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Ruben Vargas and Johan Manzambi struck second-half goals for Switzerland as they beat Canada 2-1 on Wednesday to qualify for the knockout stage of the World Cup as Group B winners, with the tournament co-hosts also progressing as runners-up. Switzerland, who finished the group stage on seven points, will remain in Vancouver for their last-32 tie, while Canada, who would ...

Brazil advanced to the knockout stages of the World Cup in style after Vinicius Jr netted twice in a 3-0 win over Scotland in their final Group C match on Wednesday while Neymar also made his first appearance in a Brazil shirt in three years. The victory came at a full house in Miami Stadium where 64,478 fans watched Carlo ...

Ante Budimir guided Croatia to a 1-0 win over a stubborn Panama side in their World Cup Group L clash on Tuesday, giving the Balkan side a crucial three points and eliminating the Central Americans on a night where the stakes were high for both sides. Croatia and Panama came into the match looking for their first points of the ...

Cristiano Ronaldo became the first player to score in six World Cups and Portugal’s all-time leading marksman at the global finals with two goals in Tuesday’s emphatic 5-0 Group K win over Uzbekistan in Houston. The 41-year-old had failed to find the back of the net in his previous 10 games in major finals, but, allowed time and space in ...

England failed to break down a resolute Ghana side and had to settle for a 0-0 draw in their second World Cup Group L match on Tuesday, a result which left both sides well placed to move into the next phase but was a disappointment for Thomas Tuchel’s side after their opening 4-2 win over Croatia. Ghana, who pulled off ...

Algeria came behind to beat Jordan 2-1 in a World Cup Group J game on Monday, eliminating the Asian debutants from the tournament. Amine Gouiri equalized Nizar al-Rashdan’s opening goal before Nadhir Benbouali scored Algeria’s winner in the 82nd minute in Santa Clara. The win gives Algeria hope of progressing to the knockout round if they can beat Austria in ...

Erling Haaland scored his second World Cup brace in a row as Norway beat Senegal 3-2 on Monday to punch their ticket to the last 32. Norway substitute Marcus Holmgren Pedersen struck late in the first half in New Jersey before Haaland doubled the lead shortly after the break. Ismaila Sarr cut the deficit for Senegal, only for Haaland to ...

Lionel Messi became the leading scorer in World Cup history as the captain struck twice to give Argentina a 2-0 win over Austria on Monday and send the champions into the last 32. The player widely regarded as the greatest of all time pounced late in the first half in Texas with a trademark left-footed finish after neat build-up play. ...

Egypt earned the first World Cup win in their history by beating New Zealand 3-1 on Sunday, putting them on track to reach the knockout round for the first time. Mohamed Salah, Mostafa Zico and Trezeguet were Egypt’s scorers after Finn Surman had given New Zealand the lead after 15 minutes of the Group G match in Vancouver. The victory ...

Mohamed Salah led Egypt to their first-ever World Cup victory as they recovered to beat New Zealand 3-1 on Sunday, moving top of Group G and boosting their hopes of reaching the knockout stage. Egypt, pre-match favourites with Salah and Omar Marmoush spearheading the attack, were backed by a vocal crowd at BC Place. However, slack defending cost them early ...