WORLD CUP NEWS
Daily World Cup 2026 briefs — every nation, written the moment the story breaks.
Morocco and Paraguay through, Germany and Netherlands out
Morocco are through to the quarter-finals. Your team beat the Netherlands on penalties after a 1–1 draw in the round of 16 on Monday night.…
Germany crash out on penalties as Nagelsmann faces calls to go
Your tournament is over. Germany 3–4 Paraguay on penalties after a chaotic night in Foxborough.…
Clarke steps down from Scotland after World Cup exit
Steve Clarke has resigned as Scotland manager, and he did not leave you guessing. Speaking after the World Cup exit, Clarke called it an "easy decision" to step down.…
Scaloni renewal, Germany crash out, and the path opens for Argentina
Lionel Scaloni has an agreement to renew his contract as Argentina manager through 2031, per ESPN Argentina. Five more years.…
Argentine referee Falcón Pérez assigned to Algeria's World Cup knockout opener
Argentina's referee Facundo Falcón Pérez has been appointed to officiate Algeria's Round of 32 clash against Switzerland on Friday, July 3. The match is effectively a must-win after Algeria's 3–0 opening defeat to Argentina, made tougher by Mohamed Amoura's thigh injury that has ruled him out of the group stage.…
Morocco 4–2 Haiti and Brazil keep measuring themselves against your side
Haiti fell 4–2 to Morocco in the group stage, a result that chased your team out of the 2026 World Cup. The scoreline tells half the story.…
Omar Marmoush faces Australia with Manchester City watching
Egypt's historic World Cup run now comes with a sharper Manchester City lens. When the Pharaohs face Australia in the knockout round on Friday, it will double as City's most revealing scouting window on Omar Marmoush, who already scored in the 3–1 group-stage win over New Zealand.…
Ream calm as USMNT face Bosnia in round of 32
The USMNT opens its knockout campaign Wednesday against Bosnia and Herzegovina in the World Cup round of 32, and Tim Ream is keeping his cards close. "I don't really feel too much pressure at this minute," the defender said ahead of the match.…
Germany hammer Curaçao 7–1 in World Cup opener
Germany 7–1 Curaçao in the Group C opener on Monday, a brutal introduction to World Cup football, with Felix Nmecha scoring the first German goal of the tournament. The Borussia Dortmund midfielder, now being tracked by Manchester United, Manchester City, Newcastle, Bayern Munich, and Real Madrid, ran the game from the first whistle.…
Mexico vs Ecuador set for Tuesday at Estadio CDMX
Your team's next match is set. Mexico vs Ecuador, Tuesday, June 30, at Estadio CDMX.…
New Zealand fall to Salah's Egypt in World Cup opener
New Zealand went down 3–1 to Egypt in their World Cup opener in Vancouver, undone by a Mohamed Salah-inspired second half. Finn Surman's early header had the All Whites ahead and dreaming, but Egypt fought back for their first ever World Cup win.…
Taremi slams FIFA treatment of Iran at World Cup
Mehdi Taremi has called out FIFA over its treatment of Iran at this World Cup, telling Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung "That is not fair". The captain's frustration centres on what he sees as a failure by football's governing body to uphold its core responsibilities when it comes to his team.…
Ivory Coast face Norway with quarterfinal path opening up
Your team face Norway in the World Cup Round of 32, with a place in the last 16 against either France or the Netherlands waiting for the winner. The Elephants pushed Germany to the limit in the group stage, leading through Franck Kessié before a late 2–1 defeat, and now carry genuine belief that they can match Morocco's 2022 semifinal run.…
Belgium await Senegal in Seattle with Onana dreading the family reunion
Senegal face Belgium in the World Cup round of 16 on Wednesday at 22:00 in Seattle. Your team is hanging by a thread after the Norway loss.…
Netherlands brace for Morocco in round of 16 after midnight
Netherlands face Morocco in the World Cup knockout stage. The match is set for the early hours of Tuesday morning, source articles describe it as a nighttime fixture.…
Budimir denied a penalty as Hackett slams FIFA officiating
Croatia 2–1 Ghana on Saturday, and your team are alive in Group L. But the win came with a flashpoint that has followed Croatia into Monday.…
Hackett clears Austria as Spain clash looms
Former referee Keith Hackett has dismissed speculation that Austria's 3–3 draw with Algeria on Sunday was fixed. "The reality, if we put our common sense hat on, you've got 22 players and, the vulnerable part of it all, is the referee," Hackett said.…
Nico Williams injury overshadows Spain's Austria draw
Spain's path is set. Austria await in the World Cup round of 36 on Thursday night.…
Luckassen penalty controversy, Ghana's World Cup on the line
Croatia 2–1 Ghana on Saturday, and a penalty call that never came is what fans will be talking about this morning. Ante Budimir went down in the box under contact from Derrick Luckassen.…
Hong Myung-bo quits as South Korea crash out
Hong Myung-bo is out. The South Korea head coach quit Sunday after the team crashed out of the World Cup group stage, and the backlash has gone far beyond football, death threats arrived after the exit.…
Ugarte ACL confirmed as Uruguay crash out against Spain
Your World Cup is over. Uruguay lost 1–0 to Spain on Saturday and finished third in Group H, eliminated before the knockout rounds for the first time since 2002.…
Al Misehal resigns after World Cup elimination
Yasser Al Misehal stepped down as president of the Saudi Arabian Football Federation. The resignation came after Saudi Arabia's elimination from the 2026 World Cup.…
Panama out of the World Cup after Kane and Bellingham goals
It ended 0–2. Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham scored the goals that sent Panama out of the 2026 World Cup in the group stage.…
Khusanov returns early as Uzbekistan exit World Cup after DR Congo loss
Uzbekistan are out of the 2026 World Cup. DR Congo beat your team 3–1 in Atlanta on Saturday evening, ending the campaign in Group K after a second straight defeat.…