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IAN LADYMAN IN BOSTON: There is always a point when simply being at a World Cup is no longer enough, whoever you are and whoever you play for.
MATT BARLOW: Graham Potter will never forget the first time he saw Alexander Isak's name.
We have created a strong World Cup parlay from the soccer predictions from SportsLine's team of experts for Saturday matches
The second round of the 2026 World Cup group stage is beginning to shape the dramatic contours that make the tournament the greatest spectacle in football.Last Friday (19), the World Cup officially sa...
Gary Lineker left the BBC in 2025 after more than two decades as the face of Match of the Day, walking away from a £1.35million-a-year salary - but his net worth shows he is far from struggling
Real Madrid have many players at the 2026 World Cup, but only a week into the tournament, one of them is already heading home.Arda Guler would’ve had high hopes to go far in the tournament, with man...
OPINION: While World Cup fever is taking hold in many parts of the globe, one of its host nations will always see soccer as a secondary interest behind their main pastimes
Netherlands face Sweden in a game that Ronald Koeman's side really can't afford to lose, where Virgil van Dijk may be in for a tough night against fit-again Liverpool team-mate Alexander Isak
Next up: August 5th in Perth. AC Milan and Inter will face each other far from San Siro in a major occasion for Australia, but not an entirely new one for the rest of the world. Over the years, offici...
BBC Sport explores how exciting young Ivory Coast Yan Diomande is determined to succeed at the World Cup in honour of his sister.
The White House is considering changing the strict travel restrictions Iran are facing at the 2026 World Cup.
There's something different about this United States team at the 2026 World Cup: The players feel it, and we can all see it. So why not believe?
Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Lars Sivertsen, Seb Hutchinson, Jack Snape, Alex Abnos and Ewan Murray as the USA progress to the round of 32 Continue reading...
Let's travel back in time to a heyday of the Brazilian game
Dennis Dargahi earned Iranian citizenship through one of the nation's most famous actors so he could represent Team Melli at the 2026 World Cup, and his story isn't unique given how many national teams find players through ancestry.
The jubilation was boundless when Haiti qualified for a FIFA World Cup for the first time since 1974 in November 2025. The island nation had had to wait a full 54 years for such a moment of success.Bu...
Among the most debated images from Turkey-Paraguay was that of Miguel Almirón, captured with a look of total disbelief after a refereeing decision that many struggled to understand at the time.💡 W...
Do you know a touch about the Dutch or a helluva lot about Holland? Test your Netherlands knowledge
Matheus Cunha led the line for Brazil as his nation faced minnows Haiti in their second group stage match at World Cup 2026
The World Cup goes on, and we already have the first teams qualified for the next round. But what never stops is the party in every place hosting the tournament.Yesterday brought another example. Even...
Square feet epidemic in Turkey.At daybreak, the entire Turkish people woke up with a hangover.Beaten by Paraguay by the smallest of margins (0-1), Turkey is already heading out of this 2026 World Cup ...
MICHAEL OWEN: What led to us not winning the European Championship final in 2021? Mentality. We dropped off. We became negative. We became fearful.
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