Articles tagged with "FIFA World Cup 2026"

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Argentina's players celebrate the 3-1 victory over Switzerland at the end of the 2026 World Cup football tournament quarter-final match between Argentina and Switzerland at the Kansas City Stadium in Kansas City on July 11, 2026. (AFP)

Argentina sink 10-man Swiss to set up blockbuster England World Cup semi-final

Alvarez's curling shot and Martinez's tap-in settled a tense contest after Alexis Mac Allister had opened the scoring and Dan Ndoye equalized for the Swiss, who had Breel Embolo sent off in the second half.

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England defeat Norway 2-1 to reach World Cup semi-finals

Jude Bellingham scored twice as England staged an extra-time escape act to defeat Norway 2-1 on Saturday and book their place in the World Cup semi-finals.

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Hundreds welcome Salah's Egypt home after best World Cup run

Egypt's football team received a hero's welcome after their best-ever World Cup, reaching the last 16 before a dramatic 3-2 loss to Argentina. Fans celebrated proudly as Mohamed Salah promised a new beginning for Egyptian football and international success.

2 DAYS AGO

TOPSHOT - France's forward #10 Kylian Mbappe celebrates scoring his team's first goal during the 2026 World Cup football tournament quarter-final match between France and Morocco at Boston Stadium in Foxborough on July 9, 2026. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AF

Mbappe strikes again as France beat Morocco to reach World Cup semi-finals

France eased into the semi-finals of the World Cup by defeating Morocco 2-0 on Thursday.

2 DAYS AGO

Ronaldo, Neymar, Salah among legends to exit World Cup 2026

Among the stars who have exited the global event, five legends of the game also bowed out of the tournament, including Cristiano Ronaldo, Mohamed Salah, Neymar Jr., Casemiro and James Rodriguez.

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Fall of giants: Five World Cup exits that left football world stunned

Uruguay, Germany, the Netherlands, Brazil, and Portugal — five nations with a combined 11 World Cup titles and over three centuries of tournament pedigree between them — are all out before the quarterfinals

4 DAYS AGO

Argentina produce epic World Cup fightback to beat Egypt, reach quarters

Argentina stage a dramatic comeback from 2-0 down to beat Egypt 3-2, with Lionel Messi scoring the equaliser before Enzo Fernandez nets the winner. The victory sends the defending champions into the World Cup quarter-finals.

5 DAYS AGO

Spain win it late to bid farewell to Ronaldo at World Cup

Substitute Mikel Merino scored a late winner to put Spain in the quarter-finals with a 1-0 victory over Portugal and end Cristiano Ronaldo's World Cup career

5 DAYS AGO

'Our game, not theirs': Klopp slams FIFA's Balogun decision

Balogun was set to miss Monday's last-16 knockout clash with Belgium, having picked up a red card in his previous match, but FIFA on Sunday suspended the ban for a year, making the forward eligible to play.

6 DAYS AGO

Euphoric homecoming for Cape Verde after heroic World Cup defeat

Cape Verde national football team receives a rousing welcome at Paria airport, with thousands turing up to greet the team which returned home after a slim defeat to Argentine in the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

7 DAYS AGO

Argentina sink 10-man Swiss to set up blockbuster England World Cup semi-final

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