Latest Football News
World Cup 2026 and football headlines from BBC Sport, ESPN, and partner feeds — refreshed daily from our content cache.
From Lorestan to Persepolis to Iran's number one shirt — how Alireza Beiranvand became a World Cup hero and why his Belgium performance mattered.
⚽ Latest news from the 16th and final day of the groups ⚽ Third-place table | Player guide | Golden Boot | Mail Taha Amid all the joy, there’s the treatment of Iran. They were deni…
BBC Scotland's Scott Mullen paints the scene from Miami as Scotland's World Cup hopes fade.
Celtic continue chase for Hibs midfielder as Rangers consider a goalkeeper swap deal...
New Ferens Park feels a world away from the New York New Jersey Stadium, but it was on this artificial pitch in the north east of England where a future member of Thomas Tuchel's W…
Iran waiting to see if they are through to last 32 Salah injury fears played down after 1-1 draw Iran’s head coach, Amir Ghalenoei, has said Fifa’s president, Gianni Infantino, mus…
World Cup top scorer Lionel Messi will start Argentina's final group match against Jordan on the bench, manager Lionel Scaloni confirms.
Excitement was muted before the event, but the joy, noise and colour from visiting fans has captivated people in the US, Canada and Mexico • Do you live in a host city? We want to …
Iran have a goal ruled out for offside and hit the crossbar in the final moments of a thrilling 1-1 draw against Egypt in Seattle, leaving them hoping to secure qualification to th…
Belgium defeat New Zealand 5-1 to qualify for the World Cup round of 32 as winners of Group G on goal difference.
Will you get today's World Cup player in as few attempts as possible?
Shoja Khalilzadeh's goal is ruled out by VAR in injury-time denying Iran automatic qualification into the round of 32, meaning they will have to wait on other results to see if the…
Defeat against Brazil left Scotland in a precarious position, but little has gone their way since either.
Kevin De Bruyne scores his first goal in the 2026 World Cup as Belgium beat New Zealand to finish top of Group G.
Leandro Trossard struck twice as Belgium demolished New Zealand 5-1 to clinch top spot in Group G and march into the World Cup’s last 32, while the All Whites’ tournament dreams …
Spain winger Yeremy Pino may miss the rest of the World Cup with a suspected broken collarbone.
Head coach to depart after Uruguay’s early exit Bielsa: ‘I am responsible for all the disappointment’ Marcelo Bielsa said that he had left nothing to Uruguayan football after overs…
With Uruguay eliminated from the 2026 World Cup, BBC Sport looks at what has gone wrong for them under colourful coach Marcelo Bielsa.
The third in a special series of World Cup 2026-themed collages made for the Guardian by the celebrated satirist Continue reading...
How has a group of islands with just 525,000 inhabitants made it to the knockout rounds of the World Cup?
Goalkeeper Fernando Muslera's mistake gifts Alex Baena the only goal of the game, as Spain defeat Uruguay to send Marcelo Bielsa's side out of the World Cup in the group stage.
Cape Verde deliver a valiant performance to earn their third draw of the group stage, a result that means they qualify for the last 32 in their World Cup debut while Saudi Arabia c…
England's place in the knockout stages of the World Cup is confirmed by other results before they face Panama in their final group game on Saturday.
Jubilation and tears among Cape Verde fans and players as they confirm their 'miracle' qualification for the last 32 of the World Cup after earning a point against Saudi Arabia in …
After the full-time whistle Cape Verde’s players formed a huddle around their head coach, Bubista, eyes straining at the tiny moving images on a mobile phone. They sought the certa…
Thomas Tuchel defends his full-back selections after confirming Reece James will miss the match against Panama through injury.
England head coach has selection dilemmas, not helped by Rice and James being doubts, after a series of poor performances against deep defences In an ideal world, the only selectio…
Sensible choice or wrong decision? Norway leave Erling Haaland out as they make 10 changes against France - and lose heavily.
Every member of France's starting XI gets involved as a 17-pass move is put away by Ousmane Dembele to seal his hat-trick in France's 4-1 win over Norway in their final FIFA World …
Iliman Ndiaye and Ismaila Sarr produce a goal and an assist each as Senegal dismantle 10-man Iraq 5-0 at Toronto Stadium, boosting hopes of a World Cup last-32 spot.
The substitute Pape Gueye scored a pair of sensational second-half goals from long range as Senegal got a much-needed boost to their goal difference with a 5-0 victory over 10-man …
Sources: BBC Sport, The Guardian