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Spain, France open World Cup as betting favorites
France and Spain are the betting favorites to win the 2026 World Cup, while heavy backing for Team USA is creating massi...
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Omar Artan scandal reveals Gianni Infantino for what he is: one of sport’s greatest cowards | Jonathan Liew
Fifa president has prostrated the organisation before Donald Trump and lost control of his own tournament as a resultEve...
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Tuchel: England ready to 'come alive' at World Cup...
England coach Thomas Tuchel said after his team's dominant win over Costa Rica on Wednesday that the Three Lions are sta...
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Haiti forced to change World Cup jerseys after Fifa rejects ‘political’ elements
Shirts had included imagery evoking Haitian revolutionWinter Olympics team also had to redesign uniformsWorld Cup newsle...
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Fourth World Cup still has Son 'feeling like a kid...
South Korea captain Son Heung-min says he feels like a "kid" as he enters his fourth World Cup, where he will debut agai...
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Can South Korea overcome their poor World Cup open...
On Thursday, South Korea will be looking to do what they haven't been able to since 2010 -- win their opener at the Worl...
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Aguirre embraces Azteca's pressure for WC opener
On the eve of the World Cup opener and Mexico's debut in front of their fans at the Estadio Azteca, Javier Aguirre state...
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Gianni Infantino tells football fans to ‘chill’ in response to Fifa’s critics
Fifa president defends handling of tournament‘Screaming and shouting does not find a solution’Gianni Infantino told foot...
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‘Not in our best moment’: strikes and tension temper World Cup buzz in Mexico City
An escalating teachers’ strike and concerns around public perception have left locals with complicated feelings on the e...
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FIFA prez: People should 'chill' over WC visa issu...
FIFA president Gianni Infantino said the organization cannot dictate to the U.S. government who to allow into its countr...
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Sources: City make British-record bid for Anderson...
Manchester City have made a British-record bid for Nottingham Forest midfielder Elliot Anderson, sources have told ESPN.