Ghana call up Partey as Norway hit form in Sweden warm-up
Adidas’ Argentina EQT 2026 World Cup track top leaks in deep navy with sky blue and white blocks, retro collar logo and modern AFA crest, retailing at $110 from 3 June 2026.
Manchester City send 19 players to the World Cup, ahead of Bayern 18, Arsenal and PSG 16. Premier League clubs provide 154 players, with every club represented at least once.
Survey finds many Brits feel ‘out of their depth’ with football jargon ahead of World Cup 2026. Asda enlists Chris Kamara and Kris Boyd to explain rules and basics via in-store and social content.
Norway beat Sweden with Strand Larsen brace and Antonio Nusa strike in a World Cup warm-up. Isak netted a consolation. Solbakken praised a dominant display. Norway head to Group I with France, Senegal, Iraq.
All group-stage kit matchups are set, detailing referee and keeper colours. Notably Brazil will wear yellow shirts with white shorts vs Scotland, and a new red keeper kit appears.
Brighton links at the World Cup include ex-Seagulls such as Mac Allister, Cucurella, Caicedo, Estupinan, Gyokeres, Wood and coach Graham Potter, plus eight current players like Verbruggen and Gross.
Haiti’s Woodensky Pierre secures US visa to join World Cup squad in Florida. Haiti face Scotland Jun 13, Brazil Jun 19 and Morocco Jun 24, with warm-ups against New Zealand and Peru.
BBC to show 54 live World Cup 2026 games, including Scotland vs Haiti and Brazil, and England vs Ghana. UHD on iPlayer, 3D experience, Radio 5 Live options, and shared final with ITV.
Beccacece’s Ecuador are compact and aggressive, built on Pacho, Hincapié and Estupiñán, with Caicedo the engine. Group E fixtures vs Côte d’Ivoire, Curaçao, Germany, aiming to progress beyond groups.
Sheffield United links at the World Cup: Curaçao’s Tahith Chong, Australia’s Harry Souttar, New Zealand’s Tyler Bindon and Tunisia’s Anis Slimane highlighted as players for Blades fans to monitor.
England confirm 2026 World Cup numbers: Kane 9, Bellingham 10, Saka 7, Rice 4, Rashford 11. Debutants include O’Reilly 3 and Anderson 8. Group L: Croatia Jun 17, Ghana Jun 23, Panama Jun 27.
Record say Liverpool lead race for Sporting’s Francisco Trincão, with a €60m clause. Any move likely after the World Cup following a 13-goal, 15-assist season.
Braintree Town’s Tommy Smith, 36, makes New Zealand’s 26-man squad for his second World Cup. The All Whites are in Group G with Belgium, Egypt and Iran, opening vs Iran on 16 June in Los Angeles.
Group B: Canada, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Qatar, Switzerland. Key men: Davies, Dzeko, Afif, Xhaka. Key tie Canada vs Qatar. Predicted finish: 1 Switzerland, 2 Canada, 3 Bosnia-Herzegovina, 4 Qatar.
Debutants Jordan, led by Jamal Sellami and star Musa Al-Tamari, face Argentina, Algeria and Austria in Group J. Visa issues may limit fans’ travel, and top scorer Yazan Al-Naimat is out injured.
Ghana name Antoine Semenyo and Thomas Partey in 26 for World Cup 2026. Jordan Ayew captains. Mohammed Kudus misses out injured. Group L: England, Croatia, Panama. Opener vs Panama on 17 June.
Real Madrid aim to sign Ibrahima Konate on a free and trigger Denzel Dumfries’ €25m clause before the World Cup, despite election timelines.
At 18, Lamine Yamal heads to his first World Cup after a rapid rise from Rocafonda to Spain stardom, with hopes he can shine alongside record-setters Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Tam McManus laments Martin Boyle’s World Cup 2026 omission from Australia, calling it a brutal snub despite strong Hibs form and past Qatar heartbreak.
Arsenal contingent set for World Cup friendlies: England face New Zealand and Costa Rica, Germany play USA, Spain meet Iraq and Peru, Netherlands play Algeria and Uzbekistan, France host Ivory Coast and NI.
Everton confirm World Cup squad numbers for Jordan Pickford and Iliman Ndiaye among four players heading to the tournament starting Jun 11.
Cho Wi-je replaces injured Cho Yu-min for South Korea’s World Cup 2026. The Jeonbuk defender, once in K League 2, now set for Group A games with South Africa, Czech Republic and Mexico.
Harry Kane says England’s goal ‘must be’ to win the 2026 World Cup, citing recent finals and knockout runs and welcoming the challenge under Thomas Tuchel with a refreshed squad.
Zeki Amdouni is selected by Switzerland for World Cup 2026 despite minimal minutes for Burnley this season.
Early Fantasy World Cup Round 1 ‘bus team’ stresses 15-man depth and manual subs, targeting opening fixtures while swerving Brazil in R1 ahead of a Haiti tie in R2.
Pelé’s match-worn No 10 from the 1958 World Cup final will be auctioned online by Sotheby’s Jun 29-Jul 16, with a public exhibition from Jul 1 in New York.
