Lionel Messi came off the bench to score his sixth goal of the tournament as Argentina warmed up for their World Cup knockout match with Cape Verde by beating Jordan 3-1 on Saturday. The ageless Messi tops the scoring charts in North America as the tournament heads into the last 32. Cape Verde’s players will be wondering how they…
Austria and Algeria were the last two teams to qualify for the round of 32 in the ongoing 2026 FIFA World Cup, co-hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico. Both teams played out a 3-3 draw in their final Group J match at GEHA Field in Kansas City, Missouri, cancelling out each other’s goals to settle for a…
England and Croatia on Saturday booked their tickets to the knockout stage of the ongoing 2026 FIFA World Cup, co-hosted by the United States of America, Canada and Mexico. Goals by Jude Bellingham in the 62nd minute and Harry Kane in the 67th minute gave the Three Lions a 2-0 victory in their final Group L fixture against Panama…
Burkina Faso has formally severed diplomatic relations with France, marking a dramatic escalation in tensions with its former colonial power. In a statement read out on national television on Friday, the military government announced that the split took effect from June 26, 2026. The administration of Captain Ibrahim Traoré, which seized power in September 2022, has increasingly adopted a…
Ousmane Dembele scored one of the earliest hat-tricks in World Cup history on Friday as the Ballon d’Or winner starred in France’s 4-1 win over a second-string Norway, while Erling Haaland watched on from the bench. Paris Saint-Germain forward Dembele opened the scoring in the seventh minute at Gillette Stadium near Boston, struck again on 20 minutes, and, after…
Senegal became the first African side to score five goals in a World Cup match, a stunning double by Pape Gueye inspiring them to a 5-0 win over 10-man Iraq in their final Group I match on Friday. Senegal also boosted their chances of progressing to the last 32 as one of the eight best third-placed teams — they…
