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Cristiano Ronaldo ends his goal drought as rampant Portugal outclass Uzbekistan

Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice as Portugal rediscovered their goalscoring touch with a 5-0 trouncing of Uzbekistan in Group K

Nick Ames at Houston Stadium·23 Jun 2026

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Transfer latest: Spurs push for Fernandes and Tonali, Chelsea like Palestra

Roberto De Zerbi has been given significant funds by Tottenham and is looking to make two big moves in midfield

Jacob Steinberg·23 Jun 2026

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Department of Homeland Security will allow Iran to travel to US early for World Cup match

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) says it will grant Iran extra time to prepare for their World Cup match against Egypt on Friday

Tom Lutz·23 Jun 2026

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‘Decisive’ Dembélé joins party but could group dominance hurt France?

Norway will provide a tougher test for two-time world champions – and they are going to need it before knockouts

Paul MacInnes in Philadelphia·23 Jun 2026

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World Cup 2026: Jordan fan dies in crowd crush; criticism of Ronaldo and Portugal ‘unfair’; England face Ghana – as it happened

A crowd surge among Jordanians gathered near Amman’s Roman theatre to watch a World Cup match broadcast killed one fan and injured eight more

Will Unwin (now); Dominic Booth, Martin Belam, Graham Searles and Michael Butler (earlier)·23 Jun 2026

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‘Chuck it on the iPad’: Socceroo urges schools to show Australia’s final World Cup group game

Jason Geria says students and employees should be able to watch the crunch match against Paraguay which kicks off 12pm AEST Friday

Jack Larkin·23 Jun 2026

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Fifa leadership ‘overruled US-based staff’ opposing World Cup dynamic pricing

A number of Fifa’s US-based staff advised against the use of dynamic pricing at the World Cup but were overruled by the world governing body’s leadership

Exclusive by Matt Hughes·23 Jun 2026

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Football Daily | The World Cup stage is set for a Golden Boot shootout for the ages

In today’s Football Daily: the big-hitters have brought their shooting boots

Dominic Booth·23 Jun 2026

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World Cup schedule today: How to watch, TV channels & live stream

What’s happening in the World Cup today? Here is the full schedule for Tuesday 23 June, including kick-off times, TV channels, and live stream options

Graham Ruthven·23 Jun 2026

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Scottish fans’ friendly USA invasion exemplifies the joy of the World Cup | Philipp Lahm

Major tournaments bring people together and Scotland’s welcome presence adds to the case for a 48-team event

Philipp Lahm·23 Jun 2026

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Australia not planning a ‘truce’ to play for World Cup draw against Paraguay

Socceroos defender Jason Geria insists they will not take their foot off the gas against Paraguay in their final World Cup pool match in San Francisco

Jack Snape in Oakland·23 Jun 2026

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Jordan 1-2 Algeria: World Cup 2026 – as it happened

Late strikes from Nadhir Benbouali and Amine Gouiri seal win for Algeria after Nizar Al-Rashdan’s first-half goal for Jordan

Martin Pegan·23 Jun 2026

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Norway 3-2 Senegal: World Cup 2026 – as it happened

Erling Haaland scored twice, leading Norway to their second victory of the tournament and securing their place in the knockout stage

Jeff Rueter·23 Jun 2026

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Haaland doubles up again as Norway defeat Senegal and seal spot in World Cup last 32

Erling Haaland scored twice as Norway battled to a 3-2 win over Senegal and secured a spot in the last 32

Barney Ronay at New York New Jersey Stadium·23 Jun 2026

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France 3-0 Iraq after two-hour storm delay at World Cup 2026 – as it happened

France secure the win they require to qualify for the knockout stages … eventually. Join Tim de Lisle for reaction

Tim de Lisle·23 Jun 2026

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Two-hour storm break fails to stop France as Mbappé and Dembélé prove too good for Iraq

Kylian Mbappé scored twice and Ousmane Dembélé added another as France cruised to a win over Iraq that was delayed for two hours at half-time

Paul MacInnes at Philadelphia Stadium·23 Jun 2026

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World Cup Group D permutations: supercomputer says Socceroos will progress

Even a narrow defeat against Paraguay in their final group game should be enough to earn a place in the last 32, where Belgium may await

Jack Snape in Oakland·23 Jun 2026

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Thomas Tuchel urges England to improve defence against Ghana after ‘wake-up call’

Thomas Tuchel believes England were given a wake-up call by Croatia and must focus on improving their defensive structure at the World Cup

Jacob Steinberg and David Hytner in Boston·22 Jun 2026

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Tuchel’s brash Britpop football is music to England ears before Ghana test

Vinyl has baffled youngsters at the team’s hotel but spells of opening victory against Croatia showed side in the groove

David Hytner in Boston·22 Jun 2026

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‘He’s the best’: magical Messi becomes World Cup’s all-time leading scorer

Lionel Messi has become the leading goalscorer in World Cup history after scoring in Argentina’s group game against Austria

Nick Ames at Dallas Stadium·22 Jun 2026

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Arsenal make Villa’s Morgan Rogers their No 1 target in transfer window

English champions Arsenal are expected to make an approach for Morgan Rogers but the fee could be around £100m for the England player

Ed Aarons·22 Jun 2026

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USMNT’s Alex Zendejas, yet to play at World Cup, readies for his moment: ‘I’m sure it’ll come’

The Club América star, a surprise pick to Mauricio Pochettino’s squad, has not played in the tournament yet but is preparing for his name to be called

Jeff Rueter in Irvine, California·22 Jun 2026

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Argentinian national treasure Lionel Messi stands alone at goalscoring pinnacle | Pablo Iglesias Maurer

Missed penalty merely delayed the inevitable before forward scored the goals to go past Miroslav Klose’s World Cup goals record

Pablo Iglesias Maurer at Dallas Stadium·22 Jun 2026

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Irrepressible Messi breaks World Cup scoring record as Argentina beat Austria

Lionel Messi missed a penalty but then made history with his 17th and 18th goals at the World Cup finals as Argentina beat Austria 2-0

Nick Ames at Dallas Stadium·22 Jun 2026

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