Watch the best goals from the first round of games at the World Cup, including memorable strikes from Argentina’s Lionel Messi, France’s Kylian Mbappe and Brazil’s Vinicius Jr.
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All 48 teams at the World Cup have now played once. BBC Sport’s experts have ranked them all, from best to worst. Who is top? Not defending champions Argentina.
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Some very good things have come from Croydon, the often overlooked town in south London. The film director David Lean was born there, as was the singer Amy Winehouse, the actor Peggy Ashcroft and the sexologist Havelock Ellis. Roy Hodgson comes from Croydon. The Bill and Peep Show were filmed there, as was the title
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Cristiano Ronaldo will go down as one of Portugal — and soccer’s — best players, but in a disappointing World Cup opener, he struggled to have an impact for his national team.
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Carlos Alberto Parreira, who led Brazil to its fourth World Cup title in 1994, has been hospitalized in Rio de Janeiro for treatment of Hodgkin’s lymphoma diagnosed in 2023.
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Gotham FC and Australian forward Sam Kerr have agreed to terms to bring Kerr back to the club and the NWSL, multiple sources told ESPN.
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Angel City FC has signed United States women’s national team forward Ally Sentnor from the Kansas City Current in exchange for $850,000, multiple sources told ESPN.
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⚽️ Kick-off time: 8pm local/12pm AEST/3am BST/10pm EDT⚽️ Player guide | Bracketology | Golden Boot | Mail Jonathan Fabio Cannavaro has continued with the 3-4-3 that served Uzbekistan well in qualifying. Khusanov is the only man in the starting XI to play in one of Europe’s top five leagues. The promising playmaker Fayzullaev is on
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A late goal from Caleb Yirenkyi gave Ghana a 1-0 win over Panama as they joined England at the top of Group L. Yirenki steered in Brandon Thomas-Asante’s cross in stoppage time to settle a match of few clear chances. Cecilio Waterman forced a good save from the Ghana goalkeeper Lawrence Ati-Zigi in the second
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⚽️ World Cup kick-off: 7pm local/12am BST/9am AEST⚽️ Player guide | Bracketology | Golden Boot | Mail Beau 1 min Panama pass pointlessly, possession purloined. It’s raining a bit in Toronto as we get started. Current temperature is 20 degrees. That’s Celsius. Canada isn’t that cold. Continue reading…
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