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Wednesday, July 15th 2026 - 09:41 UTC
FIFA bans Falklands imagery from Argentina-England World Cup semifinal

FIFA, in coordination with US security authorities, has banned imagery referring to the Falklands from the stadium where Argentina and England play the 2026 World Cup semifinal on Wednesday, a match loaded with historical connotations that has been classified as high-risk.
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Wednesday, July 15th 2026 - 09:30 UTC
British embassy in Buenos Aires jokes ahead of Argentina-England semifinal

The United Kingdom's embassy in Buenos Aires posted a humorous message ahead of the 2026 World Cup semifinal between Argentina and England, played on Wednesday in Atlanta, in an attempt to ease the mood before a match loaded with historical connotations.
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Monday, July 13th 2026 - 15:45 UTC
Scaloni plays down England semifinal: 'It's a football match, nothing more'

Argentina's head coach, Lionel Scaloni, rejected attributing any meaning beyond sport to the World Cup semifinal against England, to be played on Wednesday, and urged that the match be treated as just another game of football.
Sunday, July 12th 2026 - 08:43 UTC
Argentina and England to meet in World Cup semifinal loaded with history

Argentina beat Switzerland 3-1 in extra time to reach the semifinals of the 2026 World Cup, where they will face England on Wednesday in a rematch of one of the most historically charged fixtures in international football.
Tuesday, July 7th 2026 - 07:19 UTC
US crash out of World Cup as Belgium win 4-1 amid Balogun red-card storm

The United States were eliminated from the 2026 World Cup after losing 4-1 to Belgium in the round of 16, played on Monday night in Seattle. The defeat means all three tournament hosts — the United States, Canada and Mexico — have now gone out.
Monday, July 6th 2026 - 23:43 UTC
Trump admits calling FIFA over a red card; the reversal for the US striker sparks an outcry

US President Donald Trump admitted he had called FIFA President Gianni Infantino to ask that the red card shown to US striker Folarin Balogun be reviewed, after the body reversed the suspension that would have kept him out of the round-of-16 match against Belgium. The decision, unprecedented in more than six decades of World Cups, triggered a wave of criticism and formal protests from the Belgian federation and UEFA.
Monday, July 6th 2026 - 20:35 UTC
French football federation to file complaint over Paraguayan senator's racist attack on Mbappé

The French Football Federation (FFF) announced on Monday that it will file a complaint with prosecutors over racist posts by Paraguayan senator Celeste Amarilla directed at France captain Kylian Mbappé, and called for judicial proceedings to be opened.
Saturday, July 4th 2026 - 20:17 UTC
Falklands, links between Cape Verde and the Islands

Everybody (rather all football supporters) enjoyed the extraordinary match between the supposedly rookie team of Cabo Verde Islands and the current Argentine world Cup holders. It was a spectacular match, Cabo Verde challenging the champs, and following a first goal from Messi, the team from the former Portuguese colony put up a marvelous resistance and attack.
Saturday, July 4th 2026 - 06:43 UTC
Argentina survives a scare from debutant Cape Verde to reach the World Cup quarterfinals

Argentina beat Cape Verde 3-2 on Friday, in a match settled in extra time, to reach the quarterfinals of the World Cup being held in the United States, Mexico and Canada. The side coached by Lionel Scaloni had to dig deep to overcome a debutant that pushed the tie to the limit at the Miami stadium.
Tuesday, June 30th 2026 - 08:33 UTC
Paraguay declares a holiday after reaching the World Cup's last 16 by beating Germany

Paraguay's President Santiago Peña declared a national holiday for Tuesday, June 30, to celebrate the national team's qualification for the round of 16 at the 2026 World Cup, after eliminating Germany in a penalty shootout. “Today a whole country is celebrating,” the president wrote on the social network X, where he published the decree and congratulated the team, which he called by its nickname, the Albirroja.