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Erling Haaland and Norway rowed their way into the World Cup’s Round of 32. Haaland scored twice to raise his World Cup goals total to four, and the Vikings clinched advancement with a 3-2 victory […]

France overcame a weather delay of more than two hours to dismantle Iraq in Philadelphia, with Kylian Mbappé scoring twice to close the gap on Lionel Messi in the World Cup’s all-time scoring charts. Pre-tournament fears that storms could wreak […]

Lionel Messi moved two clear of Miroslav Klose as the all-time leading goalscorer at the World Cup as Argentina beat Austria 2-0 in Dallas. After an unfathomable missed penalty early on, Messi found the bottom corner to score his 17th […]

Liverpool star Mohamed Salah scored his first goal of the tournament as part of a second-half flurry to deliver Egypt their first-ever World Cup victory, 3-1, over New Zealand in Vancouver. Both Salah and Mostafa […]

After holding Spain to a scoreless draw in its World Cup opener, Cape Verde followed it up with a thrilling 2-2 draw vs. Uruguay in Miami on Sunday. Uruguay, ranked No. 19 by FIFA, entered the game having […]

18-year-old Spain star Lamine Yamal took just 10 minutes in his first World Cup start to score his first ever goal on the sport’s biggest stage. Spain eased past Saudi Arabia in a 4-0 thrashing […]

Goalkeeper Eloy Room was Curacao’s hero against Ecuador, keeping out a barrage of shots to help the tiny Caribbean nation claim their first-ever World Cup point in a goalless draw that keeps alive their hopes […]

Côte d’Ivoire came within minutes of one of the major results of the 2026 FIFA World Cup before Germany struck deep into stoppage time to claim a 2-1 victory in Group E at Toronto Stadium. […]