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EXCLUSIVE Ivana Knoll has shared the secrets of her ***y outfits and the corset that left fans hot under the collar during Croatia's clash with England
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A former Premier League star has made World Cup history after becoming the first player to receive a red card for covering his mouth during a confrontation
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Blonde teenager Axelle Despiegelaere was snapped up by a leading beauty company after pictures of her cheering on her country quickly went viral
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Almiron was dismissed in first-half stoppage time but Paraguay clung on for a 1-0 win over Turkey
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Matheus Cunha scored a brace to lead Brazil to a win over Haiti, but an injury to Raphinha could see the Man Utd man return to the wing sooner than he’d hoped
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Co-hosts Mexico secured top spot in Group A with their win over South Korea and the USA could be next thanks to a rule change made by Fifa
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⚽ All the latest news from day nine of the tournament
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On this day in World Cup Euros history: 1976 – Antonin Panenka won the final for Czechoslovakia with the most famous penalty of all time. And 50 years on, he sat down with Gavin Newsham for a good long chat:
Antonin Panenka laughs like a bear might, a low rumble, suggesting mischief among the memories. He is sat in an office at Bohemians football club in Prague, recounting the story of his impudent, revolutionary penalty that not only won the 1976 European Championship for Czechoslovakia against West Germany but soured his relationship with the goalkeeper his spot-kick humiliated, Sepp Maier. “He went 35 years without uttering a single word to me,” he smiles.
But the feud went much deeper. “I read some articles that he even had a shooting target in his garage with my face on it that he used to fire darts at. We get on well enough now though.”
I’m not a fan of the hydration breaks that have been introduced at this World Cup, but they’re here for now and it is fascinating from a coaching perspective because the momentum has swung straight after several hydration breaks. That could suggest coach involvement has helped teams to tweak things.
Turning the game into four quarters – it felt inevitable it was going to head in that direction, and I hope it doesn’t carry on going in that direction. I don’t like it, but let me also be clear – when it’s hot, you really need it, for health and safety. So put yourself in Fifa’s shoes. If you only have drinks breaks in the hot cities you could be accused of giving certain teams an advantage with a chance for a tactical discussion over, say, a team playing in Seattle, where it’s cooler. Imagine turning around and saying: “We’ll only have VAR in some of the stadiums, not all.” You’re either going to have it or you’re not going to have it.
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- US qualify for knockout stage after victory over Australia
- Former Sweden striker says Americans are contenders
- US men’s team’s last semi-final came in 1930
Asked about Ibrahimovic’s comments after Friday’s 2-0 win over Australia, US players were uniform in their response: Sure, why not?
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- Chelsea demand compensation for former coach
- West London club insist Italian breached contract
Chelsea are demanding compensation from City to release Maresca as they believe they have evidence that the Spaniard breached his contract at Stamford Bridge by talking to the club’s Premier League rivals when he was still their manager last season.
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The second in a special series of World Cup 2026 themed collages made for the Guardian by the celebrated satirist
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Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Lars Sivertsen, Seb Hutchinson, Jack Snape, Alex Abnos and Ewan Murray as the USA progress to the round of 32
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The BBC has been broadcasting the 2026 World Cup from their studio in MediaCity, but the corporation made a glaring error during their group stage coverage
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Arsenal fans tuning into the World Cup have been impressed by one Moroccan star in particular, urging their club to sign him.
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Former Republic of Ireland international Roy Keane has slammed WAGs for their 'ridiculous' behaviour at the World Cup, including England's in last Wednesday's World Cup win over Croatia
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