The World Cup is down to just eight teams, with a heavyweight line-up set to do battle in the quarter-finals from Thursday. AFP Sport looks at the match-ups, all of which are taking place in Read More
Switzerland beat Colombia 4-3 on penalties after a goalless draw on Tuesday to set up a World Cup quarter-final with defending champions Argentina. The two teams cancelled each other out in the final game of Read More
Argentina staged a stunning comeback from 2-0 down to avoid a stunning exit at the hands of Egypt and prolong Lionel Messi’s World Cup career with a 3-2 win to reach the quarter-finals. The Read More
Ten-man England defeated Mexico 3-2 to reach the World Cup quarter-finals on Sunday after a gripping battle at the Estadio Azteca. Jude Bellingham scored twice and Harry Kane netted from the penalty spot as England Read More
Argentina were given a huge scare before ending Cape Verde’s fairytale run as Lionel Messi netted his 20th World Cup goal in a 3-2 win after extra-time to reach the last 16. Messi’s sublime Read More
Cristiano Ronaldo was named in Portugal’s starting line-up for their second World Cup group match against Uzbekistan on Tuesday, despite his insipid performance last time out. The 41-year-old captain was largely anonymous as Roberto Read More
Dressed in iconic blue-and-white jerseys, with the Argentine flag flying high in the background and an atmosphere steeped in World Cup nostalgia, popular acting duo Keya Payel and Khairul Basar have sparked massive excitement among Read More
Lionel Messi became the World Cup’s all-time leading goalscorer on Monday to fire Argentina into the last 32 as a severe thunderstorm forced France to sit through a two-hour weather delay before joining the South Read More
2026 World Cup tables after Sunday’s third match (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points): Group G Iran 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 Belgium 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 New Zealand 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 Egypt 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 Group H Spain […]Read More
Kylian Mbappe has already reached one major landmark at this year’s World Cup by becoming his country’s all-time top scorer, and on Monday he will hit another when the France skipper wins his 100Read More
