WORLD CUP NEWS
Daily World Cup 2026 briefs — every nation, written the moment the story breaks.
Senegal crush Iraq 5–0 to reach World Cup last 32
Your Lions are through. Senegal 5–0 Iraq on Friday night, and the job is done.…
Norway await Ivory Coast in the Round of 32
Done. That was fast.…
Netherlands draw Morocco in the last 16, Driessen sounds the alarm
Your round of 16 opponent is set. The Netherlands face Morocco on Monday night in Monterrey, after topping the group with Japan second and Sweden third.…
Algeria await with Spain and the knockout stage at stake
Austria face Algeria on Sunday with the World Cup knockout stage on the line. A draw may be enough to get through Group J, but a loss means elimination.…
Baena goal tops Group H as Spain march on and Pino faces World Cup exit
Spain 1–0 Uruguay, and your team tops Group H. Alex Baena scored the winner in the 42nd minute after a Fernando Muslera mistake.…
Modric set for landmark cap as Croatia face Ghana in must-win Group L clash
Croatia meet Ghana in their second World Cup Group L match on Saturday, a game they cannot afford to lose after falling 4–2 to England in the opener. Luka Modric is set for a landmark appearance in Toronto, and Thomas Tuchel's side need points to keep their knockout hopes alive.…
Ghana face Croatia with the last 16 on the line
Ghana face Croatia on Saturday in the final Group L match. Win and you go through.…
England advance and South Korea's knockout path narrows
England are through to the last 32 after Uruguay's exit against Spain, and that result pulls the trapdoor tighter under South Korea. With Group A wrapping up, your team's best route to the knockout stage relied on specific third-place permutations across other groups, and every box ticked elsewhere narrows the path.…
Saudi Arabia out after Cape Verde draw
A draw was never going to be enough. Cape Verde 0–0 Saudi Arabia, and your team is out of the 2026 World Cup at the group stage.…
Socceroos wait on other groups after Paraguay draw
Your Socceroos drew 1–1 with Paraguay in the final Group D match, and the tournament does not let you breathe. A supercomputer model had this as enough to progress, even a narrow defeat was projected to get Australia through, so the point should hold.…
Waterman and Rodríguez clash in Panama training before England
Two Panama players had to be separated by teammates during Friday's final training session ahead of the England match. Cecilio Waterman and José Rodríguez exchanged shoves, with other squad members stepping in to break it up.…
Muslera asked to come off at half-time, Spain rematch decides everything
Fernando Muslera made the call himself. Marcelo Bielsa told El Pais Uruguay after the Cape Verde draw that subbing the goalkeeper at the break was not his decision, Muslera wanted out.…
Raphinha out for Japan, Rayan steps into the spotlight
Brazil beat Scotland 3–0 on Wednesday to seal top spot in Group C. Your team goes into the round of 32 against Japan on Monday.…
Turkey end World Cup with 3–2 win, clubs push TFF on foreign rule
Your team signed off from this World Cup with three points. Turkey 3–2 United States on Friday in the Group D dead rubber, and Arda Güler ran the show with a goal and an assist.…
Cape Verde make history, Argentina await in the round of 32
Cape Verde 0–0 Saudi Arabia on Saturday. The draw was enough.…
Congo DR face Uzbekistan with World Cup knockouts on the line
Congo DR's World Cup knockout hopes come down to this. A win against Uzbekistan in the Group K finale and your team has a real shot at the round of 16.…
Japan survive Sweden, Brazil up next in the round of 32
Your team is through. Japan 1–1 Sweden on Thursday, and that point locked up second place in Group F.…
Dembélé hat-trick fires France past Norway, Sweden await in Round of 32
France cruised past Norway 4–1 on Friday, locking up top spot in Group I. Ousmane Dembélé delivered the fastest World Cup hat-trick in 72 years, stepping up as the attack finally clicked.…
Norway fall 4–1 to France, face Ivory Coast in the round of 32
Your team lost heavily in the Group I finale, but the knockout stage was already secure. Dembélé scored a hat-trick and Doue added the fourth before Aasgaard pulled one back.…
Ramzi backs Morocco as Hakimi fights rape case ruling
Adil Ramzi knows both camps. The former Morocco international now coaches the Netherlands U19 side, and he is not hiding which way his heart leans ahead of Monday night's round-of-16 clash.…
Messi benched against Jordan as the debut campaign ends
Lionel Messi starts on the bench against Jordan on Saturday. Scaloni confirmed it plainly: "Messi irá al banco de inicio".…
No football news today
There is no South African football news to cover today. The single available story involves South African billionaire Piet Mouton becoming co-president of French rugby club ASBH (Béziers) in the Pro D2, which has no bearing on Bafana Bafana or the national football landscape.…
Rice plays through pain as England prepare for Ghana
Declan Rice has been managing hamstring neural pain since Christmas. The midfielder revealed he has played through it for Arsenal and England, and now Thomas Tuchel faces a decision: start him or rest him against Ghana (background).…
Belgium rout New Zealand 5–1, win World Cup group G
Your team is through. Belgium 5–1 New Zealand on Saturday, group winners, and suddenly the tournament looks different.…