World Cup 2026 - Page 9 of 27

Where did it go wrong for France against Spain – and what comes next?

Kylian Mbappé, Michael Olise and Ousmane Dembélé blew teams away in the early rounds of the World Cup but France had no answers when faced with Spain’s tactical superiority

July 15, 2026

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Fans in Mexico, Canada and the US: have you enjoyed hosting the World Cup?

How was the mood in your city? Did anything surprise you? What will be your enduring memory of the tournament?

July 15, 2026

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Fifa hit by injunction in Germany over World Cup ticket resale prices

Ticombo, an online ticket resale site in based in Germany, has won an injunction against Fifa over the sale of World Cup tickets

July 15, 2026

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The World Cup used to let us micro-dose politics. Now it is engulfed by it

Whether it is our ‘identity maths’, naked nostalgia or diaspora experience. All seem scarred by the political contexts bearing down on this tournament

July 15, 2026

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Thomas Tuchel trusts England’s ‘special breed’ to find a way past Messi’s Argentina | David Hytner

Head coach praises his players’ ability to rise to the occasion and ‘put on a fight’ against the defending champions in the semi-final on Wednesday

July 15, 2026

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‘Collective failure’: French press digests World Cup semi-final defeat by Spain

French media wrote of the disappointing World Cup semi-final, praising Spain’s performance while struggling to comprehend their team’s fall

July 15, 2026

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Lethal Spain execute plan to perfection against France on way to World Cup final | Jeff Rueter

Brilliant buildup play has often withered but control and flawless execution overcame France’s more variable chaos

July 15, 2026

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The World Cup of Calvinball: Fifa’s hasty changes turn refereeing into a free-for-all | Beau Dure

Match officials are enforcing tweaks to the laws of the game that have hardly been tested. The results? Drama, ‘mistaken identities’ and lots of confusion

July 15, 2026

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‘I root for underdogs’: football fans who don’t support their home country

Not everyone supports the country where they were born or grew up. Sometimes fans are won over by a player, place, population or style of play

July 15, 2026

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Love and hate collide: England v Argentina is not simply a grudge match | Jonathan Liew

Look beyond the flashpoints and flare-ups and perhaps this is the greatest and most romantic of footballing rivalries

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