NEW JERSEY, United States | Xinhua | Brazil forward Vinicius Jr. said he was not satisfied with his performance despite scoring in a 1-1 draw with Morocco in their World Cup Group C opener on Saturday. “I believe I can improve a lot. I managed to score, but I wasn’t …
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NEW JERSEY, United States | Xinhua | Morocco manager Mohamed Ouahbi said his side had laid down an early World Cup marker after a 1-1 draw with Brazil on Saturday, declaring his team was capable of more. Morocco led through Ismael Saibari’s early goal and created several problems for the …
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LISBON | Xinhua | Cristiano Ronaldo on Friday laughed off ideas that he could struggle for fitness at the World Cup due to his age. The 41-year-old, who has played 227 times for his country, will lead Portugal in his sixth World Cup finals. Speaking to the press on Friday …
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LOS ANGELES | Xinhua & TASS | The United States recorded its first emphatic victory at a FIFA World Cup since the 1930 tournament. As TASS reported earlier, the Americans opened their home World Cup campaign with a 4-1 win over Paraguay. Prior to that, the United States had achieved victories by …
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10 teams, local coaches and tactical depth usher in a new era NEWS ANALYSIS | WYCLIFFE W NJORORAI SIMIYU | The 2026 men’s Fifa World Cup marks a seismic shift in the global football landscape. The decision to expand the final stage of the tournament from 32 teams to 48 has significantly benefited …
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As the football jamboree approaches, a rare Ebola type in Central Africa is testing global vigilance COVER STORY | RONALD MUSOKE | On May 30, as football fans around the world counted down to the start of the FIFA World Cup in North America and airlines prepared for the annual …
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KINSHASA, DRC | TASS | The world’s governing football body, FIFA, and the Congolese Association Football Federation (FECOFA) both say that the players and coaching staff of the national team of the Democratic Republic of Congo followed sanitary measures amid the outbreak of the Ebola virus and would be eligible …
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Discover which players will be expected to make a difference for their respective nations at the World Cup. It finally feels like the 2026 FIFA World Cup is just around the corner. And with that, people are already trying to work out who the runners and riders will be. …
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MEXICO CITY | Xinhua | The remaining places for this year’s FIFA World Cup were finalized on Tuesday, capping a qualifying campaign that spanned nearly three years and setting the stage for the tournament’s first 48-team edition. The competition will be held across the United States, Mexico and Canada from …
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ADVANCED TO NEXT STAGE Portugal Italy Brazil Austria Republic of Ireland Japan Switzerland Korea DPR Morocco England France Uganda Uzbekistan Burkina Faso Mali Mexico Qatar | FIFA.COM | Uganda and Burkina Faso produced the standout results of the day, as the World Cup first-timers got past Senegal before Oscar Barro’s …
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