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Spain’s Mikel Oyarzabal celebrates scoring from the penalty spot the opening goal during a World Cup semifinal match between France and Spain in Arlington, Texas, near Dallas, on July 14, 2026 | Photo Credit: AP Spain suffocated France deep in the heart of Texas on Tuesday, powering into their first World Cup final since lifting…
Lineups are announced and players are warming up. France: Mike Maignan; Jules Kounde, Dayot Upamecano, William Saliba, Lucas Digne; Aurelien Tchouameni, Adrien Rabiot; Ousmane Dembele, Michael Olise, Bradley Barcola; Kylian Mbappe (captain). Spain: Unai Simon; Pedro Porro, Pau Cubarsi, Aymeric Laporte, Marc Cucurella; Rodri (captain), Fabian Ruiz, Dani Olmo; Lamine Yamal, Alex Baena, Mikel Oyarzabal. …
England had its back against the wall. Norway had taken the lead through Andreas Schjelderup, and the humidity rolling in from the Atlantic had drained Thomas Tuchel’s side of its usual fluency. Erling Haaland, Martin Odegaard and Alexander Sorloth were turning every transition into danger, and England looked unusually uncertain. Then the ball came to…
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Even in his final moments in a Portugal shirt at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Cristiano Ronaldo was the cynosure of all eyes. The footballer from Madeira has lived his life in the spotlight for two decades, and would have it no other way in his swansong at the international stage. But for the entirety…
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England had its back against the wall. Norway had taken the lead through Andreas Schjelderup, and the humidity rolling in from the Atlantic had drained Thomas Tuchel’s side of its usual fluency. Erling Haaland, Martin Odegaard and Alexander Sorloth were turning every transition into danger, and England looked unusually uncertain. Then the ball came to…
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Despite a heartbreaking 2-1 extra-time quarter-final defeat to England, supporters celebrated Norway’s best-ever World Cup run. The festivities featured a Royal Palace ceremony, a “Viking row” led by Crown Prince Haakon, and an open-top bus parade through the capital. Erling Haaland, who scored seven goals in the tournament, left early and missed the final celebrations….
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When the 2026 World Cup kicked off in Mexico City’s Estadio Azteca on June 12, thousands of kilometres away, sleepless fans in Kerala were watching the late-night match at the edge of their seats. Every four years, the FIFA World Cup, one of the largest sporting events in the world, sweeps countries in a football…
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FIFA President Gianni Infantino in the stands during a 2026 World Cup match | Photo Credit: Reuters Any further expansion of the World Cup, increasing the number of teams participating at the finals to 64, will be discussed after this year’s edition, FIFA president Gianni Infantino said without providing any details. The 2026 finals in…
Spain squad pose before the World Cup quarterfinal match between Spain and Belgium | Photo Credit: AP France are not afraid of Spain going into their World Cup semifinal on Tuesday (July 21, 2026), defender Ibrahima Konate said on Sunday, but they are conscious of their opponents’ quality and their near-perfect backline. Spain have conceded…
Lionel Messi during the FIFA World Cup 2026 quarterfinal match between Argentina and Switzerland at Kansas City Stadium | Photo Credit: Getty Images via AFP Lionel Messi has spent over two decades carving a path through international football, facing every World Cup-winning nation from Brazil to France, but one notable opponent has always been missing…