South African football news

Scotland goalkeeper Angus Gunn could be a target for Manchester United, while Arsenal continue to pursue Aston Villa midfielder Morgan Rogers and Everton make a move for West Ham captain Jarrod Bowen, plus more.

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Haiti reveled in their historic World Cup goals, but Morocco staged an impressive comeback to secure their second-place finish in Group C No region benefited as much from the expansion of the World Cup as Africa. Earlier this week, Jonathan Wilson took a look at how the continent’s 10 teams – including Morocco – are…

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Scotland were their own worst enemies in comprehensive defeat and are now dependant on the vagaries of the third-place table The BBC have flashed up a graphic of Scotland’s chances of reaching the knockout stage. It shows that if they win tonight, they’re 100 percent sure of getting through. A draw puts them on 99.9…

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With Canada’s home World Cup on the line, Jesse Marsch used his captain, Alphonso Davies, as a “decoy”. A shrewd Switzerland side, alas, never took the bait and so the switch is now Marsch’s lot as his team are forced to become road warriors. A pulsating second half in the sauna of BC Place followed a dogfight of a…

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Bosnia and Herzegovina always knew boosting their goals-scored column would enhance their chances of advancing to the knockout stage for the first time. It was no wonder, then, that thousands of their supporters went berserk when Ermin Mahmic added a potentially crucial third goal in a victory that eliminated Qatar.…

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Canada forward Promise David scores with his first touch to give his side hope in their Group B match against Switzerland in Vancouver.

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18-year-old winger Kerim Alajbegovic scores a superb opening goal for Bosnia in their World Cup Group B match against Qatar in Seattle.

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Brighton are in advanced talks to sign Juventus and Switzerland midfielder Lia Walti.

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Italiano and Leckie out from side that played USA Win or a draw will secure second place ⚽️ How to watch the World Cup in Australia ⚽️ Player guide | Daily podcast | World Cup newsletter Australia will be forced to make changes for their final World Cup group match against Paraguay in Santa Clara on Thursday (Friday…

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West Ham value Mateus Fernandes at £80m amid interest from Tottenham, who want a central midfielder this summer and have had a bid rejected for Newcastle's Sandro Tonali.

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Qatar midfielder Assim Madibo is given a five-match ban for the challenge which resulted in a broken leg for Canada's Ismael Kone.

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BBC Sport's football expert Chris Sutton gives his predictions for the scores of the final set of group games at the 2026 World Cup.

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Declan Rice’s fitness monitored before Panama game Tuchel hopes Saka could start final group match England are sweating on the fitness of Reece James before facing Panama on Saturday after the right-back complained of a tight hamstring. James is being assessed after Tuesday’s draw with Ghana and Thomas Tuchel is unl…

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Striker scored a hat-trick against Saturday’s opponents at 2018 World Cup and he is scenting another Golden Boot opportunity The record books show that when Harry Kane last faced Panama, he scored a hat-trick and England won 6-1 . It was the 2018 World Cup and the goals gave him an unassailable grip on the Golden Bo…

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Draw with a negative Ghana is unlikely to define World Cup campaign, with plans in place for tougher opposition Not as easy as it looks, is it? After looking as if he had all the answers a week ago, Thomas Tuchel has tumbled into a place Gareth Southgate knew all too well. This is the moment when anxiety rises and s…

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Aston Villa could be banned from selling tickets for a European away game next season following an incident at the Europa League final.

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BBC Sport Scotland lays out what we learned from Derek McInnes' first press conference as Rangers manager.

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⚽ Match in Seattle kicks off at 12pm local time/3pm ET/8pm BST ⚽ Player guide | Bracketology | Golden Boot | Mail Will Before each game in Bosnia and Herzegovina’s World Cup adventure, Sarajevo has blossomed with primary colours – and two distinct flags. One is the national flag dating to 1998: blue and yellow diago…

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Canada missed the chance to stay in Vancouver after losing to a quietly superior Switzerland “‘Switzerland and Canada have already qualified for the last 32 of the World Cup’,” writes Ric Arthur, throwing my words back at me. “Not according to the guide published this morning on these pages. I think you’re right, th…

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Men's international games for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will continue to be broadcast on the BBC.

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England will assess the fitness of Reece James and Declan Rice before their final World Cup group game against Panama.

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