The build-up to Iran’s meeting with Egypt in Seattle has taken on a significance that goes beyond the football itself. With rainbow flags expected to feature prominently around the stadium as part of ...
Brentford are exploring a permanent move for Burnley winger Jaidon Anthony, according to the BBC report. The talks are at an early stage, but the interest is significant enough to suggest Brentford ar...
Joe Hart’s latest BBC Sport appearance puts a familiar tournament debate back in the spotlight: whether the World Cup ball is giving goalkeepers more to think about than usual. The former England numb...
The expanded 48-team World Cup is already producing one of the tournament’s most interesting early themes: lower-ranked nations are proving harder to beat than many expected. Rather than being overwhe...
The United States could be in line to explore a bid for the men’s 2038 World Cup, according to the executive director of the White House’s World Cup task force. The BBC report does not present a forma...
Friday’s World Cup meeting between France and Norway is being framed around a simple question: which of the two headline forwards is more important to his national team, Kylian Mbappe or Erling Haalan...
England’s World Cup story is usually told through tactics, selection calls and the pressure of tournament football, but BBC Sport’s report on the camp’s downtime offers a useful reminder that elite sq...
Australia have booked their place in the last 32, while Paraguay are now on the verge of joining them, after the two sides played out a flat draw in San Francisco. It was not a match that will live lo...
Anthony Elanga’s strike was the kind of moment that can change the mood of an entire match. From the edge of the area, the Sweden forward produced a curling finish that brought his side level with Jap...
BBC Sport’s report on Ecuador’s latest milestone frames Sebastian Beccacece’s spell in charge as a turnaround story: a coach who had been under pressure has now guided the national team into World Cup...