Read for 1 minute19 Jul 2026 04:38 AM IST It might not be a match anyone wants to play but England and France put it on display in Miami. England topped the World Cup since 1966 and beat France in a 10-goal thriller in which the two sides looked set to humiliate each other at some stage of the match. More to come…

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France vs England FIFA World Cup 2026 Match Live Updates: FRA will take on ENG in the third place match. (AP) Declan Rice has been at the center of things as England came out all guns blazing against France and took an early 2-0 lead in the FIFA World Cup third-place play-off in Los Angeles. Rice scored in the third minute and then delivered an aerial ball with pin-point accuracy for Ezri Konsa to score in the 18th minute. France didn’t change their line-up much with Kylian Mbappe clearly looking to score some goals to boost his chances of securing

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Read 3 minutesUpdated: 18 July 2026 11:59 PM IST France captain Kylian Mbappe posted a farewell note Outgoing national team coach Didier Deschamps ahead of the third place play-off against England on Saturday. Deschamps had already announced that he would step down as France coach after the World Cup and be succeeded by Zinedine Zidane. “Today is your last dance. You who gave us so much. We should have offered you a good ending, but we failed. It is very difficult to put into words what you brought in 14 years, so you were a major actor in the revival

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Read 3 minutes18 Jul 2026 10:23 PM IST The Argentina team is protesting England’s taunting A banner relating to the Falklands War After a 2-1 victory in the World Cup semi-final, the White House defended the Latin American team, saying it was their right to free speech to demonstrate. Andrew Giuliani, executive director of the World Cup Task Force, said Argentina’s team had the “ability” to do so under the USA’s First Amendment rights. “We believe in our First Amendment rights here in the United States of America. In terms of the ability and opportunity to be able to make

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Read for 5 minutes18 Jul 2026 07:34 PM IST 91st minute of Argentina’s Round of 16 match against Egypt. The two-goal deficit was overturned. As Lionel Scaloni later said, his team smelled blood. Maybe they smelled a little too much. A rare one Lionel Messi A miss-pass led to Egypt’s counter-attack. Omar Marmoush had one red shirt on his left side, the other on his right. Next to him is only one Argentina. Leandro Paredes. Pardes looked around for cover. There was no one there. The centre-backs were pushing forward in search of a winner. One perfect pass, and Argentina

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Read 6 minutesNew YorkUpdated: 18 July 2026 07:11 PM IST In the basement of Javits Hall, two days before the final at MetLife Stadium, fans of Argentina and Spain lined up in a meager line for the Fanatics Festival in downtown New York. A hooded security guard, stifling his yawn, verified the allegiance of each new entrant, “Spain in line over there and Argentina over here. No fights please, no punches. I know you guys are sweet.” The two groups of fans were separated by barricades about 50 meters away but he had read of clashes between England and Argentina

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Read for 2 minutes18 July 2026 04:20 PM IST Spain footballer Marc Cuquerella has said he will retire from international football if he wins the World Cup on Sunday. The left-back also said he will get current manager Luis de la Fuente’s face tattooed on his bicep. “If we win the World Cup, I will call Luis the next day and tell him not to believe me, that I am retiring from the national team. With the European Championship and the World Cup, I can’t do better,” said Cucurella. “If we win the World Cup I’ll have a little tattoo

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Read 3 minutes18 Jul 2026 11:19 AM IST The 2026 FIFA World Cup final between Spain and Argentina could be Lionel Messi’s last game in the blue and white stripes of the national team. Messi, 39, fulfilled his World Cup dream by lifting the trophy at Qatar 2022 and set his sights on the next chapter in history in a record-tying third World Cup final. Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni answered questions about Messi’s future with the national team after Sunday’s final, insisting that only the best man can answer for his talismanic captain. Also read | Scaloni criticized FIFA for

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Read 3 minutesUpdated: 18 July 2026 12:30 PM IST Lionel Messi has literally won everything there is to win in international and club football as he reaches his third World Cup final with Argentina in New Jersey on Sunday. The 39-year-old looks in high spirits ahead of the summit clash in Spain, carrying the burden of winning a multi-continental title with the Albiceleste four years ago. When he starts the final at MetLife Stadium, Messi will touch another World Cup record, becoming only the second man after Brazil’s Cafu to appear in three tournament finals. Also read | Never mess

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Taking a mouthful of water from the table, Argentina manager Lionel Scaloni cleared his throat and told the media manager sitting next to him: “You need to translate this, it’s important now, into English. Very clean English.” The media manager looked at him amused, though he could sense the premeditation. “I have no superstitions,” he explained, fighting back a laugh and trying to keep a stern face but failing miserably. The reporter’s question was about Scaloni’s habit of wearing the same shoe (or rather sneaker) for every game. The manager, after taking another sip of water, explained how he left

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