WORLD CUP NEWS
Daily World Cup 2026 briefs — every nation, written the moment the story breaks.
Van Hecke breaks Timber's World Cup passing record
Jan Paul van Hecke just played the game of his life. The centre-back broke Jurriën Timber's Dutch record for most passes completed in a World Cup match against Tunisia.…
Austria face Algeria with knockout stage on the line
Austria face Algeria on Sunday in Kansas City. One match decides the knockout stage.…
Modric milestone as Croatia face Ghana in must-win clash
Croatia face Ghana on Saturday evening at Philadelphia Stadium, and only a win guarantees the round of 32. The 4–2 defeat to England in the opener left no margin.…
Uruguay in crisis, Spain one result from topping Group H
Your group finale against Uruguay is Friday, and the stakes are lopsided. Spain need a draw or better to win Group H.…
Ghana one point from the knockout stage
Ghana go into the Croatia match knowing a draw puts them through to the knockout stage. Four points from two games.…
Australia scrape past Paraguay, Dallas awaits
Your Socceroos are through. A 0–0 draw with Paraguay on Thursday was enough, and Australia reach the World Cup knockout stage for the second time in a row, a first in the nation's history.…
Saudi Arabia face Cape Verde with World Cup on the line
This is it. Saudi Arabia face Cape Verde in Houston on Saturday, and nothing less than a win keeps the campaign alive.…
Player revolt rocks Uruguay camp before decisive Spain match
Your team is in turmoil. Multiple Uruguay players confronted Marcelo Bielsa on Thursday, questioning his training methods and tactics just hours before the decisive Group H match against Spain.…
Panama face England with pride on the line
Your team plays England on Saturday knowing what's at stake: six World Cup matches, zero points. Panama lost the opener 0–1 to Ghana and then 0–1 to Croatia.…
Ayhan's 98th-minute winner can't mask Turkey's World Cup exit
Your team beat the USA 3–2 in the final Group D match. Arda Güler led from the front and Kaan Ayhan scored the winner in the 98th minute.…
Japan set for Brazil in the Round of 16
Brazil will face Japan in the knockout stage. Japan finished second in Group F and meet your team on Monday, with a spot in the quarterfinals on the line.…
Uzbekistan face DR Congo with knockout hopes on the line
Uzbekistan face DR Congo on Saturday in a match that will define their World Cup debut campaign. Fabio Cannavaro's side sit bottom of Group K after the opening 3–1 defeat to Colombia, despite Fazyullaev giving the nation its first ever World Cup goal.…
Cape Verde face Saudi Arabia with the knockout rounds one result away
Cape Verde face Saudi Arabia in the final Group H match this Friday. A result sends your team through to the World Cup knockout rounds for the first time ever.…
Uzbekistan awaits with a knockout spot at stake
Your team faces Uzbekistan on Saturday in a match that will likely decide who advances from Group K. The 1–1 draw against Portugal put Congo DR in a position no one expected.…
Elanga didn't know a draw was enough against Japan
Anthony Elanga scored the goal that sent Sweden through to the World Cup round of 32, then collapsed at full-time thinking his team was out. Elanga had no idea a single point was enough.…
Saliba out and Deschamps absent as France face Norway for top spot
Friday night in Boston. Norway v France for top spot in Group I.…
Norway face France in Group I decider with Haaland chasing top spot
Norway face France at Gillette Stadium with top spot in Group I on the line. You are already through to the round of 16 after that 3–2 win over Senegal, now it is about whether Haaland and company finish first or second.…
Saibari looms as Dutch legends sound the alarm before Morocco clash
The bracket has spoken. Morocco face the Netherlands in the World Cup round of 32 on Tuesday, June 30, kicking off at 3am local time in the USA.…
Jordan face Argentina with nothing to lose and history to make
Jordan's World Cup ends Sunday against the defending champions. Argentina top Group J and are already through.…
Anderson's City medical today as England prepare for Panama
Elliot Anderson will have his Manchester City medical in New York on Friday, with the doctor ready to act if needed, Thomas Tuchel confirmed. The £116m move from Nottingham Forest makes him the most expensive British player ever.…
Piet Mouton becomes co-president of Béziers in Pro D2
One of South Africa's wealthiest families is stepping into French rugby. Piet Mouton, whose family is worth an estimated 2.6 billion dollars and ranks as the country's sixth-richest, has become co-president of AS Béziers in the Pro D2, France's second-tier rugby union competition.…
Belgium face New Zealand with the World Cup on the line
Tonight is the one that decides everything. Belgium 0–0 Iran and 1–1 Egypt have left your team with no more safety net.…
Elanga sends Sweden through to the last 16
Sweden are into the Round of 16. A 1–1 draw against Japan on Thursday was enough, and Anthony Elanga scored the goal that sent you through.…
Ecuador beat Germany 2–1, president declares public holiday
Ecuador beat Germany 2–1 in the final group match and the country erupted. President Daniel Noboa declared Friday a national public holiday.…