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Egypt reach World Cup last 16 in shootout as Australia’s goalkeeper gamble backfires
Hossam Abdelmaguid puffed out his cheeks, steadied himself, began his run up with exaggerated slowness, checked and then sent Mat Ryan the wrong way. He ran off to the...
Argentina v Cape Verde: World Cup 2026 last 32 – live
Key eventsCape Verde! It has mountains! Photograph: photography by Ulrich Hollmann/Getty ImagesAnd a desert? Or maybe just some nice dunes. Photograph: Borges Samuel/AlamyDuring my exhaustive research for this liveblog...
The week around the world in 20 pictures
Russian airstrikes on Kyiv, the aftermath of the earthquakes in Venezuela, a brutal heatwave in Europe and Harry Kane at the World Cup – the past seven days as...
US heatwave threatens 250th anniversary events and World Cup
The scorching heat blanketing much of the US this week would have been “virtually impossible” if not for the climate crisis, researchers have found, warning that the high temperatures...
Australia v Egypt: World Cup 2026 last 32 – live
Key events… all of which brings us to this afternoon’s showdown. It’s the first competitive meeting between the two countries, though Egypt did win a Cairo friendly 3-0 back...
World Cup 2026: Portugal through to face Spain after VAR drama, Salah fit to face Australia – live
Key eventsThe other co-hosts, the daddy hosts, are falling in love with soccer, and their national team. double quotation markThe game had an average of 24.429 million viewers on...
World Cup live – Ronaldo pays tribute to Jota after chaotic end vs Croatia
Portugal beat Croatia last night in a stoppage time 2-1 for Cristiano Ronaldo's side.Croatia's Josko Gvardiol had an equaliser, in the 12th minute of added time, controversially disallowed by...
Melting hot! When Ireland played Mexico in 43C heat at 1994 World Cup
“Some of the boys were melting,” says Jason McAteer as he recalls one of the most notorious matches in World Cup history. “Especially Steve Staunton and Tommy Coyne, they...
