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Wrexham face Armenians in Women's Champions League

The Welsh club take on the Armenian champions in the semi-finals of the first qualifying round mini-tournament.

‘I’ve got a chip on my shoulder’: Jude Bellingham shows critics why he’s England’s rightful No 10

Their relationship has at times been uneasy but Jude Bellingham’s second-half performance against Croatia showed why he is essential to Thomas Tuchel’s World Cup plan

‘I can see him at Real Madrid’ – Olivier Giroud backs 18-year-old for Bernabeu move

With Carlo Ancelotti pulling the strings from the sidelines and Vinicius Junior leading the attack on the pitch, Brazil would understandably the favorite team in World Cup 2026 of a big segment of Rea...

Zaniolo at Casa Milan 👀, Juve eye Dibu, Vicario, Kean to Premier League 🤑

The World Cup is making the front pages again today, even more so after the many discussions sparked by Cristiano Ronaldo’s far-from-impressive performance, as he looked to be in serious difficulty ...

Why are World Cup teams making so many errors?

The opening round of fixtures at the 2026 World Cup was littered with errors. BBC Sport investigates why.

Roma to raise Greenwood offer but face race against time to strike deal with Marseille

Reports in Italy claim that Roma are prepared to increase their current offer for Mason...

Most distance covered? Highest top speed? World Cup heat impact revealed

After the conclusion of the first round of World Cup group games, Between the Lines reveals the numbers behind how teams and players have handled the hot conditions so far.

Why do Mexico players put their hands across their chest during the national anthem?

Mexico are hosts in their ninth straight World Cup appearance this summer in a proud moment for the famous footballing nation. The North American side are hoping to be pushing for glory in their home tournament , alongside the USA and Canada. Mexico’s players have a unique approach when singing their anthem Doug Pensinger/Getty Images At the last World Cup in 2022, they were unfortunately knocked…

Lionel Messi and Harry Kane have already done World Cup bosses a massive favour

The marquee names have been the first to arrive at the World Cup party and FIFA and the tournament organisers will be hugely thankful for that

World Cup Day 8: Mexico's Raul Jimenez is making the most of his 'second chance': Battle of set-piece giants

As the second round of the World Cup begins, here's what to watch from Groups A and B

Ivory Coast World Cup star Yan Diomande pens heartbreaking tribute to late sister

Yan Diomande’s sister Roxane died last year having allegedly had a drink spiked

Paratici on Kean’s Fiorentina future, Liverpool and Man Utd ‘appeal’ and interest in young Italy talents

Fabio Paratici refuses to rule out Moise Kean’s summer exit, but insists Fiorentina want to...

The German full back wanted by Premier League clubs, an Iranian trailblazer - and a 38-year-old magician... this is our team of the World Cup so far

NATHAN SALT: And just like that , after waiting four years for this North America spectacular to roll around, we're already through one round of matches in what has flown by.

The simple honest truth about the BBC's World Cup coverage compared to ITV

The BBC has come under scrutiny for not having a studio in one of the tournament's host countries while ITV's coverage is based in Brooklyn

Japanese men accused of double standards over viral World Cup clean-ups

‘Please do it at home’ poster points to gender gap in household chores performed by men

🔥 Are you not entertained? Wildest World Cup in 68 years!

The first matchday of the 2026 World Cup group stage has officially been wrapped up since last night. Alongside numerous surprises — including Spain and Portugal dropping points against underdog tea...

World Cup star banned from next group game after match-fixing arrest

Elye Wahi has been denied entry into Canada for the World Cup after playing in the nation's opening game

What's going on with stoppage time at the World Cup?

Pierluigi Collina decided to wage war on time-wasting at this World Cup, changing tack from the last tournament. But has it been a success so far?

What have we learned from the first round of World Cup group games?

Most shots? Best dribbler? The World Cup so far in numbers

Now every team has played once, BBC Sport take a look at who has been the best and worst players so far according to the stats.

🎥 Ronaldo flops on debut 👎 CR7 mocked on social media 😳

This is the World Cup of champions — that’s what the first round told us. A brace from Haaland, a brace from Mbappé, a brace from Kane, even a hat-trick from the ageless Messi.As you may have not...

Ivory Coast's Wahi denied entry to Canada

The Ivory Coast football federation have announced their forward Elye Wahi has been denied entry to Canada for their next World Cup game.

World Cup can still make a mockery of predictions

Convinced football is coming home? Lumping on Germany after scoring seven? Tipping Lionel Messi to retain it? Telling yourself that Sweden are dark horses? Writing off Spain, Brazil and Cristiano Ronaldo? Hold fire. Because the World Cup is an epic.

Cristiano Ronaldo has already confirmed retirement timeline as he flops for Portugal

Cristiano Ronaldo has a target in mind before thinking about retirement from football