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Fifty representatives sign letter describing US president’s award as ‘the most troubling development’ of 2026 World Cup

‘I don’t know the first thing about Bosnia and I don’t want to know,’ said Abigail Velez

Canadians avoid extra-time with late goal to knock African side out of World Cup

Bielsa’s man-management style is akin that of Stanley Kubrick – the players are subordinate to the auteur’s vision

Their final appearance illuminated the complex and sometimes contradictory impulses of sport and politics and national identity

Cape Verde’s Pico Lopes will have the chance for one of the greatest giant-killings of all time when his side play Lionel Messi’s Argentina

62-year-old departs job just weeks after signing new four-year contract

As the group stages draw to a close, 16 teams will be cut ahead of the knockout stages

Roberto Martinez’s loyalty to his 41-year-old captain is becoming an increasingly expensive indulgence at World Cup 2026

Croatia finish second in the group after beating Ghana in other game

Iran drew with Egypt after a 93rd-minute goal was ruled out but may still qualify as one of the eight best third-placed teams

Classic Scottish optimism, a Messi statue and why the stats say Netherlands will lift the trophy

The right back was unknown even to some of his team-mates when first called up to the US squad a year ago; but he is certainly making a name for himself now

Hat-trick secures first place in Group I for France, Norway will meet Ivory Coast in Round of 32

Football divided into comfort-breaks, curious ticket resales and Qatar’s loyal followers

Some, like Luca Zidane, have been bamboozled and an academic paper bears out Joe Hart’s opinion about its movement

Scotland’s 3-0 loss leaves them unsure whether they will be one of the eight best third-placed teams to progress

There is a beauty and an ugliness in how the politics becomes background noise to action on the pitch

The Swiss beat hosts Canada, while Bosnia beat Qatar to reach four points in Group B

Peter Shilton finally ready to move on from Hand of God

England coach hopeful winger ‘is good to go’ on Saturday

Johan Manzambi’s rise to stardom has been similar to Michael Owen

How strange that in one state a man found civilly liable of sexual assault was welcomed while up the road Achraf Hakimi, who is awaiting trial on a rape charge, was booed

Greg Whately has used his horticultural expertise to make sure pitch in Boston is optimal for football

Thomas Tuchel’s side were held by Ghana as Harry Kane missed late chance

Striker scores two goals to become first player to score in six World Cups

Rade Bogdanović issues statement following backlash over remarks

Erling Haaland scores twice as a transformed Norway overcome Senegal and go through to the World Cup’s round of 32

Fifa tells Cumbrian club if they cover up submarine the flag will be allowed into games

Head coach was delighted with how his turned things around in second half against Croatia

Messi’s first-half goal took him ahead of Germany’s Miroslav Klose as top scorer in the history of the tournament

One of the finest players to grace the game no longer deserves his place in the team

A special few weeks lie ahead as a city for so long shrouded in mystery embraces a tournament for which it seems well matched

People in the US are getting a kick out of seeing European football fans explore their country, from a German embracing junk food to Scots livening up a baseball game

Jeremy Doku’s wish to attend the birth of his first child drew a rather emphatic response

Fifa and other football rule-makers seem determined to destroy the sport’s defining characteristic

Lamine Yamal opens World Cup account while Mikel Oyarzabal impresses with two goals against Saudi Arabia

Excellent late goal from Crysencio Summerville adds garnish in Houston

Brazil ran out 3-0 winners in their World Cup game against Haiti but failed to amass the goals to take control of their group

The driver wanted to see the matches at least in Philadelphia, then the prices gave him no chance