Where a Trump controversy and a thumping U.S. defeat leaves Infantino’s stained World Cup
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Ronaldo’s final bow? One of the worst: Ranking every match at the 2026 World Cup
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From Mbappe and Spence to Caceres and Zidane: How you make a mask for a soccer player
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World Cup weather: Storms possible for Mexico vs England, Norway vs Brazil, flood watch in place
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So close to tournament’s biggest shock: Ranking every match at the 2026 World Cup
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World Cup last 16 bracket predictions: Picking biggest shocks, best games and who wins
The last 16 of the World Cup is set and some of soccer’s biggest sides are still fighting…
Spain turned up. Should they be favourites? Re-ranking the 48 World Cup teams after day 22
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Mexico into the top six: Re-ranking the 48 World Cup teams after day 20
With just under half of the matches in the round of 32 now completed, the last 16 is…
The U.S. move into the top 10 for the first time. Re-ranking the 48 World Cup teams after day 19
Well, that changes things. On the second day of the World Cup round of 32, two of the…
Are England’s key players finding form? Re-ranking the 48 World Cup teams after day 17
The conclusion of the group stages brought some late drama, with Austria equalising in the last seconds to…
Does Algeria 3-3 Austria take top spot? Ranking every match at the 2026 World Cup
Do you have a favourite match of the World Cup? Could you order all of them? Well, that’s…
Why is a 0-0 draw our pick of the tournament? Ranking every match at the 2026 World Cup
Do you have a favourite match of the World Cup? Could you order all of them? Well, that’s…