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Worries exposed for England as Kane looks lost and Tuchel's magic touch disappears
England's stats vs. Ghana were dominant -- more possession, more shots, more passes -- but the goals never came, raising concerns for this World Cup.
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VAR review: Why England were lucky not to concede penalty vs. Ghana
We examine major incidents and explain the process in terms of VAR protocol and the laws of the game.
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ASSSESSING THE GAMES
The World Cup's biggest winners and losers: From the USMNT and Yamal, to Messi and Ronaldo
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Why every round-of-32 team will, won't win the World Cup
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RONALDO SCORES TWO GOALS
FIRST TO SCORE IN SIX DIFFERENT WORLD CUPS
Ronaldo underlines legacy, importance to Portugal with brace vs. Uzbekistan
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Has Ronaldo silenced his critics after brace vs. Uzbekistan?
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LATEST FROM THE WORLD CUP
World Cup Daily: Messi turns 39 with midnight workout, as three groups to be decided
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Messi gets new 85-foot statue in Argentina, even taller than torn-down India sculpture
'Crying long before the anthems': A week in the life of a 2026 World Cup player
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In a World Cup on home soil, El Tri is making Mexico proud
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Ancelotti: Neymar ready for Brazil return vs. Scotland
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World Cup history or World Cup limbo? Scotland face defining night against Brazil
HOPES HIGH FOR USA
USMNT's World Cup success brings dilemma: Rotate the squad, or try to keep momentum?
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Adams: USMNT have a belief they've never had at the World Cup
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Top Headlines
- Ghana: 'VAR went for coffee' to aid 'lucky' England
- Ronaldo first to score in 6 WCs after 'dark week'
- Pochettino: USMNT complacency was a 'big punch'
- Mexico players want Ochoa for historic WC start
- Scotland look to give fans historic party vs. Brazil
- Congo DR 'statue' fan finally makes it to World Cup
- Atleti threaten Barça over Álvarez transfer request
- Madrid sign Sweden's Schröder in big-money deal
- 🤔 Permutations: How teams qualify for knockouts
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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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Fashion police: How FIFA works to prevent World Cup kit clashes
The similar shirts in March's U.S.-Belgium friendly created confusion on the pitch, so how does FIFA keep teams' looks separate during the World Cup?
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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.
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Watching Spain's Lamine Yamal score his first World Cup goal from his hometown
The modest Catalan district of Rocafonda is where Barcelona and Spain star Lamine Yamal grew up. And ESPN was there to see him score his first World Cup goal.
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.
