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Messi’s Argentina edge Cape Verde 3-2 to reach World Cup last 16
Miami Gardens: Lionel Messi and Argentina beat Cape Verde 3-2 on Friday, July 3, and advanced to the World Cup Round of 16 in a thrilling match in which the tiny island…
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FIFA WC: Switzerland beat Algeria 2-0 to reach Round of 16
Vancouver: Breel Embolo and Dan Ndoye both scored as Switzerland advanced to the round of 16 at the World Cup with a 2-0 victory over Algeria here. Switzerland will play the winner…
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FIFA WC: Portugal edge Croatia to set last-16 date with Spain
Toronto: Goncalo Ramos scored a late winner as Portugal came from behind to beat Croatia 2-1 in a match decided only in stoppage time here at Toronto Stadium on Friday, July 3.…
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Kane scores late double to save England against Congo DR
Atlanta: Skipper Harry Kane led from the front with a brilliant performance as he scored twice to help England come back from a goal deficit to overcome Congo DR 2-1 in a…
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FIFA WC: Belgium stun Senegal to reach last-16
Seattle: Belgium achieved the near-impossible, coming back from 2-0 down with five minutes to go to overcome Senegal at the Seattle Stadium and secure a place in the FIFA World Cup 2026…
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Mexico beat Ecuador to reach FIFA WC last 16 after 40 years
Mexico City: Julián Quiñones and Raúl Jiménez scored goals in a nine-minute span in the first half, and Mexico defeated Ecuador 2-0 to break a 40-year drought without a win in the…
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FIFA WC: Norway beat Ivory Coast 2-1 to book historic last-16 spot
Arlington: Erling Haaland scored the deciding goal in the 86th minute, and Norway won a knockout game at the World Cup for the first time, advancing to the round of 16 with…
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FIFA WC: France beats Sweden 3-0 as Kylian Mbappé makes history
East Rutherford: Kylian Mbappé put France ahead with a brilliant crossover step in the 45th minute and then added a second-half goal to break a World Cup knockout round scoring record, and…
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FIFA WC: Martinelli sends Brazil past Japan in stoppage time
Houston: Gabriel Martinelli scored the winning goal late in injury time to give five-time champion Brazil a 2-1 win over Japan in the round of 32 at the World Cup on Monday,…
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FIFA WC: Paraguay stun Germany on penalties in World Cup shock
Foxborough: Jose Canale scored on the first sudden-death penalty kick, Orlando Gill made two key saves in the shootout, and Paraguay beat Germany 4-3 on penalties Monday to earn the biggest upset…
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Canada beats South Africa 1-0 in World Cup’s knockout match
Inglewood: Right after Canada finished its first knockout match victory in a World Cup, coach Jesse Marsch huddled his players on the grass of a stadium still in pandemonium and spoke from…
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Croatia beat Ghana 2-1 to reach World Cup knockouts
Philadelphia: Croatia earned a spot in the World Cup knockout round, getting goals from Nikola Vlašic and Luka Sucic to beat Ghana 2-1 on Saturday, June 27. Ghana had already clinched a…
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England beat Panama 2-0 to reach favourable World Cup path
East Rutherford: Jude Bellingham and Harry Kane scored early in the second half, lifting England over Panama 2-0 Saturday and into what appears to be a more favourable bracket for the knockout…
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Cape Verde reaches knockouts with draw against Saudi Arabia
Houston: Cape Verde completed an improbable run through the group stage with a third straight World Cup draw to become the smallest country to earn a spot in the knockout round following…
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FIFA WC: Dembélé hat trick powers France past Norway at World Cup
Foxborough: Not so fast, Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé. Ousmane Dembélé has just entered the Golden Boot race. Dembélé scored a first-half hat trick, including one off a feed from Mbappé, to…
