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Spain squad pose before the World Cup quarterfinal match between Spain and Belgium | Photo Credit: AP France are not afraid of Spain going into their World Cup semifinal on Tuesday (July 14, 2026), defender ​Ibrahima Konate said on Sunday, but they are conscious of their opponents’ ‌quality and their near-perfect backline. Spain have conceded … Read more

Lionel Messi during the FIFA World Cup 2026 quarterfinal match between Argentina and Switzerland at Kansas City Stadium | Photo Credit: Getty Images via AFP Lionel Messi has spent over two decades carving a path through international football, facing ​every World Cup-winning nation from Brazil to France, but one notable opponent ‌has always been missing … Read more

Argentina players celebrate after the match as they qualify for the semifinals of the FIFA World Cup 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Julian Alvarez sent defending champion Argentina to the FIFA World Cup 2026 semifinals with a long-range strike in the 112th minute against Switzerland, while another goal by Lautaro Martinez with seconds left in … Read more

Goal! Argentina 3, Switzerland 1. Lautaro Martínez (Argentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a fast break. Soccer Football – FIFA World Cup 2026 – Quarter Final – Argentina v Switzerland – Kansas City Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. – July 11, 2026Argentina’s Lautaro Martinez scores … Read more

England manager Thomas Tuchel after the match as England qualify for the semi-finals of the World Cup, on July 11, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters England manager Thomas Tuchel said his team were “lucky” to squeeze past Norway 2-1 after extra-time to reach the World Cup semi-finals, but praised “world-class” Jude Bellingham after his two … Read more

England’s Jude Bellingham celebrates scoring their second goal against Norway in the World Cup quarterfinal match, on July 11, 2026 | Photo Credit: Reuters Jude Bellingham scored in the third minute of extra time to lift England past Norway 2-1 and into the World Cup semifinals for the first time since 2018. Bellingham’s goal was … Read more

Why is VAR controversial?

Lineups are announced and players are warming up. England: Jordan Pickford, Ezri Konsa, Nico O’Reilly, John Stones, Marc Guehi, Declan Rice, ⁠Elliot Anderson, Jude Bellingham, Harry Kane, Anthony ⁠Gordon, Noni Madueke Norway: Orjan Nyland, Kristoffer Ajer, David Moller Wolfe, Torbjorn ‌Heggem, Patrick Berg, Sander Berge, Martin Odegaard, Andreas Schjelderup, Alexander Sorloth, Erling Haaland, Julian Ryerson

Mikel Merino celebrates with teammates after scoring the match-winning goal against Belgium. | Photo Credit: AFP Two knockout games. Two goals. Nine minutes of actual playing time between them. If you’re looking for the quickest route to World Cup folklore, Mikel Merino has just written the blueprint — and Arsenal, whether they meant to or … Read more

Wizardry: Haaland finds the space that opponents didn’t know they had left. | Photo Credit: AP Forget the scoreline for a second. If you actually looked at how Erling Haaland has scored his seven goals this World Cup, “one behind” starts to sound like the wrong way to describe him. The Norwegian might be a … Read more

Students of St. Teresa’s College, Ernakulam turned up the heat on Thursday, July 09, 2026 celebrating the FIFA World Cup with a thrilling penalty shootout, high-energy dance acts and a spectacular fashion show. | Photo Credit: THULASI KAKKAT From Kerala to West Bengal and several other places across India, the FIFA World Cup triggers a … Read more

Egypt’s Mohamed Salah waves as Egypt’s national team is welcomed by fans at El Alamein International Airport upon its return from the 2026 FIFA World Cup, ahead of an official reception by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, in El Dabaa, Egypt, July 10, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Hundreds of euphoric fans welcomed home Egypt’s national … Read more

Norway’s Erling Haaland participates in a training session ahead of the team’s quarterfinal World Cup soccer match against England Friday, July 10, 2026, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. | Photo Credit: AP England captain Harry Kane labelled Erling Haaland “a machine” but said he and Norway’s “beast” of a number nine are completely different players as … Read more

Spain’s Mikel Merino, Rodri and others celebrate after Merino scored his side’s second goal during the World Cup quarterfinal match between Spain and Belgium in Inglewood, on July 10, 2026 | Photo Credit: AP Mikel Merino came off the bench again to save Spain, scoring the go-ahead goal in the 88th minute to defeat Belgium … Read more

Haaland heads into the encounter on the back of a match-winning brace against Brazil. | Photo Credit: AP For a country that had not seen the World Cup for 28 years, Norway has arrived in the quarterfinals as if it has always belonged here. Brazil was the latest to discover how thin the margin is … Read more

Lineups are announced and players are warming up. Spain: Unai Simon; Pedro Porro, Pau Cubarsi, Aymeric Laporte, Marc Cucurella; Rodri, Fabian Ruiz, ‌Dani Olmo; Lamine Yamal, Alex Baena, Mikel Oyarzabal Belgium: Thibaut Courtois; Brandon Mechele, Maxim De Cuyper, ⁠Timothy Castagne, Nathan Ngoy; Kevin ⁠De Bruyne, Hans Vanaken, Nicolas Raskin, Leandro Trossard, Charles ‌De Ketelaere, Jeremy … Read more

France’s head coach Didier Deschamps celebrates after the team beat Morocco to enter the World Cup football semifinal. | Photo Credit: AFP Didier Deschamps termed France’s 2-0 quarterfinal win over Morocco as further proof of a team learning how to navigate the demands of tournament football, saying Les Bleus’ march into a third successive World … Read more

Amid the disappointment, Ouahbi sees the defeat as part of a longer journey. | Photo Credit: Reuters Morocco coach Mohamed Ouahbi admitted that his side was made to suffer by France’s quality in a 0-2 World Cup quarterfinal defeat on Thursday, saying that the first half in particular exposed how difficult it can be to … Read more

House of Brazil is a house painted, yes, you guessed it, in the colours of the Brazilian flag — green and yellow. It is tucked away in one of the many side roads on National Highway 66, in a place called Mekkad, near Nedumbassery, 28 kilometres from Kochi. Is it just a seasonal thing, during … Read more

Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates his side’s opening goal during the group B match between Portugal and Spain at the 2018 World Cup in the Fisht Stadium in Sochi, Russia, on June 15, 2018 | Photo Credit: AP Ronaldo’s World Cup career began in 2006, and as of this year, his appearances in six World Cup … Read more

Spain’s Lamine Yamal during training | Photo Credit: Reuters The best of Lamine Yamal is yet to come at this World Cup, Spain coach Luis de la Fuente warned, ahead of Friday’s (June 10, 2026) quarter-final clash with Belgium in Los Angeles. Teen sensation Yamal powered Spain to glory at the European Championships two years … Read more

It’s theatrical. It can be maddening. It makes the world’s top soccer players look very cool — or very silly. The stutter-step penalty has been a feature of this World Cup, with the leading adopters of the technique being superstars Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappé, Cristiano Ronaldo, Harry Kane and Neymar. Let’s say it’s had varying … Read more

France’s Kylian Mbappe, center, celebrates with teammates after France defeated Morocco during the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between France and Morocco in Foxborough, Mass., near Boston, Thursday, July 9, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Four years after France ended Morocco’s World Cup dream in Qatar, the two met again with the stakes still high. … Read more

Spain’s Lamine Yamal during training ahead of the FIFA quarterfinal match against Spain, July 9, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Belgium will meet Spain in the World Cup quarterfinals on Friday (July 10, 2026) with the daunting task of breaching the European champion’s watertight defence for the first time at the tournament. By beating Cristiano … Read more

Odegaard delivered an assist in each of his first three World Cup matches. | Photo Credit: Getty Images While Erling Haaland has rightfully dominated the headlines with seven goals, the man pulling the strings in Norway’s fairytale World Cup run has operated largely in his teammate’s shadow. Captain Martin Odegaard has been just as instrumental … Read more

While Morocco has benefited from the presence of heritage players like Hakimi, other African nations have struggled at the global level despite their recruitment drive. | Photo Credit: Reuters Spain, France and Belgium. To the wider football community, these are the three other active teams in the World Cup bracket that Morocco finds itself in … Read more

Second Half ends, France 2, Morocco 0. A rather baffling performance from Morocco. The team looked tame and uninterested in attacking, unlike previous games in this tournament. No sense of urgency in the second half to try and match the French, but France discovered their ruthless side once again with brilliant goals from main men … Read more

There is a particular kind of grief in sport that has little to do with defeat. It arrives not when a team loses, but when time finally catches up with the players who once seemed beyond its reach. This World Cup has felt full of those moments. Luka Modric leaving with Croatia gone. Cristiano Ronaldo, … Read more

The business end of the FIFA World Cup is well underway with the Round of 16 concluding and the Round of 8 (quarterfinals being finalised). While some of the all-time favourites such as Brazil, Germany and the Netherlands are out of the reckoning, a few of the usual suspects – defending champion Argentina, last World … Read more