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Mbappé Penalty Sends France Past Physical Paraguay into World Cup Quarter-Finals
France reached the World Cup quarter-finals with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Paraguay in a Round of 16 tie played in Philadelphia amid a summer heat wave. The defending champions and pre-tournament favourites struggled to reproduce the fluent attacking football of their earlier matches, instead adopting a more direct, pragmatic approach against a Paraguay side…
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England faces Mexico storm threat and altitude battle in World Cup last-16 showdown
England’s World Cup last-16 tie against Mexico, held on Sunday evening local time (early Monday morning in the UK), took place under the threat of forecasted thunderstorms, with FIFA opting against rescheduling despite the weather concerns. The fixture in Mexico City presented England with a formidable set of obstacles: playing at unfamiliar high altitude, facing…
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Inside the chaos of the rescheduled England match that never was – after FIFA U-turned on bringing Mexico face-off forward to avoid storm
Thunderstorms threaten chaos for England’s World Cup showdown with Mexico on Monday morning.
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Get ready for an England all-nighter! How FIFA’s weather rules could lead to agonising World Cup wait for fans as forecast reveals storms in Mexico ‘increasingly likely’
Any delay will impact the millions of England fans who will be watching at home or in pubs across the country as it will push the game even further into the early hours of the morning.
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French football chief condemns Chilavert’s remarks that Les Bleus are ‘a squad from Africa’
Philippe Diallo: former goalkeeper has ‘fallen into disgrace’Remarks came in run-up to France v Paruguay matchThe French football federation president, Philippe Diallo, has condemned José Luis Chilavert after the former Paraguay goalkeeper said Les Bleus are “a squad from Africa”.“I condemn in the strongest possible terms the racist remarks made by José Luis Chilavert against…
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Why the warm embrace a small city in Kansas gave the Algerian football team fills me with optimism for America’s next 250 years: JUSTIN WEBB
Let me introduce you to the small city of Lawrence. It will tell you all you need to know about why America, to me, is still great, still surprising, still the future.
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Mbappé and France ditch ‘tuxedos’ to play ‘dirty football’ and beat Paraguay
On this occasion, France kept the champagne football on ice. Which was probably just as well, given the temperature. As Philadelphia broiled in an Independence Day heatwave, the World Cup favourites were forced to drop a gear or two but still had too much for a Paraguay team that set out for a fight but…
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Kylian Mbappé’s seventh goal of the World Cup lifts France past Paraguay in physical Round of 16 match
Kylian Mbappé drilled a second-half penalty for his 19th career World Cup goal, tying Lionel Messi for the tournament lead against Paraguay.
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Mbappe coolly fires France into lead from penalty spot
France’s Kylian Mbappe keeps his cool to send Paraguay goalkeeper Orlando Gill the wrong way to score his seventh goal of the 2026 World Cup.
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Premier League quartet want Scott – Sunday’s gossip
Bournemouth’s Alex Scott wanted by Premier League quartet, Arsenal agree to sell Leandro Trossard, Manchester United’s Kobbie Mainoo on Real Madrid’s radar, plus more.