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After navigating very different routes through the group stage, Senegal and Belgium meet at Seattle Stadium on Wednesday night with a place in the FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 16 on the line. Belgium arrive unbeaten after topping Group…

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…

As the clock ticked down on Saudi Arabia’s 0-0 draw with Cape Verde in Houston last Friday, the online backlash was already in full swing. Prince Abdul Rahman bin Musaid, a former Al-Hilal president with 6.7 million followers on X, did not…

The FIFA World Cup 2026 continued to deliver drama on Matchday 16, with several teams taking major steps toward the knockout stage. France and Senegal produced dominant displays, Belgium extended their winning run, Spain claimed a…

Senegal and Iraq meet at Toronto Stadium on Friday evening in a Group I encounter where both nations pursue points that could determine their knockout qualification fate. The Lions of Teranga arrive desperate to salvage their tournament…

Norway and France meet at Boston Stadium on Friday evening in a Group I fixture where both nations pursue the top spot following dominant performances throughout the group stage. Ståle Solbakken's side officially secured their knockout…

Day 11 of the fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">FIFA World Cup 2026 produced 13 goals across four matches, with Lionel Messi once again dominating the headlines as Argentina defeated Austria.…

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…

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…