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Read more news and analysis on the Fifa World Cup, including the 2026 tournament in the US, Mexico and Canada
Mikel Merino puts Spain into World Cup semi-finals after Lammens blunder
Manchester United goalkeeper came on after Thibaut Courtois was injured late in second half
Paraguayan senator Celeste Amarilla keeps digging in Mbappé racism row
Romário blames Carlo Ancelotti and Endrick for Brazil’s World Cup exit
There’s a nagging sense the Egyptian coach’s burning words may have followed Argentina to Kansas
Argentina supporters have turned Kansas City into a sea of sky blue and white, but Egypt's accusations after their last-16 defeat cast a shadow
Zut Alors! - Ken Early in Boston, Gavin Cooney and Malachy Clerkin on the business end of the World Cup, At home with Malcolm
America 2026 with Kevin Kilbane and Paul Howard
Irish people are 13th happiest in the world yet loneliest in the EU. It doesn’t add up
We should do what the Finns do: give ourselves a pat on the back for all that is good in this country of ours
Kansas City’s unlikely World Cup dream started long ago, on a rainy night in Milltown
Lamar Hunt was inspired by the experience of watching Shamrock Rovers from the terraces in 1962
Gavin Cooney: Gianni Infantino playing the fame game creates conflict of interest for Fifa
Organisation’s ideal of absolute neutrality in danger as Fifa faithfully follows America’s scripture of celebrity
Ken Early: France stick to the script to reach World Cup final four
Kylian Mbappé and Ousmane Dembélé provide the goals as Les Bleus crack Morocco
Gazans mourn aid worker who brought World Cup screenings to Palestinians
Mohammad al-Waheidi killed in Israeli air strike on eve of Egypt-Argentina match on Tuesday
‘Maggie Thatcher, can you hear me?’ The story behind the iconic Norway v England commentary
Bjørge Lillelien’s famous rant after 1981 clash stemmed from Norwegian obsession with English football
How did England miss out on France star Michael Olise?
Rejected by Chelsea’s and Manchester City’s academies as a teenager, Olise has lit up the World Cup as part of a dazzling French side
Messi and Djokovic show age is no impediment to sporting greatness
Masters roll back the years in epic victories
Why it’s totally fine to hate England during the World Cup
Such tournaments are an excuse to flaunt nationalistic tendencies in a low-stakes way
Dave Hannigan: The World Cup is proving football has become ridiculously overcomplicated
Many of us pine for the days when there were no such things as cutaway socks or freekick draught excluders
Ale, St Kilian: Frank McNally on Irish beer evangelism, Canadian modesty and ‘Corke’
Adding an ‘e’ to Cork is baffling, but it makes 'whisky' taste better
Good cup, Bad Cup? Dave Hannigan in New York, Messi business, and the halo effect
America 2026 with Kevin Kilbane and Paul Howard
‘They want Messi to stay in the tournament’: Egypt’s disallowed goal against Argentina leads to claims of injustice
Mostafa Zico had a goal ruled out in Tuesday’s Round of 16 game due to a foul in the lead up
Has anyone Gianni Infantino’s phone number? An urgent matter has arisen
‘After 27 consecutive days of games ... they’re taking it all away from us for a whole 24 hours’
US Soccer should show Donald Trump the red card
The US president has turned his destructive and insidious attention to sport
Rich kids and soccer dads: Why the US national team can never seem to make headway
Behind the hype and hoopla of this tournament is the reality that millions of young Americans are excluded from the sport
Switzerland into World Cup quarter-finals as Colombia pay the penalty
Swiss win cagey encounter to set up tie against Argentina
Lionel Messi ignites Argentina’s stunning comeback to beat Egypt
When you have Messi, it’s never really over as flawed Argentina are a dark and brilliant alliance of plot armour, destiny and genius
The Anti-Midas Touch: The US buckle in Seattle, Cristiano bows out and Paul Howard’s party trick
America 2026: For all the strings pulled to drag Folarin Balogun back on to the pitch, their exit was a quiet, deflating end
From Cillian to Kylian: the unlikely modern popularity of a seventh-century saint
Mbappé bears standard French spelling of forename that has roots in modern-day Cavan
Kylian Mbappé tackles ‘despicable’ Paraguayan senator over racist attack
French Football Federation says it will file criminal complaint against Celeste Amarilla
World Cup 2026: US flop after Trump’s intervention as Belgium show how to drop big names
All the hosts are out of the tournament, and so is Cristiano Ronaldo, who drifted through the whole Spain-Portugal snoozefest
USA crash out to Belgium in last-16 loss in Seattle
Co-hosts lose 4-1 to Belgium in game overshadowed by red-card reprieve given to Folarin Balogun after Donald Trump’s phone call to Gianni Infantino
Farewell Cristiano Ronaldo. Spain take a dagger to his improbable dream
Spanish side remains unbeaten heading into quarter finals as the 41-year-old from a different era takes his final bows
FIFA under fire: Infantino back in the spotlight, England Conquer the Azteca, and Trump’s gaze lands on the World Cup
America 2026 with Kevin Kilbane and Paul Howard
‘I never thought I’d share the same pitch, and give him a shove’: Pico’s Messi ‘dream’
Family, friends and fans at Dublin Airport for the homecoming of Shamrock Rovers star Lopes
‘I’ve never seen anything like it’: Trump confirms asking for Balogun red card review
Belgium will appeal against striker’s availability for tie
England’s Jordan Henderson suffers ‘serious’ wrist injury while celebrating win over Mexico
Thomas Tuchel says English side progressed to the last eight with ‘pure mentality, with heart’
World Cup 2026: England haters will have to switch sombreros for Viking helmets
Bellingham stars in cracker at the Azteca while Neymar’s tragic World Cup script continues
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