Tag: World Cup

• 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.

• 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.

• Thursday, June 25th 2026 - 21:10 UTC

  Public meetings will feature presentations from Hatch and MEP, the authors of the socio-economic, environmental and legislative reports

  

  At least 17 people were injured on Wednesday night when a car drove into a crowd celebrating in the streets of Cabo San Lucas, in the Mexican state of Baja California Sur, Mexico's win over the Czech Republic at the World Cup. The driver was detained, and authorities opened an investigation to clarify what happened.

• Monday, June 22nd 2026 - 18:11 UTC

  Messi becomes the outright all-time top scorer in World Cup history

  

  Lionel Messi on Monday became the outright all-time top scorer in World Cup history, netting his seventeenth goal in the competition during Argentina's match against Austria, on the second matchday of their group at the 2026 World Cup. With that goal, the Argentine captain surpassed the 16 scored by Germany's Miroslav Klose, until now the tournament's leading marksman.

• Wednesday, June 17th 2026 - 08:19 UTC

  With a historic Messi, Argentina begin their title defense by thrashing Algeria

  

  Argentina began their defense of the World Cup title won in Qatar 2022 on Tuesday with a 3-0 thrashing of Algeria, in the Group J opener of the 2026 World Cup, played at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City. Captain Lionel Messi guided Lionel Scaloni's side with a hat-trick that left him atop the tournament's all-time scoring history.

• Tuesday, June 16th 2026 - 08:24 UTC

  Some Iranian Americans wave protest flags, others cheer as Iran open the World Cup

  

  Iran began their World Cup campaign in Los Angeles on Monday with a 2-2 draw against New Zealand, before a crowd that mixed fans cheering the team and Iranian Americans waving symbols of protest against the government in Tehran. The match was played barely 24 hours after the announcement of a preliminary agreement to end the war that the United States and Israel launched against Iran in February.

• Thursday, June 11th 2026 - 23:03 UTC

  Amnesty International condemns police violence at World Cup opening protests in Mexico City

  

  Amnesty International (AI) on Thursday condemned the violence by security forces during the large protests in southern Mexico City surrounding the opening of the 2026 World Cup, in which police used fire extinguishers to disperse demonstrators. The organization demanded respect for and protection of the rights to freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and protest.