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Canada’s first win at a World Cup came at a cost, and 22-year-old Nathan Saliba now might be the player asked to steady the midfield after his breakout performance in the 6-0 victory over Qatar.
Colombia’s final training session before its World Cup game against Congo was suspended because of a storm on Monday.
Portugal coach Roberto Martínez wouldn’t say if Cristiano Ronaldo would start Tuesday’s World Cup match against Uzbekistan after the superstar’s forgettable performance in the team’s opener.
Erling Haaland scored twice to raise his World Cup goals total to four, and Norway advanced to the round of 32 with a 3-2 win over Senegal on Monday night.
Lionel Messi, Erling Haaland and Kylan Mbappé delivered dazzling performances on a showcase day for the World Cup’s top scorers.
Kylian Mbappé scored twice to move into a tie for second in career World Cup goals with 16, and France played through the tournament’s first rain delay to beat Iraq 3-0 on Monday and advance to the knockout stage.
Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappé and Erling Haaland have taken their expected starring roles so far in the World Cup. Cristiano Ronaldo is getting some unexpected criticism.
Kylian Mbappé of France scored his 15th career World Cup goal on Monday, moving into a tie for third most in tournament history as he tries to keep pace with new record holder Lionel Messi.
The tournament has been one of the highest-scoring in history so far and produced nearly 25% more scoring than the same span of games in the previous World Cup.
Thousands of fans have joined Voyageurs-led marches through Toronto and Vancouver, and on Wednesday they’ll be out in force again, marching to BC Place for Canada’s match against Switzerland.
Here’s something that very few could have reasonably expected coming into this World Cup: Cape Verde controls its own destiny with one match left in group play.
Canada’s path through the FIFA World Cup is becoming clearer. The co-host nation sits atop the Group B standings, tied with Switzerland on points (four) but ahead on goal differential (+6).
Lionel Messi set a World Cup record with his 17th and 18th goals, and defending champion Argentina advanced to the knockout stage with a 2-0 victory over Austria on Monday.
Canadian midfielder Stephen Eustaquio was back at training on Monday after missing the portion that was open to the media on Sunday.
Lionel Messi broke the World Cup scoring record with his 17th goal in defending champion Argentina’s match against Austria on Monday, coming about a half hour after he had missed a penalty kick.
World Cup tickets are expensive. Flights to North America are expensive. Hotel rooms in many places are expensive. Then there’s the price of beer.
Germany defender Nico Schlotterbeck has been ruled out of the rest of the World Cup and beyond with a left ankle injury sustained during Saturday’s 2-1 win over Ivory Coast.
Canada has all but locked up a trip to the Round of 32, but their seeding and opponent remain very much up in the air ahead of a crucial clash with Switzerland to determine the Group B winner on Wednesday.
An early goal stoked New Zealand’s hopes for winning the country’s first FIFA World Cup match, but that dream was crushed by the harsh reality of a 3-1 loss to Egypt on Sunday before a sellout crowd of 52,497 at BC Place Stadium.
Mohamed Salah scored the go-ahead goal and Egypt went on to defeat New Zealand 3-1 on Sunday night and secure its first-ever World Cup win.
Austria defender Stefan Posch will be available to play Monday against defending champion Argentina after sustaining a broken jaw in his team’s win to open this World Cup.
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