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England will face DR Congo in a 2026 FIFA World Cup round of 32 showdown on Wednesday, July 1, 2026, at Atlanta Stadium on FOX. England is in its third straight World Cup knockout stage, seeking another deep tournament run after making the 2022 quarterfinals and finishing fourth in 2018. The Three Lions were runners-up at the last two European Championships, and their only major title remains the 1966 World […]

The first three days of the knockout stage of the World Cup have firmly delivered. On Tuesday, all three matches had what normally would have been the best moment of the day. First, Erling Haaland added another goal to his unbelievable track record for Norway. Kylian Mbappé then continued his journey toward becoming the greatest goalscorer in the tournament's history, before Mexico capped the evening with a performance to remember […]

Mexico is through to the round of 16 at the 2026 FIFA World Cup with a resounding 2-0 win over an uninspired Ecuador team on Tuesday night in Mexico City. It marked Mexico's first World Cup knockout stage win in 40 years. Mexico dominated the game from the start and has now maintained a perfect record at the tournament through four games. Javier Aguirre’s team has been one of the […]

France put the World Cup on notice after their convincing 3-0 round of 32 win over Sweden on Tuesday, and FOX Sports’ Zlatan Ibrahimović noted what makes the squad that talented – most notably the team's attacking trio of Ousmane Dembélé, Michael Olise and Kylian Mbappé. "Take the five best players in the world. Three of them are on France’s attack – Dembélé, Olise and Mbappé," Ibrahimović said after France's […]

Julian Quinones and Raúl Jiménez scored goals in a nine-minute span in the first half and Mexico defeated Ecuador 2-0 on Tuesday night to break a 40-year drought without a win in the knockout stage and progressed to the World Cup round of 16. Quiñones opened the scoring in the 22nd minute while Jiménez added a strike in the 31st minute for the Mexicans, who had not won a knockout-stage […]

Gilberto Mora will make history just by stepping on the pitch for Mexico's round of 32 match against Ecuador on Tuesday at Mexico City Stadium. The 17-year-old will become the second-youngest player ever to start in a World Cup knockout stage match, behind Brazil legend Pelé. Pelé still holds the record as the youngest player to start in a World Cup knockout stage match at 17 years and 239 days […]

The Detroit Lions seemed to be prepared to potentially play without Terrion Arnold, putting the cornerback on the field with backups during minicamp in mid-June. And suddenly, Arnold is a former player for the franchise. Detroit released Arnold on Monday, the same day a Florida judge set his bail at $1 million as he faces eight felony charges tied to allegations he orchestrated the abduction and beating of three men. […]

FIFA explained Tuesday the tighter regulations that resulted in Germany having a potentially game-winning goal disallowed in its shock elimination from the World Cup. Defender Jonathan Tah's headed goal in extra time against Paraguay on Monday was ruled out after a video review because of a foul on goalkeeper Orlando Gill. Replays showed Germany's Waldemar Anton push Gill to the ground, but the minimal contact led to criticism of the […]

Germany is out of the World Cup. Brazil was pushed to the edge by Japan and the Netherlands was sent packing. Soccer's traditional super powers have been rattled by a combination of fearless underdogs and emerging forces who are shaking things up. And England coach Thomas Tuchel has no issue with it at all. "I think it can calm us down in a way. It’s just narrow margins. It’s just […]