Jun 11, 2026
Norway are the World Cup dark horse nobody will want to draw
After 28 years away, Norway have arrived at the World Cup with Haaland, Odegaard and a perfect qualifying run behind them. They are the dark horse the...
FIFA World Cup 2026
224 articles tagged with "FIFA World Cup 2026"
Jun 11, 2026
USA begin their home World Cup against a resurgent Paraguay
The United States open their home World Cup against Paraguay at SoFi Stadium on June 12, with Mauricio Pochettino’s young side under pressure to make...
Jun 10, 2026
Messi off the bench and into the record books as Argentina sign off with a 3-0 win over Iceland
Lionel Messi came off the bench to score and break a 69-year Argentina goalscoring record as the holders beat Iceland 3-0 in their final World Cup war...
Jun 10, 2026
The young players who could light up the 2026 World Cup
From Lamine Yamal to a teenage Croatian defender, here are five young players who could turn the 2026 World Cup into their own stage.
Jun 10, 2026
Brazil open their World Cup against a Morocco side that fears nobody
Carlo Ancelotti’s Brazil begin their World Cup against the Morocco team that reached the 2022 semi-finals, with Neymar’s fitness one of the big questi...
Jun 10, 2026
Son Heung-min’s last World Cup begins against Czechia in Guadalajara
At 33 and now with LAFC, Son Heung-min leads South Korea into what is almost certainly his final World Cup, opening against a Czechia side back on the...
Jun 10, 2026
Brahim Diaz strikes but Odegaard earns Norway a draw with Morocco
Brahim Diaz’s early goal looked like sending Morocco into the World Cup on a high, but Martin Odegaard’s 75th-minute equaliser earned Norway a 1-1 dra...
Jun 9, 2026
Olise hat-trick sends France to the World Cup with a 3-1 win over Northern Ireland
Michael Olise scored all three as France signed off their World Cup preparations with a 3-1 friendly win over a spirited young Northern Ireland in Lil...
Jun 9, 2026
Oyarzabal and Pedri see Spain past Peru in their final World Cup warm-up
Spain rounded off their World Cup preparations with a controlled 3-1 win over Peru in Puebla, coping comfortably even without the injured Lamine Yamal...
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
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 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 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
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...
Jun 3, 2026
Tielemans and Lukaku give Belgium a 2-0 win over Croatia in Rijeka
Belgium beat Croatia 2-0 in Rijeka on Tuesday, Youri Tielemans striking before the break and Romelu Lukaku adding a late second in their World Cup bui...
Jun 2, 2026
Diaz and a vintage James cameo see Colombia past Costa Rica
Luis Diaz scored one and made another, and a second-half turn from James Rodriguez lit up a 3-1 World Cup warm-up win over Costa Rica in Bogota.
Jun 2, 2026
Osorio and Nelson seal a clean-sheet win for Canada over Uzbekistan
Goals from Jonathan Osorio and Jayden Nelson earned the World Cup co-hosts a 2-0 win over Uzbekistan in a rain-soaked Edmonton, with their home tourna...
Jun 2, 2026
The World Cup just got much bigger, and that is not the same as better
The 2026 World Cup will be the first with 48 teams, 104 matches and a brand new round of 32, spread across three countries. It is the most ambitious f...
Jun 2, 2026
At 41, Ronaldo is still the question Portugal cannot bring themselves to answer
Portugal are taking a 41-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo to a sixth World Cup, and not everyone thinks they should. The real test is whether Roberto Martin...