FIFA World Cup
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2026 World Cup
Lionel Messi Birthday Quiz: Can You Score 100% on His World Cup Stats?
Lionel Messi’s historic brace against Austria has officially rewritten the football record books, elevating him to 18 World Cup goals and cementing his place as the tournament’s all-time top scorer ahead of Miroslav Klose. To celebrate this legendary achievement and tap into the excitement of the tournament, we have designed…
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2026 World Cup
Messi, Ronaldo and the thrilling state of play after the first gameweek at the 2026 World Cup
A week and a half into the biggest World Cup ever staged, the picture is starting to take shape. Every one of the 48 teams has now played at least once, several have played twice, and the qualification picture for the round of 32 is beginning to sharpen. Here is…
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2026 World Cup
Vozinha, Freddy the German, Tim Payne and the World Cup’s best stories so far
One week into the 2026 World Cup and the football itself has been good, but it is the chaos surrounding it that has people glued to their phones. A 40-year-old goalkeeper has become a global hero, a German tourist has become more famous than the German national team, a New…
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2026 World Cup
The Last Dance for Messi and Ronaldo, the First for Haaland: The 2026 World Cup Is Nearly Here
The 2026 FIFA World Cup is the biggest version of the tournament yet. Starting on 11 June and running through to 19 July, it is the first to feature 48 teams, spread across three co-host nations: the United States, Canada and Mexico. The final will be held at MetLife Stadium…
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2026 World Cup
Do or Die: The Final Four European Tickets to the 2026 World Cup
The grueling gauntlet of UEFA World Cup Qualification comes down to 90 minutes (or perhaps 120 minutes and penalties). Four single-leg finals. Four winners heading to North America this summer. Four losers left to agonizingly wait another four years. After a chaotic semi-final round that saw dramatic shootouts, wild seven-goal…
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The Pitch: Heartbreak, War, and the World Cup Waiting Game
The 2026 World Cup in North America is shaping up to be a historic spectacle, but for the Iraq National Team, the dream of stepping onto the biggest stage in football is slowly turning into a geopolitical nightmare. With the summer tournament hosted across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico rapidly…
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