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The Guardian FootballWorld Cup 2026: third-place table, who has qualified and who needs what?
With the group stage hurtling towards its end we look at who needs what to make the knockout phase Teams level on points are separated, in order, by head-to-head points; head-to-head goal difference; head-to-head goals scored; overall goal difference; overall goals scored; disciplinary points; Fifa ranking. Continue reading...
ESPNWorld Cup history or World Cup limbo? Scotland fac...
The good news is history is within Scotland's grasp. Win or draw against Brazil, and Scott Clarke's Scotland side can start planning for the knockout stages of the World Cup, writes Tom Hamilton.
The Guardian FootballScotland v Brazil: World Cup 2026 – live
⚽ Kick-off: 11pm BST/6pm EDT/8am AEST ⚽ Player guide | Bracketology | Group tables | Mail Scott The BBC have flashed up a graphic of Scotland’s chances of reaching the knockout stage. It shows that if they win tonight, they’re 100 percent sure of getting through. A draw puts them on 99.99%. A defeat by one goal still gives them an 84.7% chance, while a two-goal loss drops the number down to 66.8%. All fairly promising, but then diminishing returns set in: a three-goal loss reduces the chance of progress to 49.2%, a four-goal defeat and it’s 38.7%, a five-goal stuffing and it’s just 31.3% and … well, if it gets much worse it’d probably be for the best to pack up and pop back over the briny. But there’s a big reminder that all hope is not lost should things go awry tonight. The first setback for Scotland tonight comes early. Bosnia and Herzegovina have already seen off Italy in the qualifiers, and now they’ve done for Qatar in Group B with a 3-1 win. Bosnia and Herzegovina therefore finish third in the group, and their four-point haul means one less potential lifeline for Scotland, who have three points in Group C, should they lose tonight. Continue reading...
BBC SportRonaldo to score double? Sutton's World Cup 2026 score predictions - final group games
BBC Sport's football expert Chris Sutton gives his predictions for the scores of the final set of group games at the 2026 World Cup.
ESPNIn a World Cup on home soil, El Tri is making Mexi...
At Qatar 2022, there was a divide between Mexico and the country they represented. That's all changed at this World Cup on home soil.
ESPNMexico players want Ochoa for historic WC start
With their spot already guaranteed into the knockout rounds, Mexico players were in full support of a possible historic start for goalkeeping icon Guillermo Ochoa against Czechia in their World Cup group stage finale on Wednesday.
ESPNCongo DR 'statue' fan finally makes it to World Cu...
Michel Nkuka Mboladinga, who gained fame during the Africa Cup of Nations for posing as a statue of Congo's assassinated independence leader Patrice Lumumba for the entirety of games, attended Congo's match against Colombia on Tuesday.
ESPNPochettino: USMNT complacency was a 'big punch'
USMNT coach Mauricio Pochettino admitted he felt 'naïve' about the program's complacency when he took over in 2024, but his efforts to transform the team have paid off with a dominant start to the 2026 World Cup.
The Guardian FootballWorld Cup 2026: Norway’s ‘Viking row’ celebration irks neighbours; Infantino defends hydration breaks – live
⚽ All the latest news on a day packed with six matches ⚽ Player guide | Bracketology | Golden Boot | Mail John How do we feel about the penalty that wasn’t? I don’t really see how you can’t give it. Fatawu was in and Konsa launches into him, getting nowhere near the ball with no chance of getting at the ball – which makes it a red card too. Continue reading...
The Guardian FootballFrom military brats to birthright citizens: how USMNT’s magnificent mess became its strength
For years the United States sought a single soccer identity. Instead, its best team emerged from a patchwork of backgrounds, cultures and development paths In 1993, the United States Soccer Federation handed a contract to Rinus Michels. But the Dutch godfather of Total Football, operationalized through his on-field avatar Johan Cruyff, was not hired to coach the national team, or to coach anybody, really. By this time, Michels, who managed the Los Angeles Aztecs of the North American Soccer League in 1979 and 1980, had already turned down the chance to manage the US men’s national team twice. Once, in 1983, when it would be entered, disastrously, into the NASL as Team America. And once more in 1991, when Bora Milutinović was appointed instead. Continue reading...
ESPNThe 'best male soccer player' Championship Belt: Barnwell picks titleholders going back nearly 50 years
Let's look back through history and name the top men's soccer player in the world for every year since 1979. Which 17 players have held the championship belt?
The Guardian FootballScreen epics: World Cup 2026 viewing parties around the globe – in pictures
Photographs from across Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas show communities gathering to watch the greatest show on earth Viewing figures for the 2026 World Cup have been massive so far, with footy-mad audiences lapping up the coverage. England’s victory over Croatia had a peak audience of 15.4 million on ITV, but that was nothing compared to Brazil where more than 30 million people watched as the Seleçao beat Haiti . In Japan, the Samurai Blue drew a crowd of more than 20 million to Nippon TV for their match with Tunisia , while crowds watching the game on their phones flooded across Shibuya Crossing to celebrate a goal (pictured below). Of course, the real blockbuster games are still to come: the 2022 World Cup final between Argentina and France reached an average live audience of 571 million viewers globally, according to Fifa. Continue reading...
BBC SportWhat are Scotland's chances of progressing as third-place finishers?
With 32 of 48 teams advancing to the knockout rounds of the World Cup it is more difficult to be eliminated than to qualify.
ESPNOne year out from 2027 Women's World Cup: Power Rankings, questions, top prospects
The FIFA Women's World Cup kicks off in Brazil on June 24, 2027, and, so far, 14 out of the 32 teams have secured their ticket already.
The Guardian FootballWhich footballers have refused to celebrate a goal against another country? | The Knowledge
Plus: is Dick Advocaat unique among coaches, long waits between World Cups and Dave Beasant revisionism Mail us with your all of your questions and answers “Sweden’s Yasin Ayari has a Tunisian father and chose not to celebrate his first goal against Tunisia (he couldn’t resist celebrating when he scored later, though). Declan Rice did something similar after scoring against the Republic of Ireland in 2024, but what is the earliest example of a player not celebrating a goal at international level because of a connection to the opposition?” asks Michael Pilcher. “I remember Breel Embolo, the Swiss international born in Cameroon, not celebrating after scoring against Cameroon at the 2022 World Cup,” replies Filippo Varanini. Continue reading...
The Guardian FootballSon mocked over military service and a drone shot down – will South Korea get chaotic World Cup back on track?
Hong Myung-bo’s squad has had to deal with issues off the pitch but a point against South Africa is enough to progress The tacos that Son Heung-min ate were reportedly of the Al Pastor and Arrachera variety. The former Tottenham forward was mobbed after taking an Uber from South Korea’s training camp, perhaps the most-talked about base at this World Cup tournament, to downtown Guadalajara. The crowds were another signal, if any were needed, of the forward’s global popularity, though the online advice was that he should have gone to a better restaurant. And he could do with better service too, as demonstrated by the 1-0 defeat against Mexico in the second game of Group A . The forward, who turns 34 before the quarter-final stage, was feeding off scraps as the Taegeuk Warriors played passively for a draw until a big error from Kim Seung-gyu – the goalkeeper was another taco muncher – gave the co‑hosts a goal from nowhere and a first place in the round of 32. For Korea, facing South Africa in the final game, a win would be great, a draw would be enough for second but defeat would mean either the lottery of third place or even a slip into fourth and guaranteed elimination. Continue reading...
ESPNSouth Korea say finale in Mexico on 'home ground'
And yet, thousands of miles away, South Korea have not only been feeling the love in Mexico at the FIFA World Cup, it could even be said that they are enjoying a "home" advantage.
The Guardian FootballColombia v DR Congo: World Cup 2026 – live
⚽️ Kick-off time: 8pm local/12pm AEST/3am BST/10pm EDT ⚽️ Player guide | Bracketology | Golden Boot | Mail Martin Today’s other game was the Group I clash between England and Ghana. Thomas Tuchel’s team got a stern reality check from a dogged Ghanaian side who were happy to sit back and defend. David Hytner was at Boston Stadium: England’s idea was to maintain the momentum they had generated in the 4-2 win over Croatia in their opening Group L tie but there was no surge here. Only stodge. England laboured to create against an ultra-defensive Ghana team, their only pulse-quickening moments coming towards the very end. Continue reading...