World Soccer news

• Thelin sacking 'inevitable' - Miller

  05-01-2026 14:02 via sports.yahoo.com
  Aberdeen legend Willie Miller says it was "inevitable" Jimmy Thelin was relieved of his duties as manager after another poor run of form.The Dons have struggled for consistency all season and the Swede was dismissed on Sunday after defeat by Falkirk made it five games without a win.Having made an electric start to his first campaign, Thelin was unable to maintain those levels but won the Scottish Cup in May to cement his place in Aberdeen history."When results and performances aren't at the leve
  
  Read more

• Is Spain v Cape Verde on TV? Channel, kick-off time and how to watch World Cup 2026 match

  15-06-2026 04:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Spain football are ready to begin their quest to upgrade their status from European champions to world champions at the World Cup 2026. Luis de la Fuente’s side take on Cape Verde initially, with their biggest fear easing in recent days.That’s because Barcelona superstar Lamine Yamal should be available to play a role off the bench, if needed, in Atlanta.For Cape Verde, the second-smallest country by land area after Curacao, there is an opportunity to test themselves against the favo
  
  Read more

• 🤯 Série D match sees biggest thrashing in four-division history

  15-06-2026 03:56 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  🤯 Série D match sees biggest thrashing in four-division historyAcre football had a Sunday (14) to forget on the final day of the Brazilian Série D group stage.After Galvez lost 9-0 to Mato Grosso side Araguaína, Humaitá went even “further.”Also away from home, the team from the city of Porto Acre suffered an unbelievable THIRTEEN-NIL defeat against Rondônia’s Gazin Porto Velho. That’s right! 13-0!It was the biggest rout
  
  Read more

• 🔎 With Europe looking on: How Diomande dazzled for Côte d'Ivoire 🇨🇮

  15-06-2026 03:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  🔎 With Europe looking on: How Diomande dazzled for Côte d'Ivoire 🇨🇮The 2026 FIFA World Cup is chock full of bright young talent ready to take centre stage across North America this summer.Morocco's Ayyoub Bouaddi was brilliant in his tournament debut against Brazil, and so too was Australia's Nestory Irankunda across his goalscoring performance against Türkiye. France starlet Désiré Doué also awaits his turn, while many other
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Alvaro Arbeloa agrees Premier League move following Real Madrid exit

  15-06-2026 03:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Alvaro Arbeloa agrees Premier League move following Real Madrid exitIt has been several weeks since Alvaro Arbeloa managed his final Real Madrid match, but he’s already preparing for a return to the dugout. Last week, the club officially announced that he had left to make way for Jose Mourinho’s return as manager, but he’s set to land on his feet in the Premier League.Arbeloa took over from Xabi Alonso in January, and but he was always playing catch-up. Losing to Albacete in th
  
  Read more

• Iran’s footballers arrive in US amid peace deal but admit tension ‘undermines joy’

  15-06-2026 03:40 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Iran’s Mehdi Taremi (left) and coach Amir Ghalenoei during a press conference in Inglewood on Sunday.Photograph: Lisi Niesner/ReutersThe Iran striker Mehdi Taremi has said the controversy and disruption surrounding their involvement at the World Cup undermines Fifa’s message of peace and conceded he felt the tension before arriving in Los Angeles on the eve of their opener, hours before a peace deal was announced. For the first time since the competition’s inception, a host nat
  
  Read more

• 🫣​ CONMEBOL and a nightmare start to the 2026 World Cup

  15-06-2026 03:35 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  🫣​ CONMEBOL and a nightmare start to the 2026 World CupAfter Panama’s defeat to Ivory Coast, the CONMEBOL teams are off to a poor start in the World Cup. Out of a possible nine points, they have managed to earn only one, which came thanks to Brazil’s draw against Morocco. These numbers place CONMEBOL as the confederation that has picked up the fewest points so far.Uruguay, Colombia, and Argentina have yet to make their debut. Will they be able to turn things around
  
  Read more

• Fifa makes key change after viral Vinicius Jr and Achraf Hakimi incidents

  15-06-2026 03:18 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Fifa has has changed its press conference translation rules just a day after awkward viral moments following exchanges between Achraf Hakimi and Vinicius Jr and journalists.A clip spread on social media after a Fifa official denied a Mexican journalist from asking a question in Spanish to Hakimi.The question for the PSG superstar came before Morocco drew 1-1 with Brazil at New Jersey Stadium, with Rodrigo Ornelas of Mexico’s TV Azteca asking the question to Hakimi, who was born in Spain an
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• 🎥 Ivory Coast beat Ecuador in a thriller, see group standings

  15-06-2026 03:11 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  🎥 Ivory Coast beat Ecuador in a thriller, see group standingsThe fourth FIFA World Cup match to kick off and end this Sunday (14), Brasília time, was of a HIGH standard.The 0-0 kept insisting on being the main character in Philadelphia, but that was just a "detail" because of the quality football on display.Then Diallo, of United, finished off Singo’s brilliant play in the 90th minute to secure Ivory Coast’s 1-0 win over Ecuador - see the highlights below. There w
  
  Read more

• 2026 World Cup: Ivory Coast stuns Ecuador on last-gasp goal in Group E upset

  15-06-2026 03:06 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Ivory Coast started the 2026 World Cup on an incredible note, defeating Ecuador in a surprise 1-0 win off a late goal in the final minutes.Ecuador may have entered the tournament as a dark horse, but it was Ivory Coast that controlled most of the game, especially the second half. The Elephants held significant possession and ended with more shots in total, including shots on target.It was a surprisingly fruitless game for the Ecuador attack, with the team not recording a shot on target until mid
  
  Read more

• World Cup 2026: Sweden vs Tunisia Lineups – Atalanta’s Hien and Udinese’s Karlstrom start in Monterrey

  15-06-2026 02:40 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  World Cup 2026: Sweden vs Tunisia Lineups – Atalanta’s Hien and Udinese’s Karlstrom start in MonterreySweden face Tunisia in their World Cup Group F opener in Monterrey, Mexico, with the group already underway after Netherlands and Japan played out a 1-1 draw earlier in the day.Sweden vs Tunisia is the final kick-off in a day that was packed full of games; with the competition in full swing now.The match takes place in a spectacular arena, with mountain views in the background,
  
  Read more

• Uruguay blame Fifa after flight chaos hurts plans for World Cup 2026 match

  15-06-2026 02:39 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Uruguay’s national team have blamed Fifa after a chaotic start to their World Cup campaign following the delay to their travel from their Mexico base to Miami for their first match.Marcelo Bielsa’s side have travelled to Cancun for final preparations before getting their World Cup underway against Saudi Arabia on Monday but the squad were left waiting as their prepared plane didn’t have clearance to fly to the US. The problem facing the team was reportedly due to issues with pa
  
  Read more

• 👹 El Pocho Guzmán leaves Chivas and joins Toluca

  15-06-2026 02:35 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  👹 El Pocho Guzmán leaves Chivas and joins TolucaHe says goodbye to the Sacred Flock to dress as a Devil.It has been confirmed that Víctor "Pocho" Guzmán will leave the ranks of Chivas Rayadas de Guadalajara to join Toluca as a new signing.Guzmán’s arrival in Mohamed’s system is a strong response to Toluca’s high ambitions, as the club will take on the international challenge of competing in the FIFA Intercontinental Cup in Qatar this December
  
  Read more

• Jose Mourinho pushing Real Madrid to sign €140m midfielder

  15-06-2026 02:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Jose Mourinho pushing Real Madrid to sign €140m midfielderReal Madrid have been very busy in the last few weeks, with now four signings having been wrapped up before the transfer window even opens. Ibrahima Konate and Denzel Dumfries were done prior to Florentino Perez winning the presidential election, and in the last few days, they were added to by Bernardo Silva and most recently, Marc Cucurella.But Real Madrid are not done yet. More signings are wanted in response to the disappointing b
  
  Read more

• Football hotspot; Argentine coaches are taking over the World Cup 🇦🇷

  15-06-2026 02:11 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Football hotspot; Argentine coaches are taking over the World Cup 🇦🇷As Ecuador continue to produce a host of elite footballers, their head coach actually hails from a different, albeit deeply rich, footballing background.
  La Tri head coach, Sebastián Beccacece, is one of a whopping six Argentine coaches at the 2026 World Cup.Beccacece is joined by the United States' Mauricio Pochettino, Uruguay's Marcelo Bielsa, Colombia's Néstor Lorenzo, Paraguay's Gustavo Alfaro,
  
  Read more

• 📷 Philadelphia or Quito? Ecuador is ready for World Cup 2026

  15-06-2026 02:11 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  📷 Philadelphia or Quito? Ecuador is ready for World Cup 2026Ecuador’s debut in the 2026 World Cup against Côte d’Ivoire has given us a beautiful image that only football can create.
  Despite being around 5,000 kilometers away from their country, it is estimated that more than 30,000 Ecuadorian fans gathered at the stadium in Philadelphia.A win would seal an almost perfect day for all the fans of “La Tri” — will they pull it off?This article was translat
  
  Read more

• How to watch France vs Senegal live: Stream link, TV channel, team news, prediction

  15-06-2026 01:54 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Intensity is on the menu when World Cup favorites France meet African powers Senegal in both nations' 2026 World Cup opener on Tuesday.MetLife Stadium in New Jersey is the scene for this fiery clash, which will fittingly come in the heat of mid-afternoon.WATCH — France v SenegalSenegal is a former French colony and a lot of Senegalese national team players have come from clubs in France over the years dating back to Senegal's famous upset of France when Papa Bouba Diop scored the lone goal
  
  Read more

• Watch as Ecuador under way against Ivory Coast at World Cup

  15-06-2026 01:03 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Ivory Coast under way against Ecuador at World CupWatch on BBC One and iPlayer, listen on 5 Live at top of pageGermany thrashed debutants Curacao 7-1 earlier in Group EMatch being played in Philadelphia's Lincoln Financial Field How to watch the World Cup on BBC | Team-by-team guide | Pundit predictions Watch as Ecuador under way against Ivory Coast at World Cup
  
  Read more

• Japan twice come from behind to draw with Netherlands in World Cup

  15-06-2026 01:03 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  FIFA World CupNetherlands 2 - 2 Japan FTDaichi Kamada's late header rescued a deserved point for Japan against the Netherlands in their opening World Cup game in Dallas.One of the most anticipated games in the tournament's group stages was a slow burner before developing into a second-half thriller, after the Dutch side's Premier League contingent looked to have set them on their way to an important victory.Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk and West Ham United forward Crysencio Summerville were
  
  Read more

• A golden generation? Ecuador's starting XI makes national team history 🇪🇨

  15-06-2026 00:51 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  A golden generation? Ecuador's starting XI makes national team history 🇪🇨Headlined by Arsenal's Piero Hincapié, PSG's Willian Pacho, and Chelsea's Moisés Caicedo, Ecuador's 'golden generation' has flown slightly under the radar.The South American side finished second in CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying, above the likes of Brazil, Colombia, and Uruguay.And now, entering their fifth FIFA World Cup, this Ecuadorian team has reached yet another milestone.
  Fo
  
  Read more

• 🔥 Europeans' nightmare? Japan extend impressive record

  15-06-2026 00:46 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  🔥 Europeans' nightmare? Japan extend impressive recordA possible rival for the Brazil national team in the pre-Round of 16 stage of the FIFA World Cup, Japan extended its unbeaten run against European national teams.It is now nine matches without defeat after coming back to draw 2-2 with the Netherlands this Sunday (14).The run of seven wins and two draws began in the group stage of the last World Cup. Japan surprised many by defeating Germany and Spain by the same scoreline: 2-1. I
  
  Read more

• Japanese fans deliver incredible gesture after World Cup clash with Netherlands

  15-06-2026 00:28 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Japanese fans had plenty to celebrate after their 2-2 draw with the Netherlands at the Dallas Stadium in Texas but once again they will make headlines for an incredible gesture after the full-time whistle of the World Cup 2026 clash. As usual in sporting events of this size, the stands of the stadium became littered with rubbish, such as food trays and empty drinks cups, but Japan’s supporters remained behind and cleaned up before departing the stadium. The Japanese have built up a reputat
  
  Read more

• Netherlands 2-2 Japan: Samurai Blue twice come back to deny Van Dijk, Summerville, and the Dutch

  14-06-2026 23:59 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Japan and the Netherlands traded goals as a promising Group F opener to the 2026 World Cup delivered the goods and then some from Dallas Stadium in Texas.WATCH — Netherlands v Japan full match replayThe Dutch took 1-0 and 2-1 leads through Virgil van Dijk and Crysencio Summerville, but Daichi Kamada's unwitting headed goal in the 89th minute joined Keito Nakamura's deflected effort in securing equalizers and a point for the Samurai Blue.Ronald Koeman's Dutch have been discussed as possible
  
  Read more

• 2026 World Cup: Japan snatches key 2-2 draw against the Netherlands

  14-06-2026 23:59 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The matchup between the two best teams in Group F lived up to the hype, with the two teams playing to an entertaining 2-2 draw after a busy second half.The two teams stayed locked at 0-0 throughout the first half, as Japan's notoriously impenetrable defense held the Netherlands out of the attacking third completely. The Dutch, who held most of the possession in the half, were able to get a few good chances, but some excellent saves from Japanese goalkeeper Zion Suzuki kept the game level heading
  
  Read more

• World Cup 2026: Ivory Coast vs Ecuador lineups – Kossounou and Ndicka on the bench as Yeboah leads Ecuador attack

  14-06-2026 23:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  World Cup 2026: Ivory Coast vs Ecuador lineups – Kossounou and Ndicka on the bench as Yeboah leads Ecuador attackIvory Coast vs Ecuador meet in their World Cup Group E opener in Philadelphia, with Germany having already set the early pace in the group by thrashing Curacao 7-1 earlier today.Atalanta defender Odilon Kossounou is named among the Ivory Coast substitutes, while Roma’s Evan Ndicka features on the bench also due to a fitness concern.Inter’s Ange-Yoan Bonny, who switch
  
  Read more

• 🧡 Captain for a reason: Big Virg grabs vital, first-ever World Cup goal

  14-06-2026 23:46 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  🧡 Captain for a reason: Big Virg grabs vital, first-ever World Cup goal Virgil van Dijk came into the World Cup off the back of a dreadful season by Liverpool's standards. However, he did score a season-best eight goals for the Reds and he's continued that form in orange. 
  The Dutch skipper stooped to head home a brilliant cross from club teammate Ryan Gravenberch to kickstart his side's campaign and also grab his first ever World Cup goal. In the process, he tied one lege
  
  Read more

• Who is Clement Turpin? England v Croatia referee for World Cup who angered Thomas Tuchel

  14-06-2026 23:38 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Clement Turpin will referee England vs Croatia in the World Cup 2026.The French official once riled Three Lions boss Thomas Tuchel three years ago during his time as Bayern Munich boss.So much so that Tuchel branded Turpin “Grade E” after receiving two yellow cardsin the German club's Champions League quarter-final second leg against Manchester City in 2023.Tuchel was especially upset after Turpin brandished five yellow cards in the first half at Allianz Arena, while also handing Bay
  
  Read more

• Watch as Hincapie and Caicedo start Ecuador's World Cup opener against Ivory Coast

  14-06-2026 23:32 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Ivory Coast face Ecuador at World CupWatch on BBC One and iPlayer, listen on 5 Live at top of pageGermany thrashed debutants Curacao 7-1 earlier in Group EMatch being played in Philadelphia's Lincoln Financial Field How to watch the World Cup on BBC | Team-by-team guide | Pundit predictions Watch as Hincapie and Caicedo start Ecuador's World Cup opener against Ivory Coast
  
  Read more

• Arsenal & Liverpool in Bouaddi talks - Monday's gossip

  14-06-2026 23:27 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Arsenal and Liverpool are keen on Lille midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi, Manchester City target a move for Everton defender Jarrad Branthwaite, Brighton defender Jan Paul van Hecke to resolve future after World Cup amid Tottenham interest.Arsenal have started talks about signing 18-year-old Lille midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi, who helped Morocco to a 1-1 draw with Brazil in his country's opening game of the 2026 World Cup. (Times - subscription required) Liverpool are also in negotiations for Bouaddi, whi
  
  Read more

• World Cup teams reject Ceferin 'uninteresting' claim

  14-06-2026 23:22 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin has come under fire for his comments [Getty Images]Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin has been criticised by 13 World Cup nations who said he had claimed an expanded tournament led to many matches being "uninteresting".A joint statement was released on Sunday by several nations competing at the tournament in the USA, Mexico and Canada.The football associations of Cape Verde, Curacao, Uzbekistan, DR Congo, Haiti, Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, Egypt, Ghana, Senegal, I
  
  Read more

Follow @WorldSoccerUSA on Twitter!