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Argentina have taken the lead against Switzerland in the quarter-finals of the FIFA World Cup 2026. The defending champions have scored early with Alexis Mac Allister heading his team in front on th

The teams are IN as France take on Spain in tonight’s first World Cup semi-final. France XI: Maignan; Kounde, Saliba, Upamecano, Digne; Tchouameni, Rabiot; Dembele, Olise, Barcola; Mbappe. Spain XI: Simon; Porro, Cubarsi, Laporte, Cucurella; Rodri, Ruiz; Yamal, Olmo, Baena; Oyarzabal.

against Argentina with an early goal from Yasser Ibrahim. The 33-year-old central defender scored an outstanding header to put his side in the lead 15 minutes into the match. Argentina survived a scare against Cape Verde in the last round of the competition, and they will certainly not want to be in that position again. There is no doubt that they have an exceptional team, and it remains to be seen whether they can fight back quickly.

Lionel Messi was in tears at full time, and who can blame him? Take a look at these emotional scenes below, with Argentina barely believing their luck as they scraped past a difficult opponent

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has hinted that there could be a bank holiday to celebrate if England win the World Cup this summer. The Three Lions are through to the quarter-finals, where they’ll take on Norway this weekend, and Starmer said he wasn’t too keen on possibly jinxing it, though he wouldn’t rule out a bank holiday.

Norway captain Martin Odegaard praised his Arsenal teammate Declan Rice for being a 'complete' footballer

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France make it three consecutive World Cup semi-finals and they did it in typically dominant fashion. Les Bleus entered the match having won all five of their previous games in regular time while netting 14 goals, and Morocco were always going to need something special to stop them. The first half was a tale of Bono heroics. The Moroccan goalkeeper produced save after save to keep it goalless, including denying Mbappe’s penalty on the stroke of half-time, the Frenchman’s effort lacking the power to beat the stopper!

Fabián Ruiz is quickest to react and opens the scoring for Spain at the Los Angeles Stadium! 🇪🇸 Spain 1-0 Belgium 🇧🇪 #FIFAWorldCup | #Spain

Spain’s semi-final dream was nearly derailed in the most dramatic fashion, but once again it was Mikel Merino who came off the bench to rescue La Roja in the dying moments. Fabian Ruiz gave Spain the lead on 30 minutes, converting the rebound after Courtois could only parry Dani Olmo’s low effort but Belgium hit back almost immediately before the break. De Ketelaere got across Pau Cubarsi brilliantly to head home from Castagne’s cross, becoming the first team to breach Spain’s defence all tournament after 694 minutes without conceding. Belgium started without captain Youri Tielemans, who suffered an injury during warmup, and then lost Courtois to a thigh injury replaced by Senne Lammens.

Spain manager Luis de la Fuente has been effusive in his praise of Cristiano Ronaldo before his side face off against Portugal in their Round of 16 clash. “I am a self-declared admirer of Cristiano, of people like him. He has character and is tireless; a model of values. I take my hat off to him. It is not just the legacy he is leaving behind, but the one he is yet to create. You have to keep a close eye on him in any situation. It is not necessarily about man-marking him, but you must be aware of him wherever he is on the pitch.”

Alan Shearer has been among the pundits to heap praise onto an “incredible” performance for England. Harry Kane and Declan Rice also responded to the result as they admitted this was up there with the best nights they’d experienced as players.

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On today's match France vs Morocco France was award with a penalty with , was to be taken by mbappe, but guess what, he missed

Cabo Verde have managed to get back on level terms through Deroy Duarte. The Cabo Verde midfielder scored from a tight angle, with the ball going through Lisandro Martinez’s legs and beating Emiliano Martinez

Lionel Messi has opened the scoring for Argentina in the round of 32 clash against Cabo Verde. Messi did exceptionally well to control a long ball from Lisandro Martinez and fired home from close range.

Egypt have booked their place in the round of 16 of the FIFA World Cup 2026, where they will take on Argentina or Cabo Verde. The Pharaohs took the lead through Emem Ashour in the first half, but an own goal from Mohamed Hany in the second half handed Australia a way back into the game. However, both teams failed to break the deadlock after 1-1, and the match had to be decided in a penalty shootout. Egypt managed to score with all four kicks as Harry Souttar and Lucas Herrington missed for Australia.

Egypt are leading in their FIFA World Cup 2026 round of 32 Clash against Australia. Emam Ashour has put the Pharaohs in front with a terrific headed goal. It remains to be seen whether they can hold on to their advantage, perhaps add to it in the second half, and book their place in the next round of the tournament.

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Liverpool legend Jurgen Klopp is set to come out of retirement from management to take over the Germany national team. Julian Nagelsmann resigned on Friday, and Klopp is now in talks to take over. More

Spain goalkeeper Unai Simon has set the record for the number of minutes without conceding at a World Cup, at 520. He surpasses Italy goalkeeper Walter Zenga.

Spain manager Luis de la Fuente has defended the performances of Manchester City star Rodri Hernandez, who has come in for some criticism back in Spain. He told the press that he is having ‘an exceptional World Cup’, following his most convincing performance yet.

Although the headline from Spain’s 3-0 win over Austria was the return of their attacking verve, their defence has been the star of the show so far. Currently their numbers are on par with the Italian defence of 1990, which included Paolo Maldini and Franco Baresi. A look at the surprisingly solid Spain backline here.

Only a few hours left now for fans looking into how to buy Argentina vs Cape Verde World Cup tickets as Lionel Messi’s side prepare for their first knockout tie of this year’s tournament. Messi has been on fire for Argentina, scoring six goals in his team’s three group stage games, and he seems like a man on a mission to guide his country to glory again after winning the trophy back in 2022. Argentina manager Lionel Scaloni started Messi on the bench in the win over Jordan, so he’ll surely be back in the starting XI tonight, but who else do you think will be in the line up?