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World Cup 2026 power rankings: who leads the pack as semi-finals loom?

We assess the teams who played in the last eight as the business end of the tournament approachesDidier Deschamps has seen it all before and certainly does not fear even the lowest of blocks. It is clear everyone is afraid of Les Bleus, which is understandable, and they are using

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Infantino opens door to 64-team World Cup

Plans for a 64-team men's world cup are set to be picked up and assessed in detail after the 2026 tournament with Fifa boss Gianni Infantino saying football needs to be "for the whole world".

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These are unprecedented times - England should enjoy them

A record of four semi-finals in the past five international tournaments for England is outstanding. It is time to accept that this is where England belong.

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Borrowed shoes, no Golden Boot - the story of the World Cup's greatest scorer

Just Fontaine's record of 13 goals in a single World Cup has stood for decades, but he never played in the tournament again after injury ended his career at the age of 28.

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World Cup quiz: how well do you remember USA 94?

How much do you know about the first tournament played in the United States? Continue reading... O recorte ajuda a contextualizar a pauta dentro de Esportes.

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Serves, strawberries and shadows: Tom Jenkins’ best shots of Wimbledon 2026 – in pictures

After being ensconced at SW19 since the start of the tournament, our photographer Tom Jenkins has picked out some of his favourite images from the thousands he has taken during this year’s Wimbledon ChampionshipsThe tournament concluded with Linda Noskova fending off a fightback

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Spain, France, Argentina and England beware: Demons haunt the World Cup semi-finals

The World Cup spotlight causes single games to live longer in the memory than any other. The remaining teams at this tournament face defining momentsWorld Cup games mean more. England have only ever played 79 games in the finals, which is to say, not much more than two Premier Le

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Diego Forlán succeeds Marcelo Bielsa as Uruguay manager on temporary basis

Bielsa departed after acrimonious World Cup exitFormer United striker takes charge until March 2027The former Manchester United striker Diego Forlán is poised to take over on a temporary basis as the new Uruguay manager after Marcelo Bielsa left the role following a sorry World C

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Who will win the World Cup? The view from the semi-finalists

BBC Sport speaks to journalists and fans from the World Cup's four semi-finalists to see who they think will win the tournament.

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France v Spain: World Cup 2026 semi-final – live

⚽ Kick-off time: 2pm local/3pm EST/8pm BST/5am AEST⚽ Player guide | Golden Boot | Football Daily | Mail ScottFrance and Spain have only met once before at the World Cup. That was 20 years ago, back in the day when Les Bleus very much had La Roja’s number (the Euro 84 final, the E

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Didier Deschamps pays price for breaking free from the shackles that led him to glory | Jo

France finally let loose all their attacking power in this tournament and yet when the big test came against Spain they were too openMaybe Didier Deschamps was right all along. He has been criticised over his 14 years in the France job for being too cautious, for prioritising con

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Thomas Tuchel: ‘Argentina will be fuelled by history – but we are ready’

Falklands conflict adds ‘emotional’ edge to semi-finalManager has ‘no problem’ with Bellingham after outburstThomas Tuchel believes England will face an Argentina team “fuelled by history” in their World Cup semi-final in Atlanta on Wednesday. It will be the sixth time that the n

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