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Bielsa exits World Cup with admission: ’I haven’t left anything to Uruguayan football’
Marcelo Bielsa said that he had left nothing to Uruguayan football after overseeing their elimination from the World Cup with defeat by Spain
The World Cup is undressing the myth of Trump’s American homogeneity
A DHS social media post celebrating the USMNT overlooked the central truth of this World Cup: the game’s greatest tournament is powered by migration, not borders
What is the secret to Wallsend Boys producing so many top-level football players?
Elliot Anderson is the latest in a line of successful footballers from a club that focuses on the wellbeing of young people
‘This must never happen again’: Iran coach hits out at the US and tells Infantino to stand up against hosts
Iran’s head coach, Amir Ghalenoei, has said Fifa’s president, Gianni Infantino, must ‘stand up’ to the US
‘I dreaded the World Cup but am now embracing it’: how the tournament won over (most) people in host cities
Excitement was muted before the event, but the joy, noise and colour brought by visiting fans has captivated people in the US, Canada and Mexico
Socceroos to meet Mo Salah’s Egypt in World Cup last 32 with star player under injury cloud
Australia to face the Pharaohs for first time at global tournament while Salah was substituted before wild finish to Group G and side’s draw with Iran
Egypt 1-1 Iran: World Cup 2026 – as it happened
Team Melli must wait for the final group games to decide their fate after a wild finish in Seattle
Drama-laden draw leaves Iran in limbo as Egypt set up last-32 clash with Australia
A disallowed goal and a header off the bar in injury time broke Iranian hearts as a 1-1 draw saw Egypt finish Group G in second place
New Zealand 1-5 Belgium: World Cup 2026 – as it happened
Leandro Trossard hit a double as Belgium booked their place in the last 32 with an emphatic victory that sent New Zealand out