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Los Angeles conjures up irresistible spectacle as USA sparkle in opening act | Barney Ronay

Every World Cup needs its hosts to start well, more so this one, and Mauricio Pochettino’s team delivered on a fun day on the Pacific coast

Barney Ronay at Los Angeles Stadium·23 hours ago

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Socceroos fans feel right at home in Vancouver: ‘Like a hilly Melbourne’

An Australian takeover is unfolding in British Columbia as fans pour in for the World Cup, joining the thousands of snow-obsessed expats who live there

Jack Snape in Vancouver·yesterday

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‘I thought – gosh, he’s going to be some player’: the making of England’s Declan Rice

Rejected by Chelsea, honed by West Ham and a league winner at Arsenal, the midfielder has plenty from his footballing journey wishing him well at the World Cup

Jacob Steinberg and David Hytner in Kansas City·yesterday

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USA 4-1 Paraguay: World Cup 2026 – as it happened

Folarin Balogun’s double secured an emphatic victory for the co-hosts in their opener

Beau Dure·yesterday

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Tim Ream is World Cup’s first player to benefit from VAR ‘mistaken identity’ check

The USMNT defender became the first player at the World Cup to benefit from the rule, which allows referees to use VAR to overturn incorrect decisions

Pablo Iglesias Maurer in Los Angeles·yesterday

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USA bulldoze Paraguay as co-hosts romp to victory in World Cup opener

Mauricio Pochettino’s men started their World Cup with a strong performance – and a 4-1 victory – in Los Angeles on Friday

Jeff Rueter at Los Angeles Stadium·yesterday

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Cyle Larin’s strike unleashes joy and saves Canada from the curse of ‘almost’

For the first time in the history of the men’s World Cup, Les Rouges have a point. It lifted pressure on a team scarred by disappointment on the biggest stage

Joe Callaghan at Toronto Stadium·yesterday

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England’s World Cup boots stolen before first training session in Kansas City

England have been the victims of a security breakdown after the team’s match boots were stolen during transportation from Florida

Jacob Steinberg in Kansas City·yesterday

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Clint Dempsey slams Jesse Marsch after national anthem dig: ‘Worry about your own team’

The Canada coach, a former assistant for the USMNT, had suggested that US players had to be begged to sing their national anthem before games

Guardian sport·yesterday

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Manchester United lead chase for West Ham’s £80m-rated Mateus Fernandes

The midfielder also has interest from Arsenal, Real Madrid and PSG, but the strongest early moves have come from United

Jacob Steinberg·yesterday

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Socceroos begin World Cup adventure with underdog status left behind | Jack Snape

In a super-sized edition that makes Australia a middle power their young squad can budget for four matches at the tournament with the hope of more

Jack Snape in Oakland·yesterday

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BBC kicks off World Cup broadcast battle in Salford and provides contrast to ITV’s celebrity slop

Journalistic muscles were flexed with Ros Atkins fact-checking real-world issues with production offering merits more achievable by working from home

John Brewin·yesterday

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Ex-West Ham director would not be involved in inquiry into David Sullivan

Tara Warren of the Independent Football Regulator was an executive director at West Ham until December

Jacob Steinberg·yesterday

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Canada 1-1 Bosnia and Herzegovina: World Cup 2026 – as it happened

Cyle Larin grabbed a historic point for the co-hosts in Toronto after Jovo Lukic’s first-half opener

Taha Hashim·yesterday

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Supersub Cyle Larin rescues point for Canada against Bosnia and Herzegovina

The forward came off the bench to score Canada’s 78th-minute equaliser in their 1-1 World Cup Group B draw against Bosnia and Herzegovina

Ben Fisher at Toronto Stadium·yesterday

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Scotland bid to exorcise World Cup ghosts by breaking group stage barrier

Steve Clarke’s team start against Haiti in Foxborough with growing optimism of ending their pattern of failure on the biggest stage

Ewan Murray in Boston·yesterday

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‘Tickets are very expensive’: Mexican president Sheinbaum explains why she did not attend World Cup opener

Claudia Sheinbaum has said she gave her ticket to Mexico’s opening World Cup game to a young female soccer fan

Oscar Lopez·yesterday

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Scotland become faithfuls or traitors before World Cup opener against Haiti

Andy Robertson said playing Traitors helped pass the time in training camp before Scotland take on the 83rd-ranked Haiti on Saturday in Boston

Ewan Murray in Boston·yesterday

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Rangers target Derek McInnes from Hearts as replacement for Danny Röhl

Rangers are likely to move for the Hearts manager, Derek McInnes, if Danny Röhl completes a move to RB Salzburg

Ewan Murray·yesterday

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Thomas Partey out of Ghana’s World Cup opener after visa application to Canada refused

The midfielder Thomas Partey will miss Ghana’s opening World Cup game against Panama in Toronto on Wednesday after being refused a visa to Canada

Ed Aarons in New York and Leyland Cecco in Toronto·yesterday

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World Cup 2026: Canada and USA enter fray; empty seats; Mexico’s winning start; McTominay fitness boost – as it happened

The latest news as co-hosts USA and Canada get their World Cup campaigns under way

John Brewin; David Tindall, Martin Belam and Will Unwin·2 days ago

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‘More pressure than the president’: Ancelotti sets out to end Brazil’s World Cup drought

Their last triumph was in 2002 but their Italian head coach, without Neymar against Morocco, brings ‘joy and enthusiasm’

Ed Aarons in New York·2 days ago

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World Cup refcam offers new perspective to hint at future of football broadcasting

Usage in opening matches focused on replays of goals from a unique angle, offering the viewer greater depth to watch from home

Martin Belam·2 days ago

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Football Daily | The ‘Azteca’ delivers as hosts and ghosts give us that World Cup feeling

In today’s Football Daily: the Geopolitics World Cup is under way

John Brewin·2 days ago

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