France’s progress to the 2026 World Cup semi-finals has been underlined by a BBC Sport video package compiling every goal that carried them this far. While the clip itself is a highlights piece rather...
With Argentina, England, France and Spain all just two matches from the trophy, the latest BBC Sport comparison is less about reputation and more about the traits that usually decide knockout football...
Belgium’s 2-1 defeat by Spain in the quarter-finals of the 2026 World Cup was more than a single-elimination setback. It may also have signalled the end of an era for the Red Devils, with the BBC repo...
Spain’s progress to the World Cup semi-finals was shaped once again by a player who has built a reputation for making decisive contributions without always starting the game. Mikel Merino, used from t...
Lamine Yamal continues to attract attention for Spain, and BBC Sport’s World Cup pundits Cesar Azpilicueta and Wayne Rooney were clear in their assessment after the forward’s display against Belgium: ...
BBC Sport’s World Cup analysis focused on a moment that can define a knockout tie: a goalkeeper asked to step into the action late, with little time to settle, and then judged on one decisive incident...
Spain kept their nerve in a high-pressure World Cup quarter-final against Belgium, with Mikel Merino striking late to settle a contest that looked destined to remain tight until the closing minutes. T...
Spain’s progress under Luis de la Fuente is being framed by BBC Sport as more than a short-term run of results. The broader argument is that this is a team moving toward something more substantial: a ...
Spain’s latest World Cup campaign is being framed less by the possession-heavy identity that made them famous in 2010 and more by the solidity at the back that has carried them into the latter stages ...
Merino’s stoppage-time winner sends Spain into the quarter-finals and ends Ronaldo’s World Cup hopes
Spain’s progress to the quarter-finals was secured in dramatic fashion, with Mikel Merino emerging from the bench to score a stoppage-time winner against Portugal. It was the kind of late intervention...