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Belgium v Iran: World Cup 2026 – live
<p>⚽️ Kick-off: 12pm local time/8pm BST/5am (Mon) AEST<br>⚽️ <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/ng-interactive/2026/jun/04/world-cup-2026-c
Lamine Yamal shows why this could be his World Cup
Spain looked an instantly better team with Lamine Yamal in the side, with the 18-year-old showing why this could be his World Cup.
Lamine Yamal shows why this could be his World Cup
Spain looked an instantly better team with Lamine Yamal in the side, with the 18-year-old showing why this could be his World Cup.
Lamine Yamal is Spain's main man - Rooney analysis
Watch BBC pundits Wayne Rooney, Cesar Azpilicueta, and Thomas Frank give their analysis on Lamine Yamal's performance for Spain against Saudi Arabia i
Lamine Yamal on target as Spain put four past Saudi Arabia
Lamine Yamal scored 10 minutes into his first World Cup start as Spain beat Saudi Arabia to register their first win of the tournament.
Spain 4-0 Saudi Arabia: World Cup 2026 – live
<p>⚽️ Kick-off: 12pm local time/5pm BST/2am (Mon) AEST<br>⚽️ <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/ng-interactive/2026/jun/04/world-cup-2026-c
Lamine Yamal and Oyarzabal fire Spain to emphatic win against Saudi Arabia
<p>Luis de la Fuente said he wanted a new jumper for his birthday but this was even better. On the day the Spain coach turned 65, his players gifted h
From Times Square to England squad: Trevoh Chalobah realises World Cup dream
<p>Chelsea defender has mad scramble for boots and cuts short holiday after belatedly receiving the message of a lifetime from Thomas Tuchel</p><p>Tre
Brazil preview and is the World Cup catching fire in USA?
We preview Scotland v Brazil in Miami and ask how the World Cup is going down in the USA.
'He's arrived' - Lamine Yamal scores the opener for Spain
Spain's Lamine Yamal scores the opening goal against Saudi Arabia in their Group H match in the 2026 World Cup.
VAR official who made hand gesture returns to World Cup duty
Video assistant referee official Shaun Evans will return to duty for New Zealand's game against Egypt on Sunday (Monday, 02:00 BST).
Declan Rice reveals he has played through hamstring nerve pain for six months
<ul><li><p>Midfielder says schedule ‘obscene’ for club and country</p></li><li><p>Ollie Watkins insists he is ready to be nastier on the pitch</p></li
World Cup 2026: Egypt manager denies Salah rift; Spain screening scrapped due to Madrid heat – as it happened
<p>Sunday’s World Cup news included denials of a rift in the Egypt dressing room and a match viewing cancelled in Spain</p><p><strong>World Cup team o
The World Cup records that look set to be broken
The 2026 World Cup may only be 11 days old but the tournament has already rewritten football history. BBC Sport takes a look at the records already br
The beauty of sharing your child's first World Cup
There is nothing like the first World Cup you can enjoy with your kid - and the wide-eyed wonder through which they see it.
The beauty of sharing your child's first World Cup
There is nothing like the first World Cup you can enjoy with your kid - and the wide-eyed wonder through which they see it.
Football Daily | Guns for hire and gegenpress eggheads bring World Cup subplots aplenty
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What have we learned from Scotland's World Cup so far as Brazil test looms?
After a win over Haiti and a narrow defeat by Morocco, BBC Sport Scotland assesses what we have learned from Scotland's World Cup so far.
Thomas Partey in spotlight as he faces England and former Arsenal teammates after rape charges
<p>Ghana midfielder has denied all accusations as he prepares to begin his World Cup campaign in Boston on Tuesday</p><p>The Football Association has
All three England keepers played there - Carlisle's role in trio's rise
From west Cumbria to the World Cup, Carlisle is England's goalkeeper factory, with all of Thomas Tuchel's goalkeepers passing through the club.
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