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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. […]

Egypt beat Australia 4-2 in a penalty shootout Friday as the African nation advanced in a knockout round match for the first time at the World Cup. Egypt made all four of their spot kicks — with Mohamed Salah […]

They recorded their third straight victory at the tournament to cruise into the last 16, defeating Algeria 2-0 in Vancouver with the minimum of fuss. Their win would have been even more convincing had Fabian […]

Goncalo Ramos headed in a stoppage-time winner as Portugal beat Croatia 2-1 and kept alive Cristiano Ronaldo’s hopes of winning the World Cup. The late goal broke Croatian hearts in another knockout game packed with […]

Spain put their World Cup rivals on notice with a dominant 3-0 ​win over Austria on Thursday thanks to a Mikel Oyarzabal double and another commanding defensive display to reach the last 16. Spain, ‌who […]