Bukayo Saka is set to start for England in their final World Cup group game against Panama on Saturday, while Declan Rice has been rested, sources have told ESPN. Saka, managing an Achilles injury off the back of a long campaign with Arsenal, came off the bench in England’s first two Group L games, a 4-2 win against Croatia and a 0-0 draw with Ghana. Club teammate Noni Madueke started…
Bukayo Saka is set to start for England in their final World Cup group game against Panama on Saturday, while Declan Rice has been rested, sources have told ESPN. Saka, managing an Achilles injury off the back of a long campaign with Arsenal, came off the bench in England’s first two Group L games, a 4-2 win against Croatia and a 0-0 draw with Ghana. Club teammate Noni Madueke started…
Bukayo Saka is set to start for England in their final World Cup group game against Panama on Saturday, while Declan Rice has been rested, sources have told ESPN. Saka, managing an Achilles injury off the back of a long campaign with Arsenal, came off the bench in England’s first two Group L games, a 4-2 win against Croatia and a 0-0 draw with Ghana. Club teammate Noni Madueke started…
Manchester City have signed forward Mathys Detourbet from fellow City Football Group club Troyes. Troyes, the newly-promoted French side, announced the transfer on X and on its website without giving financial details. Sports daily L’Equipe said City signed the 19-year-old Frenchman for around 25 million euros ($28.5 million) and he would be loaned to Monaco next season. Detourbet had been at the club academy since the age of eight. Last…
Scotland’s chances of qualifying for the World Cup knockout stage have plummeted to just 0.07% following results on Friday, according to Opta. Steve Clarke’s side were beaten 3-0 by Brazil on Wednesday, leaving them with three points and a goal difference of -3. The result gave Scotland a 42.7% chance of being one of the tournament’s eight best third-placed teams, a chance which has continued to fall since then after…
SEATTLE — Iran head coach Amir Ghalenoei lamented both the conditions his team have had to face in this tournament, but also the bad luck they encountered in the dying minutes of their 1-1 draw with Egypt, as they had a goal disallowed for a tight offside and saw Saeid Ezatolahi‘s header rocket off the crossbar in injury time. Iran, who had their base camp moved from Arizona to Tijuana,…
SANTA CLARA, California — Jackson Irvine is confident that if the Socceroos can mesh the best bits of their group stage into a full 90-minute performance, they’ll be a “problem for any team” in the knockout stages of the FIFA World Cup. Easing to a 0-0 draw against Paraguay on Thursday, Australia earned progression through to a Round of 32 game in Dallas, on July 3. They’ll face the second-placed…
Belgium head coach Rudi Garcia has hit back at the “ugly” criticism of his team after Friday’s 5-1 victory over New Zealand, insisting their World Cup campaign is starting to gain momentum. The Red Devils clinched their first victory of this summer’s tournament in Vancouver, having drawn their first two games against Egypt and Iran. The result is enough to see Belgium progress to the round of 32 as Group…
The Socceroos will face Egypt in the round of 32 of the FIFA World Cup, after Belgium‘s 5-1 win over New Zealand and the Pharaohs’ dramatic 1-1 draw with Iran saw them fall to second-place in Group G on goal difference. Securing second-place in Group D and a place in the knockout stages after their 0-0 draw with Paraguay the day prior, the Socceroos sat down on Friday not knowing…
Marcelo Bielsa was blunt when discussing his legacy with Uruguay following their group stage exit from the 2026 World Cup, conceding that he has “left nothing” after failing to secure a single victory in the tournament. “What I gave Uruguayan football is nothing, because any contribution a coach makes to a national team over three years is futile without positive outcomes,” Bielsa said following Friday’s 1-0 loss to Spain, which…