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Iran vs New Zealand: World Cup team news, start, lineups and where to watch

2026](/fifa-world-cup-2026) Group G match **Where**: Los Angeles Stadium, California, US **When:** Monday, 6pm local time (01:00 GMT on Tuesday) **How to follow:** Keep up with all updates on [Al Jazeera Sport](/sports) Iran

World Cup day 2: USA, Canada begin – schedule, predictions and how to watch

lead through Ladislav Krejci before South Korea fought back. Hwang In-beom equalised before Oh Hyeon-gyu scored the winner to complete the comeback. ## Beyond football: Who pays for a supersized World Cup? The 2026

Four-try Packer 'doesn't go away' as England set up Grand Slam decider

England%20flanker%20Marlie%20Packer%20says,crowned%20world%20champions%20in%202014.) Despite being leapfrogged by Sadia Kabeya, player of the match in the World Cup final, the Saracens forward said she was contracted until June 2026

Tuesday briefing: Is a social media ban in the UK enough to help protect young people?

England and Wales Cricket Board launched an investigation into [“a breach of team protocol”](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/jun/08/ben-stokes-and-gus-atkinson-investigated-by-ecb-over-nightclub-incident-cricket) related to an incident involving Stokes and Gus Atkinson that took place in a London nightclub

Your cheat sheet to the 26 players on the U.S. World Cup team

lead-up to the 2026 World Cup and is expected to see playing time. ![Matthew Freese knows he has big shoes to fill. The USMNT has had a number of strong goalkeepers in the past

Does referee case show Fifa has lost control of its own World Cup?

2026, Artan received the ultimate accolade which should have been the pinnacle of his career. "Every referee's ambition is to go to the World Cup," [Artan told BBC Somali](/news/articles/c8j27zkp94zo) in an interview last

These fans are boycotting the World Cup. Will they make it a bust?

2026 World Cup: North America](https://www.npr.org/series/g-s1-98388/2026-world-cup-north-america) ### [FIFA hikes World Cup prices, again. A finals ticket can now cost as much as $11,000](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/01/nx-s1-5770564/fifa-world-cup-ticket-prices) "We always talked about going

Tuesday briefing: How the UK’s military spending row exposes Starmer’s defence dilemma

England**| Reporting from the Three Lions camp in Kansas City, Jacob Steinberg reveals how Jordan Henderson’s changing room leadership [could make the difference](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jun/15/jordan-henderson-jude-bellingham-thomas-tuchel-england-world-cup-2026) after the veteran midfielder was dropped from

Vinicius brings Maracana curtain-raiser to life as Brazil rout Panama 6-2

England, Croatia and Ghana, still play Dominican Republic and Bosnia before facing Ghana on June 16 in their World Cup debut. ## US beat Senegal 3-2 in World Cup warmup The [United States (USA)](/sports/2026/5/27/pulisic-and-adams-lead-us-26-man-world-cup-squad

Why super-sized and politicised World Cup comes at a cost

2026 World Cup to United States, Mexico and Canada as it was trying to recover from the existential corruption scandal sparked by the hugely controversial votes in 2010 for Russia and Qatar to stage

British pubs closing at a rate of almost two per day in 2026

2026, according to figures produced by the industry. The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) says 161 pubs closed in the first three months of this year across England, Scotland and Wales, equating

Brilliant Capsey seals series win and gives England selection poser

leading to doubts around her place in the side, but she looked near her best in making 70 not out from 42 balls. Though Capsey was dismissed with six runs still needed, England still completed

Defence coach Edwards negotiating France exit

2026 title. Edwards has been absent from France's training camps since the tournament, while relations between the Wigan and Great Britain rugby league legend and head coach Fabien Galthie have been strained

What are the biggest FIFA World Cup upsets in history?

2026 is the most eagerly awaited sports event of the year. Fans are gearing up to see who scores the most goals, who are the biggest performers on football’s grandest stage, and who wins

World Cup 2026: How to follow on the BBC

2026 on the BBC. ## How to watch the games live  Image caption, Kelly Cates, Mark Chapman, Gabby Logan and Alex Scott will be fronting BBC Sport's television

The anatomy of a Golden Boot winner - and who could win it in 2026?

leading candidates to finish as the top scorer in 2026. Image source, Getty Images Image caption, The Golden Boot was claimed

How extreme weather and heat could affect players at World Cup 2026

England captain Harry Kane quickly dismissed speculation over how much the heat would affect players, saying it “won’t be a factor”, thanks to his team’s World Cup training regimen. So, how much will

Why has FIFA not signed a World Cup broadcast deal in India?

England – with nearly 84 million viewers. Digital viewership numbers were also significant in India. For the final alone, an unprecedented 32 million viewers tuned in on Reliance’s JioCinema – a subscription video-on-demand over

Ranking the World Cup 2026 groups: Which teams are favourites to progress?

2026 groups: Which teams are favourites to progress? A record 48 teams will contest this summer’s World Cup, with 12 groups making up the first stage of the tournament. Twelve seeded teams are spread

Friday briefing: How Gaza, Lebanon and Iran have found themselves caught in an escalation without end

England will be [further left behind](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/04/englands-poorest-communities-face-deepest-cuts-green-space-planning-law-changes-report-warns) in their access to green spaces if proposed changes to planning laws go ahead, a report finds. 5. ***UK news*** | Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor [received private income