Doha: The 2026 FIFA World Cup has introduced a new way of recognising individual achievements, with selected players sporting special commemorative patches on their jerseys for the first time in the ...

Today, Senegal opens its 2026 FIFA World Cup campaign at the MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, against two-time winners France. It’s a rematch of the 2002 opener in South Korea, the ...

The expansion of the FIFA World Cup to 48 teams has opened the doors of football’s biggest stage to new cultures and allowed several countries to make history in the tournament jointly hosted by the ...

World Cup debutants Cape Verde shocked reigning European champions Spain in Atlanta on Monday, as the minnows held one of the favorites to win the 2026 men’s World Cup to a 0-0 draw. Everyone is ...

Germany walloped Curacao 7-1 in their World Cup opener on Sunday (June 14, 2026) ‌after Felix Nmecha scored the tournament's fastest goal so ⁠far and then drew a penalty in first-half stoppage time ...

Cape Verde pulled off a World Cup shock by holding Spain to a 0-0 draw in the opening game of Group H in Atlanta, Georgia on Monday, where the European champions and one of the tournament favourites ...

HOUSTON, Texas - Germany won their first opening match at a World Cup since lifting the trophy in 2014 as they eased to a 7-1 win against debutants Curacao in their opening Group E match in Houston on ...

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Cape Verde marked their first World Cup appearance by holding Spain to a draw, while fellow newcomers Curacao lost to Germany, as Uzbekistan and Jordan also prepare for their own finals debuts in the ...

HOUSTON, June 14 (Reuters) - Germany began their World Cup campaign with a thumping 7-1 victory over debutants Curacao on Sunday in a match where history was made on several fronts and the one-sided ...