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2026 FIFA World Cup
Portugal have a Ronaldo problem (again)
Cristiano Ronaldo will go down as one of Portugal -- and soccer's -- best players, but in a disappointing World Cup opener, he struggled to have an impact for his national team.
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Do Congo DR deserve more credit for their draw vs. Portugal?
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TOP HEADLINES
REACTION AFTER ONE GAME EACH
World Cup overreactions: Takeaways now that all 48 teams have played their first games
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Ranking Europe's top clubs by player performance at World Cup
MEN'S WORLD CUP SCOREBOARD
ENGLAND'S IMPRESSIVE START
Kane and Bellingham put on a show in England's thrilling win over Croatia
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World Cup VAR review: What rule change earned England penalty retake vs. Croatia?
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Chicago to Chivas: Gutiérrez is the American leading Mexico at this World Cup
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Full hearts, empty kegs, can't lose: Scotland's Tartan Army takes over World Cup
SIGHTS AND SOUNDS
World Cup Daily: Kane shines, Ronaldo blanks to close out Matchday 1
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Chris Turner crams Messi, Ronaldo & Pulisic into one seamless World Cup rap
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USA IN FOCUS
NEXT GAME: VS. AUSTRALIA (FRIDAY, 3 P.M. ET)
The lifelong education of USMNT goalkeeper (and Harvard grad) Matt Freese
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What if Reyna's World Cup wondergoal is only the beginning for USMNT?
ANDSCAPE
Andscape
Tyler Adams World Cup diary: 'We can't let our foot off the gas'
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Top Headlines
- Ronaldo: Portugal's World Cup 'far from over'
- Pulisic training solo in race to be fit vs. Australia
- Konaté completes switch to Madrid from Liverpool
- Sources: Liverpool beat Newcastle to Muñoz deal
- Barça to play Brady's Birmingham in a friendly
- Ivory Coast's Elye Wahi arrested for spot-fixing
- Canada's Davies fit to face Qatar in World Cup
- Sources: Ex-Chelsea star Kerr to rejoin Gotham
- 🔥Good, Bad, Ugly: The World Cup warmup kits
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USMNT at the World Cup
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Red, White & Clueless: The untold story of the 1994 U.S. World Cup team
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'We have to enjoy him' - Messi rolls back the clock for Argentina to start 'last dance' in style
It wasn't entirely clear if Lionel Messi would make it to the 2026 tournament. But his hat trick in the first game showed how ready he is.
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Welcome to 'Tehrangeles': Watching Iran at a World Cup with L.A.'s Iranian community
Los Angeles is home to the largest Iranian community outside of Iran. In the area known as "Tehrangeles," watch parties felt a little closer to home.
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Mbappé rewrites France, World Cup history books as Les Bleus beat Senegal
Kylian Mbappé made history with a pair of goals that sent France on their way to a Group I opening win over Senegal on Tuesday in New Jersey.
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Haaland on World Cup debut for Norway? Goals were inevitable
Erling Haaland has finally arrived at the World Cup and with that, he will definitely be the main star if Norway are going to go on a deep run in the tournament.
What you need to know
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2026 FIFA World Cup: Format, groups, full match schedule, more
Check out the groups for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the U.S., Canada and Mexico, along with everything you need to know about the tourney's format.
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World Cup group stage explained: Tiebreakers, third-place teams, more
Here's everything you need to know about what teams need to do to reach the knockout rounds of the 2026 World Cup.
Legends chasing milestones
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Cristiano Ronaldo goal tracker: Road to 1,000 career goals
With Cristiano Ronaldo on the quest to score 1,000 goals, ESPN provides goal-by-goal analysis of the Portuguese superstar's quest.
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Messi tracker: Goals, assists, key moments in 2026
ESPN provides game-by-game analysis of Lionel Messi's performances for Inter Miami and Argentina.
