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Illustration: Sreejith R. Kumar The 1990 FIFA World Cup will always remain intertwined in my memory with the cold, rain-soaked nights of the southwest monsoon in Kerala. Even today, when the first rain of the season arrives in June, carrying the scent of wet earth and the sound of water dripping from coconut leaves, my…
Curacao goalkeeper Eloy Room joked that he deserves a statue on the Caribbean island after a jaw-dropping display that earned the team their first-ever World Cup point. The 37-year-old shot-stopper made 15 saves in the Group E match against Ecuador on Saturday (June 20, 2026) to keep alive Curacao’s hopes of progressing to the knockout…
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Japan’s Ayase Ueda and Keisuke Goto celebrate after the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group F match against Tunisia, on June 20, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Japan marked the 1,000th game in the history of the World Cup with a 4-0 thrashing of Tunisia on Saturday (June 20, 2026) to close in on a place…
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India’s Vaibhav Sooryavanshi plays a shot during a match in the Tri-Nation A Series, in Dambulla, Sri Lanka. File photo: Special Arrangement. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi smashed a 21-year-old record for the fastest List A fifty with a 11-ball half-century for India A in the tri-series final against Sri Lanka A in Dambulla on Sunday (June 21,…
Australia earned a third straight convincing win at the Women’s Twenty20 World Cup when it beat the Netherlands by 98 runs. Australia reached 200 in the World Cup for the first time and equalled the highest ever tournament total, 219-6. The Netherlands was kept to 121-3 at the Rose Bowl. Like Australia, England was three…
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Iran coach Amir Ghalenoei said Saturday (June 20, 2026) he has been told US travel restrictions on his World Cup team will finally be eased for their third group game, but blasted the treatment they have received so far for damaging their on-field performance. The Iranian squad arrived at the World Cup with their country…
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Japan showed their battling qualities to salvage a 2-2 draw with the Netherlands in their World Cup Group F opener on Sunday (June 14, 2026) as Hajime Moriyasu’s side backed up their desire to make an impact at the tournament with a gritty display. Daichi Kamada was credited with his side’s all-important second goal in…
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Curacao goalkeeper Eloy Room waves to fans after the World Cup Group E soccer match against Ecuador in Kansas City, Mo., on June 20, 2026 | Photo Credit: AP Curacao goalkeeper Eloy Room was the hero against Ecuador on Saturday (June 20, 2026), keeping out a barrage of shots to help the tiny Caribbean nation…
File photo of Belgium’s Jeremy Doku. | Photo Credit: Imagn Images via REUTERS Belgium’s Jeremy Doku will not play in his team’s World Cup match against Iran on Sunday (June 21, 2026) due to illness. The Manchester City winger was ruled out Saturday (June 20, 2026) by the Red Devils for the match at SoFi…
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Curacao’s Jeremy Antonisse with teammate on the pitch before the match on June 20, 2026 | Photo Credit: Reuters Making their World Cup debut, Curaçao endured a difficult start to their Group E campaign with a 7-1 defeat to Germany. However, the result has done little to dampen the sense of pride surrounding the smallest…
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