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...
World Cup 2026
130 articles tagged with "World Cup 2026"
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 players: the squad after Messi, and where they all play now
Argentina have not played a match since losing the World Cup final in July, and the squad that lost it now carries a new captain, two retirements and...
Jul 4, 2026
The World Cup has become a live shop window for the transfer market
The summer window is running on top of a World Cup, and the overlap is driving record fees and quick moves for the tournament’s breakout names.
Jul 4, 2026
Portugal national football team players: the squad Jorge Jesus inherited, and where they all play now
Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 54.9 per cent of every international goal this squad has ever managed, and even that is only the third-biggest share at t...
Jul 3, 2026
Brazil face Haaland and an old Norway hoodoo in the last 16
Brazil have never beaten Norway in four attempts. Now Erling Haaland and the Norwegians stand between them and a World Cup quarter-final at MetLife St...
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
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 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
Why France already look like the team to beat at World Cup 2026
Germany are already home and Brazil needed a scare to survive. France, meanwhile, have strolled into the last 16 with Mbappe level with Messi’s tourna...
Jun 30, 2026
Germany’s exit to Paraguay is the same old story, just with better players
A four-time world champion ranked 10th went out to the 41st-ranked side on penalties. The talent has come back to this Germany team. The tournament re...
Jun 30, 2026
Mexico open the World Cup knockouts against a dangerous Ecuador
Unbeaten hosts Mexico begin their World Cup knockout campaign against Ecuador at the Estadio Azteca, chasing a place in the last 16 after a perfect gr...
Jun 30, 2026
Paraguay knock Germany out of the World Cup on penalties
Paraguay dumped four-time champions Germany out of the World Cup in the round of 32, holding their nerve in a 4-3 shootout in Foxborough after the tie...
Jun 29, 2026
Ronaldo meets Modric in Toronto, and the loser may have played his last World Cup
Cristiano Ronaldo is 41, Luka Modric is 40, and the World Cup’s round of 32 has thrown them together in Toronto. For the loser, it could be the final...
Jun 29, 2026
Belgium meet Senegal in Seattle with a World Cup last-16 place on the line
Group winners Belgium take on a Senegal side that scored freely on the way to the knockouts, with the two nations meeting for the first time at Lumen...
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 29, 2026
France begin their knockout run against Gyokeres and a hopeful Sweden
France won all three group games and look the team to beat. Sweden scraped through on one win but carry a striker who can turn a knockout tie on his o...
Jun 28, 2026
Eustaquio’s late winner sends Canada into the World Cup last 16
Stephen Eustaquio’s stoppage-time half-volley beat South Africa 1-0 at SoFi Stadium and carried Canada into the World Cup round of 16 for the first ti...
Jun 28, 2026
Colombia hold Portugal to a goalless draw to win Group K
Diogo Costa’s goalkeeping kept Portugal level in Miami, but a 0-0 draw was still enough for Colombia to win Group K and send both teams into the World...
Jun 26, 2026
Dembele’s first-half hat-trick sends France top of Group I in 4-1 win over Norway
Ousmane Dembele scored a hat-trick inside the opening 32 minutes as France beat Norway 4-1 in Foxborough to win Group I, while a rotated Norway side r...
Jun 26, 2026
Turkey spoil the USA’s perfect group stage with a stoppage-time winner
Already through as Group D winners, the United States slipped to a 3-2 defeat by an eliminated Turkey at SoFi Stadium, undone by Kaan Ayhan deep into...
Jun 26, 2026
Fast-starting Netherlands beat Tunisia to top Group F
A blistering Dutch start proved decisive as the Netherlands saw off Tunisia 3-1 in Kansas City to finish top of Group F and march into the knockout ro...
Jun 26, 2026
Haaland and Mbappe meet as Norway and France fight for Group I top spot
Two strikers in red-hot form with one place at stake: Norway’s Erling Haaland and France’s Kylian Mbappe go head to head in Foxborough, both already t...
Jun 25, 2026
Plata sinks Germany as Ecuador come from behind to reach the last 32
Ecuador recovered from Leroy Sané’s early opener to beat group winners Germany 2-1 at MetLife Stadium, with Gonzalo Plata’s late strike sealing a plac...