Jun 8, 2026
Adams double sends Scotland to the World Cup on a high after Bolivia rout
Lawrence Shankland, Scott McTominay and a Ché Adams double had Scotland four up by half-time against Bolivia, the perfect send-off before their first...
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Jun 7, 2026
Endrick off the bench settles a scrappy Brazil win over Egypt
Two defensive mix-ups, one teenage substitute and a familiar warning for Carlo Ancelotti as Brazil closed their World Cup preparations with a nervy vi...
Jun 7, 2026
Kane settles it as a freestyling England edge New Zealand in the Florida heat
Rio Ngumoha lit up his debut and Harry Kane supplied the finish, but Thomas Tuchel was far from satisfied with a loose England display in sweltering T...
Jun 7, 2026
Havertz and Sané sink the USA as Germany sign off with a ninth straight win
Antonee Robinson’s thunderous volley briefly hauled the hosts level, but Germany’s class told at Soldier Field as Julian Nagelsmann’s side made it nin...
Jun 7, 2026
Ederson agrees Manchester United move as Carrick lands his first signing
Manchester United have agreed a deal with Atalanta for Brazil midfielder Ederson worth around 38 million pounds, the first signing of Michael Carrick’...
Jun 7, 2026
Guedes and Bruno earn Portugal a 2-1 win over Chile after Ronaldo’s half-time exit
Goncalo Guedes scored after replacing Cristiano Ronaldo at half-time and Bruno Fernandes added a fine second as Portugal beat Chile 2-1 in a World Cup...
Jun 7, 2026
Lautaro and Simeone see Argentina past Honduras as Messi waits on the bench
Lautaro Martinez scored a penalty and set up Giuliano Simeone as Argentina eased to a 2-0 win over Honduras in their first World Cup warm-up, with Lio...
Jun 6, 2026
Konaté agrees a free transfer to Real Madrid as his Liverpool contract runs down
Ibrahima Konaté has agreed a four-year deal to join Real Madrid on a free transfer this summer, ending five years at Liverpool, though the move still...
Jun 6, 2026
Ronaldo’s Portugal host Chile in Lisbon as the World Cup looms
Portugal round off their World Cup preparations against Chile at the Estadio Nacional on Saturday, with Cristiano Ronaldo set to lead the line at what...
Jun 6, 2026
Brazil face Egypt in their final World Cup tune-up without the injured Neymar
Brazil round off their World Cup preparation against Egypt in Cleveland on Saturday, but Carlo Ancelotti has to do it without Neymar, who is racing to...
Jun 5, 2026
Ivory Coast stun France 2-1 in Nantes as Deschamps gets a World Cup warning
A second-half comeback from Guela Doue and Amad Diallo handed France a 2-1 defeat in their penultimate warm-up, denting Les Bleus’ build-up before the...
Jun 5, 2026
England open their World Cup warm-up against New Zealand in the Florida heat
Thomas Tuchel takes his side into the Florida heat for the first of two send-off games, with acclimatisation and minutes for the fringe mattering more...
Jun 5, 2026
USA host Germany at Soldier Field in a final World Cup dress rehearsal
Mauricio Pochettino’s co-hosts close out their preparations against Julian Nagelsmann’s Germany in Chicago on Saturday, the last test before the tourn...
Jun 5, 2026
Mexico shrug off an early scare to thump Serbia 5-1 in their World Cup send-off
Two own goals and a Luis Chávez stunner helped the World Cup co-hosts recover from going behind in Toluca, rounding off their preparations with a stat...
Jun 5, 2026
Doski’s stunner earns Iraq a 1-1 draw with a much-changed Spain in La Coruña
Ferran Torres put a rotated Spain ahead at the Riazor, but Merchas Doski’s left-footed effort levelled it and the World Cup favourites could not find...
Jun 4, 2026
Greece snatch a late 2-2 draw to spoil Sweden’s World Cup send-off
Viktor Gyökeres and Gustaf Nilsson had Sweden in front, but Giorgos Masouras’ stoppage-time strike earned Greece a 2-2 draw in Solna to take the gloss...
Jun 4, 2026
Osimhen tops Manchester United’s striker shortlist as the window nears
Michael Carrick wants a marquee number nine to headline his United rebuild, and Galatasaray’s Victor Osimhen is the name at the top of the list, price...
Jun 4, 2026
Sweden look to Isak and Gyokeres against Greece in their final World Cup tune-up
Sweden close out their World Cup preparations at home to Greece in Solna on Thursday, with Graham Potter still chasing a first clean sheet and an atta...
Jun 4, 2026
Hadj Moussa stuns the Netherlands on his own ground as Algeria win in Rotterdam
Anis Hadj Moussa curled in an 86th-minute winner at De Kuip, the stadium he calls home with Feyenoord, as Algeria beat the Netherlands 1-0 in Wednesda...
Jun 4, 2026
Pio Esposito heads new-look Italy past Luxembourg on a night of 15 debuts
Italy’s first match since their World Cup playoff heartbreak ended in a 1-0 friendly win in Luxembourg, with Francesco Pio Esposito glancing in the on...
Jun 3, 2026
Yamal and Williams should be fit for Spain’s opener, says De la Fuente
Luis de la Fuente expects his two injured wingers ready for the Cape Verde opener, even as Spain head to the World Cup without a single Real Madrid pl...
Jun 3, 2026
Messi trains apart from Argentina and is a doubt for the Honduras friendly
The Argentina captain is managing a hamstring problem and looks set to sit out the warm-up against Honduras, though Scaloni’s staff expect him ready f...
Jun 3, 2026
Real Madrid move early to land Dumfries from Inter for a 20 million euro clause
Real Madrid have agreed personal terms with Denzel Dumfries and will trigger his Inter release clause early, beating both a rising fee and Liverpool t...
Jun 3, 2026
Deschamps takes France to Nantes to face Ivory Coast before the World Cup
France play Ivory Coast at the Stade de la Beaujoire on Thursday, a World Cup warm-up that brings Didier Deschamps back to the club where his career b...