Cape Verde and Curaçao have carried the hopes of two of the smallest nations ever to reach a FIFA World Cup Jordan and Uzbekistan turned years of regional progress into historic maiden World Cup ...

World Cup debutants Cape Verde shocked reigning European champions Spain in Atlanta on Monday, as the minnows held one of the favorites to win the 2026 men’s World Cup to a 0-0 draw. Everyone is ...

Today, Senegal opens its 2026 FIFA World Cup campaign at the MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, against two-time winners France. It’s a rematch of the 2002 opener in South Korea, the ...

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Germany swept aside tiny Curacao at the World Cup on Sunday, thrashing the debutants 7-1 in Houston while the Iran team touched down in the United States. Curacao, the smallest nation by population ...

Four nations will debut at the World Cup this summer, with Cape Verde, Curacao, Jordan and Uzbekistan all set to grace the grandest stage in international football for the first time. It's 16 years ...

The expansion of the FIFA World Cup to 48 teams has opened the doors of football’s biggest stage to new cultures and allowed several countries to make history in the tournament jointly hosted by the ...

Daniel Ingham died at the Isle of Man TT. via @ttracesofficial on X A rider has died after a crash at the Isle of Man TT. Daniel Ingham was involved in an incident on Wednesday evening in a qualifying ...

Bodø/Glimt, Kairat Almaty, Pafos and Union Saint-Gilloise all enjoyed their Champions League debuts in 2025/26, paving the way for other aspiring clubs to follow. What comes to mind when you think of ...

Super Eagles head coach Eric Chelle has named 12 debutants in Nigeria’s 27-man squad for the 2026 Unity Cup mini-tournament in London, fulfilling his earlier promise to scout extensively across the ...