Referee Raphael Claus shows a red card to United States’ Folarin Balogun (R). (AP Photo) FIFA’s unprecedented decision to suspend Folarin Balogun’s automatic one-match ban has ignited a fierce debate at the FIFA World Cup 2026, drawing criticism from rival teams and coaches even as the United States welcomed the move ahead of its Round […]
FIFA World Cup trophy (Photo by Getty Images) NEW DELHI: The 2026 FIFA World Cup has entered its business end, with all 16 teams confirmed for the Round of 16 following a dramatic Round of 32 that saw heavyweights like Germany and the Netherlands crash out. Defending champions Argentina survived a scare against Cape Verde, […]
Algeria’s Riyad Mahrez (7) during a World Cup match. (AP Photo) Algeria captain Riyad Mahrez has announced his retirement from international football following his country’s elimination from the FIFA World Cup 2026, bringing the curtain down on one of the finest international careers in Algerian football history.The 35-year-old confirmed his decision after Algeria’s 2-0 defeat […]
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 […]
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 […]
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’ […]
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 […]
