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Norway were the beneficiaries Tuesday night, June 16, in their first World Cup match since 1998. Their star striker bagged a pair of first-half goals and Leo Ostigard wasted no time adding a third after coming off the […]

Kylian Mbappe scored twice as France launched their bid for a third World Cup crown with a 3-1 victory over Senegal in Group I. Real Madrid star Mbappe took his career World Cup goals tally to 14 […]

Egypt will have to wait a little longer for its first World Cup win. Despite going up early against Belgium to kick off Group G play, the Red Devils were able to snatch back an equalizer against the Pharaohs after […]

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 […]