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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 launch their World Cup campaign with a highly anticipated Group L clash against Croatia in Dallas on Wednesday evening. Thomas Tuchel's side enter the tournament carrying immense expectations after securing a historic and flawless…

His mother left Iraq before he was born. She left during the first Gulf War — one of the hundreds of thousands of Iraqis who packed what they could carry and found a new country to hold the rest. She came to Manchester. She built a life…

Austria and Jordan meet at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara on Wednesday morning, with both sides seeking to establish early momentum in Group J. While Argentina remain overwhelming group favourites, the battle for the second automatic…

Argentina begin their World Cup title defence against Algeria in Kansas City on Wednesday morning, seeking to join an exclusive club of nations that have retained the sport's most prestigious trophy. La Albiceleste face the Fennec Foxes in…

As the world cups have expanded, great international mis-matches have become its standard furniture and despite often being predictably one-sided they have nevertheless enjoyed a degree of interest from football fans across the globe. The…

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…

Iraq face Norway at Boston Stadium tonight in their highly anticipated 2026 World Cup Group I opener. This match marks a historic return for both nations after decades away from football's grandest stage. Superstars Erling Haaland and…

France begin their quest for a third consecutive World Cup final on Tuesday evening against Senegal at New Jersey Stadium, facing an African side returning with renewed purpose and one of football's most devastating counter-attacking…