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The numbers sit there, stubbornly implausible. In seven World Cup appearances since independence, Croatia have reached the semi-finals three times — finishing third in 1998, reaching the final in 2018, and claiming third place again in…

Ghana and Panama launch their World Cup campaigns at Toronto Stadium on Wednesday night in an essential Group L fixture where both nations understand that early momentum could prove decisive for their knockout qualification hopes. With…

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…

On June 16, 2006, an 18-year-old scored his first World Cup goal. On June 16, 2026, the same man scored three. This is what twenty years looks like. There are players who…