Jul 8, 2026
Everton complete permanent signing of Chelsea winger Tyrique George
The 20-year-old returns to Everton on a permanent deal worth up to 24 million pounds after impressing during a loan spell in the second half of last s...
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Jul 7, 2026
Argentina score three in 13 minutes to stun Egypt and reach the quarter-finals
Down 2-0 with a quarter of the match to play, the defending champions produced the latest of great escapes in Atlanta to keep their title defence aliv...
Jul 7, 2026
Kobel’s shootout heroics send Switzerland past Colombia and into the quarter-finals
A goalless 120 minutes in Vancouver came down to spot-kicks, and Switzerland’s goalkeeper made the difference to set up a last-eight meeting with Arge...
Jul 7, 2026
Lamine Yamal’s Spain take on Belgium’s old guard in the World Cup quarter-finals
Spain reached the last eight for the first time since their 2010 triumph, while Belgium ground out a comeback and a rout to get here. They meet in Los...
Jul 7, 2026
Belgium beat the USA 4-1 to end the hosts’ World Cup and set up a quarter-final with Spain
The co-hosts are out. A Charles De Ketelaere double, plus goals from Hans Vanaken and Romelu Lukaku, sent Belgium past the United States and into a qu...
Jul 6, 2026
Argentina national football team: full squad and key players at the 2026 World Cup
Lionel Scaloni’s world champions kept their 2022 spine and added fresh legs around Lionel Messi for the 2026 World Cup. A look at Argentina’s full 26-...
Jul 6, 2026
Brazil’s earliest World Cup exit since 1990 asks harder questions than Ancelotti will admit
Carlo Ancelotti is calling a last-16 defeat to Norway the start of a new cycle. The harder truth is that Brazil’s problems ran through this whole camp...
Jul 6, 2026
Morocco meet France again in the World Cup quarter-finals, four years on from Qatar
France knocked Morocco out of the 2022 semi-finals. On Thursday in Boston, the Atlas Lions get their rematch with a place in the last four at stake.
Jul 5, 2026
Haaland’s brace knocks Brazil out as Norway reach first World Cup quarter-final
Erling Haaland scored twice as Norway beat Brazil 2-1 to reach the first World Cup quarter-final in their history, ending the five-time champions’ tou...
Jul 5, 2026
Messi’s Argentina meet Salah’s Egypt with a World Cup quarter-final at stake
Lionel Messi and Mohamed Salah go head to head in Atlanta on Tuesday, with Argentina and a history-chasing Egypt one win away from the World Cup quart...
Jul 5, 2026
Unbeaten Switzerland and Colombia meet in Vancouver for a World Cup quarter-final spot
Two unbeaten group winners collide in the World Cup round of 16 at BC Place, with a quarter-final against Argentina or Egypt waiting for the winner.
Jul 4, 2026
Mbappe’s penalty settles a fractious tie as France set up a Morocco rematch
Kylian Mbappe’s second-half penalty was enough for France to edge a bad-tempered last-16 tie with Paraguay and book a quarter-final against Morocco.
Jul 4, 2026
Ounahi’s double sends Morocco past Canada and into the World Cup quarter-finals
Azzedine Ounahi scored twice after the break as Morocco beat co-hosts Canada 3-0 in Houston to reach the World Cup quarter-finals.
Jul 4, 2026
Home crowd and old ghosts: USA meet Belgium in the World Cup last 16
A home crowd, a suspended star striker and the ghost of 2014: everything you need to know before the United States take on Belgium in the World Cup la...
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
Arias strike sends Colombia past Ghana and into the World Cup last 16
Jhon Arias struck early and Colombia never looked back, seeing off Ghana to book a last-16 meeting with Switzerland in Vancouver.
Jul 4, 2026
Portugal national football team: full squad and key players at the 2026 World Cup
Cristiano Ronaldo is chasing one last World Cup, and Portugal have the squad to make a real run at it. Here is the full 26-man group, the players who...
Jul 4, 2026
Salah’s Egypt beat Australia on penalties to reach the World Cup last 16
Egypt won their first World Cup knockout match in Dallas, edging Australia 4-2 on penalties after a 1-1 draw. A last-16 tie with Messi’s Argentina is...
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 4, 2026
Messi reaches 20 World Cup goals as Argentina edge a defiant Cape Verde in extra time
Cape Verde twice fought back in Miami before a Diney Borges own goal in the 111th minute sent the holders through 3-2. Lionel Messi’s opener made him...
Jul 3, 2026
Portugal and Spain collide in the World Cup last 16 with an old rivalry reignited
The Iberian neighbours meet at AT&T Stadium on Monday, with Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal standing between the European champions and the quarter-final...
Jul 3, 2026
Paraguay’s giant-killers run into France in the World Cup last 16
Paraguay stunned Germany to reach the knockouts. Next comes a France side that has cruised through the tournament and looks the team to beat.
Jul 3, 2026
Embolo and Ndoye send Switzerland past Algeria into the last 16
Switzerland reached the World Cup last 16 with their first knockout win since 1938, seeing off Algeria 2-0 in Vancouver behind early goals from Breel...
Jul 2, 2026
Oyarzabal double sends Spain past Austria and into the World Cup last 16
The European champions are finding their rhythm at the World Cup, and Austria had no answer as Spain strolled into the round of 16.