Match results
Match reports, scores, post-match analysis.
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Van Dijk insists Netherlands' game plan 'worked' despite penalty exit against Morocco
Virgil van Dijk drew sharp criticism from supporters after claiming the Netherlands' tactical approach worked in their 1-1 draw with Morocco, despite Ronald Koeman's side missing three penalties to exit the World Cup at the Round of 32.
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Jenkins faces surgery after Prem Final as Exeter count the cost of Twickenham defeat
Exeter Chiefs captain Dafydd Jenkins will undergo shoulder surgery and miss Wales' summer Nations Championship campaign after sustaining the injury in the Gallagher Premiership Final defeat to Northampton Saints. Head coach Rob Baxter expects him fit for the start of next season.
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Germany and Netherlands eliminated as FIFA's expanded World Cup format claims its biggest victims
Germany lost to Paraguay on penalties after a 1-1 draw, while the Netherlands fell to Morocco in a shootout, with both sides eliminated in the new round of 32 — a stage that wouldn't have existed under the old 32-team format.
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Paraguay stun Germany on penalties to end World Cup hopes in round of 32
Germany's World Cup campaign ended in a penalty shootout defeat to Paraguay in Foxborough, marking the nation's second consecutive early exit from the tournament after their group-stage collapse in Qatar 2022.
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Ecuador's altitude experience threatens to neutralise Mexico's key home advantage at World Cup 2026
Mexico swept the group stage unbeaten, with all three wins at high-altitude venues, but Ecuador — who regularly play home qualifiers above 9,000 feet in Quito — arrive in Mexico City far better prepared for the conditions than any previous opponent.
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Riot police deploy water cannon as Morocco's World Cup win sparks unrest across the Netherlands
Dutch authorities deployed water cannons and riot police in The Hague, Utrecht, Amsterdam and Rotterdam after Morocco's penalty shootout victory over the Netherlands triggered widespread celebrations that turned disorderly in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
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Atkinson embraces de Allende duel as England prepare for Ellis Park altitude test
Gloucester centre Seb Atkinson has spoken candidly about facing Damian de Allende — a player who has shaped his own development — as England prepare to meet South Africa at Ellis Park on Saturday. The 23-year-old, holder of rugby's Bronco Test world record, says altitude training has already begun paying off.
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Riots erupt in The Hague as Morocco knock Netherlands out of World Cup on penalties
Moroccan fans celebrated wildly in Casablanca after Ismael Saibari's decisive penalty sent Morocco into the World Cup Round of 16, while police in The Hague deployed riot squads and water cannon following clashes in the Dutch city.
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Bellingham reveals James Bond ambition after starring World Cup displays for England
Jude Bellingham, England's standout performer at the World Cup, has declared he would love to play James Bond, citing a lifelong love of the franchise and his own 'JB' initials as credentials.
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Shearer questions Wirtz's quality after Germany's shock World Cup exit to Paraguay
Alan Shearer singled out Florian Wirtz as one of Germany's underperformers after Julian Nagelsmann's side were eliminated by Paraguay in a 4-3 penalty shootout defeat in Boston — the first time Germany have ever lost a World Cup shootout.
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Tom Farr-Jones set for Junior World Championship debut after illness ruled him out against Spain
Tom Farr-Jones, nephew of 1991 World Cup-winning captain Nick Farr-Jones, is named on the wing for Australia's Junior World Championship clash with Fiji in Kutaisi on Thursday, having missed the opening 90-22 win over Spain through illness.
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Klopp takes aim at Arsenal set-pieces after Germany's VAR heartbreak against Paraguay
Jurgen Klopp questioned the legality of Arsenal's set-piece goals after Germany were eliminated by Paraguay at the World Cup 2026 round of 32, with Jonathan Tah's 102nd-minute header ruled out by VAR before a penalty shootout defeat.
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Ibrahimovic blames Koeman entirely as Netherlands crash out of World Cup against Morocco
Zlatan Ibrahimovic accused Ronald Koeman of abandoning the Dutch identity after the Netherlands were eliminated by Morocco on penalties in the World Cup round of 32, with Thierry Henry also criticising Koeman's defensive 5-4-1 setup.
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Verstappen admits 98-point gap makes 2026 title charge a distant prospect despite Austrian surge
Max Verstappen finished second to George Russell at the Austrian Grand Prix, Red Bull's strongest result of the 2026 season, but the four-time champion says persistent issues leave him far short of mounting a genuine title challenge against Kimi Antonelli.
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Nagelsmann 'rarely watches games', claims Hamann after Germany's penalty exit to Paraguay
Former Germany international Didi Hamann has levelled a damning accusation at Julian Nagelsmann, alleging the national team coach fails to attend enough matches. The criticism follows Germany's shock last-32 World Cup exit to Paraguay on penalties after a 1-1 draw.
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Paraguay stun four-time champions Germany in penalty shootout to end World Cup run
Germany's miserable World Cup record worsened as they were eliminated in the last 32 by Paraguay on penalties, with Kai Havertz, Nick Woltemade and Jonathan Tah all missing from the spot. It is the third consecutive tournament in which Germany have failed to reach the last 16.
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German media turns on Nagelsmann after historic penalty defeat ends World Cup run
Germany suffered their first-ever World Cup penalty shootout defeat as Paraguay eliminated them in the round of 32, with Kai Havertz, Nick Woltemade and Jonathan Tah all missing spot-kicks in a 1-1 draw that ended in sudden death.
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Eustáquio's stoppage-time goal exposes the World Cup knockout gap still haunting Ronaldo
Stephen Eustáquio's 92nd-minute winner for Canada against South Africa made him the first player with Portuguese international roots to score a World Cup knockout goal wearing the No. 7 shirt — a milestone Cristiano Ronaldo, despite 10 World Cup goals across six tournaments, has never achieved.
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All Blacks assistant Barnes dismisses France 'B team' talk and calls box-kick trend overboard
New Zealand lead assistant coach Neil Barnes has pushed back on the notion that France are bringing a weakened squad to Christchurch, while also questioning whether the international game's heavy reliance on box kicks is genuinely warranted.
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Wright eager to end five-game losing streak as Wallabies host Ireland in Nations Championship opener
Australia fullback Tom Wright has acknowledged Ireland's status as a 'pretty big climb for any team' ahead of Saturday's Nations Championship opener at a sold-out Allianz Stadium in Sydney — the first time Ireland have played on Australian soil in eight years.
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