How World Cup Group Play Is Shaking Out

Wall Street Journal–Jun 24, 2018

MOSCOW—The World Cup is nearly two weeks old and for some the party is about to end. As we head into the third round of group-stage …

Bloomberg–7 hours ago

Hong Kong is the world’s most expensive city for expatriates, according to an annual cost of living report produced by consultancy Mercer.

New York Times–20 hours ago

Uruguay won Group A at the World Cup with its third straight shutout of the tournament, beating host Russia, 3-0 in Samara. Both teams had …

Wall Street Journal–18 hours ago

But I can’t ignore the truth: This World Cup is a morning sports TV extravaganza in the United States. Consequential soccer, at the coffee hour, …

Wall Street Journal–12 hours ago

The looniest of World Cup chaos was inches away, complete with two potential stunning upsets and even more controversial video reviews.

Wall Street Journal–18 hours ago

BEIJING—Chinese President Xi Jinping is responding to the Trump administration’s trade-clash escalations with a bare-knuckle approach that …

Wall Street Journal–Jun 24, 2018

Results like Sunday’s 6-1 rout of Panama aren’t supposed to happen to England at the World Cup. Clinically dispatching a lower-ranked …

Bloomberg–19 hours ago

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Wall Street Journal–18 hours ago

LONDON—Beer today, gone tomorrow? A shortage of carbon dioxide, the gas that puts the magic fizz in beer, means England’s hotly …

Wall Street Journal–15 hours ago

The job had been Sampaoli’s lifelong dream, but without the greatest player in the world, it wasn’t worth doing. A despondent Messi had briefly …