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Canada rout nine-man Qatar but Koné injury sours first-ever World Cup win

After the midfielder’s horror injury in the second half, Jonathan David’s hat-trick kept spirits lifted on a historic night in Vancouver for the co-hosts

Mauricio Pochettino noncommittal on Christian Pulisic status for Australia game: ‘We’ll see’

The US star has been training individually since aggravating a left calf injury against Paraguay, casting doubt on his status for Friday’s match

‘When Real come for you it’s very difficult to say no’: Cucurella explains Chelsea exit

Marc Cucurella, who is in the US on Spain World Cup duty, has said his £52m signing for Real Madrid was done in a day and a half

England finally exorcise the Southgate era and unleash fun football

You don’t win World Cups by running riot for 10 minutes in mid-June but this felt like the start of something new

Switzerland 4-1 Bosnia and Herzegovina: World Cup 2026 – as it happened

A second half brace from Johan Manzambi helped Switzerland rout 10-man Bosnia and Herzegovina

Manzambi double inspires Switzerland rout of 10-man Bosnia and Herzegovina

Johan Manzambi scored twice in Switzerland’s 4-1 defeat of Bosnia and Herzegovina in which all of the goals came in the final quarter of the match

Broos hits out at stadium and ‘tall’ Czechia after South Africa rescue point

Teboho Mokoena’s 83rd-minute penalty secured a 1-1 draw for South Africa after Czechia had taken the lead through Michal Sadilek

How a furiously contested friendly set the stage for USA v Australia at the World Cup

After Mauricio Pochettino’s passionate half-time speech last October, the USA shaped up and started on the path to a rematch against the Australians in Seattle