1+ hour, 40+ min ago  (1806+ words) Iran twice came from behind to draw 2-2 with New Zealand in an exciting World Cup clash at Los Angeles Stadium on Monday, as protests against Tehran's government and a tentative agreement to end the US-Iran war formed a charged backdrop…...

17+ hour, 47+ min ago  (630+ words) France "coach Didier Deschamps said his side were not out for revenge in their World Cup opener against Senegal on Tuesday, 24 years after an opening loss to the African powerhouse preceded a calamitous group-stage exit and a bitter memory for…...

15+ hour, 1+ min ago  (630+ words) Tunisia fired head "coach Sabri Lamouchi on Monday after a lopsided loss in their first World Cup game. The Tunisian Football Federation announced his dismissal on its Instagram account. "An agreement has "been officially "reached to dismiss "coach "Sabri Lamouchi,…...

1+ day, 46+ min ago  (1765+ words) Qatar's resilience against Switzerland "owed much to goalkeeper Mahmoud Abunada, whose key saves kept them in the game, a remarkable comeback for a player once close to retirement due to a serious back injury. The 26-year-old, who made his international…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (1365+ words) Saudi national team coach Georgios Donis said the team is ready for its FIFA World Cup 2026 opener against Uruguay, the Saudi Press Agency said on Monday. Speaking at a press conference at Miami Stadium, which will host the match Tuesday,…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago  (1263+ words) Australia spoiled T'rkiye's return to the World Cup stage after 24 years by securing a 2-0 victory in their Group D opener on Saturday, courtesy of goals from Nestory Irankunda and Connor Metcalfe and a rock-solid defense. The Australians created little but…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago  (1439+ words) The president of the Palestinian Football Association told AFP on Friday that he had been refused an entry visa for the United States and Canada to attend World Cup events. Jibril Rajoub said he had however been able to enter…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago  (1711+ words) Protesters unfurled a massive red banner on top of the World Cup logo near a busy highway in Toronto on Friday, denouncing FIFA's association with Israel, hours before Canada's first game. Demonstrators donning shirts that read "Jews for a free…...

3+ day, 48+ min ago  (1118+ words) England have "suffered a theft of training equipment ahead of their arrival in Kansas City, local police said, after a vehicle transporting the gear to their World Cup base was broken into. The incident occurred while equipment was "being transferred…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago  (1861+ words) The United States could scarcely have scripted a better start to their World Cup as a Folarin Balogun brace and Gio Reyna curler fired the co-hosts to a 4-1 drubbing of Paraguay in front of Hollywood royalty in Los Angeles on…...