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England get rapturous welcome as they settle in to sprawling Kansas City home
England’s squad arrived at Swope Soccer Village, their World Cup base, to find locals (and the local police) out in forc...
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Scotland victorious on World Cup return after McGinn strike helps clinch win over Haiti
This all proved rather difficult to evaluate as the dust settled. Scotland’s fifth win at a World Cup finals should have...
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Scotland beat Haiti for 1st WC win in 36 years
John McGinn deflected a shot off an opposing defender and past goalkeeper Johny Placide in the 28th minute, and Scotland...
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Neuer fit to start for Germany after calf injury
At a news conference the evening before Germany's first 2026 FIFA World Cup match against Curaçao, manager Julian Nagels...
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Bailed out by Vinícius Júnior, Brazil are still a ...
Vinícius Júnior's superb goal was enough to help Brazil scrape a 1-1 draw in their underwhelming World Cup opener agains...
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Former San Francisco 49ers star Aldon Smith dies at 36: ‘His smile lit up every room’
Defensive lineman was No 7 pick in 2011 draftOff-field incidents, suspensions affected his careerFormer NFL defensive en...
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Depay fit to start as Netherlands prepare for Japa...
Netherlands have been handed a major boost after Ronald Koeman said Memphis Depay and Bart Verbruggen are both fit to st...
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Vinícius Jr. rescues draw for Brazil against Moroc...
Vinícius Júnior scored a fine equalizing goal to earn Brazil a draw with Morocco as both teams opened their World Cup ca...
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How Eredivisie top scorer Ueda now has to plot Net...
Japan's Ayase Ueda has blossomed playing in the Dutch Eredivisie. He now has to hurt Netherlands' World Cup prospects.
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Swiss devastated as proud Qatar win 1st WC point
Qatar scored a stoppage-time goal to earn a shocking 1-1 draw with Group B favorites Switzerland on Saturday.
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‘No soccer fans here’: World Cup fever fails to grip Texas Republicans
Houston is a host city but those gathered there for a GOP convention are far more concerned with contentious politics –...