WORLD CUP NEWS
Daily World Cup 2026 briefs — every nation, written the moment the story breaks.
Switzerland top group with seven points, Algeria await
Switzerland topped their World Cup group with seven points, with Manzambi the difference-maker across the three matches. Noah Okafor remains something of a puzzle, his role in the setup is still not quite settled heading into the knockout rounds.…
Canada set for South Africa in World Cup round of 32
Canada are two days out from a World Cup knockout match on home soil. The round of 32 tie against South Africa kicks off Sunday, June 28, at 21:00, with a place in the last 16 at stake.…
Paraguay scrape through to last 32 after dire 0–0 draw
Paraguay 0–0 Australia. It was ugly, it was tense, and it got the job done.…
Colombia face Portugal with Group K top spot at stake
Colombia face Portugal on Saturday in the final Group K match at Hard Rock Stadium. Top of the group is at stake.…
Haaland vs Mbappé and Belgium's last stand on group-stage final day
This is the match of the group stage. Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappé face off Friday as Norway meet France in a top-of-the-table clash.…
Brazil sweep Scotland aside and the group stage wait begins
Scotland's World Cup group stage ended with a thud in Miami. Brazil 3–0, and Steve Clarke's side never really landed a punch.…
Germany fall 2–1 to Ecuador but top Group E
Your team lost for the first time at this World Cup. Ecuador 2–1 in the final Group E match on Wednesday, but it changes nothing, top spot was already sealed after the dramatic stoppage-time win over Ivory Coast.…
USMNT lose to Turkey but top group, face Bosnia Wednesday
Your team lost 3–2 to Türkiye on Thursday, and it barely matters. The USMNT went through as Group D winners anyway and now face Bosnia and Herzegovina in the round of 32 on Wednesday.…
Haiti pushed Brazil as Ancelotti's side top Group C
Brazil wrapped up Group C in first place, but Haiti can take something from how it played out. Vini Jr, Bruno Guimarães, and Matheus Cunha all featured as Carlo Ancelotti's side proved too strong, though the scoreline from that match has not been published in full.…
Algeria face Austria with everything on the line
Algeria face Austria in Kansas City on Sunday, and everything is on the line. Win, and you reach the knockout stage.…
Messi one goal from the record as Argentina face Jordan
Argentina wrap up Group J on Sunday against Jordan at AT&T Stadium, and the record is right there. Messi sits on 16 World Cup goals, level with Miroslav Klose.…
Egypt face Iran with the knockout stages one win away
It is that simple. Egypt face Iran on Saturday in Seattle, and a win puts you into the World Cup knockout stages for the first time in history.…
Curaçao exit World Cup as Advocaat's future hangs open
Your World Cup is over. Curaçao fell 0–2 to Ivory Coast on Friday and exit the tournament at the group stage.…
Skhiri own goal and a nine-man second half end Tunisia's World Cup
Three minutes. That is how long it took for the nightmare to start.…
Ecuador-Scotland draw shapes Mexico's knockout path
Mexico's path out of Group F is taking shape, and the next opponent hangs on two key results. If Ecuador and Scotland draw their Friday match, Mexico face one of them regardless of other results.…
Iraq's language-based system and a World Cup setback
This is wild. Iraq have set up a training camp where players are housed and given passports based on background, and their position on the pitch is decided by language.…
Qatar funded fan travel to its own World Cup
A French investigation has found that Qatar funded travel and match tickets for supporters during the 2026 World Cup. "Many of us had never set foot in a stadium before," one unnamed Qatari supporter told investigators.…
USA confirmed as Bosnia's Round of 32 opponent in San Francisco
Turkey beat the USA 3–2 on Thursday, and that result locks your team into a Round of 32 clash against the Americans in San Francisco on July 1. The USA were undone late by a Kaan Ayhan goal, leaving them as the third-placed opponent Bosnia and Herzegovina will face in the knockout stage.…
New Zealand face Belgium with knockout hopes on the line
New Zealand face Belgium on Friday in Vancouver, the final Group G match and a must-win. Belgium are expected to dominate possession, and their front line includes Kylian Mbappé and Erling Haaland.…
Infantino clears the air on Egypt–Iran
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has confirmed that the Egypt–Iran World Cup match is not an official Pride Match. Speaking on Friday, Infantino dismissed speculation that the Group G fixture carried any official designation tied to the Pride movement.…
Pepe brace sends Ivory Coast into World Cup knockouts for the first time
Your team did it. Ivory Coast 2–0 Curacao on Thursday, and Nicolas Pepe scored both goals to send the Elephants into the World Cup knockout stages for the first time ever.…
Brobbey hits two as Netherlands top Group C and draw Morocco
Netherlands 3–1 Tunisia, and your team finishes Group C as winners. Brian Brobbey scored two goals, his second brace of this World Cup after the 5–1 win over Sweden.…
Austria face Algeria with knockout spot at stake
Austria go into Saturday's World Cup group finale against Algeria knowing a draw will do the job for both sides at Kansas City. The scenario carries the weight of history: the nations have not met at a World Cup since the notorious 1982 "Disgrace of Gijón," when West Germany and Austria played out a result that sent Algeria home.…
Conmebol sweeps UEFA 4–0, Spain hold Europe's line against Uruguay
The numbers are brutal. South American teams have beaten European teams four times out of four at this World Cup, and Spain are one of Europe's last hopes.…