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By Hishan Welmilla Boston, The first quarter-final of the FIFA World Cup 2026 promises to be a thrilling encounter as France and Morocco lock horns for a coveted place in the semi-finals. The match, scheduled […]

Ruben Vargas converted his penalty and Switzerland advanced to the World Cup quarterfinals with a 4-3 penalty shootout win over Colombia after a scoreless draw on Tuesday. Switzerland will next face defending champion Argentina on Saturday at […]

Argentina completed a stunning comeback to beat Egypt in the World Cup round of 16 and advance to the quarterfinals, scoring three goals after the 79th minute to win 3-2. Egypt took the advantage defending champions […]

Team USA’s run at the 2026 FIFA World Cup has come to an end. Belgium, in front of a sold-out, U.S.-heavy crowd in Seattle, defeated the USMNT, 4-1, in a match where they took full advantage of their […]

Spain ended Portugal’s World Cup adventure and Cristiano Ronaldo’s career on the most gilded stage in football. A precise finish from Mikel Merino in the first minute of stoppage time sealed a 1-0 victory after […]

Ten-man England weathered a Mexico storm at the Azteca Stadium to reach the World Cup quarter-finals for the third straight time with a rip-roaring 3-2 ​victory over the co-hosts on Sunday thanks to a Jude […]

Erling Haaland scored, and Andreas Schjelderup jumped on his teammate’s back. Haaland scored again, and Schjelderup leapt up again. Heading in the go-ahead goal in the 79th minute and scoring again before the end of […]

It wasn’t pretty, but it counted: France is moving on to the World Cup quarterfinals after defeating Paraguay 1-0 in the Round of 16 on Saturday. France controlled 76% of the possession, and had significantly more shots than Paraguay, but will […]

Morocco is heading back to the World Cup quarterfinals and coach Mohamed Ouahbi believes his team has established itself among soccer’s elite. Azzedine Ounahi scored twice to lead Morocco to a 3-0 win over Canada in the […]

 Morocco dispatched a determined Canada 3-0 in the World Cup last 16 on Saturday as Azzedine Ounahi scored ​twice and the North Africans ended the co-hosts’ record run while advancing to the quarter-finals for the second time in a row. […]