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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…
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Iran, FIFA Silent on Seattle Pride Match during World Cup
Seattle: Before coach Amir Ghalenoei or goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand answered any questions Thursday, June 25, ahead of Iran’s World Cup match with Egypt, a FIFA official spoke up. Daniel Marin, FIFA’s executive…
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FIFA World Cup 2026: Netherlands beat Tunisia
Kansas City: The Netherlands grabbed two early goals to help secure top spot in Group F and qualify for the Round of 32 after they overcame already eliminated Tunisia 3-1 here at…
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FIFA WC: Ecuador stun Germany to qualify for knockouts
New Jersey Stadium: Ecuador came from behind to beat four-time champions Germany 2-1 through Gonzalo Plata’s late strike to secure their spot in the Round of 32, only the second time in…
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Switzerland beat Canada 2-1, top group B in FIFA World Cup
Vancouver: Switzerland put a damper on Canada’s World Cup party in Vancouver. The Swiss got goals from Rubén Vargas and Johan Manzambi to beat Canada 2-1 on Wednesday and win Group B.…
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Bosnia-Herzegovina beat Qatar 3-1 in FIFA World Cup
Seattle: Ermin Mahmic stripped his jersey off, darted toward the corner of the pitch in front of Bosnia-Herzegovina’s fans and pumped his right fist. The 21-year-old Mahmic prompted thousands of the team’s…
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FIFA WC: Morocco beat spirited Haiti to enter knockout stage
Atlanta: Morocco came from behind to defeat a dogged Haiti team in their final match of group play at the FIFA World Cup 2026 here at Atlanta Stadium. The Atlas Lions suffered…
