SEATTLE — Even with Folarin Balogun back up front, the United States men’s national team crashed out of the World Cup in the round of 16 once again. It was a meek ending to a month-long surge for the U.S. here on Monday, as Belgium dominated the Americans — and silenced a once-raucous crowd at Lumen Field — in a 4-1 defeat. Charles De Ketelaere scored twice for the Belgians…
Christian Pulisic was forced off with an injury in the second half of the United States‘ World Cup round of 16 clash against Belgium. The AC Milan star was replaced by Sebastian Berhalter in the 59th minute, just moments after Belgium scored to take a 3-1 lead in Seattle. Pulisic had attempted to play on after kicking into Belgium midfielder Youri Tieleman’s leg as he attempted a shot on the…
Spain captain Rodri said the team still has “room for improvement” after a late 1-0 win over Portugal in the World Cup round of 16. A tense game in Arlington, Texas was decided by an added-time goal from substitute Mikel Merino — with Cristiano Ronaldo leaving the field in tears in his last World Cup appearance for Portugal — as Spain qualified for Friday’s quarterfinal in Los Angeles. Manchester City…
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Johan Manzambi, the breakout star for Switzerland at the World Cup, left training early on Monday ahead of Tuesday’s round of 16 match against Colombia. The team announced that Manzambi, Rubén Vargas and Djibril Sow all cut training short, without providing specifics. – World Cup match schedule “If they might not play tomorrow, it can be a huge issue for us,” coach Murat Yakin said. “We…
Argentina manager Lionel Scaloni highlighted the difficulty level of the 2026 World Cup by pointing out that even tournament favorites are struggling against lower-ranked opponents. “I think this World Cup is proving to be difficult for everyone. There isn’t one truly dominant team. France seemed strong, and they still are, but they struggled against Paraguay,” Scaloni said in a press conference on Monday ahead of the reigning World Cup champions’…
ARLINGTON, Texas — Roberto Martinez confirmed that he is leaving his job as Portugal coach after Monday’s 1-0 FIFA World Cup round-of-16 defeat to Spain, while denying that the result was “a failure.” Substitute Mikel Merino scored in the 91st minute at AT&T Stadium to see Spain progress to the quarterfinals as Cristiano Ronaldo made his last World Cup appearance. Martinez took charge of Portugal in 2023, and his contract…
Mauricio Pochettino handed Folarin Balogun a spot in the starting lineup for the United States in its round-of-16 match with Belgium in the FIFA World Cup on Monday in Seattle. Balogun had looked set to miss the game due to a suspension for a red card he received after a VAR review in the USMNT’s win over Bosnia-Herzegovina in the round of 32. However, Pochettino picked Balogun in his starting…
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…