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BBC Sport Launches World Cup Quarter-Final Quiz: Test Your Knowledge

BBC Sport has released a quiz challenging fans to name every nation that has reached the World Cup quarter-finals. With the 2026 tournament's quarter-...

6 days ago 40

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Portugal part ways with Roberto Martinez after World Cup last-16 exit

Portugal have officially parted ways with head coach Roberto Martinez after the team's last-16 exit to Spain at the 2026 World Cup. Martinez, who took...

6 days ago 25

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No league tables, no trophies: how Norway made sport fun for kids – and built a football team that beat Brazil

Norway's stunning World Cup 2026 quarter-final victory over Brazil is rooted in a drastically different approach to youth sport. While Brazilian prodi...

6 days ago 27

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World Cup Penalty Shootouts Decoded: How to Take the Perfect Spot-Kick

BBC Sport and Opta analysed every World Cup shootout penalty since 1982 to uncover the secrets of success. Argentina have won six of seven shootouts,...

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Egypt Demand Referee Exclusion from World Cup After 'Unfair' Argentina Defeat

Egypt have filed a complaint with FIFA following their controversial 3-2 World Cup round of 16 defeat to Argentina, accusing referee Francois Letexier...

6 days ago 25

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The Unlikely Duo Driving a London Black Cab to Every 2026 World Cup Stadium

Englishman Ollie Jenks and Canadian Seth Scott are on a 10,000-mile journey across North America to visit all 16 venues of the 2026 World Cup in a tra...

6 days ago 34

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Egypt Demand Referee Exclusion After 'Double Standards' Sink World Cup Hope

Egypt's FA demands FIFA expel referee Francois Letexier and his team after controversial decisions in World Cup last-16 loss to Argentina. VAR disallo...

6 days ago 75

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Argentina's Penalty Prowess: Awarded More Than Double of Any Nation at Recent World Cups

Argentina's World Cup journey has been punctuated by an extraordinary number of penalties. Analysis shows they have been awarded more than double the...

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Materazzi: 'Would Italy have struggled any less against Cape Verde than Argentina?'

Marco Materazzi has opened up about the pain of Italy's continued World Cup absence, questioning whether the Azzurri would have struggled any less tha...

6 days ago 27

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World Cup Quarter-Finals Preview: France Seek Qatar Revenge, Kane vs Haaland Duel, and More

The World Cup 2026 quarter-finals feature a rematch of the 2022 semi-final between France and Morocco, a tactical showdown between Spain's impenetrabl...

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Messi Magic and Vlahovic Plea: Today’s Italian Papers

Today's Italian papers celebrate Lionel Messi's stunning hat-trick that rescued Argentina and sent them to the World Cup quarter-finals, extending his...

6 days ago 23

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Refereeing at this World Cup has been fine, we don’t need input of Tuchel and Trump

Former referee Chris Foy has pushed back against criticism of officiating at the 2026 World Cup, arguing that standards have been largely fine and VAR...

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