The 2018 World Cup has concluded, and France is the champion. The tournament is now being called one of the best ever, and Russia was a gorgeous background for some amazing sports photography.

The soccer World Cup, which began Thursday in Russia, could be perceived as a celebration of the world’s love for the beautiful game. It could also, as Boris Johnson, the U.K. foreign secretary ...

Russia's much-maligned national team had a packed crowd in Moscow in disbelief and earned a post-game call from Vladimir Putin on a day when it changed the narrative surrounding the World Cup host.

The memory of Russia hosting the World Cup in 2018 now seems unreal, as does the quality of Russia’s soccer back then. (The national team made it to the quarterfinals and made fans genuinely proud.) ...

The World Cup outlook wasn't supposed to be bright for host Russia. But after two wins and eight goals, its people are celebrating a party they didn't know was planned. Brian Straus | Jun 20, 2018 ...

The World Cup opens in Moscow a month from today, an 11-city, four-week chanting, flag-waving showcase for the world’s most popular sport and, this time around, for Vladimir Putin’s Russia.

After eight years of planning and billions of dollars in spending, the 2018 World Cup kicks off Thursday, and more than the competing teams have a lot riding on the outcome.

Even before the final whistle had been blown at the 2018 World Cup, the world media were already proclaiming it a huge success. The New York Times asked whether Russia 2018 was the “greatest of ...

World Cup 2018: Russia's loss to Croatia ended it's Cinderella run, but Putin — and dictators everywhere — are still big winners at mega-sports events.