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After Mexico, USA Eye World Cup Knockout Rounds, Brazil Face Haiti
The United States and Australia will look to book their place in the World Cup knockout rounds on Friday while Brazil aim to kickstart their campaign against Haiti. US midfielder Giovanni Reyna celebrates with teammates after scoring his team’s fourth goal during the 2026 World Cup Group D football match between USA and Paraguay at…
French Court Confirms Moroccan Football Star Hakimi Will Stand Trial For Rape
In February 2023, a woman then aged 24 told police in the Val-de-Marne region southeast of Paris that Hakimi had raped her. Paris Saint-Germain’s Moroccan defender #02 Achraf Hakimi warms up ahead of the UEFA Champions League play-off second leg football match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and AS Monaco at the Parc des Princes stadium…
Switzerland Thrash Bosnia-Herzegovina, Take Big Step To World Cup Last 32
Murat Yakin’s side, targeting the knockout phase for a seventh successive major tournament, moved onto four points at the top of Group B and face co-hosts Canada next Wednesday. Switzerland’s midfielder #10 Granit Xhaka celebrates scoring his team’s fourth goal during the 2026 World Cup Group B football match between Switzerland and Bosnia and Herzegovina…
Messi’s Magic And What We Learned From First Round Of World Cup Games
As his 39th birthday approaches, the Argentina captain could not resist one last crack at football’s biggest prize and he produced a memorable hat-trick in Kansas City. Updated June 18, 2026 Argentina’s forward Lionel Messi celebrates scoring his team’s first goal during the 2026 World Cup Group J football match between Argentina and Algeria at…
Important Or Selfish? World Cup Evidence Mounts Against Ronaldo
Ronaldo, who once vied with Messi for the unofficial title of best player on the planet, huffed and puffed his way through a match in which he was a peripheral figure up front. By Channels Television Portugal’s forward #07 Cristiano Ronaldo reacts after a draw in the 2026 World Cup Group K football match between…
What Cucurella, Konate, Other Real Madrid Signings Add To Mourinho’s Project
Los Blancos are reported to be close to signing Inter Milan right-back Denzel Dumfries, while Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez and Bayern Munich’s Michael Olise have also been linked. Ex-Manchester United’s Portuguese manager Jose Mourinho leaves at full time in the English Premier League football match between Manchester United and Everton at Old Trafford in Manchester,…
Ghana Beat Panama 1-0 In World Cup Opener
Caleb Yirenkyi bundled in the winning goal in the fifth minute of stoppage time, sending thousands of Ghanaians in Canada’s largest city into a frenzy and settling an otherwise attritional battle. Ghana’s defender #04 Jonas Adjei Adjetey heads the ball during the 2026 World Cup Group L football match between Ghana and Panama at the…
Harry Kane’s Brace Powers England To Victory Over Croatia
The meeting was a repeat of the 2018 semi-final, which Croatia won 2-1 after extra-time, although England have since had the edge against one of the older squads at the tournament in North America. England’s forward #09 Harry Kane celebrates after scoring his team’s second goal during the 2026 World Cup Group L football match…
DR Congo Hold Portugal To Draw In Ronaldo’s Sixth World Cup Outing
DR Congo and Portugal played out a 1-1 draw on Wednesday in a game that marked Cristiano Ronaldo’s sixth appearance at the World Cup. Congo DR’s goalkeeper #01 Lionel Mpasi (L) fights for the ball with Portugal’s forward #07 Cristiano Ronaldo (R) during the 2026 World Cup Group K football match between Portugal and the…
World Cup Goals Record ‘Just A Number’, Says Messi
Messi’s hat-trick vaulted him alongside Germany’s Miroslav Klose as the top scorer in the tournament’s history with 16 goals. Argentina’s forward Lionel Messi celebrates scoring his team’s first goal during the 2026 World Cup Group J football match between Argentina and Algeria at the Kansas City Stadium in Kansas City on June 16, 2026. (Photo…
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