31-year-old insists France will be prepared to defend their crown against Messi and co

Messi is inevitably the favourite -- but they also like his Paris Saint-Germain team-mate Neymar of Brazil

Argentine superstar hoping to finally get his hands on biggest trophy of all with victory in World Cup final

Spanish court acquits Brazil football superstar and eight other defendants citing lack of evidence

Football fans pleased with their tiny nation’s run at World Cup which ended in semi-finals

Football union calls for ‘immediate removal’ of Nasr-Azadani’s sentence over anti-govt protests

Manager reminds team ‘there is still one step to go’ to become world champions

Veteran forward scores from spot, youngster strikes twice to help team beat Croatia 3-0

Midfielder’s Croatia run out of steam against Messi-inspired Argentina in semi-finals

History-makers look to spring another surprise in Qatar, become first African team to reach final