Emotional Gakpo scores days after loss of unborn son
Liverpool forward Cody Gakpo scores for the Netherlands days after the loss of his unborn son, as they are knocked out on penalties by Morocco.
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How DR Congo’s football team became a rare source of national unity
Historic run to the last 32 and a match against England have left proud fans back home dancing late into the nightThe Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) had not been at a World Cup finals tournament for 52 years – but they are making up for lost time in North America. After a
Why Tuchel should be worried about DR Congo's 'anti-England' formula
If you're looking for a dark horse in the knockout stages, don't look for one in DR Congo. Look for a Leopard - patient, relentless, and ready to pounce when it matters most.
David Squires on … World Cup penalty pain for Germany and the Netherlands
Our cartoonist on the latest knockout drama as Jonathan Tah does a Chris Waddle and Casemiro has a brat summerBuy David’s cartoons | Some of his favourite worksAnd his latest book, Chaos in the Box: get it now Continue reading...
Panenka to Paraguay: Germany’s 50-year penalty shootout streak is over
Germany once scored 22 consecutive penalties in major tournament shootouts. They missed three as Paraguay won 4-3 from the spotGermany were knocked out of the 2026 World Cup on penalties, an outcome that feels unbelievable to anyone who has watched international football over the
‘I ran out of luck’: Dutch defeat ends economist’s run of World Cup winning predictions
Joachim Klement’s model had predicted Dutch gloryNeymar takes jab after Brazil defy Klement predictionAs shocks come thick and fast in the knockout stages of the World Cup’s last 32, arguably the biggest of them all lies off the field and at the door of the economist and football
Haaland the late hero as Norway knock out resilient Ivory Coast
Manchester City striker Erling Haaland scores a late winner as Norway beat Ivory Coast 2-1 to book their place in the last 16 in the 2026 World Cup.
Mbappe scores twice as France dominate Sweden
Kylian Mbappe becomes the all-time leading goalscorer in World Cup knockout matches with after scoring twice as France crusie past Sweden 3-0 to set up a last-16 tie with Paraguay.
England and Tuchel prepare to go deep but know ignominy may lie in wait if they fail | Jac
The shadow of Iceland 2016 is all the warning England should need not to take for granted a winnable-looking first knockout game of the tournamentIt was the 10th anniversary last Saturday of the Iceland debacle. Kolbeinn Sigthórsson’s winner sliding underneath Joe Hart’s dive, Wa
Kane to the rescue with late double as England edge past DR Congo into last 16
Thomas Tuchel’s mission to put a second World Cup star on the England shirt did not look as though it would reach the second knockout round. On a fraught and chaotic occasion in Atlanta, his team flirted aggressively with disaster. For 75 minutes, England mixed loose defending wi
Tielemans’ controversial late penalty caps Belgium comeback over Senegal
This time Senegal’s players did not depart the field prematurely owing to a burning sense of injustice, as they did in the Africa Cup of Nations final in January, but they did exit another knockout match aggrieved after Belgium advanced to the last 16 deep in extra time. The winn
Keys knocks out Swan to end British women's singles hopes
America's Madison Keys defeats Britain's Katie Swan, the nation's last remaining hope in the women's singles competition, in straight sets. The 26th seed delivers a dominant grass-court display to secure a 6-1, 6-4 victory.