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Mexico ended a 40-year wait for a World Cup knockout-stage victory on Tuesday, beating Ecuador 2-0 to reach the last 16. Goals from Julián Quiñones and Raúl Jiménez secured El Tri's first win beyond the group stage since the 1986 tournament they hosted.
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Former DRC defender Gabriel Zakuani is better placed than most to have a view on Wednesday's game, and feels it won't be as straightforward as some thinkIt took Gabriel Zakuani less than five seconds to turn down an offer to co-commentate on the showdown between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and England in the last 32 of the World Cup. The...
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The Socceroos have never gone to spot kicks in a men's World Cup but can turn to strategies as they prepare for the last-32 clash with Egypt️ How and where to watch the Socceroos games in Australia️ Full Socceroos coverage | Player guideGermany know it. So do the Netherlands. The pain of the penalty shootout is the cruellest fate in football,...
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Despite the chances of victory in normal time being 73.9%, Sébastien Desabre has changed his approach for stronger teams such as EnglandEngland head into their match against the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) expecting to win. Opta rates their chances of victory in normal time at 73.9%. Yet the tactics deployed by the DRC manager,...
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Rudi Garcia railed against criticism of his side, who face Senegal in the last 32 with a spring in their step after the 5-1 hammering of New ZealandBelgium had just beaten New Zealand 5-1 to secure top spot in Group G and, at least in theory, an easier last-32 draw, but Rudi Garcia was evidently irked. In response to the first question in a curt...
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Williams's comeback at Wimbledon elicits disbelief and reverence among fans during her defeat by Maya JointThe shapes and the silhouettes are the same. The movements are effortlessly familiar. The way she gathers the ball before she serves: not so much bouncing it as toying with it, batting it around her ankles, as if considering what an...
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The shadow of Iceland 2016 is all the warning England should need not to take for granted a winnable-looking first knockout game of the tournamentIt was the 10th anniversary last Saturday of the Iceland debacle. Kolbeinn Sigthórsson's winner sliding underneath Joe Hart's dive, Wayne Rooney chugging away in midfield, Harry Kane taking corners, and...
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When people form memories of the World Cup, it's matches like this that do it. France once again won comprehensively, and against decent opposition, but the quality of their attacking play, and the sheer beauty of their goals, were difficult to fully appreciate in the moment. It's the sort of thing that only comes into true focus upon...
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Boston Red Sox first baseman Willson Contreras was tossed for a second straight game on Tuesday after throwing his helmet toward Washington Nationals pitcher Cade Cavalli during a heated exchange that ended with the benches clearing on both sides and multiple ejections.
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Forty is not what it used to be, at least not if you're a professional athlete. 44-year-old Serena Williams returned to Wimbledon, albeit losing to a 20-year-old. 41-year-old LeBron James just announced he'll be playing another year, though leaving the Lakers. Mark Strassmann has the story.
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France secured their passage to the round of 16 with a commanding 3-0 victory over Sweden at MetLife Stadium, with Kylian Mbappé scoring twice to extend his World Cup legacy. The Bleus' clinical finishing and tactical superiority proved too much for the Scandinavians as France maintained their perfect tournament record and advanced with authority.
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Uefa fines Newcastle £5.2m for first breach of squad cost rulesChelsea and Villa hit with penalties for second year in a rowNewcastle have been fined €6m (£5.2m) by Uefa for breaching its financial sustainability regulations, while Aston Villa and Chelsea have also been given fines for overspending for the second successive year.Following...
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Men's team relegated to National League in 2024Club hope women's football will return in futureForest Green Rovers have disbanded their women's team for the 2026-27 season so that they can "concentrate their resources” on trying to return their men's team to the English Football League.The Gloucestershire club's women's side finished second in...
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Iran responds to US homeland security secretary comments'I was so happy when we said they could leave US soil'Iran's football federation has responded to a senior US official celebrating their exit from the World Cup by accusing the co-hosts of peddling "lies”, saying they are "used to mistreatment”. On Monday, the US homeland security...
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'We fell short. Responsibility rests with me' he saysNetherlands players subject to online racist abuseRonald Koeman has resigned in the wake of the Netherlands' last-32 defeat by Morocco on Monday."Last night I took the decision to end my stint as head coach of the Dutch national team,” Koeman said in a statement on Instagram. "We all shared the...
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Williams beaten 3-6, 7-6 (6), 6-3 on Centre CourtJoint fights off second-set rally to close out matchSerena Williams walked up to the baseline down match point aware that it would not have been a tragedy for her to lose one more point. Four years on from her last singles appearance as a professional tennis player, the 44-year-old had been...
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Grace Riglar fights back tears giving evidenceCusack called Sheffield United omission a 'personal attack'The girlfriend of the late Sheffield United player Maddy Cusack has told an inquest that Cusack's former manager Jonathan Morgan called her a "psycho” and that her eating habits changed after he allegedly made a comment referencing her...
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Wildcard entry defeats Romanian opponent 6-4, 6-4Katie Boulter beaten 6-4, 6-2 by qualifier Tyra GrantAt 12.30pm on the second day of the 2026 championships Katie Swan ended Britain's wait for a first singles victory as she marked her long-awaited return to the All England Club with a battling straight-sets win over Romania's Irina-Camelia...
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Quarter-finalist from 2025 beaten in first roundQueen's Club champion, Juan Manuel Cerúndolo, also outOf the 18 Americans who began the men's singles – the most of any nation – perhaps the most excitement surrounded Ben Shelton. A quarter-finalist at Wimbledon last year, the left‑hander won his first grass‑court title in Stuttgart in June...
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The daughter of the celebrated former Sri Lanka opener is leaving no stone unturned as she hopes to make an impression in the U-19 Women's World Cup which will be jointly hosted by Bangladesh and Nepal in early 2027; she is also looking to carve an identity of her own
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France began their knockout campaign against Sweden looking to maintain their unbeaten record after three consecutive group stage victories. Les Bleus dominated the Scandinavians throughout, with Kylian Mbappé scoring twice and Bradley Barcola adding a third to secure an emphatic 3-0 victory. They will then face Paraguay. Relive our liveblog to...
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Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!When Germany crashed out of the 1998 World Cup – a miserable 3-0 quarter-final defeat to Croatia – the DFB hit the factory reset button. Youth coaching was overhauled, as was the scouting system designed to spot the talent, and it was made compulsory for the 18 top teams in the country to build...
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️ Kick-off time: 5pm local/10pm BST/7am AEST️ Player guide | Bracketology | Golden Boot | Mail WillWrap your eyeballs around Football Daily.France (4-2-3-1): Maignan; Kounde, Upamecano, Saliba, Digne; Tchouameni, Rabiot; Dembele, Olise, Barcola; Mbappe Continue reading...
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Decision vindicated. The Norway coach, Ståle Solbakken, had taken a major gamble in resting almost his entire side in the final group game against France, drawing stiff criticism, not least from those who had paid hundreds of dollars to witness a showdown between Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappé. As Solbakken said, the decision would stand or...
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Norway survived an Ivory Coast comeback to progress to the round of 16 with a hard-fought 2-1 victory in Arlington. Erling Haaland's late winner proved decisive as the Drillos held their nerve when it mattered most, withstanding a relentless African assault that saw the Elephants equalise through Amad Diallo's brilliant strike before the "Cyborg"'s...
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Kay-Jelski insists commentator has had 'brilliant innings''We will get best replacement regardless of age or gender'The BBC's director of sport has said he wanted Andrew Castle to stay as part of Wimbledon's commentary team amid the fallout from the broadcaster's departure.Alex Kay-Jelski confirmed that Castle, 62, had decided to quit the BBC...
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England midfielder's experience with Arsenal last season taught him the need to be patient against teams unwilling to attackDeclan Rice is reflecting on the pivotal moment of his season so far, the one when plenty of people thought it was about to go wrong for him and Arsenal. It was a narrow and painful defeat for them at Manchester City in...
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Speaking with FRANCE 24's Mark Owen, sports presenter and journalist Thando Sibiya says that "it is very likely for an African team to be in the final of this World Cup", explaining that "there's a lot of training that's happening on the continent, it's been a long-running project where there's a lot of investment".
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Norway survived an Ivory Coast comeback to progress to the round of 16 with a hard-fought 2-1 victory in Arlington. Erling Haaland's late winner proved decisive as the Drillos held their nerve when it mattered most, withstanding a relentless African assault that saw the Elephants equalise through Amad Diallo's brilliant strike before the "Cyborg"'s...
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