Jun 25, 2026
Eight from twelve: inside the World Cup scramble for the best third-place spots
Why coaches at this World Cup are watching other stadiums as closely as their own, and how a single yellow card could decide who survives the group st...
World Cup 2026
101 articles tagged with "World Cup 2026"
Jun 24, 2026
Muñoz’s late strike sends Colombia past DR Congo and into the last 32
Daniel Muñoz’s 76th-minute goal beat a resolute DR Congo 1-0, sending Colombia top of Group K and into the World Cup last 32 with a game to spare.
Jun 24, 2026
Budimir comes off the bench to fire Croatia past Panama
Ante Budimir struck early in the second half after a half-time introduction to settle a tense night in Toronto, keeping Croatia’s World Cup alive and...
Jun 23, 2026
Algeria come from behind to sink Jordan and keep their World Cup alive
Substitute Nadhir Benbouali and Amine Gouiri headed in two late corners as Algeria recovered from a goal down to beat Jordan 2-1, ending the debutants...
Jun 23, 2026
England meet Ghana with top spot in Group L on the line
England and Ghana both won their openers and meet at Gillette Stadium knowing a win guarantees a place in the round of 32. The game kicks off at 1:30a...
Jun 23, 2026
Haaland’s double sends Norway into the last 32 as Senegal stumble to the brink
Erling Haaland scored twice as Norway beat Senegal 3-2 at MetLife Stadium to reach the round of 32, leaving the African side on zero points and fighti...
Jun 22, 2026
Raphinha’s hamstring injury clouds Brazil’s run into the World Cup knockouts
Brazil have not ruled Raphinha out of the tournament, but a hamstring injury picked up against Haiti looks set to keep their key forward out of the gr...
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 21, 2026
Messi, David and Undav lead a wide-open World Cup Golden Boot race
Three players share the lead and more than a dozen are right behind them, with the biggest names still to fire. The World Cup Golden Boot race has no...
Jun 21, 2026
Eloy Room’s 15 saves earn debutants Curaçao a historic first World Cup point
Eloy Room made 15 saves to keep Ecuador out in a 0-0 draw, earning Curaçao, the smallest nation by population ever to reach a World Cup, the first poi...
Jun 21, 2026
Ueda’s brace fires Japan past Tunisia and to the brink of the last 32
Ayase Ueda scored twice and Daichi Kamada struck inside four minutes as Japan thrashed Tunisia 4-0 in Monterrey, moving level at the top of Group F an...
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
Group F top spot on the line as Netherlands meet Potter’s in-form Sweden
Graham Potter’s Sweden flew out of the blocks with a 5-1 win over Tunisia, while Ronald Koeman’s Netherlands were pegged back by Japan. Saturday’s mee...
Jun 20, 2026
Cunha brace and Vinicius send Brazil top of Group C as Haiti go out
Matheus Cunha scored twice and Vinicius Junior added a third as Brazil beat Haiti 3-0 in Philadelphia to move top of Group C and end the debutants’ to...
Jun 20, 2026
Galarza’s 64-second strike and a red card: 10-man Paraguay knock Turkey out
Matias Galarza scored after 64 seconds and Paraguay held on with ten men following Miguel Almiron’s red card to beat Turkey 1-0 in Santa Clara and sen...
Jun 20, 2026
Germany and Ivory Coast meet in Toronto with top of Group E at stake
Germany and Ivory Coast both won their openers and meet at BMO Field with top spot in Group E on the line, kicking off at 1:30am IST on Sunday.
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 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 18, 2026
Group B is all square as Canada and Switzerland hunt a first World Cup win
Nobody has won a game in Group B yet. Switzerland take on Bosnia and Canada host Qatar on Thursday night, and a single victory would finally separate...
Jun 18, 2026
Mexico and South Korea meet in Guadalajara with top spot in Group A on the line
Mexico and South Korea both won their openers and meet in Guadalajara with top spot in Group A, and a place in the last 32, on the line.
Jun 18, 2026
The World Cup’s three hosts are all unbeaten, and the real tests start now
Mexico, the United States and Canada have all come through their opening games unbeaten, and the World Cup’s first three-nation home advantage looks r...
Jun 18, 2026
Messi and Diaz aside, South America’s World Cup openers raised more questions than answers
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 inspires Colombia past debutants Uzbekistan on their World Cup return
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
Kane levels Lineker’s record as England beat Croatia 4-2 in a wild opener
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...