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Salah leads Egypt to first-ever World Cup win, sends Pharaohs to top of Group G 23 Jun 2026 - 09:46 am
Mohamed Salah celebrates after scoring Egypt's second goal. (AFP)
Qatar brace for Bosnia-Herzegovina test as World Cup survival hangs in balance 23 Jun 2026 - 09:38 am
Qatar players during a training session.
Algeria beat Jordan 2-1 in World Cup group game 23 Jun 2026 - 08:18 am
Amine Gouiri #9 of Algeria celebrates scoring his team's second goal during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group J match between Jordan and Algeria at San Francisco Bay Area Stadium on June 22, 2026 in Santa Clara, California. Stu Forster/Getty Images/AFP
Two-goal Haaland fires Norway into World Cup last 32 23 Jun 2026 - 05:58 am
Norway's players celebrate after winning the 2026 World Cup Group I football match between Norway and Senegal at the New York/New Jersey Stadium in East Rutherford on June 22, 2026. (Photo by Charly Triballeau/ AFP)
Mbappe scores twice as France beat Iraq at World Cup after two-hour storm delay 23 Jun 2026 - 04:05 am
France's forward #10 Kylian Mbappe and Iraq's defender #05 Hashim Akam Rahman fight for the ball. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt / AFP)
Messi sets World Cup scoring record as Argentina down Austria 22 Jun 2026 - 10:27 pm
Lionel Messi #10 of Argentina shoots while Marco Friedl #23 of Austria blocks during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group J match between Argentina and Austria at Dallas Stadium on June 22, 2026 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Stacy Revere / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
Malago elected President of Italian Football Federation 22 Jun 2026 - 10:24 pm
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England and in-form Ghana clash for Group L top spot 22 Jun 2026 - 09:47 pm
A general view as players of England train during an England Training Session on Monday in Kansas City, Kansas. AFP
France target second win as Iraq eye upset 22 Jun 2026 - 08:16 pm
France's forward Kylian Mbappe takes part in training session at Bentley University in Waltham, near Boston. AFP
Messi eyes history as Argentina seek knockout spot against Austria 22 Jun 2026 - 09:38 am
Lionel Messi #10 of Argentina during the training of Argentina one day ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group J match between Argentina and Austria at Dallas Stadium (Photo by Richard Pelham / AFP)
Qatar have ‘strong motivation’ to end World Cup on high note 22 Jun 2026 - 09:28 am
Qatar players participate in a training session.
Egypt beat New Zealand 3-1 for their first World Cup win in history 22 Jun 2026 - 08:03 am
Mohanad Lashin #17 of Egypt competes for the ball against Michael Boxall #5 of New Zealand. Emilee Chinn/Getty Images/AFP
Cape Verde fight back for second World Cup draw against Uruguay 22 Jun 2026 - 06:17 am
Uruguay's midfielder #08 Federico Valverde and Cape Verde's midfielder #06 Kevin Pina fight for the ball. (Photo by Chandan Khanna / AFP)
Belgium held 0-0 by Iran as Ngoy sent off 22 Jun 2026 - 12:14 am
Iran's goalkeeper #01 Alireza Beiranvand makes a save past Belgium's defender #05 Maxim De Cuyper during the 2026 World Cup Group G football match between Belgium and Iran at the Los Angeles Stadium in Inglewood on June 21, 2026. (Photo by Etienne Laurent / AFP)
Spain beats Saudi Arabia 4-0 FIFA World Cup 2026 21 Jun 2026 - 10:08 pm
Spain's forward #21 Mikel Oyarzabal (L) celebrates after scoring his team's second goal during the 2026 World Cup Group H football match between Spain and Saudi Arabia at the Atlanta Stadium in Atlanta on June 21, 2026. (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP)
Jordan, Algeria meet in bid to rescue World Cup hopes 21 Jun 2026 - 10:04 pm
This combination of file photos show Algeria's forward Riyad Mahrez (left) and Jordan's forward Musa Al-Taamari.  PIC: AFP
Doku out of Belgium's World Cup match against Iran with illness 21 Jun 2026 - 12:53 pm
Picture: Belgium National Team / X
Egypt seek landmark victory against New Zealand to boost knockout hopes 21 Jun 2026 - 09:43 am
Egypt players during a training session yesterday. PIC: @EgyptNT