Norway are one of the most exciting sides at the World Cup, spearheaded by Erling Haaland – The Irish Times
World Cup Group I: Norway 3 M Pedersen (43) E Haaland (48, 58), Senegal 2 I Sarr (53,…
Lionel Messi makes history as double in win over Austria moves him to 18 World Cup goals – The Irish Times
World Cup Group J: Argentina 2 [Messi 38; 90+5] Austria 0 It had to be Lionel Messi, it…
Brazil fall short of their arrogant fans’ belief they are centre of the football world – The Irish Times
World Cup Group C: Brazil 3 (Matheus Cunha (23′, 36′) Vinícius Júnior (45′+3) Haiti 0 If you want…
Declan Rice is running out of steam, leaving England boss Thomas Tuchel with a midfield conundrum – The Irish Times
A freak of nature is Aaron Cresswell’s description of Declan Rice. The former West Ham left back marvels…
Elye Wahi gets visa in U-turn after being denied for World Cup match amid fixing allegation – The Irish Times
Ivory Coast forward Elye Wahi has received travel authorisation to visit Canada for this weekend’s World Cup clash…
Brand it like Beckham: how football’s most shameless shill is cashing in on the World Cup – The Irish Times
American viewers of this World Cup are being subjected to a very peculiar form of water torture. Every…
Ken Early: England struggle with their new personality under Tuchel in win over Croatia – The Irish Times
World Cup, Group L: England 4 (Kane 12 pen, 42, Bellingham 47, Rashford 85) Croatia 2 (Baturina 36,…
Ken Early: Those who had paid $1,000 got to say they saw a Messi goal early. Then it got better – The Irish Times
World Cup, Group J: Argentina 3 (L Messi 17, 60, 76) Algeria 0 The last time we saw…
Kylian Mbappé on the double as France state clear intent against Senegal – The Irish Times
World Cup, Group I: France 3 (Mbappé 66, 90+6, Barcola 82) Senegal 1 (Mbaye 90+5) Meadowlands: the name…
Pico Lopes ‘overwhelmed’ by support from Ireland following World Cup debut – The Irish Times
The demands of the World Cup are such that Roberto ‘Pico’ Lopes has no time to bask with…
Cape Verde and Crumlin’s Pico Lopes keep Spain at bay to secure historic World Cup point – The Irish Times
World Cup Group H: Spain 0 Cape Verde 0 Wow, just wow. At 1.57pm, Atlanta time, 3,291 miles…
Germany take control after Curaçao threaten shock in a weather-proof corporate office – The Irish Times
World Cup Group E: Germany 7 [Nmecha 6, Schlotterbeck 38, Havertz 45+5 pen, 88, Musiala 47, Brown 68,…