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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 […]

Malik Tillman’s free-kick goal in the 82nd minute gave the short-handed U.S. men’s national team the insurance it craved to hold on for a 2-0 victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina in Santa Clara, Calif., on […]

Belgium produced the biggest comeback victory of the 2026 tournament so far, rallying after going 2-0 down to equalise through Romelu Lukaku and Youri Tielemans in the space of five mad minutes late in normal […]

Harry Kane scored a brilliant double to inspire England to a come-from-behind 2-1 win over DR Congo and set up a World Cup last-16 showdown with co-hosts Mexico. Thomas Tuchel’s side were given a huge […]

Ismael Saibari scored the decisive goal in a penalty shootout, and Morocco sent the Netherlands to its earliest World Cup exit, eliminating the Dutch 3-2 after a 1-1 draw on Monday night. With the shootout tied at […]

Later on Monday, Paraguay President Santiago Peña declared Tuesday as a national holiday for the country following the historic win. “In recognition of the historic victory of the Paraguayan national football team over Germany, an […]

The Germans trailed 1-0 at half-time to Julio Enciso’s 42nd-minute header from Matias Galarza’s cross on Monday. It was a limp display by the four-time winners in the first period, but they drew level in […]