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Target men: Senegal’s Mane and France’s Mbappe will be tasked with scoring the goals. | Photo Credit: AFP Twenty-four years is a long time in football. Yet, when France and Senegal meet at the MetLife Stadium on Tuesday, the events of a June evening in Seoul will inevitably return to the conversation. The fixture carries echoes of one…
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Target men: Senegal’s Mane and France’s Mbappe will be tasked with scoring the goals. | Photo Credit: AFP Twenty-four years is a long time in football. Yet, when France and Senegal meet at the MetLife Stadium on Tuesday, the events of a June evening in Seoul will inevitably return to the conversation. The fixture carries echoes of one…
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Japan fans left the stands spotless after their World Cup opener against the Netherlands in Texas on Sunday (June 14, 2026), saying it was “Japanese culture” to tidy up after themselves. Spectators stayed behind after the 2-2 draw to make sure they left the stadium as they found it, meticulously picking up litter and stuffing…
Sweden’s Yasin Ayari refuses to celebrate with teammates after scoring the team’s first goal against Tunisia in the FIFA World Cup Group F match, on June 14, 2026 | Photo Credit: Reuters After he opened the scoring in Sweden’s 5-1 victory over Tunisia in the World Cup on Sunday night, Yasin Ayari chose not to…
Iran players walk onto the pitch at the stadium one day before their FIFA World Cup match against New Zealand in Inglewood, California, near Los Angeles, on June 14, 2026 | Photo Credit: AP Iran’s football team arrived in the United States for the first time at this World Cup on Sunday (June 14, 2026),…
Sweden’s Yasin Ayari (18) celebrates with Anthony Elanga (11) and Mattias Svanberg (19) after scoring their fifth goal during the World Cup Group F match between Sweden and Tunisia in Guadalupe, near Monterrey, Mexico, on June 14, 2026 | Photo Credit: AP Sweden’s Yasin Ayari scored two sensational goals and Alexander Isak and Viktor Gyokeres…
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Sweden are playing their opening World Cup match against Tunisia in Monterrey on Sunday (June 14, 2026) but it has been a long and winding road to get here for the team and coach Graham Potter. Sweden finished bottom of their qualifying group and needed a Nations League playoff lifeline to make it to the…
Ivory Coast’s Amad Diallo, centre, celebrates with teammates after scoring against Ecuador in the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group E encounter at Philadelphia Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., on June 14, 2026 | Photo Credit: Reuters Amad Diallo scored in the 90th minute to lift Ivory Coast to a 1-0 victory over Ecuador on June 14,…
The latest country to make its World Cup debut will also have the oldest coach ever in the tournament when Curacao plays traditional powerhouse Germany in a Group E match on Sunday in Houston. At 78, Dutch-born Dick Advocaat will become the oldest on the bench and will end the musical chairs of record-holders already…
Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti during the half-time of the FIFA World Cup 2026 match against Morocco on June 13, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters World Cup pressure can get to anyone. Even Brazil. That was Italian manager Carlo Ancelotti’s explanation for an uneven first-half performance by the five-time World Cup champions, who nonetheless rode Vinicius…
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