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Rudi Garcia faces Belgian backlash for taking Courtois off in World Cup loss to Spain

Replacement keeper Lammens made crucial errorGarcia: ‘Only players who are 100% fit can play’Rudi Garcia came under fire for replacing his injured first-choice goalkeeper, Thibaut Courtois, in Belgium’s World Cup quarter-final defeat by Spain on Friday, adding to questions about

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‘I’m taking the big one’: Noskova says sight of trophies inspired Wimbledon triumph

Noskova wins women’s singles after 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 victory‘What really helped me … the trophies were there’A jubilant Linda Noskova said seeing the Wimbledon trophy sitting by Centre Court helped her reset at a vital time as she clinched her first grand slam title with a dramatic 6

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Julián Álvarez’s extra-time stunner sinks 10-man Switzerland to send Argentina into semi-f

Did anyone think they would do it the easy way? If Argentina are to win this World Cup they will only get there via rollercoaster. A seemingly straightforward night’s work against Switzerland became their tournament in microcosm, threatening to squander it all before finding salv

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Fleeting window slammed shut as Zverev gets lost in the Sinner Zone | Jonathan Liew

German briefly threatened before falling well short against world No 1 whose only weakness appears to be the weatherShortly before 7pm, a full 162 minutes into this match, Alexander Zverev got his first break point on the Jannik Sinner serve. With the score still one set apiece a

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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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‘Knocking you out was a huge joy’: reliving the dramas of England v Argentina in 1998 and

How Diego Simeone, Michael Owen and Glenn Hoddle remember the two classic World Cup matches between historical rivalsAmid the acrimony, the wars, the deep history going back to the British invasions of 1806 and 1807, the hand of God and the boot of Beckham, there is also an ackno

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Chaotic Chelsea circus of recent years looms behind ‘optimistic’ Xabi Alonso

Only time will tell if former midfielder will become yet another victim of the conveyor belt of managers at Stamford BridgeIf Xabi Alonso arrived at Chelsea under any illusions about the expectations awaiting him, they were staring out from picture frames hung around Stamford Bri

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The other Lionel: how Scaloni went from accidental manager to World Cup hero

After forming an almost paternal relationship with Lionel Messi and providing a rare sense of stability, Argentina’s unheralded saviour is on the verge of World Cup historyOn Lionel Messi’s ill-fated international debut in Budapest in 2005, when he was (very harshly) sent off 45

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War, antics and vitriol – the England v Argentina rivalry is real but now it is only about

Mexico 1986, France 1998, Japan 2002 … this is a match that transcends, with Argentina’s head coach Lionel Scaloni calling for the focus to be on football, not the FalklandsAfter confirmation that match 102, one of the World Cup semi-finals, would be England v Argentina, the 1982

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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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Henderson & Quansah only England absentees for Argentina

Jordan Henderson and Jarell Quansah are set to be the only players unavailable for England's World Cup semi-final against Argentina.

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UN nuclear chief says inspectors will visit Iran sites as part of war deal

Rafael Grossi says the IAEA is "working on modalities" but an Iranian minister says such access would only be part of a final deal with the US.

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