Jul 9, 2026
Mbappe and Dembele send France past Morocco and into the World Cup semi-finals
Kylian Mbappe scored and set up Ousmane Dembele as France beat Morocco 2-0 in Foxborough to reach a third straight World Cup semi-final.
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Jul 9, 2026
France are the team to beat at the World Cup, but the hard part starts now
France have won all five games and look the tournament’s most complete side. Their history says the knockout rounds are where even the best teams come...
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
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
Morocco are the story of the World Cup again as the Atlas Lions reach the last eight
A 3-0 win over Canada has carried Morocco into the World Cup quarter-finals, the first African side to reach the last eight of two World Cups in a row...
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 3, 2026
Canada’s home dream meets Morocco’s knockout pedigree in the last 16
Canada have reached the World Cup last 16 for the first time. To go further, they must get past a Morocco side that made the semi-finals in 2022.
Jul 2, 2026
Bayern sign World Cup breakout Ismael Saibari from PSV on a five-year deal
The Morocco midfielder, one of the standout performers at the World Cup, joins Bayern Munich until 2031 after a season that brought 15 goals and the E...
Jun 30, 2026
Bounou’s shootout heroics send Morocco past the Netherlands and into the last 16
The Atlas Lions needed penalties to get past a stubborn Netherlands, and once again it was their goalkeeper who settled it.
Jun 30, 2026
The 48-team World Cup was supposed to be soft. The last 32 says otherwise
Germany and the Netherlands are gone, both on penalties, and the expanded format that was meant to cushion the big sides has done nothing of the sort...
Jun 29, 2026
Netherlands and Morocco collide in Monterrey for a place in the last 16
Koeman’s Netherlands topped their group; Morocco arrive with 2022 semi-final pedigree and the tournament’s hottest striker. Something has to give in M...
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 25, 2026
Vinícius double sends Brazil top of Group C and into the last 32
Vinícius Júnior scored twice and Matheus Cunha added a third as Brazil beat Scotland 3-0 in Miami to win Group C, leaving the Scots clinging to a fain...
Jun 21, 2026
Morocco lead the way as Africa’s record 10 settle into the World Cup
From Morocco’s unbeaten start to Cape Verde’s history-making point against Spain, here is how Africa’s record 10 teams are faring at the first 48-team...
Jun 20, 2026
Saibari’s early strike sinks Scotland and sends Morocco top of Group C
Ismael Saibari struck inside the opening two minutes as Morocco beat Scotland 1-0 in Boston to move top of Group C, leaving Steve Clarke’s side needin...
Jun 17, 2026
Brazil, Belgium and Spain all held: Africa’s bold start to the World Cup
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 16, 2026
Everyone wants Ayyoub Bouaddi, but the World Cup is inflating his price
Arsenal, PSG and a string of giants are circling the Lille teenager, and Lille reportedly want 75 million euros. Here is why I would think twice befor...
Jun 14, 2026
Vinícius spares Brazil as Morocco hold the five-time champions in their World Cup opener
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...
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
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 6, 2026
The dark horses who could gatecrash the 2026 World Cup
With 48 teams and an extra knockout round, the 2026 World Cup is built for an outsider to make a run. Here are the dark horses worth backing, from Mor...