Argentina captain Lionel Messi got into a heated argument with referee Joao Pinheiro during his team’s FIFA World Cup 2026 quarter-final against Switzerland in Kansas City on Saturday. The incident happened during the first half of the game when Switzerland were about to take a free-kick. Lionel Messi, who was standing in Argentina’s defensive wall, […]
Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo gifted popular YouTube streamer iShowSpeed with his game-worn Mercurial Superfly 11 “CR7 Gold Scorpion”cleats. The heartwarming moment took place during iShowSpeed’s live stream for the FIFA World Cup 2026 quarter-final between Spain and Belgium in Los Angeles on Friday. That was a game that Portugal would have played had they beaten […]
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 […]
Veteran Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer’s international football career came to an end on Monday following his team’s shock defeat to Paraguay in the round of 32 stage of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Germany lost 4-3 to Paraguay via penalties in Boston on Monday, after the scores were 1-1 ay full time. The 40-year-old had […]
When Brazil lifted the FIFA World Cup for a fifth time in 2002, nobody would have expected them to go more than two decades without winning it again. Since that victory, the knockout rounds have turned into a recurring nightmare for the Selecao. Despite possessing great talent like Kaka, Neymar Jr and Vinicius Junior, Brazil […]
England manager Thomas Tuchel believes that Jude Bellingham will have to fight for his spot in the starting XI for the upcoming FIFA World Cup 2026 tournament. Ever since Thomas Tuchel took over as the England manager in January 2025, the Real Madrid player has started just four matches, whereas on three other occasions, he […]
Football is set to move on from time-wasting tactics ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026 tournament. The upcoming FIFA World Cup in United States, Canada and Mexico will be the biggest one yet, with a record number of 48 teams set to compete. Substitutes have been often accused of walking slowly, whereas some “tactical” […]
