In a grueling and intensely tactical battle at BC Place in Vancouver, Switzerland booked their place in the 2026 FIFA World Cup quarter-finals by defeating Colombia 4–3 in a dramatic penalty shootout after a 0–0 draw through 120 minutes of regular and extra time.
Switzerland vs Colombia —World Cup: Live score and match stats
It remains the ultimate paradox of modern football. Lionel Messi can bend a 30-yard free-kick into the stanchion, thread a pass through a needles' eye, and manipulate a moving ball with unparalleled genius. Yet, when the game stops and he is handed a dead ball just 12 yards from the net with only a goalkeeper to beat, the surreal happens and the legendary playmaker becomes entirely human.
Argentina vs Egypt —World Cup: Live score and match stats
United States vs Belgium —World Cup: Live score and match stats
Funchal, Madeira, February 5, 1985. A fifth child is born into a family that doesn't have much — his father works as a gardener and kit man for a local club, his mother cooks and cleans in other people's houses. They name him Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro, the "Ronaldo" borrowed from Ronald Reagan, whom his father admired. Nobody in that room could have imagined the weight that name would carry one day.
Spain brought Portugal’s World Cup journey to an end and, in all likelihood, drew the curtain on Cristiano Ronaldo’s glittering international career.
Portugal vs Spain —World Cup: Live score and match stats
Night will fall over Dallas. Lights will shine in every corner of the stadium. From the galleries, thousands of voices will chant the name of a football legend — Cristiano Ronaldo. But hidden within that euphoria will also lie an invisible question, an unsettling fear — is this truly the final farewell?
Spain and Portugal collide in the World Cup's last 16 on Tuesday (July 7) in a match that promises to be more than a contest between two national teams — it is a meeting of generations, philosophies and eras, with Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal standing in the way of Spain's relentless march through the tournament.
Ten-man England survived a furious second-half onslaught from co-hosts Mexico to secure a breathtaking 3-2 victory at the iconic Mexico City Stadium, booking their place in the 2026 FIFA World Cup quarterfinals.
Long before the world knew the name Neymar, there was just a skinny kid with quick feet and quicker hands, growing up in Mogi das Cruzes on the outskirts of São Paulo. His father, Neymar Santos Sr., had been a modest footballer himself, and when his own career faded, he poured everything he had left into his son. Money was tight. The family lived for a time in a small house attached to a gas station where his father worked as a mechanic. There were nights of little food and no comfort — but there was always a ball.