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African football has reached a landmark it has chased for decades. Nine of the continent's ten teams have qualified for the knockout stage at the 2026 World Cup, an unprecedented achievement. Only Tunisia failed to come through. Morocco,…

Lionel Messi has turned the 2026 World Cup group stage into a personal procession through the record books. Across Argentina's three Group J games, against Algeria, Austria and Jordan, the 39-year-old captain has broken or equalled a string…

The longest group stage in World Cup history has reached its conclusion, and the full round-of-32 line-up is now set. The 48-team tournament has been trimmed to 32, with the knockout bracket locked and a host of mouth-watering ties in…

The Premier League have released the full fixture list for the 2026/27 season, and there is no shortage of compelling opening storylines. The title holders Arsenal get their defence underway on Friday, 21st August, when newly-promoted…

World Cup Day 7 completed the first round of group stage fixtures with all 48 teams having played. It delivered two results that will define the tournament narrative for weeks: England's thrilling win over Croatia confirmed their…

Lionel Messi scored his first World Cup hat-trick to equal Miroslav Klose's all-time record of 16 goals as Argentina beat Algeria 3-0 in Kansas City. It was a day that also saw Kylian Mbappé become France's all-time leading scorer and…

Erling Haaland had waited his entire career for this. On Tuesday night in Foxborough, he made it count. The Manchester City striker scored twice on his World Cup debut as Norway beat Iraq 4-1 in their Group I opener — winning Norway's…

England have suffered an injury blow on the eve of their World Cup opener, with Tino Livramento ruled out of the tournament. The Newcastle full-back picked up a calf injury in training on Sunday. Chelsea's Trevoh Chalobah has been called up…

Tunisia have turned to Herve Renard to rescue their World Cup after sacking Sabri Lamouchi just one game into the tournament. It is an unprecedented move. Lamouchi becomes the first coach in World Cup history to be dismissed after a single…

The day produced four matches and four draws. Every team in Groups G and H sits on one point. Spain, ranked third in the world and European champions, have the same return as New Zealand, the lowest-ranked side at the tournament. Football,…