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South Africa have reached the World Cup knockout rounds for the first time in their history by finishing second in Group A with a 1-0 victory over South Korea.

Guillermo Ochoa appeared at a record sixth World Cup and 17-year-old Gilberto Mora shone as the youngest player to start in the competition for 24 years as co-hosts Mexico eliminated Czech Republic with a third consecuti...

Ecuador will play in the World Cup knockout stages for only the second time, after coming from behind to beat Germany in the Group E finale. The post This is for the people - Beccacece and Plata celebrate Ecuadors World ...

Patrik Schick has called time on his international career, after he was unable to repeat his Euro 2020 heroics at the 2026 World Cup. The post Schick calls time on Czechia career after World Cup exit appeared first on So...

Following Derek McInnes' exit to Scottish Premiership rivals Rangers, Hearts have moved quickly to appoint Wouter Vrancken as his successor. The post Hearts appoint Vrancken following McInnes switch to Rangers appear...

Alexia Putellas seems set to join London City Lionesses in a huge coup for the Women's Super League team, who have tied down Freya Godfrey. The post London City Lionesses strike agreement with Godfrey as Putellas rum...

Bukayo Saka and Marcus Rashford have been limited to cameos from the bench so far at the World Cup, but Alan Shearer wants that to change. The post Shearer wants to see Saka and Rashford start for England against Panama ...

Erling Haaland has already scored four goals at the World Cup, but Dayot Upamecano is looking forward to going up against the Norway star. The post Upamecano relishing Haaland tussle appeared first on SoccerNews.

Gary Neville believes that Morgan Rogers should come into the England team for the game against Panama in place of Anthony Gordon but is otherwise preaching calm after a frustrating goalless draw against Ghana at the Wor...

The United States have impressed at the World Cup, but Mauricio Pochettino said he underestimated how tough a job he had taken on. The post What the hell? - Pochettino underestimated scale of United States project appear...

The push to rebrand the country, which started in the last decade, was inspired by politicians and coincided with an international public relations campaign.

Gary Neville looks ahead to England's final World Cup group game against Panama and insists that he would start Morgan Rogers on the left as Thomas Tuchel's side look to cement their place at the top of Group L

Piero Hincapie impressed for Arsenal in 2025-26, and the Ecuador international has now joined the Premier League champions permanently. The post Arsenal make Hincapies loan move permanent appeared first on SoccerNews.

Within touching distance of punching an iconic World Cup knockout stage ticket this weekend, Cape Verde will meet Saudi Arabia at the NRG Stadium in the early hours of Saturday. With all eyes fixed on North America, ther...

New Zealand and Belgium square off in Group G on Friday night, with both sides needing victory to guarantee a place in the knockout stages of the 2026 World Cup. Despite remaining unbeaten after two matches, Belgium know...

Rio Ferdinand handed former Manchester United team-mate Michael Carrick a warning after his full-time appointment as manager. The post Carrick must keep winning to maintain respect of Man Utd players, warns Ferdinand app...

Bristol City is closing in on the signing of FC Volendam midfielder Gibson Yah, according to The72. The Championship side has reportedly agreed a deal with Volendam for the 22-year-old, while the player is also close to ...

Valencia is close to signing FC Tokyo winger Ryunosuke Sato, according to OneFootball. The 19-year-old Japan international had also received a proposal from Feyenoord, but he has reportedly chosen Valencia as his next de...

AC Milan is interested in Benfica midfielder Richard Rios, according to various reports. The Colombian international is attracting attention after a strong first season in Portugal. Napoli and Milan have reportedly made ...

South Africa made the World Cup knockout stages for the first time, and Hugo Broos revelled in answering Bafana Bafana's critics. The post Broos: South Africa gave an answer to all those big mouths appeared first on ...

Mexico are through to the knockout stages of World Cup 2026, but head coach Javier Aguirre is demanding improvement in the next round. The post Aguirre not fully satisfied despite Mexicos World Cup progression appeared f...

Morocco are into the knockout stages of World Cup 2026, and head coach Mohamed Ouahbi told his team to dream of winning the whole thing. The post Ouahbi tells Morocco to believe they can win the World Cup after reaching ...