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A list of interesting stats from the group stages of FIFA World Cup 2026

It was Irelands first-ever series win over India in any format; they had beaten the reigning T20 world champions by 34 runs in the first match a couple of days back

The defeat could well mean the end of Harmanpreet Kaur's time as India's T20 skipper

Racing in a heatwave with a broken drinks system, Russell held off Max Verstappen and his own teammate Kimi Antonelli to turn his controversial pole position into a dominant win

A record nine teams from Africa of the 10 involved have made the grade while only two from Asia have progressed

The Thoothoor zone comprises Erayumanthurai, Poothurai, Thoothoor, Chinnathurai, Eraviputhenthurai, Vallavilai, Marthandanthurai and Neerodi, the last coastal village of the Tamil Nadu bordering Kerala.

New Zealand knew they had to beat England, already into the semi-finals, to reach the knockout phase after being handed a lifeline by Ireland ending their long wait for a T20 World Cup win with victory over the West Indies

In its June 26 order, the Meghalaya State Commission for Women also sought disciplinary action against Meghalaya Cricket Association officials for ignoring complaints

Messi became the first player to score in seven consecutive World Cup appearances as Argentina beat Jordan to reach the knockouts as group toppers

The Austrians will face Spain in the round of 32, while Algeria will take on Switzerland; the result also ended Irans World Cup campaign

Wissa scored a penalty and Mayele added a quick second for the Congolese, who turned the game around with two goals in 10 minutes, before Wissa netted again in stoppage time

Both squads had already secured spots in the knockout stage before the match, needing only to learn their opponents for the next round

Algeria and Austria look very strong to enter the knockouts

Jordan will hope to beat Argentina to keep their knockout hopes alive

The West Indies would have qualified for the semifinals if it had won. Instead, the defeat gave a lifeline to defending champion New Zealand

Ghana had already clinched a spot in the round of 32 for the first time since 2010

Portugal would win Group K by beating Colombia; otherwise, Colombia wins the group

DR Congo make three changes as they look to go on the attack

Harry Kane scored Englands second goal and became the nations leading World Cup goal-scorer, surpassing Gary Lineker with his 11th tally

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, who was anticipated by many to make his international debut in the opener, is expected to remain on the sidelines again as India are unlikely to tinker top order after one defeat

Ghana has qualified to the round of the last 32, while Croatia will get through with a win or a draw

England eyes top spot in Group L; Panama has already been eliminated

We have all spoken a lot about how we really want to be playing the aggressive brand of cricket and that is something which we will all look to do tomorrow, Mandana said

Sarvesh and Yoonus also set new marks in mens high jump and 1500m, respectively

Since the in-form South Africans are expected to win against Bangladesh, in the first match of the double header at Lords, the fight for the semifinal spot is hard for India

Nooshin, who took over the u-19 setup in 2022, will eye a hat-trick of T20 World Cup crowns when the third edition starts early next year

The 2017 under-17 World Cup introduced Indian fans to a generation that is now reaching its peak. Nine years later, many of those teenagers like Nakamura, Kubo, Aurelien Tchouameni (France), Eric Garcia and Ferran Torres of Spain have become the faces of their national teams

Who wants to help us? Who? If they want us to be out OK, let's [be] out, let's get out; But that's not fair, says Iran captain Mehdi Taremi

We are proud of having arrived at this stage; we have shown that we are a small country, but that we fight for the things that we want to achieve, says Cape Verde coach Bubista

There was late drama after VAR ruled an Iran goal in the 93rd minute for offside as Egypt moved on to the knockouts, while Iran will have to wait to know their fate

Leandro Trossard scored brace as Belgium overcame a slow start at the World Cup to advance to the knockout round with a victory over New Zealand

Two-time winners Uruguay become the highest ranked side to crash out in the group stages as the defeat rounded off a miserable tournament for Marcelo Bielsa and his squad

It is a must-win match for Belgium if they need to qualify for the knockouts