Sunday’s final is not just Spain vs Argentina for the trophy — it is a collision of records. Spain arrive…
Matchday 3 finished the bottom half of the group draw on 25 June, with the standout story being Germany losing…
The Round of 16 closed on 7 July and 8 July was a rest day, so the World Cup 2026…
The final round of Groups G, H and I plays out on 26 June (US time), which falls across Saturday…
Four matches, two genuine heavyweights, and one piece of history on the line. The 22 June programme (US Eastern Time)…
The World Cup 2026 Golden Boot has narrowed to two men on eight goals apiece — Argentina’s Lionel Messi and…
The World Cup ends this weekend, and both matches land at friendly hours for New Zealand. The third-place play-off (France…
It ends where it always does — with two teams left and a trophy between them. Spain, unbeaten for 37…
QF2 brings the heaviest favourite-on-paper of the round: Spain, winners of four straight and unbeaten all tournament, against a Belgium…
QF3 lands at Hard Rock Stadium with a striking mismatch on paper: England, second favourites to win the tournament, against…
New Zealand sit bottom of Group G on a single point after a draw and a defeat, and on Saturday…
Set the alarm for this one. At 5:00 AM NZST on 23 June, Lionel Messi walks out at AT&T Stadium…
The standout fixture of 26 June decides top spot in Group I, but it also carries a personal subplot. Kylian…
The quarter-finals open at Gillette Stadium with a 2022 rematch: France, the defending champions, against the Morocco side that pushed…
Nobody wants to be here, and both coaches have said so. But the third-place play-off between France and England at…
Some World Cup fixtures are contests; this one is a coronation waiting to happen. France face Iraq at Lincoln Financial…
Bottom of the group, one point, a minus-two goal difference, and Belgium left to play. On the face of it,…
The 2026 World Cup is the first with 48 teams, and the qualification rule is worth knowing: the top two…
The quarter-finals close at Arrowhead Stadium with a meeting between a team that has been here before and one that…
It was supposed to be the winnable one. Instead, a lunchtime kickoff that half the country had circled on the…
