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EXCLUSIVE: Kirkland wants to see 'more attacking intent' from England at World Cup

England drew their second group game 0-0 with a Ghana side ranked more than 60 places below them, dominated the ball without ever quite dominating the game, and have spent the days since being told this is either a minor wobble or the beginning of the end. Former England and Liverpool goalkeeper Chris Kirkland has heard it all before.

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EXCLUSIVE: Wycombe prodigy Olabiyi reflects on breakthrough season, Nigeria call-up & more

Micah Olabiyi announced himself to English football in a moment that felt written for the spotlight. On a cold evening on May 2, 2026 at Adams Park, the teenager stepped into a whirlwind of chaos and opportunity as Wycombe Wanderers faced Rotherham United in a pulsating five-goal EFL thriller.

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EXCLUSIVE: Rui Aguas on Cape Verde's rise, World Cup dream and Vozinha

There is a precise moment when football stops being just a sport and transforms into the heartbeat of an entire nation. For Cape Verde, that moment is stretching out, turning the World Cup stage into a powerful showcase of identity, resilience, and pride. The qualification of the Blue Sharks represents far more than an athletic milestone; it is the ultimate celebration of a culture, an ocean-spanning thread linking the archipelago with its vast global diaspora.

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EXCLUSIVE: Messi's first coach Xavi Llorens on the Argentine's remarkable career

Lionel Messi's first Blaugrana coach looked back with us on the years of his arrival in Barcelona, his shyness, his hunger to improve, and the talent of the boy who would become a legend of world football.

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EXCLUSIVE: Keith Hackett discusses contentious decisions arising after World Cup games

With 104 matches across three countries, the 2026 World Cup is the most demanding tournament in history. Flashscore sat down with former Premier League official and refereeing authority Keith Hackett to get his observations and views on the officials and their decision-making during a number of group games in the tournament.

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EXCLUSIVE: Sami Khedira on his World Cup favourites, Ancelotti's Brazil, and Messi's heroics

Former Real Madrid and Germany star Sami Khedira spoke exclusively to Flashscore, giving his thoughts on Carlo Ancelotti's Brazil, the favourites for the World Cup title, and Juventus' need to rediscover consistency.

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EXCLUSIVE: Guillaume Hoarau says France have ticked all the boxes after win over Iraq

A thunderstorm, a two-hour suspension, Kylian Mbappe joining Miroslav Klose in the pantheon of top scorers, Ousmane Dembele finally silencing his critics: France’s qualification had everything, except perhaps sporting suspense. Guillaume Hoarau, our Flashscore consultant, analyses the French team’s match.

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EXCLUSIVE: Radzinski on Canada's World Cup, Jonathan David and Wayne Rooney

Former Canada captain Tomasz Radzinski made his name as a quick, clinical striker at Anderlecht, Everton and Fulham. With his country lighting up a home World Cup, the Polish-born forward sat down with Flashscore to talk about Canada's surge, the rise of Jonathan David, and the Premier League years that defined his career.

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EXCLUSIVE: Misimovic on Bosnia's World Cup return, Dzeko's greatness and Wolfsburg glory

12 years ago, Zvjezdan Misimovic was the creative heart of the Bosnia and Herzegovina side that reached the country's first-ever World Cup. Now, with his nation back on the biggest stage in 2026, the former Wolfsburg playmaker and current FK Borac Banja Luka president sat down with Flashscore to reflect on Brazil 2014, the disallowed goal that still stings, Edin Dzeko's enduring greatness, and the 'magic triangle' that fired Wolfsburg to a shock Bundesliga title.

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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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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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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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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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EXCLUSIVE: 'Tsunami' of euphoria has helped Norway handle national crisis, says Viking coach

Coach of Norwegian champions, Viking FK, Morten Jensen, explains to Flashscore in an exclusive interview how the performances of Stale Solbakken's team have helped restore pride within the Scandinavian nation following the crisis surrounding the Norwegian monarchy.

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EXCLUSIVE: Paco Jemez on representing Spain, the team's World Cup hopes & Saudi clash

Paco Jemez was capped 21 times for Spain and played at EURO 2000 in Belgium and the Netherlands. Both as a player (for Rayo, Deportivo La Coruna, Zaragoza, plus others) and as a coach, he has had a long career in football. His most recent experience was this season in the Premier League, where he served as Nuno Espirito Santo's main assistant at West Ham.

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EXCLUSIVE: Keith Hackett on refereeing performances in the opening games of World Cup

With 104 matches across three countries, the 2026 World Cup is the most demanding tournament in history. Flashscore sat down with former Premier League official and refereeing authority Keith Hackett to get his observations and views on the officials and their decision-making during the first few games of the tournament.

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EXCLUSIVE: Federico Fazio on Messi's hat-trick & how crucial Rodri is to Spain's hopes

Federico Fazio won Olympic gold with Argentina at Beijing 2008 and represented the Albiceleste at the 2018 World Cup in Russia. The former player of Ferro, Sevilla, Tottenham Hotspur, Roma, and Salernitana analyses the World Cup and looks back on his career in an interview with Flashscore.

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EXCLUSIVE: Nigeria legend Eguavoen confident Africa can shine at 2026 World Cup

Former Nigeria international and coach Augustine Eguavoen claims African teams have a genuine chance of competing for the 2026 FIFA World Cup title.

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EXCLUSIVE: Former Japan coach Troussier 'not surprised' by Asian teams at World Cup

Qatar holding their own against Switzerland; Saudi Arabia shaking up Uruguay, Japan levelling against the Netherlands - the start of the 2026 World Cup has been marked by the outstanding success of AFC (Asian) nations.

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EXCLUSIVE: Gervinho on AFCON glory, playing with Totti & the Arsenal years under Wenger

Some footballers have become iconic, not only for their unmistakable appearance but also for their way of conducting themselves on the pitch. One of these is undoubtedly Gervais Lombe Yao Kouassi, better known as Gervinho. Born on May 27, 1987, in Anyama, a city of 140,000 inhabitants made up of a large number of villages, 15 miles north of the Ivory Coast capital, Abidjan.

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EXCLUSIVE: Roque Junior on why Brazil aren't a World Cup favourite and Neymar's influence

Defender Roque Junior made history with the Brazil national team by becoming World Cup champions in 2002.

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EXCLUSIVE: Aldair on Brazil's struggles, Neymar's return and Totti vs Ronaldo

The opening matches of the World Cup currently taking place across the USA, Mexico and Canada have already delivered unexpected upsets and some high-profile disappointments. To take stock of the complicated debut of Carlo Ancelotti's Brazil and the dynamics of this new World Cup format, Flashscore caught up with a true legend of international football: Aldair Nascimento dos Santos.

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EXCLUSIVE: Otabek Shukurov on Uzbekistan's World Cup debut and a clash with Portugal

Uzbekistan is a country in Central Asia and a former Soviet republic. Three and a half decades after independence and following seven failed qualification campaigns, the Uzbek national team achieved the greatest feat in their history by securing a spot at the 2026 World Cup. Otabek Shukurov helped make that dream a reality and shared the story of this achievement with Flashscore.

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EXCLUSIVE: Guillaume Hoarau full of praise for France's record breaker Kylian Mbappe

After a laboured first 45 minutes, Les Bleus produced a top-class second half to secure victory over Senegal. With a decisive Kylian Mbappe and a sparkling attacking display after the break, France sent out an early statement. Former French footballer Guillaume Hoarau, who is Flashscore’s consultant for this tournament, analyses Les Bleus’ opening match.