Jul 19, 2026
Saka hat-trick fires England to World Cup bronze in a 6-4 thriller with France
England raced four goals clear, survived a France fightback led by Kylian Mbappe, and won the World Cup third-place play-off 6-4 in Miami. Bukayo Saka...
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Jul 17, 2026
Messi edges Mbappe on assists as the World Cup Golden Boot goes to the wire
Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe are locked together on eight goals with one game each left, and the tie-break maths currently leaves the Argentine in f...
Jul 11, 2026
Merino strikes late again as Spain edge Belgium to reach the World Cup semi-finals
A late Mikel Merino goal settled a tense quarter-final at SoFi Stadium and booked Spain a last-four meeting with France.
Jul 8, 2026
Ronaldo’s World Cup story ends with the one prize he never got
Spain’s late winner in Dallas sent Cristiano Ronaldo out of his sixth and final World Cup, the one prize that eluded him across two decades at the top...
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
Norway reach a first World Cup quarter-final and get an England side built to win it all
Erling Haaland’s Norway are into the last eight for the first time in their history. Waiting for them in Miami on July 11 is Thomas Tuchel’s England,...
Jul 6, 2026
Bellingham double sends ten-man England past Mexico into the World Cup quarter-finals
Jude Bellingham’s first-half double set it up, then England held on with ten men at a raucous Azteca to knock out the co-hosts and reach the last eigh...
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 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
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 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 1, 2026
Kane’s late double rescues England after a DR Congo scare
Harry Kane scored twice in the final 15 minutes as England came from behind to beat DR Congo 2-1 in Atlanta and set up a last-16 meeting with Mexico.
Jul 1, 2026
Tielemans’ extra-time penalty completes Belgium’s comeback against Senegal
Belgium came from 2-0 down to beat Senegal 3-2 after extra time in Seattle, Youri Tielemans scoring the equaliser and then a 125th-minute penalty to s...
Jul 1, 2026
Messi’s Argentina stand between Cape Verde and one more World Cup shock
Cape Verde, the smallest nation ever to reach the World Cup knockouts, take on the reigning champions in Miami with the fairytale on the line.
Jul 1, 2026
Spain meet a stubborn Austria in Los Angeles with the last 16 at stake
European champions Spain are favourites against Austria in the World Cup last 32, but a question over Lamine Yamal’s fitness and a fearless opponent g...
Jul 1, 2026
USA look to keep their home World Cup alive against Bosnia in the last 32
Group D winners USA face a Bosnia side chasing the first knockout win in its history when the World Cup last 32 arrives at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Cla...
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 29, 2026
Martinelli’s stoppage-time winner saves Brazil from a Japan shock
The five-time champions trailed to Kaishu Sano’s opener before Casemiro and a last-gasp Gabriel Martinelli goal turned the round-of-32 tie around in H...
Jun 29, 2026
Brazil meet a fearless Japan in Houston with a World Cup last-16 place at stake
Brazil topped Group C with Vinícius Júnior in form, but Japan arrive in Houston unbeaten in the group stage and with a recent win over the Seleção to...
Jun 29, 2026
Germany face a stubborn Paraguay in Boston with a World Cup last-16 spot at stake
Germany topped Group E but lost their last game, and a tournament-ending injury to Nico Schlotterbeck has stretched their defence. Paraguay, through a...
Jun 28, 2026
The World Cup knockouts begin with a record African presence in the last 32
The 48-team World Cup’s first Round of 32 opens with South Africa against Canada, and a record nine of ten African teams have reached the knockouts as...
Jun 27, 2026
Egypt reach the World Cup knockouts for the first time and draw Australia
A first-ever World Cup knockout berth for the Pharaohs, sealed unbeaten in Group G, sets up a last-32 clash with Australia’s Socceroos.
Jun 27, 2026
Cape Verde reach the last 32 on their World Cup debut
The Blue Sharks are through to the knockout rounds in their first World Cup, and now Lionel Messi’s Argentina stand between them and the last 16.