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De la Fuente urges calm after Spain drop points against 'very organised' Cape Verde

Spain head coach Luis de la Fuente urged patience after his side were held to a disappointing 0-0 draw by Cape Verde in their Group H opener at the World Cup.

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'Organisation, bravery, determination': Cape Verde manager hails players after Spain draw

Cape Verde were unsurprisingly under the cosh for most of their debut World Cup clash ⁠with Spain on Monday, but after holding out for a 0-0 draw, manager Bubista said that there were other ways of controlling a game ‌apart from dominating possession.

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Belgium battle back for draw as Egypt's wait for World Cup win goes on

Despite a battling performance, Egypt weren’t able to win their first-ever FIFA World Cup match at Seattle Stadium, drawing 1-1 with Belgium in an intense Group G encounter.

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Alphonso Davies facing race against time to make Canada's Qatar clash

Canada's Alphonso Davies was ⁠on the training field at their National Soccer Development Centre on ‌Monday but did not play a full part ‌in the session, with the ‌team saying he is still in ‌a return-to-play protocol as he recovers from ‌a hamstring injury.

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'We have the confidence': Saka insists England can go the distance at World Cup

Bukayo Saka says England have the "talent, passion and confidence" to finally win the World Cup after a series of agonising near-misses in major tournaments.

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Czech club Karvina provisionally expelled from top tier after corruption scandal

The Ethics Committee of the Football Association of the Czech Republic (FAČR) on Monday expelled the club MFK Karvina from the top football league due to the manipulation of three matches. The club was also fined 10 million crowns.

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Who is Vozinha, the Cape Verde goalkeeper who single-handedly stopped Spain?

Cape Verde managed to secure a heroic 0-0 draw against Spain on Monday, and it was largely thanks to Vozinha, the Blue Sharks' goalkeeper, who made no fewer than seven saves from Spain's seven shots on target. He faced 1.46 xGOT in a decisive shutout performance during what was the country's first-ever World Cup match.

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History to be made as Bafana Bafana learn referee team for clash with Czech Republic

South Africa’s crucial Group A fixture against the Czech Republic in Atlanta on Thursday will be refereed by Tori Penso, the first American women to officiate at a men's World Cup.

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Elena Rybakina explains why she left Instagram after defeat at Queen's

World number two Elena Rybakina deactivated her Instagram account after being knocked out in the second round of the WTA 500 at Queen's last week. This Monday, before making her start at the Berlin Open, the Kazakh explained her decision.

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COLUMN: Ex-Netherlands coach Frans Hoek on Oranje's 'top-level' battle with Japan

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

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Cape Verde hold Spain to draw on debut in one of the great World Cup shocks

Cape Verde got their debut World Cup campaign off to a remarkable start, holding Spain to a 0-0 draw that sets the stage for an intriguing Group H. Incredibly, the team that was ranked second in the world at kick-off have now won just one of their last seven games at the finals, with their pre-tournament status among the favourites already in major doubt.

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Crystal Palace announce appointment of Pierre Sage as new manager

Crystal Palace have confirmed the appointment of Lens manager Pierre Sage as their new boss on a three-year deal with the option of an additional year.

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Why Man City could be willing to break the bank to sign Everton's Branthwaite

With Bernardo Silva, John Stones and Pep Guardiola leaving Manchester City this summer, let alone if anyone else follows them out of the Etihad Stadium exit door after the World Cup is over, it was always going to be a transitional, and potentially difficult few months for the club.

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Kante says France mustn't take Senegal lightly in World Cup repeat of 2002 shock

France midfielder N'Golo Kante has warned his teammates against underestimating Senegal when the two sides face off in their first fixture of the 2026 FIFA World Cup at MetLife Stadium on Tuesday.

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Wolves appoint Cesar Peixoto as club's new head coach on two-year deal

Cesar Peixoto was officially announced as the new head coach of Wolves on Monday, after signing a two-year contract.

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Sarri appointed ⁠head coach of Atalanta following sacking of Palladino

Maurizio Sarri has been appointed ⁠head coach of Atalanta, the Serie A club announced on ‌Monday, replacing Raffaele Palladino after his ‌short-lived tenure was terminated ‌last week.

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Darwin Nunez reportedly set for sensational Liverpool return after Al Hilal exit

Darwin Nunez could be set to return to Liverpool in what would be an incredible move this summer.

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EXCLUSIVE: Hussein Ali on Iraq's World Cup return, facing Mbappe and his roots in Sweden

Hussein Ali is part of the young generation that has ended Iraq's 40-year absence from the World Cup, and he intends to make it count. The Sweden-raised right-back, now impressing in Poland's Ekstraklasa with Pogon Szczecin, sat down with Flashscore to discuss a brutal group alongside France, Norway and Senegal, the challenge of facing Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland, and his decision to represent Iraq.

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Van de Zandschulp hits shot of the year contender, moves on at Queen's

Botic van de Zandschulp hit a highlight reel tweener lob as he knocked qualifier Harry Wendelken out of Queen's Club in London in two sets.

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Sevilla's Rafa Mir sentenced to eight-and-a-half ⁠years in prison for sexual assault

Spanish footballer Rafa Mir has been sentenced to eight-and-a-half years in prison after ⁠being found guilty of committing sexual assault and assault causing injury, a court in the eastern Valencia region ruled on ‌Monday.

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Instant impacts and dynamic duos: The takeaways from Sweden's win over Tunisia

Tougher tests lie in wait for Sweden in Group F at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, but after last night's 5-1 thrashing of Tunisia in Monterrey, Graham Potter's side have silenced many critics who believed they were unworthy of a place in this summer's finals.

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EXCLUSIVE: Faustino Asprilla on Colombia at the World Cup, Luis Diaz & James Rodriguez

Faustino Asprilla is one of the most charismatic figures in the history of Colombian football. The former striker, nicknamed 'Tino', spoke with Flashscore ahead of the South Americans’ World Cup opener about the current state of the national team under Nestor Lorenzo and the ongoing debates surrounding superstar James Rodriguez.

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PSV star Ismael Saibari set to join Bayern Munich with agreement reached

According to several notable insiders, Bayern Munich have reached an agreement with PSV Eindhoven for the transfer of Ismael Saibari.

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The good, the bad and the ugly: South Africa's second pool games at World Cups

South Africa head into their second Group A game at the World Cup against the Czech Republic on Thursday needing a win to get their campaign back on track following a poor showing against Mexico in their opener.