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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

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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

The USA got off to a great start and opened the scoring through Ashley, who found the back of the net with a field goal in the fourth minute

Spain had almost 75% possession, but Cape Verde's first match at a World Cup became a heroic exercise in resistance, discipline and occasional survival

As president of the PGTI, the Indian cricket legend is determined to take the sport to different parts of the country, broaden its reach and generate greater interest

Egypt which has never won a match at the FIFA World Cup, but that looks unlikely to change as they face off with a rampant Belgium side in their Group G opener in Seattle

Spain is starting its World Cup campaign against Cape Verde in Atlanta City in a Group H match

I dont know what the reason behind not shaking hands was; but if things are going to be like this, let it go like that; it wont make a big difference, says Pakistans coach Wahab Riaz

Japan are appearing at their eighth straight World Cup and their fans' cleanliness has become their international calling card

The 22-year-old Ayari was born in Solna, Sweden, to a Tunisian father; he was given the chance to switch allegiances and play for Tunisia ahead of the 2022 World Cup, but he declined

Sherfane Rutherford has reached a half-century in the final over of a dramatic run chase, leading West Indies to a series-clinching win over Sri Lanka

Alexander Isak and Viktor Gyokeres also scored for Sweden as the nation tops Group F

In the other Group F match, Japan drew with the Netherlands 2-2

Ecuador saw its 19-game unbeaten streak end; Ivory Coast will next face Germany in Group E

Ivory Coast are back at the World Cup after a 12-year hiatus while the Ecuador side widely regarded as one of the competitions dark horses

The Netherlands next face Sweden in Houston and Japan will meet Tunisia in Monterrey

Manpreet is also the only active player currently in the club of players with 400-plus senior international caps

The Netherlands are putting pressure on themselves to go far in the World Cup when they start campaign against Japan

Germany dominated from the start of the Group E match against the smallest nation to qualify for a World Cup

Hamilton increased his record win haul to 106 career victories with his first since the Belgian GP in July 2024 while he was still with Mercedes.

Germany will be opening their campaign against Curacao in a Group E match

The 23-year-old produces a vital spell in the first one-dayer against the Afghans; the Andhra player has, in recent times, worked with high-performance bowling coach Jones and increased his pace

Both the captains Harmanpreet and her Pakistan counterpart Fatima Sana expectedly did not shake hands at the toss