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England played a behind-closed-doors friendly on Thursday as several Three Lions players seized their chance to impress ahead of their World Cup clash vs Ghana
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England played a behind-closed-doors friendly on Thursday as several Three Lions players seized their chance to impress ahead of their World Cup clash vs Ghana
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The Group D clash between the United States and Socceroos has been hyped as next step in a heated rivalry but the nations are on similar football journeys
Listen to the hyperbole spewed by the loudest voices, and the World Cup clash between co-hosts the United States and Australia in Seattle is the latest contest in a heated sporting rivalry streaked with disrespect and even downright hate.
Indeed, the sometimes spiteful clash between the teams in a friendly last year serves as a preview for what is now one of the marquee matches in the pool stage, and set to determine the winner of Group D.
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Canada midfielder Ismael Kone is in hospital and will undergo surgery after suffering a serious injury from a horror tackle by Qatar's Assim Madibo
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It wasn’t pretty, distinguished by little other than its black v lilac colour scheme, but Mexico became the first side at the 2026 World Cup to secure their place in the knockout stage. If they and England both top their groups, the path is open for an apocalyptic meeting at the Azteca in the last 16. The question for Mexico and South Korea after their opening wins was whether they had been good or their opponents bad, and this offered a fairly clear answer: neither is over-blessed with creative edge.
The only goal came after 50 minutes and was a gift from South Korea. Kim Seung-gyu, the goalkeeper, came to claim a looping header, but did so over the top of Lee Ki-hyuk, jarring his elbow on the defender’s head and spilling the ball for Luis Romo, who hooked in his fifth international goal on his 64th appearance. Romo was one of three changes made from Mexico’s line-up for the opener, coming in forComment
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Express Sport rounds up the news and talking points from the World Cup, including a post-match brawl, Thomas Tuchel's row, and an Ismael Kone injury update.
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Scotland will take on Morocco in their second World Cup group stage match, with Scott McTominay at the heart of the action
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- Iran permitted to arrive in LA just 24 hours before Belgium game
- Federation will express its ‘dissatisfaction’ over logistical issues
After Iran’s Group G opener with New Zealand, their head coach, Amir Ghalenoei, argued they are the “most oppressed” team at the tournament. Iran’s captain, Mehdi Taremi, said the logistical issues meant recent weeks had been a “disaster”.
The comments stemmed from Iran being informed they had to fly to their team base in Tijuana, Mexico immediately after their draw at Los Angeles Stadium, rather than return the following day after a recovery session.
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WORLD CUP DAY 8 ROUND-UP: What happened overnight and on Thursday including a post-match brawl, Thomas Tuchel's escalating row, and the latest on Ismael Kone's health
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After leading Aston Villa to historic silverware this season, McGinn is looking to create more history and guide Scotland to the knockouts with a win against Morocco on Friday night
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After the first round of group games provide moments of high euphoria for minnow countries, Miguel Delaney takes a look at why, this time, smaller countries are benefiting from western European wealth
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Man City defender Abdukodir Khusanov was involved in an accidental collision with a cameraman during Uzbekistan's opening World Cup game against Colombia
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