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Germany substitute Nadiem Amiri eyeing more playing time after 'huge' World Cup moment

Germany's attacking midfielder, Nadiem Amiri, came on as a substitute, delivered ⁠an assist that led to an equaliser in their last-gasp 2-1 victory over the Ivory Coast on Saturday and is now ‌hoping his big moment was not just a flash in the pan at ‌the World Cup.

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EXCLUSIVE: Viking coach believes Norway have enough X-factor to reach World Cup quarter-finals

Coach of Norwegian champions Viking FK, Morten Jensen, tells Flashscore in an exclusive interview that Stale Solbakken's national team has enough X-factor to reach the quarter-finals at the World Cup. However, Jensen also saw a number of defensive frailties in the first match against Iraq, which could likely get punished when Norway face some of the bigger teams in the tournament.

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Giovanni Malago elected President of Italian Football Federation

Giovanni Malago was elected president of the Italian Football Federation on Monday, tasked with restoring the ⁠four-time world champions to the sport's elite following their failure to qualify for a third consecutive World Cup.

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England defender Djed Spence admits Thomas Tuchel demands high standards

England defender Djed Spence said he was ⁠unfazed by manager Thomas Tuchel's outburst at training, describing the German coach's demands for high standards ‌as "part of the game" as England pursue World Cup glory.

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Tomas Araujo ruled out of Uzbekistan match after missing training through injury

The national team held its final training session this Monday in Palm Beach before facing Uzbekistan in the second round of the World Cup 2026 group stage. Tomas Araujo once again did not take part in training with his teammates.

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'Everything in our hands': Gyokeres looks forward to 'fun' match against Japan

The 5-1 defeat to the Netherlands may have perfectly cancelled out Sweden's ideal start to the 2026 World Cup, in the form of their 5-1 win over Tunisia, but it has done nothing to cancel the good mood of Viktor Gyokeres and his teammates as Sweden prepare to face Japan in their final Group F match.

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What does South Africa's path in the World Cup knockout rounds look like so far?

Bafana Bafana are gearing up for their final World Cup Group A game against South Korea on Wednesday (or early hours of Thursday South African time), where a win will take them into the round of 32 and a draw will leave them sweating on results elsewhere.

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Germany defender Nico Schlotterbeck to miss remainder of World Cup with ankle injury

Germany central defender Nico Schlotterbeck will ⁠miss the rest of the World Cup and will be sidelined for several months after picking ‌up an ankle ligament injury in their 2-1 Group E ‌victory over the Ivory Coast on Saturday, the ‌team said on Monday.

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Senegal’s Moussa Niakhate reveals strategy to limit Erling Haaland’s influence for Norway

Senegal defender Moussa Niakhate had revealed that stopping forward Erling Haaland will be key for the West Africans to beat Norway in their second fixture of the 2026 FIFA World Cup at MetLife Stadium on Monday.

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EXCLUSIVE: Zamorano on Brazil being 'more magical' with Neymar & Ronaldo relationship

The BMO Field press room in Toronto was buzzing minutes before the broadcast of Germany vs Ivory Coast on Telemundo. Between adjusting his headset and checking the lineups for the match - which would end in a 2-1 German victory - the legendary former Chilean striker Ivan Zamorano spoke exclusively to Flashscore about the direction of this World Cup.

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Mohamed Salah proves he is still the man as Egypt make history against New Zealand

After his last season at Liverpool, many had written him off. Mohamed Salah, however, timed his return to form perfectly for the World Cup. As captain, he has been Egypt’s key player in both of their matches so far, and against New Zealand, he was simply unstoppable. The superstar was involved in 10 of his team’s shots, the highest number by any player at the tournament so far! But what else lies behind his impressive 9.0 rating, as assessed by Flashscore's new rating system?

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World Cup LIVE: Jordan eliminated from World Cup after Algeria comeback win

As the second round of group games reaches its penultimate day, two poster boys of the tournament take to the pitch: Lionel Messi's Argentina face Austria, and Kylian Mbappe's France take on Iraq, with both nations looking to secure qualification to the knockout stage before the final round of fixtures.

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COLUMN: Ex-Netherlands coach Frans Hoek dissects Dutch demolition of Sweden

Frans Hoek is something of a World Cup expert, having been an assistant coach specialising in goalkeeping (he prefers the term goalplayer - "Keeping is keeping the ball out of the net, goalplaying is keeping it out of the net and building up") and set-pieces for the Netherlands at the 2014 and 2022 editions, and for Saudi Arabia at the 2018 edition. For this year’s tournament, he’s analysing his home country’s matches in an exclusive column for Flashscore.

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Portugal forward Conceicao insists teammates don't feel pressure to pass to Ronaldo

Portugal winger Francisco Conceicao insisted on Sunday his team-mates felt no pressure to pass to Cristiano Ronaldo following scrutiny of the veteran superstar's role in their lacklustre World Cup opener.

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EXCLUSIVE: Jerome Boateng on the World Cup & his memories of a career at the top

Jerome Boateng, a World Cup winner with Germany in 2014, analysed the current edition of the tournament and looked back on the highlights of a football career that saw him play for Manchester City and Bayern Munich in an exclusive interview for Flashscore.

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New Zealand head coach Bazeley disappointed by his team's second-half display

New Zealand coach Darren Bazeley rued his side's poor second-half display after they lost ⁠3-1 to Egypt in their World Cup Group G match at BC Place on Sunday, leaving them needing to beat Belgium to have a ‌chance of reaching the knockout phase.

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'I suddenly found myself at a World Cup': Egypt hero Zico reflects on surreal call-up

Mostafa "Zico" Mohamed was preparing for a summer vacation on ⁠Egypt's north coast when an unexpected call-up to the national team changed his plans.

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World Cup highlights: Cape Verde make more history as Spain impress and Egypt finally win

From favourites recovering from first-round disappointment to underdogs creating more history, day 11 of the FIFA World Cup had a little bit of everything.

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Salah describes historic Egypt win over New Zealand as 'a great achievement'

Mohamed Salah inspired Egypt to their first-ever World Cup win as they came from a goal down to beat New Zealand 3-1 with a brilliant second-half ⁠display on Sunday, moving top of Group G and boosting their hopes of reaching the knockout stage.

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Salah scores as Egypt take down New Zealand for first-ever World Cup win

Egypt came from behind to defeat New Zealand 3-1 at BC Place in Vancouver, as the Pharaohs claimed their first FIFA World Cup (WC) win to put one foot in the Round of 32.

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Uruguay coach Bielsa: 'We deserved to win' against Cape Verde, Saudi Arabia

Uruguay coach Marcelo Bielsa was left scratching his head on Sunday ⁠after ending up with draws in two World Cup games he thought his team should have won.

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Cape Verde looking to 'achieve a new dream' at World Cup with second round looming

Cape Verde coach Bubista said his team are targeting a place in the World Cup knockout rounds after battling to a 2-2 draw with Uruguay in the latest stop of their fairytale campaign on Sunday.

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Norway's Solbakken warns team not to overlook Senegal as capable threat

Norway's World Cup return began with a roar, but ⁠manager Stale Solbakken said their next task is to show the same identity and discipline against a Senegal side with the ‌pace and quality to punish any drop in standards.

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Canada left nervous as injuries still in play ahead of key game against Switzerland

The Canadian national soccer team continues to go through the full range of ⁠emotions in the 2026 World Cup.