ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Spain goalkeeper Unai Simón sprinted off his line to beat a charging Kylian Mbappé to the ball with France desperately seeking a goal in the World Cup semifinals. While Simón managed to get there first and head the ball away, he suddenly had the World Cup 's...
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Kylian Mbappé saw it for himself on the field: France simply didn’t play well enough to reach a third consecutive World Cup final. The France striker will have to settle for a third-place match and the continuing chase for another Golden Boot award in a tight race with...
ATLANTA (AP) — It 's England vs. Argentina in the World Cup semifinals. It 's also Lionel Messi vs. Jude Bellingham. The battle of the two No. 10s could be pivotal to deciding Wednesday 's match in Atlanta. “We know how good Messi is,” England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford...
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Erling Haaland 's day ended earlier than many expected. About 15 minutes later, Norway 's run in the World Cup ended as well. The Vikings ' biggest star didn 't shine Saturday. Haaland was a nonfactor for much of his team 's quarterfinal...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Julian Alvarez sent defending champion Argentina back to the World Cup semifinals with a long-range strike in the 112th minute against Switzerland, while another goal by Lautaro Martinez with seconds left in extra time only served to make the 3-1 victory look a whole lot...
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (AP) — On one side of the field will be Argentina, the defending World Cup champions, boasting a roster that features the likes of Lautaro Martinez, Julián Alvarez and, of course, Lionel Messi, perhaps the greatest player of his generation. On the other side, Switzerland....
MIAMI GARDENS, Florida (AP) — Everyone knows that England 's master plan coming into the World Cup quarterfinals on Saturday, July 11, will revolve around stopping Norway striker Erling Haaland. As they would say in Norway, “Lykke til.” Translated: Good luck. “Has anyone ever stopped...
INGLEWOOD, California (AP) — Mikel Merino scored in the 88th minute on a rebound yielded by backup Belgium goalkeeper Senne Lammens, and Spain advanced to the World Cup semifinals with a 2-1 victory on Friday, July 10. Merino was the late hero for the second straight match for Spain, which will...
INGLEWOOD, California (AP) — Spain hasn’t lost and hasn’t even conceded a single goal at this year 's World Cup. La Roja is unbeaten in 36 straight competitive matches since March 2023. This lofty standard of play clearly doesn’t scare Belgium, which is on a surging trajectory of its...
FOXBOROUGH, Massachusetts (AP) — Kylian Mbappé had a goal and an assist after missing a first-half penalty kick, Ousmane Dembélé also scored and France beat Morocco, 2-0, Thursday, July 9, in the World Cup quarterfinals. Mbappé 's goal in the 60th minute was the 20th of his World Cup...
France star Kylian Mbappé on Monday, July 7, condemned a Paraguayan senator over racist remarks she made following Paraguay’s loss to France in the round of 16 at the World Cup. Mbappé called Celeste Amarilla, a senator from Paraguay’s Liberal Radical Party, a “despicable woman” who was...
MIAMI GARDENS, Florida (AP) — More World Cup teams. Same World Cup story. This edition started with 48 teams; it’s now down to eight, with six of those from Europe. And unless Morocco pulls off a series of surprising outcomes over the final two weeks, the champion will come from Europe or South...
