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Cristiano Ronaldo exited his final World Cup in tears as Portugal were eliminated 1-0 by Spain in the round of 16 in Arlington, Texas, on Monday. Spain’s Mikel Merino scored the only goal of the game in the first minute of second-half stoppage time to send Spain to the quarterfinals at the expense of their Iberian Peninsula rivals. Following the final whistle, a visibly emotional Ronaldo wiped tears from his…

England captain Harry Kane has made clear that his “voice is back,” after sounding worse for wear in his media duties following his side’s stunning 3-2 World Cup win over Mexico. Kane scored from the spot to make it 3-1 to the Three Lions shortly after Jarell Quansah had been sent off. Despite a Raúl Jiménez penalty to reduce the Mexican arrears, 10-man England dug deep to hold on and…

Mikel Merino scored a late goal to send Spain past Portugal in the round of 16 on Monday and into a FIFA World Cup quarterfinal for the first time since they won it all in 2010. With the game looking like it was headed to extra time Arlington, Texas, a Ferran Torres through-ball sprang Merino in the penalty area and he slotted home past Diogo Costa to give Spain the…

The Football Association are considering whether to appeal England defender Jarell Quansah‘s red card against Mexico, sources have told ESPN. Bayer Leverkusen defender Quansah was sent off in the second half of Sunday’s dramatic 3-2 win at Azteca Stadium, following a VAR review for a high tackle on Mexico defender Jesús Gallardo. England played the final 36 minutes with a man disadvantage but they hung on to record a historic…

SEATTLE — Andrew Giuliani, the head of the White House task force on the 2026 World Cup, told ESPN on Monday that he has no concerns at all over FIFA’s decision to reduce Folarin Balogun‘s suspension affecting the legacy or credibility of what the United States national team accomplishes at this tournament. In fact, Giuliani said fans outside the U.S. should be happy that an “injustice” was corrected, pointing to…

Sir Keir Starmer intervened to prevent FIFA bringing forward kick-off at the Estadio Azteca amid concerns the change could give World Cup co-hosts Mexico an unfair advantage over England. The UK Government stepped in through diplomatic channels to oppose moving the match from 1 a.m. to 7 p.m. BST because it would mean Thomas Tuchel’s team had less time to adapt to the altitude, it is understood. Starmer directed the…

Jordan Henderson is expected to be ruled out for the rest of the World Cup after suffering a suspected broken bone in celebrating England’s 3-2 win over Mexico, sources have told ESPN. The 36-year-old was an unused substitute in Sunday’s dramatic round-of-16 clash at Azteca Stadium, where Harry Kane’s 60th-minute penalty and a brace from Jude Bellingham gave ten-man England a famous victory. But as he jumped over the advertising…

FIFA has ruled a request from the Belgium football federation for an explanation of Folarin Balogun‘s suspended red card as “inadmissible,” meaning they have no grounds to appeal the decision and the United States forward remains cleared to play against them in Monday’s World Cup round-of-16 match. The FIFA Appeal Committee has rendered a request submitted by the Royal Belgian Football Association (RBFA) as inadmissible in relation to the FIFA…

U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday he called FIFA president Gianni Infantino to review the red card given to United States men’s national team striker Folarin Balogun in the team’s match against Bosnia-Herzegovina in the round of 32 at the World Cup, calling it a “horrible” call. FIFA on Sunday suspended Balogun’s red card, making him available to face Belgium in the round of 16 match later on Monday. In…