•France’s forward Kylian Mbappe celebrates victory against Sweden with defender Malo Gusto on June 30, 2026 France take on Morocco today in a blockbuster World Cup quarter-final showdown as the largest and most logistically complex edition of the footballing showpiece ever staged enters the home straight. After a month of spellbinding action t...
•Egypt flag The Egyptian football federation said yesterday it had asked for the officiating team who handled the Pharoahs loss 3-2 last-16 to Argentina to be thrown out of the World Cup. “Hany Aburida, President of the Egyptian Football Federation, filed a complaint with FIFA, demanding an investigation into the French referee Francois Letexi...
The World Cup is down to just eight teams, with a heavyweight line-up set to do battle in the quarter-finals from tomorrow. Our correspondent looks at the match-ups, all of which are taking place in the United States, reports AFP. France v Morocco Imperious France have lived up to their billing as World Cup favourites, […]
•Argentina’s players celebrate victory over Egypt, yesterday Argentina staged a stunning comeback from 2-0 down to avoid a stunning exit at the hands of Egypt and prolong Lionel Messi’s World Cup career with a 3-2 win to reach the quarter-finals. The holders looked down and out when goals from Yasser Ibrahim and Mostafa Ziko, either […...
•Ronaldo Cristiano Ronaldo laboured through his last World Cup match yesterday as the dream of winning the biggest prize of all ended in a 1-0 defeat to Spain and left him fighting back tears. The 41-year-old Portugal captain and one of the best players of all time says he will now go away and think […]
Fired-up Belgium brought the United States’ World Cup party to a shuddering halt yesterday, thrashing the tournament co-hosts 4-1 to set up a quarter-final showdown with Spain. Charles De Ketelaere scored twice, Hans Vanaken punished a goalkeeping howler, and substitute Romelu Lukaku added a fourth to settle a last-16 clash that had been overs...
•France’s forward Kylian Mbappe Kylian Mbappe yesterday labelled a Paraguayan senator “despicable” and “not worthy of her position” after she racially abused the France captain on social media after the World Cup last-16 clash between the countries at the weekend. Mbappe’s reaction came after Celeste Amarilla attacked the Real Madrid superstar...
•Portugal’s forward Cristiano Ronaldo (C) after the match, yesterday Substitute Mikel Merino scored a late winner to put Spain in the quarter-finals with a 1-0 victory over Portugal and end Cristiano Ronaldo’s World Cup career yesterday. The European champions will face the United States — the only one of the co-hosts remaining — or Belgium [...
•Mbappé, Messi, Haaland As the 2026 FIFA World Cup progresses into the quarter-final stage, the race for the Golden Boot has intensified, with three of football’s biggest stars currently tied at the top of the scoring chart. France’s Kylian Mbappé, Argentina’s Lionel Messi, and Norway’s Erling Haaland are all level on seven goals each, setting...
•Brazil’s forward Neymar Brazil superstar Neymar indicated yesterday that his international career was over after the five-time World Cup winners went out of the tournament in the last 16 at the hands of Norway. Neymar came on as a late substitute at the MetLife Stadium and scored a penalty deep in injury time, but that […]
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