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BBC Sport'Greatest feeling ever': Cape Verdeans tell BBC of joy at holding Spain to draw
The streets of the capital, Praia, shook with wild celebrations as the small island nation held Spain to a shock 0-0 draw.
The Guardian Football‘The best goalscorer in the world’: Erling Haaland primed for World Cup debut
Norway coach Solbakken backs striker to make impact ‘He’s played better and better in training,’ 58-year-old says The venue where one footballing great’s World Cup journey ended will witness the beginning for another. Little did anybody know at the time that Diego Maradona’s appearance for Argentina against Nigeria in 1994 would be his last on football’s biggest stage. It was then the Foxboro Stadium. Fast forward 32 years. Same place, different name. At the Boston Stadium, Erling Haaland will play in the World Cup for the first time as Norway face Iraq on Tuesday. Careers can be defined by this tournament. It is a reference point, for example, that George Best never featured in one. “I think he is the world’s best goalscorer,” said the Norway head coach, Ståle Solbakken. “He is physically fit. I think he has gradually played better and better in training. Continue reading...
The Guardian FootballWorld Cup official cleared by Fifa and says gesture was ‘subconscious twitch’
Evans had been accused of white supremacist gesture ‘The movement was an involuntary,’ says official Fifa’s disciplinary committee has cleared the World Cup video assistant referee Shaun Evans after he was accused of making a hand gesture associated with white supremacists. An investigation found no evidence that the Australian had breached Fifa’s ethics code and he issued a statement on Monday night claiming he had been unaware of making the controversial hand sign. Continue reading...
BBC SportVAR official says hand gesture was 'involuntary, subconscious twitch'
Video assistant referee Shaun Evans has denied "intentionally" making a hand gesture "to communicate a message, affiliation, game or belief of any kind" and claimed it was a "an involuntary, subconscious twitch" that he was "unaware" of.
The Guardian FootballDuck, duck, goal: bird dressed in Mexico’s World Cup jersey scores on social media
Images of Merlin, a two-year-old duck, parading on the streets of Mexico City celebrated by fans on social media Julián Quiñones and Raúl Jiménez may have scored the goals, but a duck stole the show. As Mexico celebrated its World Cup-opening victory over South Africa on Thursday, Merlin, a two-year-old duck dressed in the national team’s colors, became an unlikely internet sensation and the tournament’s first unofficial mascot. Continue reading...
BBC SportLukaku makes impact off the bench as Belgium draw with Egypt
An own goal from Mohamed Hany denies Egypt a first ever victory at the World Cup as they draw 1-1 with Belgium at the Seattle Stadium.
BBC Sport'Cartwheels at breakfast' & kicking about Boston - the culture shift in Scotland camp
Steve Clarke "doing cartwheels" is a sign of the shift among the Scotland squad and staff, writes Amy Canavan in Charlotte.
The Guardian FootballLeicester appoint Russell Martin as Wolves unveil César Peixoto as coach
Martin joins Leicester after relegation to League One Ex-Gil Vicente coach Peixoto replaces Rob Edwards Leicester have confirmed Russell Martin’s appointment as manager, on the same day as Wolves unveiled César Peixoto as head coach, replacing Rob Edwards. The two Midlands clubs were relegated from the Championship and the Premier League respectively last season and have moved quickly to restructure their setup, with Martin joining Leicester eight months after his nightmare 123-day stint in charge of Rangers came to an end. Continue reading...
The Guardian FootballCape Verde’s Vozinha in tears as cost of visa stopped mother being at Spain draw
Keeper named player of the match against Euro winners ‘I have worked my whole life for this moment,’ he says Vozinha, the 40-year-old goalkeeper who was named player of the match after making seven saves in his side’s 0-0 draw against Spain, was in tears at full time. The mother of Cape Verde’s World Cup hero was not there to see history made because she could not afford the visa to the US. The goalkeeper described the game as the moment he had been working towards his “entire life” and said he wished he could have shared the moment with his late grandparents and his mother. Continue reading...
BBC SportReal make Fernandes contact - Tuesday's gossip
Real Madrid make Mateus Fernandes contact, Manchester United not willing to meet West Ham's asking price and Bayern Munich to sign Ismael Saibari.
BBC SportI'll keep gambling with fitness for England - Saka
Bukayo Saka says he will continue gambling with his fitness and is "ready to go" for England's World Cup opener against Croatia on Wednesday.
The Guardian FootballLukaku makes instant impact to force own goal and rescue draw for Belgium against Egypt
For just over half of Egypt’s opening match against Belgium, it looked as though the Pharaohs had done enough for a famous first World Cup win. And then Rudi Garcia went to his bench and brought on the player Belgium have long relied on in thorny situations. “Frankly, when you are the opponent and you see Romelu Lukaku entering the field, your confidence goes down and your anxiety increases,” Garcia said after the draw. While Lukaku himself did not score, his threat drew two defenders on to his first run into the box, which resulted in an equalising own goal to salvage a point from a closely fought contest. Continue reading...
The Guardian FootballSaka says he is gambling on fitness but ‘ready to go’ for England’s date with Croatia
Tuchel warns forward’s fitness being carefully monitored Saka keen to play but not to ‘go against the manager’ Bukayo Saka has admitted he is continuing to gamble on his fitness to play for England at the World Cup finals but said he “is ready to go” despite a nagging achilles injury. The Arsenal forward came off the bench in England’s last warm‑up game against Costa Rica but the England manager, Thomas Tuchel, warned that Saka’s fitness is being monitored carefully. The 24‑year‑old player is believed to have picked up the injury during the Carabao Cup final against Manchester City in March and missed Arsenal’s next seven matches as a result. Since then, he has completed 90 minutes only once in five appearances and was substituted before the end of normal time in the Champions League final against Paris Saint-Germain. Continue reading...
BBC SportLukaku's instant impact for Belgium's equaliser
Romelu Lukaku has an instant impact for Belgium as he plays a key part in their equalising goal against Egypt in Seattle, just 22 seconds after coming off the bench.
BBC SportEx-Rangers boss Martin appointed as Leicester manager
Leicester City name former Rangers and Southampton boss Russell Martin as their manager on a three-year contract.
BBC Sport2,500 passes since Spain's last World Cup goal - key stats as Cape Verde earn point
Veteran goalkeeper Vozinha stars and Spain reach 2,500 passes since their last World Cup goal - the key stats as debutants Cape Verde secure a memorable point in Atlanta.
BBC SportThe 40-year-old keeper who inspired Cape Verde's historic debut against Spain
Cape Verde stuns Spain with a goalless draw inspired by a 40-year-old goalkeeper who has gone viral on social media.
BBC Sport'My word!' - Ashour's long-range strikes put Egypt ahead
Egypt's Emam Ashour scores the opener in their Group G fixture against Belgium in the 2026 World Cup.