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...
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Jun 25, 2026
Morocco fight back past Haiti to reach the World Cup last 32
The Atlas Lions came from behind twice in Atlanta to beat Haiti 4-2 and reach the last 32, while Wilson Isidor’s strike put a Haiti player on a World...
Jun 24, 2026
Arsenal agree a fee with Leicester for 16-year-old Jeremy Monga
One of English football’s most sought-after teenagers is heading to the Emirates: Arsenal have agreed a fee with Leicester for 16-year-old winger Jere...
Jun 24, 2026
The round of 32 is the 48-team World Cup’s great unknown
The 2026 World Cup is about to enter a round of 32, a knockout phase no men’s tournament has staged before. Here is how the new format works and what...
Jun 23, 2026
Ronaldo makes World Cup history as Portugal thrash Uzbekistan 5-0
Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice in Houston to become the first man to find the net at six different World Cups, and his brace powered Portugal to a sta...
Jun 21, 2026
Spain chase a first win against Saudi Arabia after the Cape Verde stumble
Spain dropped points in their opening draw with Cape Verde and return to Atlanta needing a win, with Group H still level and Saudi Arabia ready to fru...
Jun 20, 2026
Substitute Undav’s double sends Germany past Ivory Coast and into the last 32
Deniz Undav came off the bench to score twice, the winner in stoppage time, as Germany recovered to beat Ivory Coast 2-1 and reach the World Cup knock...
Jun 20, 2026
Brobbey and Gakpo both score twice as Netherlands hammer Sweden 5-1
Two goals apiece from Brian Brobbey and Cody Gakpo sent the Netherlands top of Group F with a commanding 5-1 win over Sweden in Houston.
Jun 19, 2026
USA see off Australia to reach the World Cup last 32 without Pulisic
Cameron Burgess’s own goal and a first World Cup strike from Alex Freeman sent the hosts into the last 32 with a game in hand, even without their inju...
Jun 13, 2026
Khoukhi’s stoppage-time header earns Qatar their first World Cup point
Boualem Khoukhi headed home in the 94th minute as Qatar held Switzerland to a 1-1 draw in their Group B opener, claiming the country’s first ever poin...
Jun 8, 2026
Robertson swaps Anfield for Spurs as his nine-year Liverpool stay ends
Tottenham have signed Scotland captain Andy Robertson as a free agent, ending a nine-year Liverpool spell in which he won the full set of honours on o...
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...
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
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 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 1, 2026
Messi named in Argentina’s World Cup squad for a record-equalling sixth tournament
A fit-again Lionel Messi will captain the holders at his sixth World Cup, with Franco Mastantuono the surprise name left out as Argentina prepare to o...
May 27, 2026
Spalletti wants Salah at Juventus, ten years after Roma, with a free transfer and a Europa League pitch
La Repubblica reports Luciano Spalletti is pushing Juventus to sign Mohamed Salah this summer on a free. The catch: a Juve sporting-director denial in...
May 27, 2026
Chelsea ready £35m and Tosin Adarabioyo for Lacroix as Palace exit lines up
Chelsea’s player-plus-cash bid for Maxence Lacroix is on Crystal Palace’s table. The French centre-back is set to leave Selhurst Park this summer, wit...