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Argentina Face Egypt With Messi and Salah Carrying Different Pressure

Argentina and Egypt meet in Atlanta with a quarterfinal place at stake. Lionel Messi and Mohamed Salah give the match a star frame, but the teams arrive with very different pressure. Argentina cannot treat this as a soft draw Argentina survived a scare against Cape Verde, and that warning should travel with the team to […]

Jul 7, 2026
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Belgium End USA Run as De Ketelaere Owns Seattle

Belgium beat the United States 4-1 in Seattle and removed one of the World Cup hosts. Charles De Ketelaere scored twice and set the tone for the night. Belgium made the first half count Belgium did not wait for the match to settle. It attacked early, forced the United States to defend inside its own […]

Jul 7, 2026
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Morocco Remove Canada and Set Up France Quarterfinal

Morocco beat Canada 3-0 in Houston as Azzedine Ounahi scored twice and Soufiane Rahimi added the late third. The win put Morocco into another World Cup quarterfinal and ended the co-hosts’ run. Morocco turned a tight match into a clear score The final score looked comfortable, but Morocco had to work through a difficult first […]

Jul 7, 2026
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Argentina Warned by Cape Verde Scare Before Egypt

Leandro Paredes said Argentina will not underestimate Egypt after the defending champions survived a major scare against Cape Verde. The last-16 match in Atlanta now carries a clear warning for Lionel Scaloni’s side. Argentina got the lesson before the next test Cape Verde pushed Argentina into a match that could have ended the title defence […]

Jul 7, 2026
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Colombia’s World Cup Route Now Crosses All Three Host Nations

Colombia are set to become the only team at the 2026 World Cup to play matches in the United States, Mexico and Canada. The route under Nestor Lorenzo has become a travel story as well as a football one. Colombia’s path is unique in this tournament The 2026 World Cup was built around three host […]

Jul 7, 2026
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Balogun Clearance Gives USA a Different Belgium Test

FIFA rejected Belgium’s appeal and cleared Folarin Balogun to face the United States’ World Cup knockout match against Belgium. The decision changes the attacking picture for Mauricio Pochettino’s side. The ruling changes the USA attack Balogun being available gives the United States a direct running threat it would have missed badly. Belgium now have to […]

Jul 7, 2026