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France earn favourites tag and Cape Verde make history: World Cup Daily – podcast
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From supermarket to World Cup - the forgotten England team
New Ferens Park feels a world away from the New York New Jersey Stadium, but it was on this artificial pitch in the north east of England where a futu
‘This must never happen again’: Iran coach hits out at the US and tells Infantino to stand up against hosts
<ul><li><p>Iran waiting to see if they are through to last 32</p></li><li><p>Salah injury fears played down after 1-1 draw</p></li></ul><p>Iran’s head
Messi to start final Argentina group match on bench
World Cup top scorer Lionel Messi will start Argentina's final group match against Jordan on the bench, manager Lionel Scaloni confirms.
‘I dreaded the World Cup but am now embracing it’: how the tournament won over (most) people in host cities
<p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jun/02/world-cup-fans-16-host-cities-us-mexico-canada-fifa-ticket-prices">Excitement was muted b
Egypt through but late drama denies Iran guaranteed last 32 spot
Iran have a goal ruled out for offside and hit the crossbar in the final moments of a thrilling 1-1 draw against Egypt in Seattle, leaving them hoping
Belgium thrash New Zealand to win Group G
Belgium defeat New Zealand 5-1 to qualify for the World Cup round of 32 as winners of Group G on goal difference.
Who am I? Guess World Cup star No 20
Will you get today's World Cup player in as few attempts as possible?
VAR rules out late winner to deny Iran guaranteed last-32 spot
Shoja Khalilzadeh's goal is ruled out by VAR in injury-time denying Iran automatic qualification into the round of 32, meaning they will have to wait
Scotland's World Cup hopes at 0.07% - these are results they need
Defeat against Brazil left Scotland in a precarious position, but little has gone their way since either.
'Brilliant!' - De Bruyne gets off the mark with trademark strike
Kevin De Bruyne scores his first goal in the 2026 World Cup as Belgium beat New Zealand to finish top of Group G.
Drama-laden draw leaves Iran in limbo as Egypt set up last-32 clash with Australia
<p></p><p>After review,” began the Polish referee Szymon Marciniak, those two words breaking the hearts of Iran after they thought they scrambled an u
Five-star Belgium through as New Zealand sent packing from World Cup
<p>Leandro Trossard struck twice as Belgium demolished New Zealand 5-1 to clinch top spot in Group G and march into the World Cup’s last 32, while th
Egypt v Iran: World Cup 2026 – live
<p>⚽️ Kick-off time: 8pm local/1pm AEST/4am BST/11pm EDT<br>⚽️ <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jun/24/world-cup-groups-permutations
New Zealand v Belgium: World Cup 2026 – live
<p>⚽️ Kick-off time: 8pm local/1pm AEST/4am BST/11pm EDT<br>⚽️ <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jun/24/world-cup-groups-permutations
Spain's Pino may miss rest of World Cup
Spain winger Yeremy Pino may miss the rest of the World Cup with a suspected broken collarbone.
'I leave nothing' - the end of 'toxic' Bielsa's Uruguay reign
With Uruguay eliminated from the 2026 World Cup, BBC Sport looks at what has gone wrong for them under colourful coach Marcelo Bielsa.
Cold War Steve on … England’s haunted team-building barbecue
<p>The third in a special series of World Cup 2026-themed collages made for the Guardian <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2019/jun/15
‘Nothing is impossible’: Cape Verde relishing World Cup date with Argentina
<ul><li><p>Cape Verde reach last 32 after draw with Saudi Arabia</p></li><li><p>‘We showed the world you should not fear difficulties’</p></li></ul><p
'Nothing is impossible' - Cape Verde make history to set up Argentina tie
How has a group of islands with just 525,000 inhabitants made it to the knockout rounds of the World Cup?
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