Jul 12, 2026
Messi faces England at last as an old World Cup rivalry returns in the semis
Wednesday’s semi-final in Atlanta pits Thomas Tuchel’s England against Lionel Messi’s Argentina, reviving a fixture last played in 2005 and one Messi...
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Jul 12, 2026
Alvarez stunner sends Argentina past Switzerland and into an England semi-final
The holders needed extra time and a Julian Alvarez wonder-strike to see off a stubborn ten-man Switzerland in Kansas City. Argentina’s reward is a las...
Jul 12, 2026
Four teams, two ties, and a France-Spain semi-final that feels like the final
The World Cup is down to four, with France v Spain and England v Argentina to come. Two heavyweight semi-finals, one wide-open trophy race, and a pick...
Jul 12, 2026
Bellingham’s extra-time brace sends England past Norway and into the World Cup semi-finals
Jude Bellingham scored twice, including an extra-time winner, as England edged Norway 2-1 in Miami to reach the World Cup semi-finals.
Jul 10, 2026
Brentford sign Callum Wilson on a free transfer
The 34-year-old striker joins Brentford on a one-year deal after leaving West Ham, giving Keith Andrews a proven Premier League finisher at no cost.
Jul 10, 2026
Haaland and Norway chase history against England in the World Cup quarter-finals
Erling Haaland has seven goals and a nation on his shoulders as Norway reach a first World Cup quarter-final. England, unbeaten and favourites, must f...
Jul 9, 2026
Elliot Anderson is now the most expensive British footballer ever
A £116m move to Manchester City turns a player Newcastle sold two years ago into the costliest British footballer in history.
Jul 7, 2026
Fitness races over Saibari and Reece James as the World Cup quarter-finals near
Ismael Saibari, Aurelien Tchouameni and Reece James are all in a race to be fit as the World Cup 2026 quarter-finals approach, with team news shaping...
Jul 7, 2026
The World Cup’s three hosts are all out, and the last eight has no home team
Canada, Mexico and the United States each reached the last 16 and each fell there within three days, leaving the quarter-finals of their own tournamen...
Jul 6, 2026
Norway reach a first World Cup quarter-final and get an England side built to win it all
Erling Haaland’s Norway are into the last eight for the first time in their history. Waiting for them in Miami on July 11 is Thomas Tuchel’s England,...
Jul 6, 2026
Bellingham double sends ten-man England past Mexico into the World Cup quarter-finals
Jude Bellingham’s first-half double set it up, then England held on with ten men at a raucous Azteca to knock out the co-hosts and reach the last eigh...
Jul 4, 2026
Mexico’s Azteca fortress awaits England in the World Cup last 16
The Three Lions must break down a Mexico side yet to concede a goal, in a stadium where the hosts almost never lose. Here is what awaits England in th...
Jul 4, 2026
Manchester City sign Elliot Anderson from Nottingham Forest for a British-record £116m
The 23-year-old midfielder’s move to the Etihad, worth a guaranteed £116m, makes him the most expensive British footballer ever, edging past Jude Bell...
Jul 1, 2026
Kane’s late double rescues England after a DR Congo scare
Harry Kane scored twice in the final 15 minutes as England came from behind to beat DR Congo 2-1 in Atlanta and set up a last-16 meeting with Mexico.
Jun 30, 2026
England face a history-making DR Congo in the World Cup last 32
Thomas Tuchel’s side are favourites in Atlanta, but DR Congo have already rewritten their own World Cup story and will not surrender the round of 32 e...
Jun 27, 2026
Bellingham and Kane send England through as Group L winners
A patient England side broke Panama down after the hour to finish top of Group L and book a place in the World Cup round of 32.
Jun 27, 2026
England eye top spot in Group L against an eliminated Panama
England close out their group stage against a Panama side already heading home. Top spot is there for the taking, but Thomas Tuchel will want a sharpe...
Jun 26, 2026
Manchester City agree a club-record £116m deal for Elliot Anderson
Manchester City have won the race for Nottingham Forest’s Elliot Anderson, breaking their own transfer record to land an England midfielder who helped...
Jun 25, 2026
Tuchel’s England are winning without convincing at the World Cup
England sit top of Group L and are unbeaten, but a flat goalless draw with Ghana dragged up the old questions Thomas Tuchel still has to answer before...
Jun 23, 2026
England held to a goalless draw by stubborn Ghana in Boston
Thomas Tuchel’s England were frustrated to a 0-0 draw by a stubborn Ghana in Boston, with Harry Kane skying the game’s clearest chance over the bar in...
Jun 23, 2026
England meet Ghana with top spot in Group L on the line
England and Ghana both won their openers and meet at Gillette Stadium knowing a win guarantees a place in the round of 32. The game kicks off at 1:30a...
Jun 22, 2026
Henry’s 11 wickets level the series as New Zealand rout England at the Oval
Matt Henry’s career-best 11 for 109 bowled New Zealand to a 253-run win at The Oval, squaring the series 1-1 with the decider at Trent Bridge still to...
Jun 17, 2026
Kane levels Lineker’s record as England beat Croatia 4-2 in a wild opener
Harry Kane’s brace took him level with Gary Lineker’s England World Cup goals record, but it took second-half strikes from Jude Bellingham and Marcus...
Jun 13, 2026
England begin their World Cup against the Croatia side that knocked them out in 2018
Eight years after Croatia ended their run in Moscow, England open their World Cup against the same opponent in Arlington, with Luka Modric chasing a f...