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VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Mohamed Salah scored the go-ahead goal and Egypt defeated New Zealand 3-1 on Sunday night for its first championship. world cup win. Salah celebrated his 68th international goal by pumping his fist in the 67th minute before being jostled by his teammates, thrilling red-clad Pharaohs fans in the packed BC Place Vancouver crowd. When Salah came on as a substitute in the 85th minute, he was greeted with a standing ovation. Egypt moved to the top of Group G with the win, but their place in the final round was not yet confirmed. The Pharaohs…
Bosinha, who kept a clean sheet against Spain against Cape Verde, said his mother was unable to attend the World Cup because of the high cost of obtaining a US visa.June 20, 2026 19:44Updated June 20, 2026 19:45Cape Verde’s heroic keeper Vosinha was emotional after Monday’s clean sheet (Image: AP Photo/Erik S.Lesser)Cape Verde’s heroic goalkeeper Vosinha will be reunited with his mother ahead of the next World Cup match against Uruguay. The 40-year-old soccer player said his mother was unable to attend the World Cup because of the high cost of obtaining a U.S. visa. He said this after making…
Scotland 0-1 Morocco: Ismael Saibari’s goal just 70 seconds into the game was enough to defeat Steve Clarke’s side, who felt they needed two penalties in the second half.01:00, June 20, 2026Updated June 20, 2026 01:12Scotland think they should have given a penalty (Image: Daniela Porcelli/Getty Images)Scotland suffered a disappointing start to their second World Cup match against Morocco, losing 1-0. But the Tartans, who were twice denied penalties, will no doubt be furious at some controversial decisions.Morocco took the lead within two minutes with Ismael Saibari scoring the fastest goal of the World Cup so far. Scotland looked shocked…
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — It’s hard to pinpoint exactly when Algeria felt at home in the small college town where the University of Kansas is located.Maybe it was when 500 people showed up at the airport. Welcoming the national team for the World Cup. Or when the Phenex players saw a giant Algerian flag made from mulch and sand by local artist Stan Heard. Or maybe when members of your school’s marching band took the time to learn North Africa’s national anthem, “Casaman.”Lionel Messi scores a hat trick Argentina won 3-0 The tournament started last week. “And thank you so…
Sassuolo’s Canadian midfielder suffered a serious leg injury during this week’s World Cup match against QatarIsmael Cohn returns to Canadian camp in VancouverIsmael Cohn has returned to the Canadian national team in a new heartwarming video shared by the national team. The midfielder suffered a fractured tibia and fibula in the frightening attack during Thursday’s 6-0 win over Qatar, and subsequently underwent surgery on his fractured left foot.Asim Madibo’s challenge initially earned him a yellow card from referee Cristian Garay, but the decision was upgraded after a VAR review and the Qatari midfielder was shown a red card. Kone was…
ATLANTA (AP) — After much criticism. world cup debutSpain’s Mikel Oyarzabal returned to Atlanta Stadium with a vengeance on Sunday. Oyarzabal on Monday became the first player since 1966 to not register a touch in the first 30 minutes of a game. world cup Match. Almost a week later, the 5-foot-11 forward found a new home in the record books with two goals and one assist against Spain. 4-0 rout The Saudi player became the second player in World Cup history to score or assist three goals in the first 25 minutes of a match. He is the first to…
Jude Bellingham was key to England’s best start to their World Cup campaign against Croatia, but revealed his inspirational motivation for his time at the Three LionsJune 20, 2026 21:19Updated June 20, 2026 22:07Jude Bellingham celebrates the England vs. Croatia win (Image: Getty Images)Jude Bellingham says he will “do everything” to help England aim for World Cup glory. Real Madrid superstar Bellingham has shown himself to be just that, saying he is fulfilling his boyhood dream of playing for England.Bellingham got off to a great start, inspiring England to a win over Croatia in their opening group game, and will…
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) – With Senegal in a difficult position in World Cup group play, coach Pape Thiau has not said how many changes he might make for Monday night’s game against Norway.”Are we going to change things up a little bit? Well, we’ll see,” Thiau said through an interpreter at a news conference on Sunday.Senegal struggled in the first half of Tuesday’s opening match against tournament favorites France. lose 3-1. Edouard Mendy allowed 3 goals on 8 shots in that match. Kylian Mbappé scores from long range Shortly after Senegal finally took the field in stoppage time.Back-up goalkeeper…
Gary Lineker will leave the BBC in 2025 after more than 20 years as the face of the long-running show Match of the Day, appearing on ITV’s World Cup coverage.June 20, 2026 20:09Updated June 20, 2026 20:43Gary Lineker appears as pundit on ITV’s World Cup coverageGary Lineker took mere seconds to sneakily go after his former employer the BBC, claiming ITV’s setup was “absolutely brilliant” in contrast to the BBC’s remote setup. Lineker made a brief guest appearance on ITV during the World Cup match between Germany and Ivory Coast (9pm kick-off).The former Match of the Day presenter was following…
HOUSTON (AP) — Ashley Landis is a staff photographer for The Associated Press based in Houston. She has spent the last six years of her 21-year career at Associated Press. Landis specializes in sports, news and features.Why this photo?Sweden’s Gustav Lagerbjelke was running at full speed towards the Netherlands’ Cody Gakpo on Saturday as he tried to control the ball. I knew there was a possibility of a pretty violent collision, so I pressed the shutter to capture the moment. Fortunately, the collision was not harmful, but showed off their athleticism as Gakpo soared over the top of Lagerbjelke.How this…