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Iran and South Korea miss out on World Cup last 32 in dramatic third-place race

The race for the best third-place teams went down to the wire with Iran and South Korea joining Scotland and Uruguay in missing out

Late drama sends Austria and Algeria into World Cup knockouts to break Iran hearts

Algeria and Austria battled gamely for most of a 3-3 draw that qualified both teams for the knockout round at the expense of Iran

Jordan 1-3 Argentina: World Cup 2026 – as it happened

Lionel Messi came off the bench to score his sixth goal of the World Cup as a much-changed Argentina strolled to victory

Alphonso Davies returns as Canada approach World Cup moment of destiny

Los Angeles date offers Bayern Munich player the chance to heal a wound that opened at this same stadium last March

DR Congo beat Uzbekistan 3-1 and go through to face England: World Cup 2026 – as it happened

Minute-by-minute report: DR Congo claim their first win of the World Cup and reach the last 32. Bryan Graham was watching

Colombia take top spot over Portugal after draw in battle of World Cup heavyweights

Colombia were the better team in an entertaining fixture, which ended 0-0 and saw more doubts raised about Cristiano Ronaldo’s role

Colombia 0-0 Portugal: World Cup 2026 – as it happened

Colombia finished top of Group K after playing out a highly-entertaining end-to-end 0-0 draw with Portugal

Jude Bellingham bends another day to his will after Panama stifle England

A joyless England display, football’s equivalent of assembling a wardrobe, was rescued by the No 10