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FIFA president Gianni Infantino, right, and Arsene Wenger, Chief Officer (FIFA). | Photo Credit: AP FIFA on Tuesday (August 4, 2026) dismissed as “pure fiction” a report that its President Gianni Infantino had sought support from U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration after the collapse of a plan to sell a stake in World Cup commercial…
By the time Argentina’s players emerged from the tunnel on Wednesday evening, familiar songs had already begun rolling around the Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The crowd came from Buenos Aires and Cordoba, from Rosario and Mendoza. But they also came with unmistakably different accents from Kolkata and Dhaka, from Kochi and Varanasi, from South Asian immigrant neighbourhoods…
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Chairman of FIFA referees committee, Pierluigi Collina, during training. | Photo Credit: Reuters FIFA refereeing chief Pierluigi Collina defended the officiating in Argentina’s 3-2 victory over Egypt in the World Cup round of 16, dismissing allegations of bias and saying match officials operated with complete independence. In an interview published on inside.fifa.com on Thursday (July…
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U.S. President Donald Trump holds up a red card during a meeting with FIFA president Gianni Infantino in the Oval Office. File picture | Photo Credit: AP FIFA’s president, Gianni Infantino, is being referred to Olympic ethics investigators for a possible breach of political neutrality, a human rights group, after U.S. President Donald Trump helped…
The World Cup began as a sprawl — 48 teams, three host nations, heat, distance, noise and the promise that football’s centre of gravity might tilt somewhere unexpected. Two knockout rounds later, Europe has placed six teams in the quarterfinals, with Argentina and Morocco the only survivors from outside the continent. European nations — Spain…
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This combination picture shows Paraguay’s midfielder Julio Enciso at the Los Angeles Stadium in Inglewood on June 12, 2026, and France’s forward Kylian Mbappe at the Philadelphia Stadium in Philadelphia on June 22, 2026. Paraguay and France will meet in a 2026 World Cup round of 16 football match at the Philadelphia Stadium in Philadelphia…
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Getting ready: Japan goalkeeper Zion Suzuki will be in the thick of things when Brazil flies in on his post. | Photo Credit: AP The World Cup has always belonged to the dreamers. Every four years, nations arrive believing history can be rewritten. The knockout rounds of the tournament, however, have little time for romance…
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For decades, the World Cup was a tournament where Asia and Africa hoped to cause the occasional upset. This summer, while Africa has made a good account of its football potential, Asia would feel disappointed at the end of the group stage of the competition. A record nine of Africa’s 10 qualified teams have made…
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Argentina’s forward Nico Paz takes part in a training session at the Sporting KC Training Centre in Kansas City on June 23, 2026, during the 2026 World Cup football tournament. | Photo Credit: AFP Lionel Scaloni has changed little so far at this World Cup. Between Argentina’s first two matches, the coach made only one…
Iran’s Alireza Beiranvand makes a save at the Los Angeles Stadium, Inglewood, California, U.S. on June 21, 2026. Photo: IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Ten-man Belgium were left frustrated after being held to a 0-0 draw by a determined Iran in their World Cup Group G clash in Los Angeles on Sunday (June 21, 2026), failing…
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