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Led by the enigmatic Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal will face off against DR Congo in a Group K encounter in Houston, on June 16, 2026.

The 101-run win lifts India-A to the top of the points table, ahead of Sri Lanka-A and Afghanistan-A on Net Run Rate

Austria went ahead with a 21st minute thunderbolt from Romano Schmid before Jordan fought back after the break through Ali Olwan's exquisite strike in off the post

Both players got their timing wrong. Had the roles been reversed with Williamson breaking the curfew and Stokes announcing his retirement mid-series it is possible that again, only one of them might have got away with it.

The game between a Jordanian team on debut and an Austrian squad back on football's biggest stage after missing the last six tournaments featured plenty of excitement

Kylian Mbappes two goals against Senegal leaves him within touching distance of Lionel Messi as he bids to become the tournaments highest ever scorer

Armed with a richly talented generation, Portugal are among the favourites to win the World Cup for the first time.

Critics of the newly imposed intervals applied uniformly regardless of temperature, stadium or circumstance argue that they disrupt the rhythm and momentum that teams spend 45 minutes carefully constructing

Argentina beat Algeria 3-0 in the earlier Group J match with Lionel Messi scoring a hat-trick

The U.S. sprinter clocked 14.67 seconds to beat a field of runners including Australia's teenage sprint sensation Gout Gout

The 41-year-old is set to enter the World Cup on Wednesday (June 17, 2026) when Portugal meets Congo after impressive performances by the tournament's other top stars

The 38-year-old Argentina captain etched another memorable chapter in his glittering career with a brilliant hat-trick in the South Americans 3-0 win over Algeria at Kansas City

On a magical night at Kansas Citys Arrowhead Stadium, Messi delivered an electrifying individual display to join Miroslav Klose at the top of the World Cup scorers charts with 16 goals

Lionel Messi completed his hat-trick in the 76th minute, sending the massed ranks of Argentine fans wild

The defending champion is up against the African side in a highly anticipated Group J match

Haaland's goals in the 29th and 43rd minutes sandwiched a score by Aymen Hussein in the 39th

The third ranked Iraq will be up against the fourth ranked Norway in the Group I encounter on June 16, 2026 in Foxborough City, U.S.

Mbapp moved one ahead of Messi and Just Fontaine on the World Cup career scoring list and is tied with Gerd Mller

New Zealand has lost its first two group matches.

Two-time champions France begins their Group I campaign by taking on Senegal in New York on June 16, 2026

If Indias think-tank believes that it needs to look beyond the Mumbai batter when it comes to the World Cup, the humane thing will be to let him know; otherwise, just let him be

Sri Lanka's Vishen Halambage exchanged words with departing Indian batters before Sooryavanshi responded and shoved him, according to Indian media and broadcast footage

The India spin-bowling coach feels the left-arm tweaker has the skills and a temperament to succeed in international cricket

The visiting side will be eager to set the record straight at Ekana which has been its home ground; onus on Rohit and Shreyas as the Men in Blue look to seal the series

All four matches on June 15, 2026 ended in ties the most in a single day of men's World Cup play since 1958 and all of them technically could be considered upsets as well

Born in Auckland to Punjabi parents, the 27-year-old Sarpreet made his World Cup debut in the politically-charged match and had a few attempts at the Iranian goal

The Iranian Football Federation has taken steps to obtain a new visa for Torabi, so that he can accompany the national team in its upcoming matches, it added

Lamouchi is the first coach in World Cup history to be sacked after just one game. Tunisia appoints Herve Renard as coach

The U.S. State Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment. FIFA did not immediately respond to a request for comment

Last week, U.S. President Donald Trump said I really don't care if Iran takes part in the 48-nation tournament

Iranian athletes and coaches are exempt from the travel ban Mr. Trump imposed against their country last June

Curated for football fans, this is an essential read for anyone wanting to relive the magic of the pitch.

The AC Milan attacker got kicked in the calf during training last week, and he left the Americans' 4-1 victory over Paraguay at halftime for precautionary reasons

Norway is leaning into the country's centuries-old history as its star-studded men's team, containing Haaland and Martin Odegaard, heads into a first World Cup in 28 years

Vozinha recorded seven saves on Monday (June 15, 2026), holding Spain's star-studded lineup to a shocking 0-0 draw

Elijah Just scored early in each half for New Zealand, but Iran responded twice to keep the All Whites winless in their World Cup history

The former southpaw also sought immediate intervention to prevent further circulation of such content on social media platforms

The Iranian squad arrived in California a day before the match amid heavy security in light of the West Asia conflict

The draw leaves Group H finely poised after the first round of games following Spain's draw with Cape Verde earlier on Monday

After securing a famous win in their opening game at the last World Cup, Saudi Arabia aims to repeat the heroics heroics against Uruguay in their Group H opener on June 15, 2026.

Belgium repeatedly attacked from the edges in the first half but were unable to effectively threaten Shoubir