South African football news

England's World Cup last-32 game against DR Congo will be shown live on BBC One and BBC iPlayer, with all 16 first knockout round ties covered across BBC Sport.

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‘The bigger the games get, the bigger we will get,’ he says Jarell Quansah hopes to be fit for last 32 after ankle sprain Thomas Tuchel believes England can only get better after sealing top spot in Group L and has backed his side to “step up” for the knockout stages of the World Cup. After the goalless draw against…

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Steve Clarke resigns as Scotland head coach following the nation's group exit from the World Cup.

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Goals from Jude Bellingham and Harry Kane help England secure a 2-0 win over Panama, as Thomas Tuchel's side qualify for the World Cup last 32 as winners of Group L.

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Scotland are out of the 2026 World Cup as they are unable to finish the group stage as one of the eight best third-placed teams.

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BBC Sport's England reporter Alex Howell rates the players after the Three Lions' win over Panama in the World Cup.

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England are not going to win the World Cup playing like this. They will not get very far in the knockout rounds unless they can sharpen up. But at least they have made it into them, the dream still alive, after they secured top spot in Group L on a slow-burn occasion when the result meant everything. Thomas Tuchel n…

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Sunderland want to keep former Leverkusen player Como have eye on Chelsea defender Trevoh Chalobah Chelsea are interested in signing Sunderland’s Granit Xhaka, who was a key player for Xabi Alonso at Bayer Leverkusen. Xhaka, who has two years on his deal, joined Sunderland last summer and played a major role in them…

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⚽️ World Cup kick-off: 5pm EDT/10pm BST/7am AEST ⚽️ Third-place table | Player guide | Golden Boot | Mail Scott ⚽️ Croatia v Ghana – live news from the group’s other game As expected, England have made five changes to the side that started the goalless draw with Ghana earlier in the week. Reece James is hamstrung, s…

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⚽️ World Cup kick-off: 5pm EDT/10pm BST/7am AEST ⚽️ Third-place table | Player guide | Golden Boot | Mail Will ⚽️ Panama v England – live news from group’s other game It’s a touch damp. The players have arrived! Continue reading...

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Two eye-catching last-32 ties offer hope of a winner from outside the traditional powers – Brazil and the Netherlands could be gone The World Cup exists in a state of perpetual flux. It goes to new territories. It gets bigger. It experiments with second group phases and replaces playoffs for sides level on points wi…

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Yéremy Pino broke collar bone in win against Uruguay Nico Williams’s groin injury is being assessed Yéremy Pino is likely to miss the rest of the World Cup with a broken collar bone and there are concerns Spain could also lose Nico Williams to a groin injury, as their qualification for the last 32 came at a heavy pr…

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Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now! The Geopolitics World Cup has its North Korea 1966, its Cameroon 1990, rank outsiders to revive hearts hardened by relentless cynicism. For Pak Doo-ik and Roger Milla, read Vozinha, and all his Cape Verde teammates, including Pico Lopes, a defender recruited while…

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The 2026 World Cup has become a rebuke to Trump’s homogeneous vision of America, revealing a tournament – and a US team – shaped by migration and diversity Following the Department of Homeland Security on social media is a bit like wandering through a casino at 4am. Sooner or later, you’ll see something that makes y…

Elliot Anderson is the latest in a line of successful footballers from a club that focuses on the wellbeing of young people Not many local football clubs can claim to have produced the most expensive British footballer of the day. Wallsend Boys, a grassroots team in working-class north Tyneside are about to do it fo…

BBC Scotland's Scott Mullen paints the scene from Miami as Scotland's World Cup hopes fade.

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Iran waiting to see if they are through to last 32 Salah injury fears played down after 1-1 draw Iran’s head coach, Amir Ghalenoei, has said Fifa’s president, Gianni Infantino, must “stand up” to the US after reiterating his belief that the co-hosts have treated his team “very unfairly”. Iran will qualify for the Wo…

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⚽ Latest news from the 16th and final day of the groups ⚽ Third-place table | Player guide | Golden Boot | Mail Alex Amid all the joy, there’s the treatment of Iran. They were denied permission to stay in Seattle after their draw against Egypt, reports Ben Fisher. We’ve got to have another look at Cape Verde’s celeb…

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Excitement was muted before the event , but the joy, noise and colour from visiting fans has captivated people in the US, Canada and Mexico • Do you live in a host city? We want to hear from you While Kansas City is the smallest of the 16 host cities, it has a history of punching above its weight and – armed with ou…

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Leandro Trossard struck twice as Belgium demolished New Zealand 5-1 to clinch top spot in Group G and march into the World Cup’s last 32, ⁠while the All Whites’ tournament dreams ⁠crumbled. Belgium finished above Egypt on ​goal difference after they both ended with five points from three matches, followed by Iran on…

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Cape Verde reach last 32 after draw with Saudi Arabia ‘We showed the world you should not fear difficulties’ The Cape Verde head coach, Bubista, said his team have “shown that nothing is impossible” after his side secured a historic meeting with Argentina in the last 32. Cape Verde became the smallest country by pop…

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