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Egypt advanced past the group stage at the World Cup for the first time while Iran, which had a potential winning goal called back due to an offside, will have to wait one day to find out its fate after the two teams played to a 1-1 draw.
Leandro Trossard scored a pair of goals and Belgium overcame a slow start at the World Cup to advance to the knockout round with a 5-1 victory over New Zealand on Friday night.
Coach Marcelo Bielsa looked desolate after Uruguay’s World Cup campaign ended in disappointment Friday, saying he was fully responsible for the team’s elimination and blaming himself for leaving nothing good for Uruguayan soccer during his stint with the national team.
One of the best stories at the 2026 FIFA World Cup will continue into the knockout stage as Cabo Verde advanced to the Round of 32 in their tournament debut thanks to their scoreless draw with Saudi Arabia on Friday.
Right back Reece James will miss England’s final World Cup group match against Panama on Saturday because of a hamstring injury, midfielders Declan Rice and Elliott Anderson may play and winger Bukayo Saka could make his first start of the tournament.
Lionel Messi, the top scorer in World Cup history, will not start when defending tournament champion and Group F winner Argentina plays Jordan on Saturday night in its last match before the knockout stage.
Norway’s Ståle Solbakken put a priority on rest and avoiding injuries to key players rather than going all-out to win Group I on Friday, which would have taken beating tournament favorite France.
Former Germany player Bastian Schweinsteiger said Friday he was talking about Ivory Coast’s style and not its players when he spoke last weekend about what his country’s national team could expect from its African opponent during their group match.
British Columbia’s attorney general says Consumer Protection BC is investigating complaints about ticket reseller StubHub from people who say they didn’t receive their World Cup tickets.
An organization representing Toronto hotels says demand for accommodations in the city is down as more rooms stood empty during the first two weeks of the World Cup than in the same time last year.
South Africa stands in Canada's way of a trip to the FIFA World Cup's Round of 16. In the knockout round for the first time ever, the Bafana Bafana hope to rain on the host's parade.
A special guest crashed Portugal coach Roberto Martínez’s news conference Friday: Grammy winner Dua Lipa.
Deniz Undav, one of the surprise stars of this World Cup, is playing for powerhouse Germany. Yet with his Yazidi and Kurdish heritage, the 29-year-old striker is representing two communities on the global stage with no realistic chance of having World Cup teams of their own.
Erling Haaland is among 10 regular starters not in Norway’s starting lineup for the team’s World Cup group play finale against France on Friday.
Deniz Undav, one of the surprise stars of this World Cup, is playing for powerhouse Germany. Yet with his Yazidi and Kurdish heritage, the 29-year-old striker is representing two communities on the global stage with no realistic chance of having World Cup teams of their own.
Michael J. Fox is among 61 people newly appointed to or promoted within the Order of Canada, including soccer icon Christine Sinclair. Among the new officers of the Order of Canada is Yvan Cournoyer, who won 10 Stanley Cups in his 16 seasons with the Montreal Canadiens.
Danilo Veselinovic is working on the ambitious and still-evolving project designed to resemble the best development programs in Europe and the United States, Rick Westhead writes.
Officials from Iran and Egypt's football federations were peppered with questions as the two teams are set to face off as part of the "Pride Match" in Seattle.
Toronto is hosting its last group stage match of the FIFA World Cup today, capping off the first half of a tournament that local officials say has brought out the city’s charms.
Pulisic entered the Americans’ 3-2 loss to Turkey as a substitute early in the second half to the soundtrack of an enormous roar from the sellout crowd at SoFi Stadium.
Another full day of FIFA World Cup action is in store as Groups H, Group G and Group I wrap up group-stage action with must still to play for as the Round of 32 beckons.
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