246 articles tagged with "Football"
Jun 18, 2026
One round of group games in, only Argentina and Colombia have truly delivered for South America. Brazil and Uruguay were held, Ecuador and Paraguay be...
Jun 18, 2026
Luis Diaz scored and set up another on his World Cup debut as Colombia saw off tournament newcomers Uzbekistan at the Estadio Azteca, though a histori...
Jun 17, 2026
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 17, 2026
Yoane Wissa’s header on the stroke of half-time cancelled out Joao Neves’s early opener as DR Congo claimed their first ever World Cup point, leaving...
Jun 17, 2026
Austria returned to the World Cup with a hard-fought 3-1 win over debutants Jordan in Santa Clara, settled by Marko Arnautovic’s penalty deep into sto...
Jun 17, 2026
Three superstars scored on the same June afternoon, and the two cast as the future both delivered. At 38, Messi still walked off with the headline.
Jun 17, 2026
Morocco, Egypt and Cape Verde all took points off the favourites and Ivory Coast went one better, even if not every African side enjoyed the same week...
Jun 17, 2026
The holders began their title defence in style, with their captain producing a record-equalling treble against an outclassed Algeria side.
Jun 17, 2026
Cristiano Ronaldo begins what is likely his final World Cup as Portugal open in Houston against a DR Congo side returning to the tournament for the fi...
Jun 17, 2026
Erling Haaland scored twice on his World Cup debut as Norway beat Iraq 4-1 in their first appearance at the finals since 1998.
Jun 16, 2026
Kylian Mbappe scored twice to become France’s all-time leading goalscorer as they recovered from a sluggish start to beat Senegal 3-1 in their World C...
Jun 16, 2026
From holding Uruguay and Switzerland to beating Turkey and Czechia, Asia’s footballers have come through the World Cup’s opening round without a singl...
Jun 16, 2026
The Spain defender swaps the Premier League for the Bernabeu in a deal worth up to 60 million euros, with the switch set to go through once the World...
Jun 15, 2026
Emam Ashour’s first international goal had Egypt dreaming of a famous win, but Romelu Lukaku’s introduction forced a late own goal to rescue Belgium a...
Jun 15, 2026
Cape Verde marked their World Cup debut by holding European champions Spain to a goalless draw in Atlanta, with 40-year-old goalkeeper Vozinha produci...
Jun 15, 2026
Lionel Messi’s record sixth World Cup begins in Kansas City, where the holders Argentina open their Group J campaign against a Riyad Mahrez-led Algeri...
Jun 15, 2026
Didier Deschamps begins his farewell tournament as France open Group I against a Senegal side that knows exactly how to upset the favourites, with kic...
Jun 15, 2026
Two long-range strikes from Yasin Ayari bookended a dominant night for Sweden as their forwards ran riot against Tunisia in Monterrey.
Jun 14, 2026
A brief first-half wobble aside, Germany overwhelmed World Cup debutants Curaçao 7-1 in Houston, Kai Havertz scoring twice. Livano Comenencia’s equali...
Jun 14, 2026
Japan came from behind twice in Dallas, Daichi Kamada bundling in a leveller two minutes from time, to draw 2-2 with the Netherlands in their World Cu...
Jun 14, 2026
John McGinn’s deflected first-half strike earned Scotland a 1-0 win over Haiti in Foxborough, their first victory at a World Cup finals since 1990. Th...
Jun 14, 2026
Goals from Nestory Irankunda and Connor Metcalfe, and eight saves from debutant goalkeeper Patrick Beach, gave underdogs Australia a 2-0 win over Türk...
Jun 14, 2026
Liverpool are reported to have agreed personal terms with Yan Diomande and now must satisfy a Leipzig valuation that has climbed toward 130 million eu...
Jun 14, 2026
Vinícius Júnior’s equaliser earned five-time champions Brazil a 1-1 draw against an impressive Morocco side in their World Cup opener at MetLife Stadi...
