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Brazil’s all time leading goalscorer Neymar has confirmed that he will not play for the national team again, closing a 16 year international chapter that rewrote the record books yet never delivered the World Cup crown he chased across four tournaments. The 34 year old Santos forward settled the lingering question on Tuesday, July 29,…
Rice Back As England Chase History Against Champions Argentina England will walk out at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Wednesday night carrying a clean bill of health across almost their entire squad, after manager Thomas Tuchel confirmed that midfield anchor Declan Rice has shaken off the illness that cut short his quarterfinal outing,…
Drake has thrown more than a billion naira behind Canada ahead of their FIFA World Cup Round of 32 clash with South Africa, and football fans who follow his betting record already know how dangerous that can be for the team he picks. The Canadian rapper placed a $770,000 wager, worth over N1 billion,…
Cristiano Ronaldo etched his name deeper into football folklore on Tuesday, becoming the first player in history to score at six different FIFA World Cup tournaments as Portugal crushed debutants Uzbekistan 5-0 in their Group K clash in Houston. The 41-year-old captain opened the scoring in the sixth minute, swivelling on the six-yard box…
Japan stamped their authority on the 2026 World Cup with a commanding 4-0 demolition of Tunisia on Saturday at the Estadio Monterrey in Guadalupe, Mexico, a result that ended the North African side’s tournament and lifted the Asian giants to the brink of the last 32. Striker Ayase Ueda scored twice, with Daichi Kamada and…
Co-hosts Mexico secured safe passage into the World Cup knockout rounds as Group A winners after edging past South Korea 1-0 at a delirious Guadalajara Stadium. The narrow triumph moves the Central American nation to six points from two matches, guaranteeing them top spot with one fixture remaining. This early qualification represents a dramatic structural…
Canada secured its first-ever men’s World Cup victory with a clinical 6-0 demolition of a nine-man Qatari side at Vancouver’s BC Place Stadium. The co-hosts had lost all six of their previous matches across the 1986 and 2022 tournaments, but they shattered that historical slump in emphatic fashion before a capacity crowd. Striker Jonathan David…
African nations posted contrasting results in the first round of group matches at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, claiming two wins and three draws while suffering five defeats and conceding 16 goals across their opening fixtures. The performances highlighted both promise and challenges for the continent’s representatives as the expanded 48-team tournament unfolds in…
Football’s biggest stage is set for a historic shift as the FIFA World Cup 2026 opens in two days, expanding to 48 teams and being jointly hosted by three countries for the first time: Canada, Mexico and the United States. The tournament, widely regarded as the world’s premier international football competition, runs from June…
Football’s governing body has moved to close one of the sport’s most quietly exploited loopholes, announcing that players at the 2026 FIFA World Cup will no longer be permitted to leave the field of play to receive coaching instructions while a goalkeeper is receiving treatment for an injury. The directive, communicated by FIFA’s chief…
