Rice: England's penalty takers better than ever

Declan Rice says England have the best crop of penalty takers they have ever had as they head into the knockout stages of the World Cup.

Vitinha has urged Portugal fans to keep believing in the team ahead of tonight's round of 32 World Cup clash with Croatia in Toronto.

Thomas Tuchel saw spirit rather than any hint of the England shirt weighing heavy as Harry Kane's brace secured a memorable World Cup comeback win against the Democratic Republic of Congo.

AC Milan are considering a move for Liverpool center back Virgil van Dijk. Transfer Talk has the latest.

Youri Tielemans has played down talks of a rift with teammate Leandro Trossard following their on-field scuffle during Belgium's round-of-32 World Cup win against Senegal.

Argentina have received a boost ahead of Friday's World Cup round of 32 encounter against Cape Verde in Miami with Cristian Romero available.

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Tottenham Hotspur have announced the signing of midfielder Mateus Fernandes from West Ham.

ESPN's Tom Hamilton explains why England's mantra, borrowed from basketball, could crumble at the altitude of Mexico.

After Harry Kane scored a brace to rescue England's spot in the round of 16, you can follow live news updates across the World Cup with ESPN.

The USMNT beat Bosnia-Herzegovina, 2-0, in the World Cup round of 32 on Wednesday night for its first knockout win since 2002.

Belgium showed incredible character in rallying from 2-0 down to defeat Senegal in extra time. Was their fightback a sign of things to come, or one last flourish from a golden generation of players?

Youri Tielemans strikes late after VAR adjudged that Lamine Camara fouled the Belgian captain in extra-time.

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Luka Modric and Cristiano Ronaldo are "two great icons of world football," Portugal midfielder Vitinha said on Wednesday ahead of his team's clash with Croatia.

Harry Kane scores against Congo DR to surpass Pelé's World Cup goals total.

Declan Rice hopes he won't have to fill in at right-back again after playing the "hardest 12 minutes" of England's 2-1 win over Congo DR in the position.

Thomas Tuchel has described Harry Kane, Kylian Mbappé, Lionel Messi and Erling Haaland as "sharks" after their goalscoring feats at the 2026 World Cup.

Thomas Tuchel has said it is "impossible" for England to adapt to the altitude ahead of Sunday's round-of-16 clash with Mexico in Mexico City.

Harry Kane saved England's World Cup hopes with two late goals against Congo DR and according to his teammate Anthony Gordon, Kane is now playing at Lionel Messi-esque levels.

Tottenham are set to smash their transfer record for the second time in a matter of days after agreeing a deal worth up to £100 million to sign Sandro Tonali, sources told ESPN.

Wayne Rooney hailed "hero" Harry Kane after the England captain scored twice as the team came from behind to beat DR Congo 2-1 in their last-32 World Cup clash.

Where would England be without their captain and star striker Harry Kane? The answer in this particular case is "probably flying back to London."

Harry Kane scores against Congo DR to surpass Pelé's World Cup goals total.

England survived a serious scare in the World Cup round of 32 as Harry Kane, once again, dug his team out of a hole with a brace to get the better of Congo DR.

Group G winners Belgium take on Senegal who came third in Group I in Seattle.

A late brace from Harry Kane took England into the World Cup round of 16 with a nervy 2-1 win over Congo DR.

Harry Kane scores against Congo DR to surpass Pelé's World Cup goals record.

New Bayern Munich signing Ismael Saibari admits head coach Vincent Kompany played a key role in his decision to join from PSV Eindhoven.

The Chancellor of Germany has been subject to derision online following a tweet in which he lauded his national team's "team spirit" in their World Cup elimination at the hands of Paraguay.