Salah scores to give Egypt the lead

Mohamed Salah scores to give Egypt a 2-1 lead against New Zealand as he edges towards the all-time goalscorers record for the Pharoahs.

Egypt claim their first World Cup win after roaring from behind to beat New Zealand

Mohamed Salah led Egypt ⁠to their first-ever World Cup victory as they recovered to beat ⁠New Zealand 3-1, moving top of Group G and boosting their hopes of ⁠reaching the knockout stage. Egypt, pre-match favourites with Salah and Omar Marmoush spearheading ⁠the attack, were backed by a vocal ​crowd at BC ‌Place. However, slack ‌defending cost them early as New Zealand ‌defender Finn Surman rose to power home a 15th-minute header from Tim Payne’s corner, silencing the sea of red. Continue reading...

Messi and Argentina ready to turn up the heat after fast World Cup start

It is the 40th anniversary of Diego Maradona’s exploits against England. The scene is set for Lionel Messi to imbue the date with fresh significance How do you build on perfection? It is the poser Argentina face before a match that, for all its prosaic appearance in the middle of a bloated group stage, may prove critical to their World Cup defence. Lionel Messi’s storybook entrance to the tournament set a near-impossibly high bar for football romantics; Austria may provide a sterner test than Algeria and perhaps progress, in this case, will simply be defined by getting the job done. Messi wi

Cape Verde continue to surprise with entertaining Uruguay draw

Cape Verde's gripping debut World Cup campaign continued as they held two-time champions Uruguay to a thrilling draw in Miami.

Past and present World Cups collide as Beiranvand first gives Iran inspiration, then hope | Alexander Abnos

The goalkeeper’s 59th-minute save left mouths agape but it’s not the first time he has created an indelible moment for the team As they prepared for the future, the Iran national team looked to its past. Before Sunday’s matchup against a No 9-ranked Belgium with plenty of stars, the team was played a motivational video; a clip containing what midfielder Alireza Jahanbakhsh said were the indelible moments of Iran’s past two World Cup appearances. These included dogged defending, aggressive closing down, and the few moments of on-field triumph against world powers like Spain and Portugal that ha

One of World Cup's great stories - can Cape Verde become legends?

Cape Verde's impressive World Cup continues with a draw against two-time winners Uruguay - and they will now be looking to make the last 32.

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They've done it again! Cape Verde claim another draw with Uruguay

Cape Verde continued their fairytale World Cup campaign as the African group of islands claimed a 2-2 draw with two-time winners Uruguay in Miami.

'New York didn’t like me' - Did US Open crowd go too far with Clark?

On his way to becoming US Open champion for the second time, America's Wyndham Clark had to overcome the unusual challenge of taming a hostile home crowd at Shinnecock Hills.

Egyptian football fans chant for Palestine in Vancouver

Egyptian fans gathered outside BC Place in Vancouver ahead of their World Cup match against New Zealand.

Clark hangs on to win dramatic US Open!

Highlights from the final round of the US Open at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club.

Cape Verde produce another World Cup shock as Varela strike seals Uruguay draw

Wow. The continuation of Cape Verde’s fairytale may have serious repercussions for Marcelo Bielsa and Uruguay. The heroics of Cape Verde in holding Spain to a draw mean Uruguay should have been forewarned and forearmed in Florida. Instead, this tiny nation with a population equivalent to that of Bristol embarrassed World Cup aristocracy once more. What fun, what glorious fun. Uruguay now head into Group H’s final game against Spain with their tournament involvement in serious jeopardy. Uruguay had already failed to beat Saudi Arabia. Cape Verde will hold high and legitimate hopes of seeing off