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Ivory Coast star left in tears after ‘strange moment’ against Germany
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Ivory Coast star left in tears after ‘strange moment’ against Germany

Ivory Coast were hit with an awful injury blow in their 2-1 World Cup defeat to Germany in Group E. With the game enthrallingly poised at 1-1, Wilfried Singo pulled up lame. Ivory Coast star Singo was left upset on the bench after his injury ITV Sport Galatasaray’s versatile defender had been holding up the ball on the touchline, shielding it from Arsenal forward Kai Havertz . He began pushing up…

Ecuador v Curaçao: World Cup 2026 – live
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Ecuador v Curaçao: World Cup 2026 – live

⚽️ World Cup kick-off: 8pm EDT/1am BST/10am AEST ⚽️ Player guide | Bracketology | Golden Boot | Mail Alex Hello folks! Alexander Abnos here, and I’m thrilled to be able to follow this match along with all of you. Curaçao enters the game on the back of a 7-1 drubbing by Germany. The lopsided scoreline was perhaps expected, what with Germany’s status as a world power and Curaçao being the smallest…

Deniz Undav’s double earns Germany dramatic late win against Côte d’Ivoire
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Deniz Undav’s double earns Germany dramatic late win against Côte d’Ivoire

For the first time in more than a decade, Germany will play in the World Cup knockout stages. Their 2-1 victory at the death over Côte d’Ivoire in a lively tie here on Saturday saw to that. Franck Kessié’s 30th-minute goal for Les Éléphants was cancelled out by Deniz Undav’s 68th-minute equaliser and 94th-minute winner for Die Mannschaft. The victory put the four-time world champions on six…

Nygren left disappointed as Sweden thrashed by Dutch
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Nygren left disappointed as Sweden thrashed by Dutch

Celtic midfielder Benjamin Nygren thought he had combined with former Parkhead centre-half Gustaf Lagerbielke to bring Sweden back into their World Cup group game against the Netherlands only to be thwarted by the offside flag in a 5-1 thrashing in Houston. The Dutch were ahead thanks to two goals from Sunderland striker Brian Brobbey when Nygren floated in a free-kick for Lagerbielke, now with…

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How the USA are winning WITHOUT their best player

Another win for the USMNT as they swept Australia aside 2-0 to win their World Cup group. But, after losing Christian Pulisic through injury, how did Mauricio Pochettino rework his tactics to compensate? Adam Clery looks at how sometimes you can replace a player's contribution, even if you can't replace the player.