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Four-time winners Germany have been knocked out of the 2026 World Cup, losing to Paraguay in a thrilling penalty shootout after the match finished 1-1 following extra time. The dramatic defeat in North America marks the first time in…

Brazil left it late but kept their FIFA World Cup campaign alive with a dramatic 2-1 victory over Japan on Sunday, overturning a first-half deficit to secure a place in the Round of 16. For much of the contest, the five-time world…

Two of the FIFA World Cup 2026's most impressive teams meet in one of the standout ties of the Round of 32 as the Netherlands face Morocco at Gillette Stadium on Monday night. Both nations collected seven points during the group stage, but…

The margin for error has disappeared. After three weeks of twists and surprises in the group stage, the FIFA World Cup 2026 enters the knockout rounds, where every mistake can prove fatal. Germany and Paraguay meet at Boston Stadium on…

Brazil and Japan meet at Houston Stadium on Monday evening in a Round of 32 encounter that carries genuine tactical intrigue despite the obvious quality disparity. Ancelotti's side arrive as Group C winners with established momentum from…

africa/">africa/">South Africa and Canada meet at Los Angeles Stadium on Sunday evening in a historic Round of 32 encounter where both nations experience knockout football at the World Cup for the first time. Hugo Broos' squad arrives…

The third round of group matches did not take much time to get over. Still, it was a drag. This World Cup has already seen eight more matches than the entirety of the previous iteration. The 64 games in Qatar were enough to give us a winner…

The expanded 48-team 2026 World Cup was widely heralded as the dawn of a new era for Asian football. Benefiting from an increased allocation of eight direct spots plus a play-off path, a record nine nations from the Asian Football…

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…