Are hydration breaks genuinely about player safety, or have they quietly become valuable commercial inventory in football's biggest event?
Neymar has finally played in this World Cup coming on for Brazil in the last 15 minutes.
Soufiane Rahimi and Gessime Yassine came off the bench to help Morocco rally for a 4-2 victory over Haiti on Wednesday and erase the Caribbean nation's hopes of a first ever point at the World Cup.
After back-to-back group-stage victories and qualification for the Round of 32, what initially felt like optimism has begun evolving into belief.
Check FIFA World Cup 2026 Group L qualification scenarios as England and Ghana look to seal Round of 32 berths on Matchday 2
Brazil great Ronaldinho has signed with Italian Serie C club Ravenna at age 46, more than a decade after retiring.
FIFA World Cup 2026 June 25 fixtures (IST): Switzerland vs Canada, Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Qatar (12:30 am); Morocco vs Haiti, Scotland vs Brazil (3:30 am); South Africa vs South Korea, Czechia vs M
Fifa World Cup 2026 group K round of 32 qualification scenarios: Colombia are through; Portugal need a point, while DR Congo and Uzbekistan must win and rely on third-place calculations.
Fifa president Gianni Infantino defended the decision to introduce breaks - which come midway through each half - at this World Cup and said Tuesday they may be providing more entertainment for fans
Almiron made history when he was issued a red card for covering his mouth during a confrontation with Turkey's Mert Mulder late in the first half of Paraguay's 1-0 win last Friday.
Croatia remains in contention for the knockout round ahead of its third and final group-stage match against Ghana on Saturday
England dominated possession but came up empty on several late scoring opportunities in a 0-0 draw with Ghana on Tuesday at the World Cup.
Portugal vs Uzbekistan HIGHLIGHTS: Portugal, with the win, has jumped to the top of the Group K points table with four points in two games
FIFA World Cup 2026 June 24 fixtures (IST): England vs Ghana (1:30 am), Panama vs Croatia (4:30 am), Colombia vs DR Congo (7:30 am)
Messi and Mbappe, after scoring five and four goals respectively in their first two games of the FIFA World Cup 2026, are now the two highest goal-scorers in the tournament's history
Defending champions Argentina, after their 2-0 win vs Austria in Dallas, became the fourth team to qualify for the Round of 32 of the FIFA World Cup 2026
France and Norway will face off at 12:30 AM IST on June 27 to decide Group I toppers after both sealed Round of 32 berths, while Senegal and Iraq chase a third-place lifeline.
Haaland has 24 goals in his last 12 international games scoring at least once in every match and 59 goals in 52 international appearances.
France beat Iraq 3-0 in the longest World Cup match ever, with Kylian Mbappe scoring twice after a two-hour storm delay to help his side book a Round of 32 spot.
The Argentina captain became the outright highest scorer in FIFA World Cup history before adding another goal in a 2-0 win over Austria in Dallas