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Merino sends Spain to the semis, but La Roja need more from wasteful attack
You'd think a team boasting Lamine Yamal would score goals for fun, but to beat Belgium, Spain needed midfielder Mikel Merino to net the winner.
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Spain vs. Belgium player ratings as Mikel Merino upstages Lamine Yamal World Cup quarterfinal
Merino: 'Surreal' to net Spain's WC winner again
A tale of two No. 10s: England's Bellingham, Norway's Ødegaard thriving at World Cup
Norway scouting report: What can England expect in their World Cup quarterfinal?
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France 2-0 Morocco: Mbappé and Dembélé seal place in World Cup semifinals - as it happened
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Fans in Paris and Casablanca react to Mbappe penalty miss
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QUANSAH HIT WITH BAN
England's Quansah gets 2-game ban for red card
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Saka: Quansah's 2-game ban 'very frustrating'
TODAY AT THE WORLD CUP
Where has Infantino been? FIFA president clocks up nearly 50,000 miles on epic World Cup tour
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FIFA World Cup
JUNE 8
The eight most important players of the World Cup quarterfinals
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Yellow card watch: Who is on a tightrope in WC QFs
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Meet your World Cup quarterfinalists! How they got here, top players, best moments, predictions, odds
THE END OF AN ERA
So, Ronaldo's World Cup era is over. Where did each tournament go wrong, and why?
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Neymar was Ancelotti's gamble at the World Cup, and it failed
FUN AND GAMES
Pele, Messi, Haaland cards set records at auction
Goldin
Test your England knowledge in our World Cup quiz!
Free World Cup 2026 predictor: Simulate your road to the final
FIFA World Cup
World Cup Daily live: Spidercam debate rumbles on as four semifinalists confirmed
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FIFA World Cup
How have England fared in major semifinals? Record ahead of Argentina World Cup clash
FIFA World Cup
Why are there hydration breaks at the 2026 World Cup, and why has FIFA been criticised?
FIFA World Cup
Free World Cup 2026 predictor: Simulate your road to the final
FIFA World Cup
Scaloni on Argentina's World Cup: 'Sometimes luck can be on your side'
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FIFA World Cup
Messi: World Cup semifinal against England will be a 'special match'
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FIFA World Cup
Breakout stars of the 2026 World Cup: Diomande, Freeman, Manzambi, more
FIFA World Cup
Haaland: England are lucky to have Bellingham
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FIFA World Cup
After storming the Azteca, England gear up to face Norway in Miami shark tank
soccer transfers
What it's like to transfer clubs during a World Cup, and does it ever go wrong?
Top Headlines
- Tuchel on England: Nowhere else I'd rather be
- Senegal sack manager Thiaw after World Cup exit
- Haaland Sr: Norway 'robbed' in QF, 'well done ref'
- Lineker: Jude might be England's 'greatest ever'
- Messi ready for 'powerhouse' England in WC semi
- Messi praises 'not normal' Argentina in WC defense
- Álvarez ET screamer fires Argentina into WC semis
England at World Cup 2026
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Who is playing at the 2026 World Cup today? Kick-off times and how to watch in the UK
The World Cup is well under way - here's everything you need to know about who is playing when, and how you can watch them in the UK.
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England at the 2026 World Cup: Schedule, results, how to watch, news, analysis, injuries, more
ESPN rounds up everything you need to know ahead of England's World Cup campaign.
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Scotland at the 2026 World Cup: Schedule, results, how to watch, news, analysis, injuries, more
ESPN rounds up everything you need to know ahead of Scotland's World Cup campaign.
