclusion as Belgium beat Gareth Southgate’s men in the third-place play(...)

No room for regrets as England face last test against Belgium
- International
- July 14, 2018, 06:00
Three days on the sense of regret is just as raw. Gareth Southgate has done all he can to re-energise his England squad for the third-place play-off, (...)

Mbappé carries a fear factor: Five reasons why France are in the final
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- July 11, 2018, 20:30
Solid foundations begin in defence France’s tactics in the 1-0 semi-final win against Belgium did not draw universal approval. “They have played ant(...)

Deschamps vindicated as he stands on verge of history
- International
- July 11, 2018, 19:01
Almost 20 years to the day since France beat Brazil 3-0 in Paris to win their first and only World Cup, the man who captained a team that united a nat(...)

Belgium bemoan France’s ‘anti-football’ after defeat
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- July 11, 2018, 11:23
Thibaut Courtois has accused France of being an “anti-football team” following Belgium’s 1-0 World Cup semi-final loss to Les Bleus in Saint Petersbur(...)

TV View: Paul Pogba makes the RTÉ lads eat their words
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- July 10, 2018, 21:53
The day took way, way too long to amble towards 7pm. And when the teams finally took to the field the St Petersburg DJ missed a trick by not serenadin(...)

When the final whistle came, the sheer joy of the celebrations came as a surprise. Kylian Mbappé was face down on the ground, Hugo Lloris racing up th(...)

Samuel Umtiti’s lone goal sees France into World Cup final
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- July 10, 2018, 20:58
France 1 Belgium 0 Two decades after he captained one great French side to a world title on home soil, Didier Deschamps is on the brink of engineerin(...)

France v Belgium: A neighbourly battle for a World Cup final
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- July 10, 2018, 05:00
France v Belgium Saint Petersburg Stadium, Tuesday, 7pm Live on RTÉ 2 and BBC 1 A little like neighbours who pop next door to each other in order to(...)

Marcel Desailly: Mbappé the ace in France’s pack but Belgium slight favourites
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- July 9, 2018, 06:00
So, here we are in the semi-finals. This was the target set for Didier Deschamps by the French Federation, so he can take a bow and say the job’s done(...)