England v Ghana: World Cup 2026 – live

NEWSDECK ANALYSIS

The coverage of the World Cup 2026 match between France and Iraq is largely uniform across the provided sources, all of which are from The Guardian, indicating a focus on live updates and reader engagement. There is no apparent divergence in framing, emphasis, or tone among the sources as they all follow a similar format, suggesting a consistent approach to reporting on different World Cup 2026 matches.

Panama v Croatia: World Cup 2026 – live

⚽️ World Cup kick-off time: 7pm EST/12am BST/9am AEST ⚽️ Player guide | Bracketology | Golden Boot | Email Jeff Coming into the tournament, Croatia head coach Zlatko Dalic warned that losing an open match “can destroy everything” for a team in a major tournament. History informed this dramatic stance, with Croatia opening Euro 2024 with a 3-0 defeat to Spain and subsequently bowing out in the group stage. 2018’s run to the World Cup final kicked off with a win over Nigeria; in 2022, a draw against Morocco put both teams on their paths to the semifinal. Just how destroying will that opening 4-2 loss to England prove to be? Continue reading...

England v Ghana: World Cup 2026 – live

⚽ World Cup kick-off time: 4pm EST/9pm BST/6am AEST ⚽️ Guide to all 1,248 players | Bracketology | Golden Boot In today’s first World Cup game, Cristiano Ronaldo is filling his flourescent boots against Uzbekistan. The Football Association has remained coy over what will happen when England line up for their next World Cup match, against Ghana on Tuesday, and come up against a familiar opponent in Thomas Partey. The former Arsenal midfielder played for Villarreal this season, but will be released at the end of his contract this month. Continue reading...

Portugal v Uzbekistan: World Cup 2026 – live

⚽ Kick-off: 12pm local/1pm EST/6pm BST/3am AEST ⚽ Player guide | Bracketology | Golden Boot | Mail Sarah Portugal v Uzebeksitan is not the only game happening today, here is the full fixture list: Portugal v Uzebekistan England v Ghana Panama v Croatia Colombia v DR Congo Continue reading...

Norway v Senegal: World Cup 2026 – live

⚽️ World Cup kick-off: 8pm ET/1am BST/10am AEST ⚽️ Player guide | Bracketology | Golden Boot | Email Jeff 12 min Fox commentators Ian Darke and Landon Donovan vouch for the quality of the pitch, with Donovan saying it is adequately slick for an attacker-friendly game. Norway already looking to their bench and signaling about a potentially necessary early sub… Continue reading...

France v Iraq: World Cup 2026 – live

⚽️ World Cup kick-off: 5pm ET/10pm BST/7am AEST ⚽️ Player guide | Bracketology | Golden Boot | Email Tim Here’s Matjaz Hribar. “If there will be a storm in Philadelphia during the match,” he wonders, “will FIFA cancel the hydration break and introduce a drying break?” Good question! And another! “But Tim,” says Dan on a warm Norfolk coast, “Just Fontaine scored 13 in six games in 1958. No-one is bettering that average.” Continue reading...

Argentina v Austria: World Cup 2026 – live

⚽️ Kick-off: 12pm local/1pm ET/6pm BST/3am Mon AEST ⚽️ Player guide | Bracketology | Golden Boot | Mail Dominic Swot up on Austria before the game with our handy team guide. Led by Ralf Rangnick, the high priest of high pressing himself, they are a super solid outfit, keen to enjoy their first World Cup since 1998 after qualifying for three successive European Championships. While we’re counting down to kick-off, I will share the official Austria World Cup anthem, which my colleague Daniel Harris shared with me. It’s an absolute bop in fairness. Continue reading...

New Zealand v Egypt: World Cup 2026 – live

⚽️ Kick-off time: 6pm local/11am AEST/2am BST/9pm EDT ⚽️ Player guide | Bracketology | Golden Boot | Mail Jonathan Laine Yamal added some much needed spark to Spain’s attack as the World Cup favourites kickstarted their campaign with a rout of Saudi Arabia. This was exactly the way the coach would have wished it. Lamine Yamal scoring 10 minutes into his first start since suffering a hamstring injury in April. Mikel Oyarzabal adding two more in the first “quarter”, Marc Cucurella forcing the fourth on 49, victory secured so early that De la Fuente could withdraw those players who needed protecting and give minutes to those that needed them, Mikel Merino and Nico Williams invited to join the party too. Unai Simón was the last to arrive, not making a significant save until the 80th minute. There was simply no debate over the moment of the match and it is one that Iran will cherish, even more so if they are to progress to the World Cup knockout stage for the first time. Every angle of Alireza Beiranvand’s preposterous save to prevent Belgium taking the lead approaching the hour adds to the miraculous nature of it all. Perhaps the most ludicrous element was that Beiranvand had seesawed to his left in an attempt to intercept Kevin De Bruyne’s rolled cross into the six-yard box and yet, scrambling on the turf, stuck out a left glove to shut the door in the face of Maxim De Cuyper. Belgium finished with 10 men after Nathan Ngoy was sent off for hauling down Mehdi Taremi. If Iran advance to the last 32, they will surely reflect on Beiranvand’s divine intervention. De Bruyne glittered in moments, none more so than graciously bringing Leandro Trossard’s lifted pass down on the byline. Beiranvand made it his mission to reach De Bruyne’s pass before Romelu Lukaku, who by starting became the third-most capped Belgium player. In the end Ali Nemati stopped the cross, legs splayed as Beiranvand thwarted De Cuyper. Iran believes. Meanwhile Belgium, who went out at the group stage fou

Uruguay v Cape Verde: World Cup 2026 – live

⚽️ Kick-off: 6pm local time/11pm BST/8am (Mon) AEST ⚽️ Player guide | Bracketology | Golden Boot | Email Beau Beau will be here shortly. In the meantime, here’s what to know about Uruguay and Cape Verde before they meet in a few hours in Miami. Uruguay Continue reading...

Belgium v Iran: World Cup 2026 – live

⚽️ Kick-off: 12pm local time/8pm BST/5am (Mon) AEST ⚽️ Player guide | Bracketology | Golden Boot | Email Daniel The world is a different place at the moment, isn’t it? Macro level, it’s same as it ever was, but for those of us going about our business on the micro, there’s a serenity and a security; a sense of wellbeing that football has our back, that whatever else happens in our days, at some point, unstoppable joy awaits. But why? During the club season, the same rules apply – we have football almost every night, often of a higher standard and often involving teams that accompany us through life like a second skin– yet the World Cup touches in different places, building and immersing us in an entirely different reality. Continue reading...

Spain v Saudi Arabia: World Cup 2026 – live

⚽️ Kick-off: 12pm local time/5pm BST/2am (Mon) AEST ⚽️ Player guide | Bracketology | Golden Boot | Email John Madrid screening of Spain v Saudi Arabia cancelled due to heat The public screening of Spain’s World Cup match against Saudi Arabia in Madrid on Sunday has been cancelled because of extreme heat forecast for the Spanish capital, officials said. Argentina arrived in Qatar on a 36-game unbeaten run. When Lionel Messi opened the scoring from the penalty spot after 10 minutes, a comfortable afternoon seemed in the offing. Saleh al-Shehri and Salem al-Dawsari had other ideas, Argentina had three goals disallowed for offside in the space of 13 minutes and the greatest comeback in Saudi Arabia football history was made. Argentina went on to lift the trophy, while defeats to Poland and Mexico meant the Saudis did not reach the knock-out stage. Continue reading...

Tunisia v Japan: World Cup 2026 – live

⚽️ Kick-off time: 9pm local/2pm AEST/5am BST/12am EDT ⚽️ Player guide | Bracketology | Golden Boot | Mail Jonathan Hello everybody and welcome to live coverage of Tunisia v Japan from Estadio Monterrey. Kick-off in this Group F clash is 9pm local time (12am EDT/5am BST/2pm AEST). Wherever you happen to be in the world thank you for keeping me company on what is perhaps the graveyard shift of the entire tournament. There isn’t the novelty of the first round of group matches, there isn’t the jeopardy of the third, and our cups already runneth over thanks to three of the matches of the World Cup so far already this matchday. When given oxygen the Netherlands were simply too good, scoring straight after the restart when Summerville twisted Sweden inside out and allowed Dumfries to cross again. Gakpo could not miss from a couple of yards and, enjoying a wildly productive afternoon of his own, proceeded to score another. This time he took a pass from Summerville, who had not been deemed fit to start, and cracked low to Kristoffer Nordfeldt’s right from 20 yards. Continue reading...

Ecuador v Curaçao: World Cup 2026 – live

⚽️ World Cup kick-off: 8pm EDT/1am BST/10am AEST ⚽️ Player guide | Bracketology | Golden Boot | Mail Alex Germany left it late but escaped with an important win against Côte d’Ivoire, thanks to a late goal from Deniz Undav. Continue reading...

Germany v Côte d’Ivoire: World Cup 2026 – live

⚽️ World Cup kick-off: 4pm local time/9pm BST/6am AEST ⚽️ Player guide | Bracketology | Golden Boot | Email Will While you’re waiting for this one, join John Brewin for Netherlands v Sweden. Pre-match reading. Continue reading...

Netherlands v Sweden: World Cup 2026 – live

⚽️ World Cup kick-off: 1pm local time/6pm BST/3am AEST ⚽️ Player guide | Bracketology | Golden Boot | Email John So, what’s it actually like out there? Hear from our writers, in alphabetical order. The mid-west charm in Kansas City is a reminder that the US is more than what you see on the news. The extreme weather’s tough, though. Last Saturday brought heat and high levels of humidity in the afternoon, then tornado warnings in the evening. It’s quite hard not to eat meat here. It feels like chicken is the vegetarian option. Are people interested in the football? It’s mixed. The USMNT’s opening game was on in our hotel lobby. A group of Americans were watching baseball on another TV and occasionally came over to check the score. But then I’ve just met a Chelsea fan during the Mexico v South Korea game. He knew his football. Jacob Steinberg Continue reading...

Turkey v Paraguay: World Cup 2026 – live

⚽️ Kick-off time: 8pm local/1pm AEST/4am BST/11pm EDT ⚽️ Player guide | Bracketology | Golden Boot | Mail Sam Looking at the group’s permutations, both Turkey and Paraguay will now have Australia squarely in their sights after the Socceroos lost 2-0 to hosts USA earlier today. A win for either team today will bring them level on points with Australia (3), though exactly where they’ll end up – second or third – will be decided by goal difference. As John Denver’s Country Roads blared over the Seattle Stadium PA, they celebrated history: a spot in the knockout round secured with a game to spare, two wins to start a World Cup for the first time since 1930, a big moment for a breakout star in goalscorer Alex Freeman, and the continuation of a journey that US Soccer hope will be transformative for the sport in their country. “We built the victory in our attitude,” Mauricio Pochettino said. “Today, even if I am not American, after the game I was emotional … To connect with the people is what we wanted.” Continue reading...

Brazil v Haiti: World Cup 2026 – live

⚽️ Kick-off time: 8.30pm local/10.30am AEST/1.30am BST ⚽️ Player guide | Bracketology | Golden Boot | Mail Jonathan With nearly two hours to kick-off, you have plenty of time to catch up with Max and Barry’s game of four quarters. Hello everybody and welcome to live coverage of match 31 of the 2026 World Cup between Brazil and Haiti. Kick-off in this Group C clash at Philadelphia Stadium is 8:30pm local time (1:30am BST/10:30am AEST). Continue reading...

Scotland v Morocco: World Cup 2026 – live

⚽️ World Cup kick-off: 6pm local time/11pm BST/8am AEST ⚽️ Player guide | Bracketology | Golden Boot | Email John The transfer market never stops and Ayyoub Bouaddi has been linked with just about everybody since his showing against Brazil. He’s a Lille player at present, but unlikely to be one beyond the closure of the window. Ouahbi was referring to Bouaddi’s performance in a 1-0 victory against Ancelotti’s Madrid in October 2024 on the day he turned 17, which ended with Lille’s supporters singing happy birthday to him on the pitch. That ensured that every big club in Europe has been tracking his progress since. Arsenal are in preliminary talks to sign a player believed to be valued at about £70m by Lille; Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich are thought to have registered an interest and Liverpool had scouts watching him on Saturday. Continue reading...

USA v Australia: World Cup 2026 – live

⚽️ Kick-off time: noon local/3pm ET/8pm BST/5am AEST ⚽️ Player guide | Bracketology | Golden Boot | Mail Beau What’s at stake … The US men are out to do what no US men’s team have done in 96 years. Continue reading...

World Cup 2026: Koné injury mars Canada rout; Scotland’s ‘big challenge’; USA v Australia buildup – live

⚽ All the latest news from day eight of the tournament ⚽ Player guide | Bracketology | Golden Boot | Mail us Let’s begin our look at what will happen later today. First up is USA v Australia in Seattle at 8pm BST/12pm local time. Continue reading...