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World Cup predictions: England vs Ghana, Portugal vs Uzbekistan and the rest of matchday 13
Who knows more about soccer? Us ‘experts’, you the subscribers, a child, a dog or an algorithm? Come join us to predict each World Cup game
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Norway’s Viking row: How a unique chant has taken the World Cup by storm
Explaining the celebration that has gone viral this summer, from Times Square to the Norwegian parliament
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Aston Villa’s tussle with football’s financial restrictions is exposing the system’s shortcomings
June 30, the end of the financial year, has been a key date in Villa’s recent history — and 2026 is no different
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Nitish Kumar Reddy out of Ireland, England tours with quadriceps injury
With Hardik Pandya also absent, India will be without a genuine seam-bowling allrounder
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Algeria come from behind to beat Jordan at World Cup 2026: Live updates and reaction
Algeria rallied from a half-time deficit to earn their first win at the tournament
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Algeria comeback denies Jordan first World Cup point and sends Messi through top
Analysis of Jordan’s game against Algeria this weekend
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Jordan vs Algeria live updates: Nizar Al-Rashdan scores opening goal in World Cup 2026 game
Follow live as Jordan and Algeria both look to record their first win of the tournament.
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‘Is this real?’ The U.S. teenagers who found themselves playing with and against France
Teenagers from third-tier New England Revolution Next Pro were able to play alongside the French squad in a training match
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Watching Kylian Mbappe chase down Lionel Messi’s World Cup goals record
Kylian Mbappe would have matched the World Cup goals record if it were not for Messi. Now he’s just trying to keep pace
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Lionel Messi has 18 World Cup goals — but which is your favourite? We asked our writers
Messi has scored some stunning goals on the way to breaking Miroslav Klose’s record, including two against Nigeria in different World Cups
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