•France’s forward Ousmane Dembele (R) celebrates goal against Iraq with teammate forward Ousmane Dembele  France unleash their devastating forward line on Sweden in a last-32 tie at the World Cup today, while Erling Haaland will try to fire Norway past the Ivory Coast into the next round. Co-hosts Mexico meanwhile bid to continue their journe...
2022 World Cup semifinalists, Atlas Lions of Morocco, defeated The Netherlands 3-2 on penalties to qualify for the round of 16 of the ongoing 2026 FIFA World Cup, becoming the first African side this year to go that far. In the match played at the Monterrey Stadium in Canada in the early hours of today, […]
•Canada’s midfielder Stephen Eustaquio and teammates celebrate goal against South Africa, yesterday Stephen Eustaquio’s stoppage-time winner fired Canada to a 1-0 win over South Africa on Sunday in the first match of the World Cup knockout rounds, as the co-hosts advance to the last 16 for the first time in their history. With both sides [&he...
•Senegal’s midfielder Pape Gueye scores his team’s third goal against Iraq, yesterday Senegal became the first African side to score five goals in a World Cup match, a stunning double by Pape Gueye inspiring them to a 5-0 win over 10-man Iraq in their final Group I match yesterday. Senegal also boosted their chances of […]
•France’s forward Ousmane Dembele Ousmane Dembele scored one of the earliest hat-tricks in World Cup history yesterday as the Ballon d’Or winner starred in France’s 4-1 win over a second-string Norway, while Erling Haaland watched on from the bench. Paris Saint-Germain forward Dembele opened the scoring in the seventh minute at Gillette Stadiu...
•Mexicos’ President Claudia Sheinbaum (R) and King Felipe VI of Spain shake hands, yesterday  Against a backdrop of World Cup good vibes, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and Spanish King Felipe VI yesterday eased diplomatic tensions following Mexico’s demand for an apology over the colonial-era conquest. Diplomacy between the two countrie...
•Kylian Mbappe (L) and Erling Haaland A mouthwatering duel between in-form goalscorers Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland will take centre stage at the World Cup on Friday as France face Norway in a crucial Group I decider. Real Madrid star Mbappe and Manchester City striker Haaland have started the tournament in blistering form, neck-and-neck o...
The Atlas Lions of Morocco and Bafana Bafana of South Africa both progressed to the knockout round of the 2026 FIFA World Cup following victories of Haiti and South Korea respectively. While Morocco enforced their superiority over Haiti with a 4-2 win in Group C, South Africa piped South Korea 1-0 to claim a knockout […]
Algeria came behind to beat Jordan 2-1 in a World Cup Group J game yesterday, eliminating the Asian debutants from the tournament. Amine Gouiri equalised Nizar al-Rashdan’s opening goal before Nadhir Benbouali scored Algeria’s winner in the 82nd minute in Santa Clara, reports AFP. The win gives Algeria hope of progressing to the knockout round...
•Lionel Messi celebrates goal against Austria, yesterday Lionel Messi became the World Cup’s all-time leading goalscorer yesterday, scoring twice as holders Argentina powered into the last 32 with a 2-0 victory over Austria. Messi swept home a low finish in the 38th minute of the Group J game in Arlington, Texas to take his career […]...
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