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• Liverpool strike bombshell Yan Diomande agreement

  23-06-2026 21:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Liverpool strike bombshell Yan Diomande agreementLiverpool have reportedly struck a deal with Yan Diomande over a summer move.It's no secret that Liverpool are in the market for Yan Diomande. The Ivorian has lit up the Bundesliga this season since arriving at RB Leipzig last summer and that's put all of Europe on notice.The Reds' struggles on the wing last season opened the door for a new winger this summer. Mohamed Salah's exit then made it an absolute priority if they're to have a functional t
  
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• 🥳 And they say it's only football! National holiday in Ecuador after win

  26-06-2026 04:12 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  🥳 And they say it's only football! National holiday in Ecuador after winFollowing Ecuador’s historic 2-1 victory over Germany, the impact of the win went far beyond sports altogether.In a decision that has taken the entire nation by surprise, President Daniel Noboa officially decreed that this Friday will be a national holiday throughout the country."Thanks to the players and the coach who, despite the criticism, the insults, and the hard times they went through, managed to bounce
  
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• Japan and Sweden book spots in round of 32 after dull draw in Group F climax

  26-06-2026 03:32 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Japan and Sweden booked their places in the knockout phase of the World Cup as they drew 1-1 in their final Group F clash in Dallas.The point sends Japan through in second place behind the Netherlands with Sweden top of the third-place teams, dealing another blow to Scotland’s hopes of reaching the last 32.Celtic’s Daizen Maeda headed wide in a first half of few clear chances, Japan gradually getting on top without delivering the decisive final ball.Yukinari Sugawara drove in a low s
  
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• 2026 World Cup Group F: Netherlands tops group with win over Tunisia as Japan and Sweden draw

  26-06-2026 03:23 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  In a competitive Group F, it's the Netherlands who ends up on top, securing the group after a dominant 3-1 win over Tunisia. Meanwhile, a 1-1 draw between Japan and Sweden leaves the group standings intact with Japan finishing second and Sweden ending in third place. Both are set to advance to the knockout round.The Netherlands took the lead over Tunisia thanks to a very hot start. In the third minute, Oranje defender Denzel Dumfries' cross forced an own goal from Tunisian captain Ellyes Skhiri.
  
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• Man City 2026 World Cup Watch: Netherlands top group as last-32 opponents revealed

  26-06-2026 03:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Man City 2026 World Cup Watch: Netherlands top group as last-32 opponents revealedTijjani Reijnders starred in a largely dominant Netherlands 1-3 win over Tunisia on Thursday night to secure top spot in Group F.Ronald Koeman’s side raced into the lead before the three-minute mark when Denzel Dumfries’ dangerous cross forced an own goal from Tunisia captain Ellyes Skhiri, before Sunderland striker Brian Brobbey tapped in a Virgil van Dijk knockdown.The Oranje dictated tempo with ease
  
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• The seven World Cup results Scotland need to qualify for knockout stages

  26-06-2026 03:04 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Scotland‘s World Cup hopes are on the brink after finishing third in Group C following a 3-0 defeat to Brazil - and their fate is out of their hands. Steve Clarke’s side defeated Haiti in their opening match before a slim 1-0 loss to Morocco. A dispiriting defeat to Brazil left them with just three points and a goal difference of -3, as well as an agonising wait to determine if they’ll make it into the knockout rounds. From 12 groups only the best eight third placed finishers w
  
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• 👀 Brazil discover rival for first World Cup knockout tie

  26-06-2026 02:59 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  👀 Brazil discover rival for first World Cup knockout tieBrazil already know who they will face in the Round of 32 of the FIFA World Cup.Vini Jr., Matheus Cunha & Co. will take on Japan in their first knockout match of the tournament. Japan finished second in Group F after drawing 1-1 with Sweden this Thursday (25) — see how the bracket looks below. 
  The match will be played next Monday (29) at NRG Stadium in Houston, with kickoff at 2pm (Brasília time).The winn
  
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• 👀 Brazil discover first World Cup knockout rival

  26-06-2026 02:59 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  👀 Brazil discover first World Cup knockout rivalBrazil already knows who it will face in the Round of 32 of the FIFA World Cup.Vini Jr., Matheus Cunha & Co. will take on Japan in their first knockout match of the tournament. Japan finished second in Group F after drawing 1-1 with Sweden this Thursday (25) — see how the bracket shaped up below. 
  The match will be played next Monday (29) at NRG Stadium in Houston, with kickoff at 2 p.m. (Brasília time).The winner
  
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• 🔥 Historic! Ecuador joins Brazil and Argentina's club v Germany

  26-06-2026 02:37 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  🔥 Historic! Ecuador joins Brazil and Argentina's club v GermanyEcuador’s victory over Germany not only secured qualification for the next round, but they also achieved something that only Brazil and Argentina had managed before.
  Throughout the entire history of the World Cups, the various South American nations have played a total of 20 official matches against Germany, with Brazilians and Argentines being the only South Americans who had ever beaten the Germans.Ecuador are dreamin
  
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• World Cup 2026: Christian Pulisic won't start for USMNT's group stage finale against Türkiye

  26-06-2026 02:36 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Christian Pulisic is on the bench for the United States men's national team match against Türkiye on Thursday night in Los Angeles. Cristian Roldan, who is nursing a quadriceps ailment, is out for the match.The 27-year-old Pulisic has not played since suffering a left calf injury during the first half of the USMNT's World Cup opening win over Paraguay on June 12. He had worked on the side during training sessions with athletic trainers and was close to returning for the team's 2-0 win over
  
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• Beccacece goes from brink to World Cup history with Ecuador

  26-06-2026 02:34 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Sebastian Beccacece took charge of Ecuador in August 2024 [Getty Images]When referee Mary Victoria Penso blew the final whistle in New Jersey, Ecuador Sebastian Beccacece clambered over the stadium barriers to celebrate with his family.The head coach embraced his loved ones. Germany had been beaten. It was an emotional moment for Beccacece, for whom the final group-stage fixture could have been his last game in charge of Ecuador. The Argentine tactician had said beforehand that he expected to st
  
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• 'We could call it racist' - Ivory Coast boss sad at Schweinsteiger comments

  26-06-2026 02:21 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Emerse Fae led Ivory Coast to Africa Cup of Nations glory in 2023 [Getty Images]Comments from former Germany midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger about Ivory Coast's "wild" playing style could be considered racist, says their manager Emerse Fae.Schweinsteiger, speaking before Germany beat Ivory Coast in their 2026 World Cup Group E match, said Fae's team were "a bit African football" and "not so conditioned by tactics".Asked about these comments after Ivory Coast qualified for the World Cup knockou
  
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• 😳 Say what? Vasco move for Rio rival's manager

  26-06-2026 02:07 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  😳 Say what? Vasco move for Rio rival's managerCurrent Botafogo coach, Portuguese manager Franclim Carvalho has become a Vasco target to replace Renato Gaúcho.The information was first reported by Canal do TF and also by ge.According to ge, Vasco director Admar Lopes has already met with Samantha Longo, who is serving as the club’s legal intervenor, to discuss the matter.The then-president of Vasco’s SAF, Pedrinho, was removed from office on the 23rd following a decisio
  
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• 😳 Say what? Vasco in talks to hire coach from Rio rivals

  26-06-2026 02:07 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  😳 Say what? Vasco in talks to hire coach from Rio rivalsCurrent Botafogo head coach, Portuguese manager Franclim Carvalho has become a target for Vasco to replace Renato Gaúcho.The information was first reported by Canal do TF and also by ge. According to ge, Vasco director Admar Lopes has already met with Samantha Longo, who is serving as the club’s legal administrator, to discuss the matter.The then-president of Vasco’s SAF, Pedrinho, was removed from his position on
  
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• World Cup 2026: FIFA revokes credentials of Paraguayan broadcaster after profane on-air rant against Gianni Infantino, referee

  26-06-2026 01:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Jorge Chipi Vera is out of the 2026 World Cup. But he can't say he didn't get his money's worth.The Paraguyan broadcaster had his World Cup credentials revoked by FIFA earlier this week following an expletive-filled rant during his country's match against Türkiye on Friday.Vera was incensed after a referee Ivan Barton issued a red card to Paraguay's Miguel Almirón in the first half. Almirón appeared to have said something to Türkiye's Mert Müldür while covering
  
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• How to watch the World Cup on the BBC and ITV

  26-06-2026 01:53 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The 2026 World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico is well and truly under way with the group stages nearing a conclusion. It is the biggest World Cup in history with 48 teams taking place.Here's a list of the games and where you can watch and listen to them in the UK. How to follow on the BBCThere will be 54 matches shown live on the BBC, including the final on 19 July, with 92 games on BBC Sounds and every single match covered on the BBC Sport website and app.World Cup fixtures and gro
  
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• Rate the players in Japan v Sweden

  26-06-2026 01:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [BBC]The World Cup match between Japan and Sweden - which you can follow here - is under way.You can rate both sets of players out of 10 below and come back 30 minutes after full-time to see the final ratings.World Cup fixtures and group standingsHow to watch the World Cup on the BBCEverything you need to know about the World Cup
  
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• Manchester City get their man as their first signing of the summer is now agreed

  26-06-2026 01:40 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Manchester City get their man as their first signing of the summer is now agreedIt has always appeared that the first order of business in the summer transfer window for Manchester City was completing a deal to sign Elliot Anderson from Nottingham Forest. The England international has long seemed to be the ideal fit for City’s midfield due to his combination of elite technical ability and his superb work out of possession, particularly his ability to win duels. Manchester City have been in
  
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• Ivory Coast reach World Cup knockouts for first time

  26-06-2026 01:36 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  FIFA World CupCuraçao 0 - 2 Ivory Coast FTIvory Coast reached the knockout stages for the first time in World Cup history thanks to a Nicolas Pepe double as they eliminated minnows Curacao.The Ivorians needed just a point to reach the round of 32, having exited at the group stage in their three previous World Cup appearances.And they settled their nerves with a goal after just seven minutes as Curacao's defenders were caught out at the back and dispossessed by Yan Diomande, who squared fo
  
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• World Cup 2026 sets all-time attendance record with 3,605,357 spectators

  26-06-2026 01:31 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Thursday's World Cup match between Ecuador and Germany featured an additional highlight pertaining to the 2026 World Cup as a whole. The Group E match played at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. was played before 80,663 spectators. That crowd total boosted the total attendance of the 2026 World Cup matches to 3,605,357, setting a new all-time record, according to FIFA.The previous attendance record of 3,587,538 was also set in the United States during the 1994 World Cup. But with the 2026
  
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• 2026 World Cup already sets all-time attendance record with more than 3.6 million spectators

  26-06-2026 01:31 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Thursday's World Cup match between Ecuador and Germany featured an additional highlight pertaining to the 2026 World Cup as a whole. The Group E match played at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, was played before 80,663 spectators. That crowd total boosted the total attendance of the 2026 World Cup matches to 3,605,357, setting a new all-time record, according to FIFA.The previous attendance record of 3,587,538 was also set in the United States during the 1994 World Cup. But with t
  
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• 🎥 World Cup highlights: Germany defence shaky! Ecuador reach knockouts

  26-06-2026 01:11 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  🎥 World Cup highlights: Germany defence shaky! Ecuador reach knockoutsThat was quite a setback! In the 1–2 defeat against Ecuador, the German national team looked anything but a title favorite.So in the next round, a clear improvement in performance is needed. However, it is still not yet certain which opponent the DFB side will face in the round of the last 32 teams.This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩&
  
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• The real reason Germany are running out of time after World Cup setback

  26-06-2026 01:04 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Top spot in Group E, 10 goals scored and two wins from three. And yet, an air of disappointment. While Germany’s 2-1 loss to Ecuador was celebrated raucously in the stands of the New York New Jersey Stadium, it changed little for the four-time World Cup winners, who had wrapped up first place in their group five days earlier. However, as the players wandered around the pitch at full-time, it felt like an admission of defeat in more ways than one.After exiting the tournament at the group st
  
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• Nicolas Pepe inspires Ivory Coast into World Cup knockouts to end Curacao dream

  26-06-2026 00:57 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Nicolas Pepe scored twice as Ivory Coast reached the World Cup knockout stages for the first time thanks to a 2-0 victory which eliminated tournament debutants Curacao.Arsenal’s one-time £72m record signing gave his country a seventh-minute lead in Philadelphia, slotting in from close range following Yan Diomande’s cut back from the left.Forward Pepe, who plays for Spanish side Villarreal, collected a pass from Ibrahim Sangare to double his tally in the 64th minute.Ivory Coast
  
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• The eight World Cup results Scotland need to qualify for knockout stages

  26-06-2026 00:52 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Scotland‘s World Cup hopes are on the brink after finishing third in Group C following a 3-0 defeat to Brazil - and their fate is out of their hands. Steve Clarke’s side defeated Haiti in their opening match before a slim 1-0 loss to Morocco. A dispiriting defeat to Brazil left them with just three points and a goal difference of -3, as well as an agonising wait to determine if they’ll make it into the knockout rounds. From 12 groups only the best eight third placed finishers w
  
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• Anderson's journey to England star and potential record signing

  26-06-2026 00:49 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Elliot Anderson has become an integral figure in England head coach Thomas Tuchel's World Cup plans [Getty Images]Elliot Anderson was the schoolboy footballer so good his teachers discussed placing a bet on him playing for England. The bet was never made - but Thomas Tuchel is backing him to be a winner at the World Cup and Manchester City are doing the same after agreeing a club record £116m to sign him from Nottingham Forest.Anderson's journey from the playing fields of Tyneside to the W
  
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• Ecuador coach Sebastian Beccacece climbs into stands to celebrate Germany upset with family

  26-06-2026 00:40 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Ecuador coach Sebastian Beccacece celebrated his team’s qualification for the World Cup’s round of 32 in a heartwarming scene on Thursday, climbing into the stands to share his joy with his family.Ecuador upset four-time champions Germany 2-1 to qualify from Group E as one of the eight best third-placed teams, in the unlikeliest of escapes. Beccacece’s team were arguably unlucky to fall behind to Leroy Sane’s opener after a high boot from Aleksandar Pavlovic in the build-
  
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• Breathtaking Ecuador become World Cup dark horses and expose Germany’s biggest problem

  26-06-2026 00:37 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Ecuador battled, scrapped and clawed their way to this famous World Cup comeback victory over Germany. A deserved 2-1 win to advance to the knockout stage for the second-ever time and ensure redemption for maligned coach Sebastian Beccacece. They finish third in Group E, in another blow to Scotland’s hopes of becoming one of the eight third-placed teams to advance, with their manager clambering into the stands like he had won Wimbledon in what promises to be a wild New York party.This was
  
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• 😡 Then it gets difficult: one thing really wound up Nagelsmann!

  26-06-2026 00:35 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  😡 Then it gets difficult: one thing really wound up Nagelsmann!Yes, the German national team has advanced to the Round of 32 of the 2026 World Cup as group winners. And yet, the final group-stage match against Ecuador (1:2) raised plenty of question marks.Julian Nagelsmann was also anything but satisfied with his team’s performance. “We brought them back into the game ourselves,” the Germany coach complained to ARD, referring to the spell after the early 1:0 when the DF
  
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• Man Utd's Onana set for Trabzonspor loan

  26-06-2026 00:34 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Andre Onana still has two years left on his Manchester United contract [Getty Images]Manchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana is close to securing a return to Turkish side Trabzonspor on loan.The deal is not yet agreed yet but sources say it is 90% done. There will be no option to buy within the agreement.Onana made 29 appearances for Trabzonspor last season after being loaned out by United in the wake of their shock EFL Cup defeat at League Two Grimsby last August. The loss on penalties at Blun
  
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