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The Guardian Football‘Now the flag is everywhere’: how World Cup success has changed life in Cape Verde
The Blue Sharks will become the smallest nation in history to play a knockout match at the World Cup when they face Argentina on Friday The Festival da Gamboa is the largest music festival on Santiago Island, Cape Verde. Since its inception in the early 1990s, the small stretch of beach, nestled at the foot of the plateau of Praia, has been transformed for a weekend from the home of a dozen or so fishing boats to one of the country’s biggest shindigs, attracting thousands of partygoers. It has staged some of Cape Verde’s greatest musicians playing the rhythms of mornas , funaná , coladeira , batuque and tabanca . But last Friday, on opening night of the three-day event, it staged Cabo Verde’s newest and most popular act, the Tubarões Azuis , the Blue Sharks. Continue reading...
The Guardian FootballWorld Cup 2026: England, USA and Belgium through; Spain and Portugal face last-32 tests – live
⚽ All the latest news from day 22 of the tournament ⚽ Bracketology | Knockout stage draw | And email us And I appreciate all this has been forgotten because England won but Harry Kane should have been awarded a first-half penalty. When a goalkeeper slides and does not get the ball, of course the forward is going to take the contact. Kane is just being punished for being as clever as the officials desire. Maurico Pochettino was rather unhappy with Folarin Balogun’s dismissal. The striker painfully caught the Bosnia and Herzegovina defender Tarik Muharemovic on the ankle but it was a complete accident with two players going for the ball. Continue reading...
BBC SportEngland were 15 minutes from humiliation - the issues Tuchel must solve
Before England's World Cup last-16 tie against Mexico, BBC Sport's Phil McNulty looks at the issues that remain for Thomas Tuchel.
The Guardian FootballCape Verde’s Sidny Lopes Cabral: ‘If you’re like “oh, it’s Messi”, you’re gonna lose your mind’
The full-back on defying the odds, dealing with racism, Cape Verde’s party people and taking on Lionel Messi “When we saw 1%, we just laughed.” Cape Verde liked those odds, and so did Sidny Lopes Cabral. “They gave us a 1% chance of reaching the next round, but we showed how big 1% is,” the defender says. He has always known there was a chance however small it looked, in Rotterdam or anywhere: in Germany, where he froze in the fifth tier earning £850 a month, using bin bags for curtains, and in America too. His mates told him he was crazy; he told his mum not to worry. “I always told them, ‘hey, I’m going to be a great football player: I’m gonna reach the top.’ And I’m living in my dream now.” Now, an island of 300,000 people, the story of this World Cup, face the champions. And Lopes Cabral, the left-back and the second-youngest player in the squad at 23, faces arguably the best footballer of all time . “I hope I get some nice pictures of me standing next to him,” Lopes Cabral says. “I have no words to describe how I feel, how we all do. Back in Cape Verde, every game there are parties. In the Netherlands, in France, everywhere Cape Verdean people live. In Rotterdam it’s crazy.” Continue reading...
ESPNPredicting how many of Africa's historic nine team...
Which of the African teams can extend their impressive runs to date by advancing to the last 16?
ESPNUnfit stars, wasting chances: Are Spain still amon...
They may have booked a round-of-32 tie vs. Austria as group winners, but Spain's performances raised doubts about the team and coach Luis de la Fuente.
The Guardian FootballModric and Ronaldo reunited at World Cup as Croatia aim to snap Portugal’s streak
Two of international football’s 200 club have had parallel careers with their countries, but will this be their last meeting? Can you remember what you were doing on 1 March 2006? Perhaps you were at Anfield, watching England beat Uruguay 2-1. You might have seen Switzerland put three goals past Scotland at Hampden Park. Or you might have watched Luka Modric make his debut for Croatia. They beat Argentina 3-2, with Lionel Messi scoring his first international goal. The same evening, Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice in a 3-0 Portugal victory against Saudi Arabia, no doubt dreaming of the day he would live and work in the country. Continue reading...
BBC SportWhat you need to know about England's last-16 opponents Mexico
England will face Mexico in the World Cup round of 16. Here is what you need to know about them.
ESPNFour reasons why we think 'it's coming home' for E...
Despite not looking brilliant during the group stage, England are among the betting favorites to win the 2026 World Cup and ... well ... Bill Connelly is a believer.
BBC SportBeccacece reign as Ecuador manager over after exit
Ecuador manager Sebastian Beccacece says he is leaving his role following his side's World Cup exit against Mexico.
The Guardian FootballWho has scored the most goals at a World Cup without winning the Golden Boot?
Plus: World Cup teams stuck on nul points and teams who broke their duck with a drubbing Mail us with your all of your questions and answers “Who has scored the most goals at a World Cup finals without winning the Golden Boot?” asks Sam Edwards. With Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé already on six goals and leading an elite bunch in the 2026 race, we may well see the men’s record broken this summer. As it stands, Messi shares the record – as if he needs another one – with the Brazil great Jairzinho . Continue reading...
ESPNYamal: We would welcome Álvarez at Barcelona
Lamine Yamal has said he'd welcome Atlético Madrid forward Julián Álvarez "with open arms" at Barcelona next season.
The Guardian FootballMexico v Ecuador: World Cup 2026 last 32 updates – live
⚽️ Kick-off time: 8pm local/12pm AEST/3am BST/10pm EDT ⚽️ Player guide | Bracketology | Golden Boot | Mail Jonathan Mexico’s football culture dates back to the early 20th century , and the country has a place in history as participants in the first ever World Cup match, when they lost 4-1 to France on the opening day of the 1930 World Cup in Uruguay. The following match against Chile they conceded the World Cup’s first own-goal. Continue reading...
BBC SportSpurs agree £85m deal for West Ham's Fernandes
Tottenham agree a deal to sign West Ham's Mateus Fernandes as Manchester United pull out of the race for midfielder.
ESPNCape Verde president: 'We can beat Argentina 1-0'
Cape Verde President José Maria Neves has said that he believes his country 'can beat Argentina 1-0' in their Round of 32 clash
ESPNCáceres: Leaks about Uruguay's Bielsa 'twisted'
Uruguay defender Sebastián Cáceres said people twisted the narrative around Marcelo Bielsa to make the manager look bad following their elimination from the FIFA World Cup in the group stage.
The Guardian FootballWorld Cup 2026: Klopp plays down Germany job links; Livramento has surgery – live
David Squires on … penalty pain for Dutch and Germany Email us | Bracketology | Golden Boot | World Cup Daily Tuesday’s World Cup Daily podcast has dropped . Max, Barry, Archie and Nicky chew over last night’s drama: A couple of videos for your delectation now . Photographer Shaun Botterill has a World Cup portfolio spanning 40 years – here he talks about the moments that made those memorable images: Continue reading...
The Guardian FootballDavid Squires on … World Cup penalty pain for Germany and the Netherlands
Our cartoonist on the latest knockout drama as Jonathan Tah does a Chris Waddle and Casemiro has a brat summer Buy David’s cartoons | Some of his favourite works And his latest book, Chaos in the Box: get it now Continue reading...