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Miguel Almirón became the first player to be sent off for covering his mouth and speaking during an altercation when he was shown a red card in Paraguay’s 2026 FIFA World Cup Group D match against Türkiye on Friday. He was sent off in the third minute of added time in the first half. Almirón covered his mouth and appeared to speak to Türkiye right back Mert Muldur. After a…

PHILADELPHIA — Vinícius Júnior scored and assisted on one of Matheus Cunha‘s two goals as five-time champion Brazil eliminated Haiti from the World Cup with a 3-0 victory on Friday night. Haiti, the Western Hemisphere’s poorest nation that qualified for the World Cup for the first time since 1974, became the first team guaranteed not to reach the knockout round. Meanwhile, the Seleção got the decisive performance they needed. Cunha,…

Barcelona forward Raphinha was substituted in the first half of Brazil‘s win over Haiti on Monday in Philadelphia, with an apparent injury. The winger received attention from Brazil’s medical on the field before exiting the match. He looked visibly upset and was seen getting words of encouragement from teammate Gabriel Magalhães. AFC Bournemouth teenager Rayan came on in place of Raphinha as Brazil went on to win the game 3-0…

FOXBOROUGH, Mass — Scotland manager Steve Clarke was “disappointed” that Morocco‘s Issa Diop escaped a red card for a foul on Ché Adams and bemoaned their slow start after they lost 1-0 at Foxborough on Friday in the World Cup. Scotland conceded what proved to be the winning goal after just 70 seconds. Scotland’s defence was split open by a ball over the top from Brahim Díaz, with Bayern Munich-bound…

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Morocco coach Mohamed Ouahbi said the team are “behind” captain Achraf Hakimi and that the player is “very relaxed” after a French appeals court confirmed Friday that he will stand trial in a rape case. Hakimi captained Morocco in their 1-0 World Cup win over Scotland in Foxborough on Friday on the day the announcement came from the France appeals court. The defender had appealed a February…

HOUSTON — Frenkie de Jong is a fitness doubt for the Netherlands‘ Group F showdown with Sweden on Saturday, Durch coach Ronald Koeman said. The Dutch were already without Quinten Timber for the game in Houston after the defender suffered concussion during training following an accidental clash with teammate Teun Koopmeiners. – World Cup clinching scenarios for every group And speaking at the pre-match news conference on Friday, Koeman said:…

A thunderous strike from Morocco forward Ismael Saibari stunned Scotland inside two minutes in Boston, as Steve Clarke’s side suffered a 1-0 defeat in their second Group C match. The Tartan Army were forced to endure a pretty fire 45 minutes as Scotland struggled to cope with Morocco’s attacking threats. However, the African side couldn’t add to their goal tally and while Scotland did improve in the second half, it…

NEW YORK — Tunisia will take inspiration from Cape Verde‘s draw with Spain as they look to launch their FIFA World Cup salvage act against Japan in Monterrey on Saturday, according to newly appointed head coach Herve Renard. Renard was jetted in to replace coach Sabri Lamouchi after Tunisia’s opening 5-1 defeat to Sweden, an insists that he hasn’t arrived in the camp with a magic wand that can immediately…

SEATTLE — Zlatan Ibrahimovic was succinct in saying he thinks that the United States men’s national team has a chance to win the World Cup. Defender Chris Richards doesn’t think it’s a wild idea at all, either. After the U.S. turned in a second convincing and largely-complete performance in beating Australia, 2-0, on Friday, Richards addressed Ibrahimovic’s one-word reply — “Yes” — when the former Sweden star was asked on…