Cape Verde’s Sidny Lopes Cabral (13) reacts to a loss during the World Cup round of 32 football match between Argentina and Cape Verde in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo/Agencies) Argentina survived one of the biggest scares of the FIFA World Cup to beat Cape Verde 3-2 after extra time on Friday and book a place […]
Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo (7) celebrates after scoring their opening goal. (AP Photo) Cristiano Ronaldo added yet another remarkable chapter to his glittering career by becoming the oldest goalscorer in FIFA World Cup knockout-stage history as Portugal edged Croatia 2-1 in a dramatic Round of 32 clash on Thursday.At 41 years and 147 days old, the […]
England captain Harry Kane, who is having his career-best season so far in terms of goals scored, held England by the scruff of their neck in the round of 32 match against DR Congo and took the team to the round of 16 with two goals in the second half. He has now scored 72 […]
Lukaku separates Tielemans and Trossard before the situation escalated further. (X Photo) Belgium’s remarkable FIFA World Cup 2026 comeback against Senegal featured more than just late goals and dramatic VAR decisions. Before the Red Devils produced one of the greatest turnarounds in World Cup knockout history, striker Romelu Lukaku was forced to intervene and separate […]
Teenager Gilberto Mora entered the record books on Tuesday when he started in Mexico’s FIFA World Cup 2026 round of 32 match against Ecuador in Mexico City. Mora became the second-youngest player to start in a FIFA World Cup knockout game. Mora is just 17 years and 259 days old. Brazilian legend Pelé became the […]
France’s Kylian Mbappe celebrates with his coach Didier Deschamps after scoring a goal. (AP Photo) France captain Kylian Mbappé paid an emotional tribute to head coach Didier Deschamps after the veteran manager returned to the touchline following the death of his mother, as Les Bleus defeated Sweden to book their place in the FIFA World […]
Ronald Koeman stepped down as Netherlands head coach following his team’s round of 32 exit from the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Monday. This brought an end to Ronald Koeman‘s second coaching stint with Netherlands, after having previously led the team from 2018 to 2020. And after the departure of Louis van Gaal following Netherlands’ […]
Lovely cross swung in from the left wing by Yan Diomande, its met by Nicolas Pepe at the far post but his right-footed shot doesn’t hit the target, and is cleared from the front of goal by Norway’s defence. Had Pepe connected with his stronger left foot, it could’ve been danger for Norway. Best chance […]
Two-time champions France will lock horns against Sweden in their FIFA World Cup 2026 round of 32 match at the New York-New Jersey Stadium in New Jersey on Tuesday. The winners of this contest will face Paraguay in the round of 16 in Philadelphia on Saturday. France has reached the final of the last two […]
A Video Assistant Referee (VAR) controversy headlined Germany’s round of 32 exit from the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Germany was knocked out of the FIFA World Cup following a 4-3 loss to Paraguay on penalties, after the scores were level 1-1 after extra time. However, Germany could have made it 2-1 in extra time had […]
