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Reports: England-Mexico start time Sunday moving due to storm risk
The start time for the World Cup round of 16 match between England and host Mexico on Sunday is likely to move up to avoid inclement weather, according to multiple reports on Friday.,The kickoff is slated for 6 p.m. local time in Mexico City, 1 a.m. in the United Kingdom. FIFA has discussed moving u...
Canada hope healthy captain Alphonso Davies can help shock Morocco
Canada coach Jesse Marsch knows his side will need every advantage it can get against Morocco in a round of 16 match in Houston on Saturday.,That includes figuring out how best to use captain Alphonso Davies coming off an injury.,The Bayern Munich left-back played the final 15 minutes of Sunday's 1-...
Portugal score late winner, then see Croatia's tying goal waved off
Goncalo Ramos scored the go-ahead goal for Portugal in second-half stoppage time -- then saw a potential equalizer for Croatia overturned by VAR moments later -- as the Portuguese moved on to the World Cup's round of 16 with a 2-1 victory in Toronto on Thursday.,Portugal, who also got a goal from Cr...
Heavy favorite Argentina 'not surprised' to face Cape Verde in round of 32
Argentina will be heavy favorites when they face World Cup debutants Cape Verde in their round of 32 match on Friday in Miami Gardens, Fla.,But Argentine boss Lionel Scaloni says meeting their African foes at this stage, instead of Uruguay or Saudi Arabia as some predicted, is far from a shock.,"We'...
USMNT round of 32 World Cup win scores historic ratings
The United States' World Cup knockout victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina on Wednesday was the most-watched English-language soccer broadcast in U.S. history, according to Fox Sports.,Fox reported a record-breaking average viewership of 24.429 million, citing Nielsen preliminary data. The peak audie...
Mikel Oyarzabal nets 2 as Spain roll past Austria into round of 16
Mikel Oyarzabal scored his third and fourth goals of the World Cup and Spain eased into the last 16 with a 3-0 victory over Austria on Thursday afternoon in Inglewood, Calif.,Pedro Porro added his first-ever goal for Spain after halftime, a header that, for all intents and purposes, ensured victory ...
Harry Kane lifts England over DR Congo with two late goals
Harry Kane scored two goals after the 70th minute to pull England out of a funk and lift the Three Lions to a 2-1 defeat of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the World Cup round of 32 on Wednesday afternoon in Atlanta.,England played from behind most of the match as Brian Cipenga put DR Congo ...
Spain try to live up to expectations against undeterred Austria
Spain will try to win their first knockout match at a World Cup since capturing the 2010 title when they face an Austrian side that should be unmoved by high-quality European opposition.,Spain entered the tournament as one of the oddsmakers' favorites after winning the 2024 European Championships. T...
U.S. star Christian Pulisic in starting lineup vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina
American star Christian Pulisic, limited by a calf injury since the national team's World Cup opener, is in the starting lineup for Wednesday's round of 32 match against Bosnia and Herzegovina in Santa Clara, Calif.,It marks Pulisic's first start since the 4-1 victory over Paraguay in the USMNT's gr...
Ticket prices soar ahead of USMNT vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina
SEATTLE -- After dipping in recent days, ticket prices for the United States men's national team's round of 32 World Cup match against Bosnia and Herzegovina soared ahead of Wednesday night's contest.,The get-in price at San Francisco Bay Area Stadium was $1,818 at noon local time, five hours before...
Harry Kane lifts England over DR Congo, into World Cup quarterfinals
Harry Kane scored two goals after the 70th minute to pull England out of a funk and lift the Three Lions to a 2-1 defeat of the Democratic Republic of Congo in the World Cup round of 32 Wednesday afternoon in Atlanta.,England played from behind most of the match as Brian Cipenga put DR Congo ahead w...
Outgoing Uruguay coach Marcelo Bielsa has his say -- for 100 minutes
Marcelo Bielsa, who exited as head coach of the Uruguayan national team after the side bowed out of the World Cup in the group stage, gave a 100-minute press conference on Tuesday in which he maintained that his message never resonated with the team.,Uruguay opened play in Group H with a 1-1 draw ag...
Kylian Mbappe keeps living his best World Cup as France rout Sweden
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Kylian Mbappe said he wanted to enjoy his third World Cup.,Apparently, that's bad news for his opponents.,Mbappe scored his 17th and 18th career World Cup goals to keep chasing Lionel Messi and tournament history in France's 3-0 victory over Sweden in Tuesday's round of 32 c...
Kylian Mbappe continues living his best World Cup as France routs Sweden
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Kylian Mbappe said he wanted to enjoy his third World Cup.,Apparently, that's bad news for his opponents.,Mbappe scored his 17th and 18th career World Cup goals to keep chasing Lionel Messi and tournament history in France's 3-0 victory over Sweden in Tuesday's round of 32 c...
Kylian Mbappe delivers another brace as France routs Sweden
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Kylian Mbappe scored his 17th and 18th career World Cup goals to keep chasing Lionel Messi and tournament history in France's 3-0 victory over Sweden in Tuesday's round of 32 clash. ,Mbappe is now one behind Messi on the all-time tournament list, and with his fifth and sixth...
Heavily favored England expect DR Congo's best in their knockout debut
The end result of England finishing atop their World Cup group was not a surprise.,The process, though, left something to be desired.,England look to carry over how they finished the group stage when their pursuit of their first World Cup title in 60 years ramps up in the knockout stage. Their journ...
Ecuador files FIFA complaint over Mexico fans' disturbance
The Ecuadorian Football Federation (FEF) filed a complaint with FIFA on Tuesday after around 1,000 noisy Mexico fans gathered outside Ecuador's team hotel in Mexico City.,As Ecuador and World Cup co-host Mexico prepare to face off in the round-of-32 match Tuesday, online videos surfaced showing Mexi...
World Cup Best Bets Today: Top Picks for France and Mexico
Get the best World Cup betting picks for Tuesday's Round of 32, including Ivory Coast vs. Norway, France vs. Sweden and Mexico vs. Ecuador....
Christian Pulisic ready for full duty as USMNT hit knockout stage
American star Christian Pulisic indicated that he's fit to play 90 minutes -- or even 120 -- when the United States face Bosnia and Herzegovina in a World Cup round of 32 match on Wednesday night at Santa Clara, Calif.,Pulisic rates himself as recovered from the calf injury he sustained on June 12 a...
Reports: Cape Verde's Ryan Mendes facing rape allegation
Cape Verde captain Ryan Mendes reportedly is under police investigation in New Zealand over a rape allegation.,Mendes been accused of raping a Brazilian woman in March, the New Zealand Herald and other outlets reported.,The 36-year-old winger has guided the tiny African country to the round of 32 at...