Alvarez sends Argentina past Switzerland after VAR controversy to set up England semi-final
World champions require extra time after Embolo dismissal proves decisive as Switzerland rue contentious refereeing call
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There’s a nagging sense the Egyptian coach’s burning words may have followed Argentina to Kansas
Argentina supporters have turned Kansas City into a sea of sky blue and white, but Egypt's accusations after their last-16 defeat cast a shadow
Kansas City’s unlikely World Cup dream started long ago, on a rainy night in Milltown
Lamar Hunt was inspired by the experience of watching Shamrock Rovers from the terraces in 1962
Gavin Cooney: Gianni Infantino playing the fame game creates conflict of interest for Fifa
Organisation’s ideal of absolute neutrality in danger as Fifa faithfully follows America’s scripture of celebrity
Messi and Djokovic show age is no impediment to sporting greatness
Masters roll back the years in epic victories
‘They want Messi to stay in the tournament’: Egypt’s disallowed goal against Argentina leads to claims of injustice
Mostafa Zico had a goal ruled out in Tuesday’s Round of 16 game due to a foul in the lead up
Lionel Messi ignites Argentina’s stunning comeback to beat Egypt
When you have Messi, it’s never really over as flawed Argentina are a dark and brilliant alliance of plot armour, destiny and genius
‘I never thought I’d share the same pitch, and give him a shove’: Pico’s Messi ‘dream’
Family, friends and fans at Dublin Airport for the homecoming of Shamrock Rovers star Lopes
Ken Early: The World Cup is an epic battle between prudent precision and superhuman instinct
Both styles of management and play can get results, but only one is unashamedly, joyously human
‘Now the flag is everywhere’: how World Cup success has changed life in Cape Verde
The Blue Sharks will become the smallest-ever nation to play a World Cup knockout match when they face Argentina on Friday
They say men have trouble expressing their feelings. Yet we all speak fluent Messi
Continents may divide us, but his greatness is an enduring sporting bond, bridging oceans, obliterating time zones
Who is playing in the World Cup knock-out stages and when?
Cape Verde’s Pico Lopes will have the chance for one of the greatest giant-killings of all time when his side play Lionel Messi’s Argentina
World Cup 2026: Messi notches again as group stage ends in dramatic fashion
Algeria and Austria play out an entertaining and convenient draw, after Portugal and England fail to convince
Ken Early: My friend is right, TV replays from the World Cup are different this time
Goals are almost secondary to emotion, celebrity and spectacle
Séamas O’Reilly: I tell my son the truth about football
I was a wiry, bookish nerd who grew up in open countryside with little else to do than play football
Stranger things have happened than the prospect of Messi vs Pico Lopes – but not many
For many League of Ireland fans, this is our Italia 90 moment - our summer party, our time in the sun
‘I relax when I see a player go flat out’: Fifa signs Dundalk grass expert for World Cup
Greg Whately has used his horticultural expertise to make sure pitch in Boston is optimal for football
Podcast: a triple of doubles for World Cup galácticos Messi, Mbappé and Haaland
America 2026 with Kevin Kilbane and Paul Howard
Lionel Messi makes history as double in win over Austria moves him to 18 World Cup goals
Messi’s first-half goal took him ahead of Germany’s Miroslav Klose as top scorer in the history of the tournament
Ken Early: World Cup feats by Messi and Mbappé go against efforts to break players’ flow
Fifa and other football rule-makers seem determined to destroy the sport’s defining characteristic
World Cup All in the Game: Reports of Messi bereavement greatly exaggerated
Argentinian presenter resigns after mistakenly saying Messi’s father died ‘right in the middle of the World Cup’
Who knew Fifa would be easier to deal with than your average GAA steward?
Whether in Kansas City or Salthill, some games can only be appreciated in the flesh
World Cup 2026, Day 6: Top scorer battle ignites as Messi, Mbappé and Haaland find the net
Lionel Messi scores stunning hat-trick as Argentina defeat Algeria, while Kylian Mbappé nets two in France’s win over Senegal
Ken Early: Those who had paid $1,000 got to say they saw a Messi goal early. Then it got better
Messi scores sensational hat-trick in 3-0 win to draw level with Miroslav Klose as the top scorer in tournament’s history
World Cup Group J guide: Lionel Messi ready to strut his stuff in Argentina’s title defence
Algeria and Austria likely to battle it out for progress
World Cup 2026: Don’t fancy a middle-of-the-night match? Try these eye-opening TV shows instead
There is a host of football-themed programming airing at sensible times, just to get you in the mood
Under-3s training for $165: Why the US is the only World Cup nation where soccer is a country club
Parents of most youngsters taking up soccer in the US are well placed to afford the high sums it takes to put them in competitive arenas
TV guide: the best new shows to watch, starting tonight
June 7th to 12th highlights, including Backstory, Britney: In Ten Pictures, Total Football and Queen James
The best quotes of the football season from Roy Keane, Hallgrímsson, Messi and more
Pep Guardiola, Mikel Arteta and Cristiano Ronaldo wisely hinted at what was to come this year
Ken Early: Mohamed Salah will long be remembered as one of Liverpool’s best players
Never a lethal finisher like Messi, Son or Kane, but he was the best at getting chances to score
Ken Early: Ireland may want to avoid penalties in the home of Antonín Panenka
Scorer in 1976 Euro final has seen penalty technique copied worldwide, and Czechs have shootout record
Ken Early: It would be best for all concerned if Pep Guardiola called it a day
His protege, Mikel Arteta, is reaping rewards after turning away from methods he learned from the master
Multi-millionaire Messi couldn’t be bought, no matter how hard Al-Ittihad tried
Roy Keane makes a dig, Liam Rosenior practices his clapping, Lisandro Martínez gets the last laugh
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