Thursday, January 22, 2026
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Tag: World Cup

A Super Sunday for the ages

On a day when headlines screamed of the biggest sporting events in the world, it was a great time to be a sports fan. One...

Belgium beats England

SAINT PETERSBURG, Russia—Belgium beat England in the World Cup third-place playoff on Saturday to ensure their best-ever finish as tournament top scorer Harry Kane...

Terror fears high, Paris police brace for WC risks

Paris—Paris is preparing to deploy thousands of police to secure the massive street parties if France wins Sunday’s World Cup after years of attacks...

Tired Croatia sets up WC duel with France

Moscow—Croatia began preparations for the first World Cup final in their history on Thursday after they came from behind to crush England’s hopes in...

Paris erupts in a frenzy as France makes finals

Saint Petersburg—France reached their third World Cup final after overcoming Belgium on Tuesday, sparking scenes of unconfined joy in Paris as tens of thousands...

Manila catches World Cup fever

Shirts are selling briskly, crowds pack sports bars to watch matches and football is front-page news. Whisper it quietly, but the basketball-crazy Philippines has...

France, Belgium duel for spot in WC finale

Saint Petersburg—France will unleash the attacking talents of Kylian Mbappe and Antoine Griezmann against Eden Hazard’s gifted Belgium side in Saint Petersburg on Tuesday...

Harry Maguire: Rise of England’s new hero

Samara—Harry Maguire traveled to watch England as a fan at Euro 2016, but two years later he is a pillar of the defense as...

Teams over superstars

There is a lesson to be learned from the defeats of highly-touted World Cup teams which relied on football superstars Lionel Messi and...

England reaches WC semifinals

Moscow, Russia – England celebrated reaching the World Cup semifinals for the first time in a generation as Russia came to terms Sunday with...

Another World Cup ends in agony for Brazil

KAZAN—Four years after the psychodrama of Neymar’s injury and a humiliating World Cup semi-final defeat as hosts, Brazil are forced to come to terms...

Sweden stands in England’s way

Repino—Enthused by an exciting young squad and a potentially kind draw against Sweden in Saturday’s quarter-final, England fans are starting to believe they can...

Hamilton, Mercedes bidding to bounce back at Silverstone

Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes would be well advised to ignore all previous form and a pile of encouraging statistics as they bid to bounce...

Belgium not afraid of favored Brazil

Moscow, Russia—Veteran Belgium defender Vincent Kompany said on Wednesday Brazil are the best team at the World Cup but his side are not losing...
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