Tartan Army face anxious wait to see if Scots can make history

World Cup Day 13: Dundalk man Greg Whately keeping the pitch in tip-top condition at Boston Stadium

Argentina’s captain scored both goals in his team’s Group J win over Austria in Dallas

Pico Lopes shines again for Cape Verde in beautifully chaotic draw with Uruguay

Room breaks tournament record, while Undav scores an equaliser against Ivory Coast

American sports analyst, Skip Bayless, took to X to proclaim the US a “legit World Cup contender”

Co-hosts beat South Korea and Qatar but Canadian midfielder Ismael Kone suffers broken leg after late challenge

Every team has now played its first game at the 2026 World Cup

Lionel Messi scores stunning hat-trick as Argentina defeat Algeria, while Kylian Mbappé nets two in France’s win over Senegal

Marcelo Bielsa’s Uruguay find Saudi Arabia hard to beat

Livano Comenencia nets historic goal for Curacao, Amad Diallo sends Ivory Coast to victory

Brazil survive shaky start to draw with Morocco while Qatar somehow grab a point from Swiss

Katy Perry, Ted Lasso, Tom Cruise – it wouldn’t be the USA without a galaxy of star power as the hosts open their account in LA

Opening ceremony was actually quite enjoyable, though Gianni Infantino might not have liked the boos

Ken Early describes Mexico City from the ground; Ciarán Murphy savours the jeopardy of the football championship

GAA’s complicated relationship with World Cup; James Lowe confirms he is leaving Leinster

Carla Ward’s side take on France with a World Cup place at stake; Owen Doyle on the need to zip-it on the backchat

Ken Early turns his eye on Gianni Infantino’s reign as Fifa president

Ireland hoping to spring a surprise on the Netherlands in Cork; Joe Canning on why the Leinster final carries more weight than Munster this year

Draw doesn’t throw up many show-stoppers; Leo Cullen has a tougher station than many appreciate