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olympics.com
📅 15 Jun 2026 🌍
Africa at the FIFA World Cup 2026 – Egypt: can Mohamed Salah inspire Pharaohs beyond group stage?  olympics.com
'Nightmare from start to finish' for South Africa in opener BBC Africa
📅 12 Jun 2026 🌍
Former captain Dean Furman says South Africa were "miles off it" in their World Cup opener against Mexico, as many on the continent 'hate-watch' Bafana Bafana.
Xenophobia row rocks Africa as fans toss support to Mexico over Bafana Bafana Africanews
📅 12 Jun 2026 🌍
Africa’s traditional show of football solidarity changed across social media at the start of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, as a wave of fans across the continent openly backed Mexico over South Africa in their opening group …
South Africa fans slam Bafana Bafana after Mexico 2-0 defeat Africanews
📅 12 Jun 2026 🌍
South Africa’s World Cup dream got off to a painful start as Bafana Bafana fell 2-0 to Mexico in the opening match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. While fans packed viewing venues in Johannesburg with high hopes, many left …
talkSPORT
📅 15 Jun 2026 🌍
World Cup 2026 LIVE: Liverpool target stars for Ivory Coast, Henderson says Bellingham can be England's 'X-factor'  talkSPORT
Scotland march on towards history but improvement is needed against Morocco The Guardian
📅 14 Jun 2026 🌍
Precious win gives Steve Clarke’s team a platform but nervy display against Haiti could prove a missed opportunityIt felt so typically Scottish that even rare success on the World Cup stage delivered such paradoxes of e…
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Why Haiti v Scotland was antidote to the ills of world football BBC Sport
📅 14 Jun 2026 🌍
It might have been nervy. It might not have been pretty. But Scotland are here. And Scotland have won. Tom English reports from Boston.
BBC Sport
📅 14 Jun 2026 🌍
FIFA World Cup 2026 Highlights: Brazil v Morocco Highlights  BBC
Vinícius Júnior rescues lacklustre Brazil as Morocco earn deserved World Cup draw The Guardian
📅 14 Jun 2026 🌍
So it turns out that Carlo Ancelotti is no miracle worker. After watching his side fall behind to Ismael Saibari’s brilliant opening goal, the Brazil manager needed a big favour from Vinícius Júnior to ensure the five-t…
BBC Sport
📅 14 Jun 2026 🌍
Brazil 1-1 Morocco: Vinicius Jr rescues draw as Brazil come from behind  BBC
Sky Sports
📅 15 Jun 2026 🌍
World Cup 2026: Ivory Coast 1-0 Ecuador - Amad Diallo nets 90th-minute winner to end Ecuador's 19-game unbeaten streak  Sky Sports
Amad scores 90th-minute winner for Ivory Coast BBC Sport
📅 15 Jun 2026 🌍
Watch how Ivory Coast's Amad Diallo wins their Group E match against Ecuador in the 90th minute at the 2026 World Cup.
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Amad Diallo scores 90th-minute winner as Côte d’Ivoire leave it late to sink Ecuador The Guardian
📅 15 Jun 2026 🌍
The substitute Amad Diallo struck in the 90th minute to give Côte d’Ivoire a 1-0 win over Ecuador in their ⁠Group E opener.Diallo’s first-time strike of Wilfried Singo’s cross gave the Ivorians their first World Cup vic…
Man Utd's Amad nets last-minute winner to see Ivory Coast past Ecuador Sky Sports
📅 15 Jun 2026 🌍
Manchester United winger Amad Diallo came off the bench to net a 90th-minute goal to get Ivory Coast's World Cup off to the perfect start with a 1-0 win over Ecuador in Group E.
Mohamed Salah has eyes of a nation on him as Egypt look to end 92-year wait The Guardian
📅 14 Jun 2026 🌍
The Liverpool icon has little left to prove but will be key for his country as they look to end a near-century wait for a victory in a World Cup matchLast week Orange, one of Egypt’s leading mobile network operators, re…
More than the Score BBC Africa
📅 08 Jun 2026 🌍
Morocco and Senegal are among the ten nations hoping to win a first Fifa men’s World Cup
South African government says it repatriated 2,745 foreigners in a week Africanews
📅 15 Jun 2026 🌍
South Africa has repatriated 2,745 foreigners in the week after President Cyril Ramaphosa vowed tougher action against illegal immigration, the country's home affairs minister said on Sunday.
South Africa trolled by African fans in wake of World Cup loss BBC Africa
📅 12 Jun 2026 🌍
The taunting reflects anger from parts of the continent over reports of xenophobia in South Africa.
Watch fan reactions as Mexico beat South Africa 2–0 in the World Cup opener Africanews
📅 12 Jun 2026 🌍
Mexico launched its World Cup campaign with a 2-0 victory over South Africa on 11 June. The result triggered celebrations across Mexico City while South African supporters voiced concern over their team's performance an…
olympics.com
📅 15 Jun 2026 🌍
Tunisia are making their seventh appearance at the FIFA World Cup, but the Carthage Eagles have never progressed beyond the group stage. Will 2026 bring a different story?  olympics.com
Diouf: World Cup semi-finals the target for Senegal after AFCON drama Sky Sports
📅 15 Jun 2026 🌍
If you want to talk about dramatic build-ups to a World Cup, get in touch with Senegal.
olympics.com
📅 15 Jun 2026 🌍
Africa at FIFA World Cup 2026 – Cabo Verde: Blue Sharks chase fairytale debut  olympics.com
When will an African side win the World Cup? BBC Africa
📅 10 Jun 2026 🌍
Morocco became Africa's first World Cup semi-finalists at Qatar 2022, but how close is a side from the continent to lifting the trophy?
Three red cards - are referees getting tough at this World Cup? BBC Africa
📅 12 Jun 2026 🌍
Three players were sent off in the World Cup opener as Mexico beat South Africa 2-0. Are we about to see a World Cup littered with red cards?
Mexico beat South Africa 2-0 in World Cup opening match Africanews
📅 12 Jun 2026 🌍
Mexico got off to a winning start at the opening match of the World Cup, beating South Africa 2-0.
Brother's memory inspires Williams for World Cup opener BBC Africa
📅 10 Jun 2026 🌍
Ronwen Williams' brother Marvin, who died in a car crash in 2010, is a source of inspiration as the goalkeeper captains South Africa against Mexico in the opening match of the 2026 World Cup.
BBC Sport
📅 15 Jun 2026 🌍
World Cup first-timers Cape Verde v Spain preview  BBC
What is 'Snicko' and how does it work at the World Cup? BBC Sport
📅 15 Jun 2026 🌍
BBC Sport's Ask Me Anything team explains what football's version of the Snickometer is and how it works after Mattias Svanberg's goal for Sweden against Tunisia at the World Cup.
Henderson’s Euro 2024 snub was England’s fatal flaw – now his leadership could prove crucial The Guardian
📅 15 Jun 2026 🌍
Gareth Southgate was looking to the future when he dropped midfielder but, as Jude Bellingham says, the veteran’s influence is indispensableThe cat is well truly out of the bag. Nobody expected the conversation to be qu…
Recruited on LinkedIn, set to face Spain - the Dublin-born Cape Verde star BBC Sport
📅 15 Jun 2026 🌍
They are one of the smallest countries to play in a World Cup, but Cape Verde are aiming high, with a Dublin-born defender who used to work in a bank among their ranks.
Berlin musician turns Germany football opener into musical spectacle Africanews
📅 15 Jun 2026 🌍
Germany's opening match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup became an unusual cultural event on 14 June in Berlin, where composer Stephan Graf von Bothmer performed a live musical score as the national team faced Curaçao.
The New York Times
📅 15 Jun 2026 🌍
Sweden beats Tunisia: Did Ayari score the best World Cup goal so far? Is this soccer’s snicko?  The New York Times
Football Daily BBC Sport
📅 15 Jun 2026 🌍
Jordan Pickford joins Rick and Lloyd from England camp.
The Guardian
📅 15 Jun 2026 🌍
Two-goal Yasin Ayari combines with Sweden stars to sweep aside error-prone Tunisia  The Guardian
Japan leave it late and Germany’s magnificent seven | World Cup Daily The Guardian
📅 15 Jun 2026 🌍
Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Alex Abnos and Ben Fisher as the Netherlands and Japan play out a cracker in Dallas, while Germany put seven past Curaçao Continue reading...
BBC Sport
📅 15 Jun 2026 🌍
FIFA World Cup 2026 Highlights: Sweden v Tunisia Highlights  BBC
Metro.co.uk
📅 15 Jun 2026 🌍
Thomas Tuchel told England have ‘no chance’ of winning World Cup without one player  Metro.co.uk
Gyokeres & Isak score as Sweden put five past Tunisia BBC Sport
📅 15 Jun 2026 🌍
Watch highlights as Sweden get their World Cup campaign off to an emphatic start, scoring five goals in a win over Group F opponents Tunisia.
beIN SPORTS
📅 15 Jun 2026 🌍
Spain's Possible Lineup to Face Cape Verde at the FIFA World Cup 2026  beIN SPORTS
FOX Sports
📅 15 Jun 2026 🌍
World Cup Roundup: Sweden, Germany Cruise As Ivory Coast Stuns Ecuador  FOX Sports
BBC Sport
📅 15 Jun 2026 🌍
Sweden vs Tunisia LIVE: FIFA World Cup 2026 Group F radio, score, commentary & updates  BBC
BBC Sport
📅 15 Jun 2026 🌍
World Cup 2026: Sweden vs Tunisia - Yasin Ayari scores goal but doesn't celebrate  BBC
Two-goal Yasin Ayari combines with Sweden stars to sweep aside error-prone Tunisia The Guardian
📅 15 Jun 2026 🌍
When they picture a messiah, few perhaps imagine a mild-mannered 51-year-old with a greying beard who used to play at left-back for York City. Certainly Chelsea and West Ham fans don’t. But the degree to which Graham Po…
France’s Adrien Rabiot: ‘We all have a role. You have to be humble with that’ The Guardian
📅 15 Jun 2026 🌍
The midfielder on providing the balance to allow attacking stars to shine and wanting a fitting World Cup sign-off for DeschampsFrance will look a little different this summer. “Naturally, it seems a bit more attacking …
Gyokeres and Isak shine as Sweden secure dominant win over Tunisia Sky Sports
📅 15 Jun 2026 🌍
Alexander Isak and Viktor Gyokeres were in fine form as Sweden cruised to a comfortable 5-1 victory against Tunisia to kickstart their World Cup campaign in Group F.
Criticism of Bellingham is hard to read - Henderson BBC Sport
📅 15 Jun 2026 🌍
England's Jordan Henderson says he finds it "hard to read" what is written about Jude Bellingham but believes the midfielder can be the team's "X-factor" player at the World Cup.
The Guardian
📅 15 Jun 2026 🌍
Sweden 5-1 Tunisia: World Cup 2026 – as it happened  The Guardian
ESPN
📅 14 Jun 2026 🌍
Germany vs Curaçao at FIFA World Cup 2026: TV channel, how to watch, kick-off time, live stream, referee, predicted line-ups  ESPN
BBC Sport
📅 14 Jun 2026 🌍
FIFA World Cup 2026 - World Cup Extra: Ivory Coast v Ecuador - Watch with 5 Live  BBC
'I'll be staying out of the way' - Southgate on World Cup punditry BBC Sport
📅 14 Jun 2026 🌍
Former England manager Sir Gareth Southgate says he turned down work as a pundit at the World Cup because he did not think it would be "helpful" to the side's chances.
Humphries says pressure made World Cup win with Littler more special Sky Sports
📅 14 Jun 2026 🌍
Luke Humphries has conceded his 2026 World Cup of Darts title won with Luke Littler for England takes on a new level due to the pressure and expectation the duo have felt.  
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