59+ min ago  (458+ words) Uruguay dominated but had to settle for a 1-1 draw against Saudi Arabia in the sweltering heat of Miami on Monday to leave an intriguing Group H wide open. The stalemate came hours after one of the biggest shocks in World…...

1+ hour, 5+ min ago  (522+ words) Iran twice battled back for a 2-2 draw with New Zealand on Monday in their frenetic opening match of a World Cup campaign that has been utterly overshadowed by war, politics and protests. The Iranian team's very presence at the Los…...

11+ hour, 31+ min ago  (671+ words) Virgil van Dijk does not like them, fans have started booing them and the many critics say they are ruining the World Cup. Hydration breaks last just a total of six minutes during a match, but they stand accused of…...

10+ hour, 23+ min ago  (437+ words) Belgium and Egypt drew 1-1 in their World Cup opener on Monday after a second-half Belgian equalizer spoiled Mohamed Salah's 34th birthday. Emam Ashour opened the scoring early in the first half in Seattle, before Romelu Lukaku came off the bench after…...

10+ hour, 16+ min ago  (400+ words) Spain boss Luis de la Fuente said he is still convinced La Roja will go far at the World Cup despite failing to break down debutants Cape Verde in a 0-0 draw to open their tournament. The European champions badly missed…...

11+ hour, 19+ min ago  (531+ words) Spain failed to find a way past inspired Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha as the 40-year-old secured a stunning 0-0 draw for the World Cup debutants and was reduced to tears at his heroics. La Roja rolled into Atlanta as one of…...

13+ hour, 30+ min ago  (624+ words) Spain's ghosts of recent World Cup horror shows reappeared in Atlanta as the European champions were held 0-0 by debutants Cape Verde in their opening game on Monday. Lamine Yamal was left on the bench as the Barcelona superstar is eased…...

14+ hour, 11+ min ago  (429+ words) Kylian Mbappe heads into France's World Cup opener against Senegal on Tuesday "with questions swirling around him after a season that has left the country's biggest football "star under immense pressure. The France captain drew a blank in warm-up games…...

13+ hour, 28+ min ago  (424+ words) Argentina start their bid for back-to-back World Cups on Tuesday with a side full "of familiar faces from Qatar 2022, facing an Algerian team buoyed by warm-up wins and featuring a 20-year-old rising star nicknamed after Diego Maradona. The reigning champions…...

14+ hour, 30+ min ago  (503+ words) Matches are often described as a game of two halves but seldom has the old cliche been more apt than on Sunday when all the goals in the Netherlands" 2-2 draw against Japan came in "a pulsating second period after a…...