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2026 World Cup sponsorship](https://inside.fifa.com/tournament-organisation/commercial/media-releases/aramco-and-fifa-announce-global-partnership) helps to “harness the power of sport to make an impact around the globe” and said such sponsorships “create pathways for opportunity, positively impact society and promote development
2026 opener [Kirby Lee/Imagn Images] ## Who can replace Pulisic? If Pulisic is ruled out, Pochettino has plenty of options to replace him. Balogun is sure to lead the line after his double against Paraguay
World Cup. Some anti-Iranian-government activists are adamant about making a show of opposing Team Melli with calls for protests inside and outside the stadium on Monday. ## The flag issue A huge point
top corner from the edge of the box and, again, I just walked back. Went straight back to my goal, thinking we've got five minutes now. I need to keep the ball
top five leagues has managed more goals than Kane's 50 in all competitions. Now in his third season at Bayern, Kane is also delivering in the Champions League. This month he scored home
2026 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup: achievements that far outshine those of the men's side. "The biggest weakness of North Korean male athletes is their smaller physique," said Heo Jeong
2026 World Cup. It's the team's long-awaited chance to finally rewrite a legacy of inferiority in international soccer. The furthest the U.S. men's team has advanced in a modern World Cup
2026 World Cup. "They can also overheat and collapse," Mullan warns. "This has happened to people." Loading... In an email to NPR, a spokesperson for FIFA, the governing body for international soccer, wrote that
top two teams from each of the 12 groups – along with the eight best third-placed teams – proceed to the next phase, the round of 32, which has been introduced at the World Cup
player who can cover every midfield role, and I'm sure Sucic will become a pillar of the new era." He was born in Bosnia to Croatian parents and spent his childhood on the family
players and understands their situations. We’ll see what we can do,” he added. ## Germany reach World Cup knockouts After bowing out in the group stage in 2018 and 2022, the Germans have finally punched
World Cup last July, [beating them 2-0](/sports/2025/7/5/nine-man-psg-into-club-world-cup-semis-with-wild-2-0-win-over-bayern-munich) in the quarterfinals. Whatever happens, plenty of goals seem likely – both sides have scored 38 in the Champions League so far this season, more than
2026.** He starts with the scores for the first matches in each group, including the tournament opener between co-hosts Mexico and South Africa, holders Argentina against Algeria and England versus Croatia. AI, which finished
players. He then made the cross from the right flank for Oh Hyeon-gyu’s decisive strike in the 80th minute in a match played in front of hundreds of empty seats at Guadalajara Stadium
2026 is shaping up to be the [most expensive in the tournament’s history](/sports/2026/4/23/why-are-fifa-world-cup-2026-tickets-so-expensive), with soaring ticket prices, costly transport and accommodation, and concerns over US immigration policies prompting some fans to reconsider attending
world’s leading talents, Kylian Mbappe, Vinicius Junior and Jude Bellingham, has proved to be a tough task for successive Real Madrid managers [Marcelo Del Pozo/Reuters] ## Can Real resolve Vinicius Jr’s fallout with fans
2026 World Cup](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/769/cpsprodpb/33e9/live/ce591080-6828-11f1-a6b1-09e0e621e5ea.jpg)Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Brazil equalised against Morocco soon after boss Carlo Ancelotti gathered his players together during a hydration break to discuss tactics ## 'Hydration breaks? I call
World Cup – Inter-Confederation Playoffs Final at Estadio Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico, March 31, 2026 [Raquel Cunha/Reuters] ## A violent legacy Born in 1996 in the village of al-Safra, in al-Hawija district in north-central
2026 World Cup might be six days in, but it felt as if it really began on Tuesday, with Kylian Mbappe inspiring France to a 3-1 victory over Senegal with two superb goals which
World Cup 2026 goalkeepers. ## 'Even I couldn't score a penalty past him'  Image caption, Henderson was born in Whitehaven, 40 miles from Carlisle In the 2025 FA Cup final