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Argentina's dramatic victory over Cape Verde carried a slice of history beyond the scoreline. According to Opta, the 3-2 extra-time win was Argentina's 12th extra-time match at a World Cup. That figure equals Germany's all-time record for…

Holders Argentina narrowly avoided one of the biggest shocks in World Cup history by scraping past heroic debutants Cape Verde 3-2 after extra time. A dramatic 111th-minute own goal from Diney Borges ultimately saved the world champions…

Egypt secured their first-ever victory in a World Cup knockout stage on Friday night, defeating Australia in a dramatic penalty shootout after a 1-1 draw in extra time. Mohamed Salah set the tone in the shootout with an audacious Panenka…

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…