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World Cup live updates: Ronaldo nets a pair of goals as Portugal rout Uzbekistan

Lisbon goes wild as Ronaldo scores for Portugal vs. Uzbekistan

TOP HEADLINES
From U.S. to Spain, why every round-of-32 team will, won't win FIFA World Cup


MEN'S WORLD CUP SCOREBOARD

PREPARING FOR THE ACTION
Four years later, same debate for Portugal: Why is Ronaldo still starting?

Is Harry Kane the last of England's world-class strikers?


LIONEL MESSI'S HISTORIC DAY
Messi makes history and shows why Argentina star is the game's all-time best

World Cup VAR review: Should one of Messi's record-breaking goals have been disallowed?


SIGHTS AND SOUNDS
World Cup Daily: Ronaldo scores twice in big Portugal win; England in action

Rowing & Rapping: Chris Turner with Norway fans


WORLD CUP STARS
France star Kylian Mbappé is fast becoming 'Mr. World Cup'

Haaland is on a collision course with Mbappé, and the World Cup is better for it


HOPES HIGH FOR USA
USMNT's World Cup success brings dilemma: Rotate the squad, or try to keep momentum?

Adams: USMNT have a belief they've never had at the World Cup


INSIDE THE WORLD CUP
Fashion police: How FIFA works to prevent World Cup kit clashes

Why the luck of playing in certain venues could decide who wins the World Cup

Top Headlines
- Ronaldo snaps goal drought, 1st to score at 6 WCs
- Iran cleared to fly into U.S. 2 days prior to game
- Infantino: Trump to present World Cup final trophy
- Sources: Atleti 'furious' with Barça over Álvarez
- Infantino favors hydration breaks at future WCs
- Haaland, Norway join 'viral' Viking Row after win
- Haaland 'couldn't care too much' about France
- Sources: Madrid interested in Arsenal's Hincapié
- 🤔 Permutations: How teams qualify for knockouts
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Getty Images Messi, Haaland, Mbappé, Kane: Who will be the World Cup's top scorer?
We're more than a week into the 2026 World Cup, and the race for the Golden Boot -- given to the tournament's top goal scorer -- is heating up.
VI Images via Getty Images 'Every team does it': How World Cup sides thwart opponents' spy efforts
Soccer is full of people who are either (A) spying on someone; (B) actively worried that someone is spying on them; or (C) both. So how do they stop it?
Jared C. Tilton/FIFA via Getty Images It's (finally) OK to dream big about USMNT and World Cup
There's something different about this United States team at the 2026 World Cup: The players feel it, and we can all see it. So why not believe?
What you need to know
Michael Regan - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images 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.
Hector Vivas - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images 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
Yasser Bakhsh/Getty Images 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.
Tom Weller/picture alliance via Getty Images Messi tracker: Goals, assists, key moments in 2026
ESPN provides game-by-game analysis of Lionel Messi's performances for Inter Miami and Argentina.























