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Spain’s Nico Williams hits out at ‘completely unnecessary’ Uruguay tackle that injured him
Spain’s Nico Williams has strongly criticised the ‘completely unnecessary’ tackle by a Uruguay player which left him with another injury

Chelsea interested in Granit Xhaka to reunite midfielder with Xabi Alonso
Chelsea are interested in signing Sunderland’s Granit Xhaka, who was a key player for Xabi Alonso at Bayer Leverkusen

Australia buys into World Cup journey as nation approaches peak Socceroos
Marketing stunts, murals and bandwagon-jumping politicians point to one thing – the country is invested in football, for a few weeks at least

Hugo Broos rises above South Africa’s problems to break new World Cup ground
The blunder that threatened qualification and the poor start against Mexico are in the past as the date with Canada looms

World Cup 2026: England through, Scotland wait and Spain hit by injuries – as it happened
Reaction from day 17 at the World Cup as we built up to the final group games and covered news from France, Iran, Spain and beyond

Japan and Morocco face old order giants in the hope of a brave new world
Two eye-catching last-32 ties offer hope of a winner from outside the traditional powers – Brazil and the Netherlands could be gone

Filth, fury and fairytales: Uruguay and Cape Verde bring football heritage
In today’s Football Daily: Cape Verde go big but Uruguay go home

World Cup schedule today: How to watch Colombia v Portugal, TV channels & live stream Saturday 27 June
What’s happening in the World Cup today? Here is the full schedule for Saturday 27 June, including kick-off times, TV channels and live stream options

Who would the US need to beat to win the World Cup? Probably only Spain, France and England
Mauricio Pochettino’s team won their group after some impressive performances. But they’d probably need to beat some of the world’s best to claim the title