Belgium Hit Five As Trossard Fires Red Devils To Group G Top Spot
Belgium beat New Zealand 5-1 to top Group G, with Leandro Trossard scoring twice before De Bruyne, Lukaku and Saelemaekers sealed a dominant World Cup win....
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Egypt Survive Iran Scare As Salah Injury Fear Clouds Australia Clash
Egypt reached the World Cup knockouts after a tense 1-1 draw with Iran, but Mohamed Salah’s fitness concern has raised fresh questions before the Pharaohs face Australia....
Canada Lose Home Advantage As Switzerland Defeat Sends Co-Hosts To Los Angeles
Canada reached the World Cup knockouts for the first time, but a 2-1 defeat to Switzerland cost the co-hosts top spot in Group B and sent them to Los Angeles to face South Africa....
Dani Carvajal Must Prove Fitness for Spain’s World Cup Squad After Injury
Dani Carvajal’s inclusion in Spain’s 2026 World Cup squad is in doubt as he recovers from a right foot injury. Coach Luis de la Fuente says the right-back must prove his fitness and form....
FIFA names 2026 World Cup officials as African omissions draw attention
FIFA has confirmed its match officials for the 2026 World Cup, but much of the reaction in Africa has focused on the big names left off the list....
Buffon steps down as Italy delegation head after World Cup failure
Gianluigi Buffon has stepped down as Italy’s head of delegation after the Azzurri failed to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, extending the country’s drought to three straight tournaments. His exit came after Italy lost a playoff to Bosnia and Herzegovina on penalties and after FIGC president Gabriele Gravina also resigned....
James Rodriguez hospitalised after dehydration scare following Colombia loss to France
James Rodriguez has been hospitalised in Minnesota after suffering severe dehydration following Colombia’s friendly defeat to France, with the Colombian federation saying the issue was not related to a musculoskeletal injury or his football activity....
Gattuso leaves Italy after World Cup failure as Azzurri crisis deepens
Gennaro Gattuso has left his role as Italy head coach after the Azzurri failed to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, extending the country’s collapse into a wider leadership crisis that has already claimed Gabriele Gravina and Gianluigi Buffon....
DR Congo seal historic World Cup return with extra-time win over Jamaica
DR Congo are back at the FIFA World Cup for the first time since 1974 after Axel Tuanzebe’s extra-time goal secured a 1-0 play-off win over Jamaica in Guadalajara....
Gattuso apologises after Italy miss World Cup again
Italy coach Gennaro Gattuso has apologised after the Azzurri failed to qualify for a third straight World Cup, describing the playoff defeat to Bosnia and Herzegovina as a painful blow....