A dazzling start to the World Cup
The wait is finally over. After weeks dominated by off-field controversies, visa disputes, high ticket prices...
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12 Jun 2026
The borrowed passion powering Bangladesh’s World Cup fever
The subcontinent does not have a team in this World Cup. It has never had one....
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11 Jun 2026
Is it time for a World Cup champion from Africa?
There is a moment that Africans who watched the 2022 World Cup will carry forever. It...
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08 Jun 2026
The dark horses of World Cup 2026
The term dark horse has become slightly corrupted in football. It no longer refers to a...
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06 Jun 2026
Eight players over 40: The World Cup has never been this grey
There has never been a World Cup like this one. Not because of the 48 teams,...
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05 Jun 2026
FIFA World Cup: A tournament burdened by geopolitics
The most political World Cup in history kicks off in days, and no edition of the...
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04 Jun 2026
Inside FIFA’s technological makeover of the beautiful game
The FIFA World Cup has always been a showcase for football’s greatest talents, but it has...
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03 Jun 2026
World Cup: How heat could be the invisible force
When the 2026 World Cup kicks off across the United States, Canada and Mexico on 11...
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02 Jun 2026
The players who let their nations down on football’s biggest stage
There is no weight heavier in sport than a nation’s hope. Billions of people cannot play...
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22 May 2026
The old guard returns: why Germany needed Neuer one last time
There is a moment in football when a legend stops being a player and becomes a...
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22 May 2026