VAR denies Iran late winner as Egypt advance

Egypt advanced past the group stage at the World Cup for the first time while Iran will have to wait to find out its fate after a 1-1 draw.

For the tournament, we are taking a look at the major incidents to examine and explain the process in terms of both VAR protocol and the laws of the game.

Alessia Russo has said she believes England deserve to win the World Cup and that Thomas Tuchel's squad is stacked enough to go the whole way at the tournament.

Add their own fate at the World Cup to the long list of things Iran can't control. But Team Melli came close vs. Egypt with two moments of late, unscripted drama.

Iran head coach Amir Ghalenoei lamented both the conditions his team have had to face in this tournament, but also the bad luck they encountered.

The big nations win the World Cup, but the small nations make it. Cape Verde's progress to the knockouts was for everyone.

Pressure is mounting on Thomas Tuchel's England. ESPN's Tom Hamilton looks at why Panama is about far more than three points before the knockouts.

Belgium head coach Rudi Garcia has hit back at the "ugly" criticism of his team after Friday's 5-1 victory over New Zealand.

It's day 17 at the World Cup, and after Cape Verde reached the knockout stage, follow all the latest news across the day right here, with ESPN.

Spain coach Luis de la Fuente has confirmed that the team's qualification for the World Cup knockout stage -- topping Group H after a 1-0 win over Uruguay -- came at a cost, with injury concerns over wingers Nico Williams and Yéremy Pino.

Following Uruguay's group stage exit from the 2026 World Cup, a blunt Marcelo Bielsa conceded that he has "left nothing" to the national team during his time as their coach.

Spain were lucky to beat Uruguay, and will need to improve drastically if they hope to win the World Cup.

England have clinched a spot in the knockout rounds of the 2026 World Cup ahead of their final match of the group stage against Panama on Saturday.

Cape Verde's memorable journey at their first ever World Cup is not over yet.

Cape Verde's memorable journey at their first ever World Cup is not over yet.

Follow along for live updates from Iran's crunch Group G clash with Egypt at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Lionel Messi will start Argentina's final group stage match against Jordan on Saturday from the substitutes' bench, coach Lionel Scaloni said.

Austria and Algeria have both insisted they will be going for a victory when the two teams face off on Saturday, despite not winning potentially being more beneficial to their knockout round draw.

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It didn't matter that Norway rested all their stars, because the galaxy of French talent -- led by the remarkable Ousmane Dembélé -- shone as brightly as ever in a 4-1 win.

Norway coach Stale Solbakken said his decision to rest ten first-team players including Erling Haaland against France was a "no-brainer" due to medical tests showing fatigue affecting several members of his squad.

Thomas Tuchel has confirmed Reece James will miss Saturday's Group L finale against Panama but Elliot Anderson and Declan Rice are available to start.

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While the jury's still out on this expanded 48-team FIFA World Cup, Senegal won't be complaining after thumping Iraq 5-0 to keep their hopes of reaching the knockout stages alive in their final Group I game.

It didn't matter that Norway rested all their stars, because the galaxy of French talent -- led by the remarkable Ousmane Dembélé -- shone as brightly as ever in a 4-1 win.

Senegal racked up the goals on 10-man Iraq in a 5-0 victory Friday that boosted their hopes of reaching the World Cup knockout stages.

France forward Ousmane Dembélé scored a first-half hat trick, including one off a feed from Kylian Mbappé, to help his team beat Norway 4-1 at the World Cup on Friday.

France forward Ousmane Dembélé scored a first-half hat trick, including one off an assist from Kylian Mbappé, to give his team a 3-1 lead over Norway at the FIFA World Cup on Friday.

Former Germany player Bastian Schweinsteiger said Friday he was talking about Ivory Coast's style and not its players when he spoke last weekend about what his country's national team could expect from its African opponent during their group match.

France forward Ousmane Dembélé scored a first-half hat trick, including one off an assist from Kylian Mbappé, to give his team a 3-1 lead over Norway at the FIFA World Cup on Friday.