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June 30, 2026

2026 World Cup: Paraguay knock out Germany, advance to round of 16

Paraguay will face the winner of Tuesday’s round-of-32 tie between France and Sweden in New Jersey for a place in the quarter-finals.

Julio Enciso
June 29, 2026

World Cup: Gabriel Martinelli’s late goal powers Brazil to round of 16 win over Japan

Brazil will face the winners of the round of 32 tie between Ivory Coast and Norway.

Gabriel Martinelli
June 29, 2026

2026 World Cup: With Ghanaian-American father, Japanese mother, who is goalkeeper Zion Suzuki?

Suzuki made his senior debut in a J.League Cup match against Shonan Bellmare in 2021.

Zion Suzuki
June 29, 2026

2026 World Cup goals ruled offside by VAR in first round

The ongoing 2026 World Cup is not devoid of controversial decisions by Video Assistant Referees (VAR).

June 29, 2026

Cape Verde captain Ryan Mendes investigated for raping Brazilian woman in New Zealand

The woman and her husband reportedly complained to the Cape Verdean Football Federation and FIFA about the case, requesting that Mr Mendes be banned from playing at the World Cup.

Ryan Mendes
June 29, 2026

2026 World Cup Attendance: About five million spectators watched first-round matches at stadiums

The 72 games played in 16 host cities of three host countries (U.S., Canada, and Mexico), featured 999 players. The World Cup features 48 nations and 1,248 players.

2026 World Cup
June 28, 2026
Canada vs South Africa
June 28, 2026

Argentine footballer Lucas Trejo loses wife, two children to Venezuela earthquakes 

A former Venezuelan player Edson Tortolero later disclosed in a social media post that the bodies of the three victims were found lifeless.

Lucas Trejo and his family
June 28, 2026

Bolarinwa crowned best boxer at Lagos championship

Mr Bolarinwa expressed hope of representing Nigeria after previous achievements at national competitions.

The tournament
June 28, 2026

2026 World Cup: Nine of 10 African teams, 13 from Europe, two from Asia, eight American teams advance to round of 32

The Carthage Eagles of Tunisia were the only African team to crash out of the tournament at the preliminary stage.

Saido Mane, Mo Salah, Messi, Ronaldo