Articles by Hishan Welmilla

Fifa’s embrace of rapacious American capitalism may have found its limits in Miami, one of the entertainment capitals of the world. Despite just seven tickets showing as available on their official website at kick-off there […]

Alexander Isak and Viktor Gyokeres were in fine form as Sweden cruised to a comfortable 5-1 victory against Tunisia to kickstart their World Cup campaign in Group F. Brighton’s Yasin Ayari scored the pick of […]

Amad Diallo scored in the 90th minute to lift Ivory Coast to a 1-0 victory over Ecuador in their first World Cup appearance in a dozen years. The teams combined to hit the crossbar three […]

Japan scored an 88th-minute equaliser as they twice fought back to rescue a 2-2 draw with the Netherlands in front of 69,285 spectators in Texas, opening their World Cup campaigns. A match that had bubbled […]

Germany won their first opening match at a World Cup since lifting the trophy in 2014 as they eased to a 7-1 win against debutants Curacao in their opening Group E match in Houston, Texas […]

By Hishan Welmilla Australia made a dream start to their FIFA World Cup 2026 campaign with an impressive 2-0 victory over Turkey in their Group D opener at BC Place in Vancouver. The Socceroos produced […]

Scotland etched their name into FIFA World Cup history after securing a memorable 1-0 victory over Haiti in their Group C encounter, marking one of the nation’s most significant achievements on football’s biggest stage. In […]

By Hishan Welmilla Morocco produced another memorable FIFA World Cup performance by holding tournament favorites Brazil to a hard-fought 1-1 draw in their Group C encounter, earning a valuable point and reinforcing their reputation as […]