FOUR years ago it felt as if Lionel Messi’s story was told. He had finally won the World Cup, aged…
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ENGLAND were on the cusp of reaching their first men’s World Cup final since 1966. They were 1-0 up against…
ENGLAND face Argentina in the World Cup semi-finals – a fixture loaded with history, jeopardy and one final obstacle between…
SPAIN produced an absolute masterclass in control to secure their place in just their second World Cup final – leaving…
WE have had 100 matches in the World Cup, with four more to go. The 101st game promises to be…
AS the cliché goes, ‘attack wins you games, defence wins you titles’. That could well be put to the test…
THIS is a policy brief for CAF and 54-member associations on what African football managers must learn from the organisational…
TWO of the best strikers on the planet go head-to-head in Miami tonight. Both Harry Kane and Erling Haaland come…
NORWAY may have been touted by many as this World Cup’s dark horse, but their impressive progress still feels like…
EUROPEAN champions Spain defeated Belgium 2-1 to set up a heavyweight World Cup semi-final showdown with France on Friday. The…
And then there were eight… THE World Cup last eight kicks off tonight as France and Morocco do battle for…
FRANCE faces its toughest test of the 2026 World Cup yet, as Morocco awaits at Gillette Stadium with a place…
ARGENTINA produced one of the most dramatic comebacks of the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Tuesday, recovering from two goals…
GREGOR Kobel was Switzerland’s penalty hero as he pulled off a stunning shootout save from Colombia’s Cucho Hernandez to help…
MIKEL Merino came off the bench to score an injury-time winner for Spain as they knocked Portugal – and Cristiano…
CHARLES de Ketelaere scored twice for Belgium as the United States became the third and final co-host to be knocked…
FORMER Super Eagles captain William Troost-Ekong has described Nigeria’s failure to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup as a…
ENGLAND produced their best display of the World Cup amid the passion and emotion of the Azteca Stadium to secure…
IN arguably one of the most eye-catching ties in the round of 16, Brazil, five-time winners and a nation ubiquitous…
WORLD Cup favourites France were made to sweat to book their quarter-final place but Kylian Mbappe’s second-half penalty proved enough…