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Cups of tea and a roaring crowd: Sydney’s Algerian community gathers for World Cup nailbiter
There was good food, nervous energy and pandemonium at a Surry Hills cafe as Algeria went through to the knockout round
World Cup schedule today: How to watch South Africa v Canada, TV channels & live stream Sunday 28 June
What’s happening in the World Cup today? Here is the full schedule for Sunday 28 June, including kick-off times, TV channels and live stream options
Iran needed help to save their ‘disaster’ World Cup. Instead they got more heartbreak
Team Melli’s agonizing exit after other results failed to break their way is a moment of anguish that rises to the top of a football history full of them
Bracketology: predict a path to World Cup victory
Click your way through the group stage and the knockouts to crown champion
World Cup glory could all come down to penalties. What’s the best strategy?
As the knockout stages begin, penalties are inevitable. What do the stats say about the best ways to take them?
World Cup 2026 colour chart: fans of all 48 teams join the party – in pictures
We take a look at the creativity and emotion shown by fans of each nation during the group stage of the World Cup
World Cup 2026 power rankings: France still kings but who has climbed 26 places?
From Algeria to Uzbekistan, we assess the standing of the 48 nations after the group stage of the tournament
Lionel Messi steps off bench and makes a little more history in Argentina’s World Cup win over Jordan
From the moment he came on it felt like an occasion, another chance to distil the admiration for a legend of football
Germany trapped between past and future with team lost in identity malaise
The ghosts of 2014 and Jürgen Klopp dominate the debate, leaving Julian Nagelsmann’s side caught between two eras