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The Guardian FootballGermany trapped between past and future with team lost in identity malaise | Jonathan Liew
The ghosts of 2014 and Jürgen Klopp dominate the debate, leaving Julian Nagelsmann’s side caught between two eras “No, please, stop with this nonsense,” snapped Julian Nagelsmann. Germany had just lost 2-1 to Ecuador in their final group game and the television interviewer was suggesting that with Germany already qualified, perhaps the Ecuadoreans had simply wanted it more. “They didn’t want it more,” Nagelsmann bristled. “I cannot tell any of my players that they didn’t give it their all. That’s far too simplistic.” If that was the line, then fair enough. Albeit, a line Nagelsmann may have wanted to run past his players before they did their post-match media duties. “The difference today was that the opponent wanted to win more than us,” said Joshua Kimmich. “I had the feeling they wanted it more than us,” said the substitute Deniz Undav. Continue reading...
BBC SportBig names, dark horses and subplots - reasons to watch each last 32 tie
BBC Sport shows why you should be interested in all of the World Cup's last-32 ties.
ESPN👀 Who's in, out? Knockout round permutations
Who can secure qualification before the group stage ends, and whose World Cup dreams could be shattered? Here's what you need to know.
The Guardian FootballAlphonso Davies returns as Canada approach World Cup moment of destiny
Los Angeles date offers Bayern Munich player the chance to heal a wound which opened at this same stadium last March The decoy days are over – apparently. Alphonso Davies made his first media appearance of this World Cup in Los Angeles on Saturday lunchtime and promised the opening last-32 game of the tournament would be the stage for his long-awaited return. For Canada, who face fellow knockout newcomers South Africa here in a Sunday matinee, it could not come at a more crucial time. For his head coach, Jesse Marsch, who had used Davies’s fitness as an apparent ruse to distract his Swiss counterparts in Vancouver this week, it’s opportune too. That gimmick didn’t work. Les Rouges suffered a first defeat of their own World Cup and were sent down south. Continue reading...
ESPNJapan brace for 'biggest' WCup clash with Brazil
Japan FA president Tsuneyasu Miyamoto believes Monday's World Cup Round of 32 clash against Brazil could be the biggest match in the nation's history.
ESPNSources: City monitoring Morocco's Bouaddi
Manchester City are monitoring Morocco midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi ahead of a possible move this summer, sources have told ESPN.
The Guardian FootballAlgeria v Austria: World Cup 2026 – live
⚽️ Kick-off time: 9pm local/12pm AEST/3am BST/10pm EDT ⚽️ Third-place table | Player guide | Bracketology | Mail Sam ⚽️ Jordan v Argentina – live updates with Rob Smyth Today’s match takes place at Kansas City Stadium , home to the Kansas City Chiefs in the NFL. A fun trivia fact: in 2013, in an NFL match between the Chiefs and Oakland Raiders, the crowd at the stadium set a Guinness World Record for the loudest recorded noise at 137.5 decibels. Continue reading...
The Guardian FootballJordan v Argentina: World Cup 2026 – live
⚽️ Kick-off time: 9pm local/12pm AEST/3am BST/10pm EDT ⚽️ Third-place table | Player guide | Bracketology | Golden Boot ⚽️ Algeria v Austria – follow live updates with Sam Lewis Germany v Paraguay France v Sweden South Africa v Canada Netherlands v Morocco Portugal v Croatia Spain v Austria/Algeria United States v Bosnia and Herzegovina Belgium v Senegal Brazil v Japan Cote d’Ivoire v Norway Mexico v Ecuador England v DR Congo Argentina v Cape Verde Australia v Egypt Switzerland v Iran/Algeria/Austria Colombia v Ghana The ties are listed in bracket order – in other words, Germany and France will meet in the last 16 if they beat Paraguay and Sweden respectively. Somewhere in the world, Patrick Battison sighs. Colombia 0-0 Portugal DR Congo 3-1 Uzbekistan Continue reading...
BBC SportWhat each team needs to reach World Cup knockouts
With the final round of group fixtures nearing a conclusion the path to the World Cup final on 19 July is starting to take shape.
ESPNCape Verde smallest nation to make WC knockouts
Cape Verde's memorable journey at their first World Cup is not over yet.
The Guardian FootballJapan and Morocco face old order giants in the hope of a brave new world | Jonathan Wilson
Two eye-catching last-32 ties offer hope of a winner from outside the traditional powers – Brazil and the Netherlands could be gone The World Cup exists in a state of perpetual flux. It goes to new territories. It gets bigger. It experiments with second group phases and replaces playoffs for sides level on points with goal difference then head-to-head. And still one of the same eight countries from western Europe or South America wins it. Since Argentina in 1978, there have been two new winners, and those were France and Spain, from the heart of Uefa, their success based on maximising the advantages of being European and wealthy; no countries have been so successful at industrialising youth production, so much so that they now provide the models for every country seeking to invest in academy programmes. Continue reading...
The Guardian FootballWorld Cup 2026: England through, Scotland wait goes on and Spain hit by injuries – live
⚽ Latest news from the 16th and final day of the groups ⚽ Third-place table | Player guide | Golden Boot | Mail Alex Amid all the joy, there’s the treatment of Iran. They were denied permission to stay in Seattle after their draw against Egypt, reports Ben Fisher. We’ve got to have another look at Cape Verde’s celebrations. Continue reading...
BBC SportGakpo asks for privacy after loss of unborn son
Noa van der Bij, the partner of Liverpool and Netherlands forward Cody Gakpo, announces the pair have lost their unborn son.
The Guardian FootballWho would the US need to beat to win the World Cup? Probably only Spain, France and England
Mauricio Pochettino’s team won their group after some impressive performances. But they’d probably need to beat some of the world’s best to claim the title Football Unites the World … in wishing it had paid more attention in applied mathematics class. Or so the Fifa slogan could have been expanded to say, given the mind-warping that arose from the formula for slicing the newly expanded 48-team tournament down to 32 sides for the first knockout round . After all, why do a random draw when you can build a matrix with 495 possible scenarios in order to assign the fixtures for the eight best third-placers? Anyway, what matters is that Mauricio Pochettino’s team will face Bosnia and Herzegovina in the round of 32, and no new format is going to stop us from – in time-honored fashion – speculating wildly about what may happen next while we still have the chance, with the potential for American wins rated using one of the mantra-loving manager’s motivational rallying cries of choice. Continue reading...
The Guardian FootballThe World Cup is undressing the myth of Trump’s American homogeneity
The 2026 World Cup has become a rebuke to Trump’s homogeneous vision of America, revealing a tournament – and a US team – shaped by migration and diversity Following the Department of Homeland Security on social media is a bit like wandering through a casino at 4am. Sooner or later, you’ll see something that makes you go: How did we get here ? There was one of those moments earlier this month. Days after the US opened their World Cup campaign with a 4-1 romp over Paraguay, DHS marked the occasion by posting an image of Chris Richards, Sergiño Dest and Folarin Balogun exulting beneath the headline “DEFEND THE HOMELAND” and the caption “OUR SOIL”. Continue reading...
The Guardian Football‘I dreaded the World Cup but am now embracing it’: how the tournament won over (most) people in host cities
Excitement was muted before the event , but the joy, noise and colour from visiting fans has captivated people in the US, Canada and Mexico • Do you live in a host city? We want to hear from you While Kansas City is the smallest of the 16 host cities, it has a history of punching above its weight and – armed with our own compelling soccer history to buoy us – organisers and the community worked hard to ensure that we wowed visitors and viewers alike. Hiccups with shuttle buses and traffic at our first home match were quickly addressed and resolved by our second match. Our watch parties are heartily attended; our official fan fest teems with people from all over the world. Continue reading...
ESPNIf Japan are dreaming of winning the World Cup, Br...
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ESPNJapan book Brazil WC clash; Sweden also advance
Daizen Maeda gave Japan the lead and Anthony Elanga took it away six minutes later, giving Sweden a 1-1 draw Thursday night that sent both teams to the knockout round of the World Cup.