Who has the most favourable path to the World Cup final?
France arguably have toughest route to final stages, playing Sweden then, should they win, Paraguay in last 16
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The Armagh man who became the most influential character in history of US soccer
Joe Barriskill performed a variety of roles, from fundraiser to team manager - and even dipped into his own pocket
Jürgen Klopp plays down links to Germany head coach role after World Cup exit
Julian Nagelsmann vows to stay on in role after his side went out to Paraguay on penalties
Dutch coach Ronald Koeman to ‘reflect on my future’ after penalty shoot-out loss to Morocco
‘If I had to do it again I’d do it all the same way’ says head coach of defensive set-up in Round of 32 match
Morocco edge wild last-32 penalty shoot-out as Netherlands pay heavy price for misses
Morocco win 3-2 on penalties, Dutch scorer Cody Gakpo is engulfed by teammates in wake of loss of unborn son
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Fans hate them but hydration breaks are the World Cup’s new money spinner
Fifa says they’re for player welfare but advertisers have been the big winners
Dismal Germany’s World Cup exit raises questions about Wirtz
Paraguay defy odds and set up last-16 meeting with France or Sweden
Martinelli strikes in stoppage time as Brazil break Japan hearts
Brazilians through to last 16 after entertaining first knockout game
Irish MEPs join calls for investigation into Gianni Infantino over Fifa’s Trump peace prize
Fifty representatives sign letter describing US president’s award as ‘the most troubling development’ of 2026 World Cup
US reporter on the naughty step after ‘poor effort’ to have fun at Bosnia’s expense
‘I don’t know the first thing about Bosnia and I don’t want to know,’ said Abigail Velez
Canada first into last 16 as Stephen Eustáquio scores in stoppage time against South Africa
Canadians avoid extra-time with late goal to knock African side out of World Cup
Uruguay exit World Cup in tears, but will they cry for departing coach Marcelo Bielsa?
Bielsa’s man-management style is akin that of Stanley Kubrick – the players are subordinate to the auteur’s vision
Iran’s World Cup adventure ends in a flurry of bad luck and disgraceful treatment by hosts
Their final appearance illuminated the complex and sometimes contradictory impulses of sport and politics and national identity
Who is playing in the World Cup knock-out stages and when?
Cape Verde’s Pico Lopes will have the chance for one of the greatest giant-killings of all time when his side play Lionel Messi’s Argentina
Steve Clarke resigns as Scotland head coach after elimination from World Cup
62-year-old departs job just weeks after signing new four-year contract
World Cup standings: Who has qualified for the last 32 and who has been eliminated
As the group stages draw to a close, 16 teams will be cut ahead of the knockout stages
Ken Early: Cristiano Ronaldo’s decline leaves Portugal paying the price against Colombia
Roberto Martinez’s loyalty to his 41-year-old captain is becoming an increasingly expensive indulgence at World Cup 2026
Bellingham and Kane strike as England seal top spot with World Cup win over Panama
Croatia finish second in the group after beating Ghana in other game
Iran’s footballing fantasy holds for now as US bomb strikes and reality hit home
Iran drew with Egypt after a 93rd-minute goal was ruled out but may still qualify as one of the eight best third-placed teams
Swedish second guessing as third-place qualification confusion spreads to the pitch
Classic Scottish optimism, a Messi statue and why the stats say Netherlands will lift the trophy
‘He did what?’: Alex Freeman, son of an American football great, becomes a World Cup hero
The right back was unknown even to some of his team-mates when first called up to the US squad a year ago; but he is certainly making a name for himself now
Dembélé hat-trick brushes second-string Norway aside as France top group
Hat-trick secures first place in Group I for France, Norway will meet Ivory Coast in Round of 32
Flying saucer prediction not even wackiest thing at this World Cup
Football divided into comfort-breaks, curious ticket resales and Qatar’s loyal followers
Goalkeepers beware: Trionda World Cup ball hits ‘crisis’ point at certain speed
Some, like Luca Zidane, have been bamboozled and an academic paper bears out Joe Hart’s opinion about its movement
Brazil happy to live out Neymar fantasies as Scotland endure defensive nightmares
Scotland’s 3-0 loss leaves them unsure whether they will be one of the eight best third-placed teams to progress
When the World Cup seems beyond redemption, the football kicks off and rescues everything
There is a beauty and an ugliness in how the politics becomes background noise to action on the pitch
World Cup: Switzerland top group with Bosnia and Herzegovina likely to progress
The Swiss beat hosts Canada, while Bosnia beat Qatar to reach four points in Group B
Paraguayan commentator loses World Cup credentials after foul-mouthed rant
Peter Shilton finally ready to move on from Hand of God
Bukayo Saka may start against Panama but Tuchel wary of pressuring him
England coach hopeful winger ‘is good to go’ on Saturday
Five breakout World Cup stars who have excelled in North America
Johan Manzambi’s rise to stardom has been similar to Michael Owen
Dave Hannigan: Why was Conor McGregor cheered whereas a World Cup star was jeered?
How strange that in one state a man found civilly liable of sexual assault was welcomed while up the road Achraf Hakimi, who is awaiting trial on a rape charge, was booed
‘I relax when I see a player go flat out’: Fifa signs Dundalk grass expert for World Cup
Greg Whately has used his horticultural expertise to make sure pitch in Boston is optimal for football
England given reality check by stubborn Ghana to leave group in the balance
Thomas Tuchel’s side were held by Ghana as Harry Kane missed late chance
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