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BBC Sport — FootballWed, 10 Jun · 08:36Scotland 'living dream' thanks to 'humble' superstar Weir
Caroline Weir insists it is a team effort after her four goals against Israel ensure Scotland top their Women's World Cup qualifying group.
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BBC Sport — FootballWed, 10 Jun · 08:24Why this World Cup will showcase 'different Steve Clarke'
The Scotland head coach feels like a new man heading into a seismic World Cup opener with Haiti - and he is sensing a fresh wave of optimism.
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BBC Sport — FootballWed, 10 Jun · 07:51Who am I? Guess World Cup star No 3
Will you get today's player in as few attempts as possible?
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BBC Sport — FootballWed, 10 Jun · 07:45The wild hip-hop parties that started Tuchel's journey to England boss
Thomas Tuchel is bidding to become the first foreign manager to win the World Cup. BBC Sport charts the start of his journey to becoming England boss.
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BBC Sport — FootballWed, 10 Jun · 07:24Who will win the World Cup? BBC pundits make their predictions
Who will win, who might spring a surprise and how will England and Scotland do? BBC pundits predict what will happen at the 2026 World Cup.
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BBC Sport — FootballWed, 10 Jun · 07:24'I designed football shirts for World cup winners'
Rob Warner created Italy's royal blue kit in which they lifted the trophy in 2006.
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BBC Sport — FootballWed, 10 Jun · 01:06Silva agrees to replace Mourinho at Benfica
Marco Silva agrees to become Benfica's new head coach as the Portuguese club formalises Jose Mourinho's departure for Real Madrid.
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Guardian — FootballWed, 10 Jun · 01:01Uzbekistan World Cup 2026 team guide
With a World Cup winner at the helm in Fabio Cannavaro, the White Wolves make their tournament debut This article is part of the Guardian’s 2026 World Cup Experts’ Network , a cooperation between some of the best media organisations from the 48 countries who qualified. theguardian.com is running previews from three…
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BBC Sport — FootballWed, 10 Jun · 00:57England miss out on automatic World Cup spot - so what happens now?
England beat Ukraine 3-0 on Tuesday night but it did not matter what they did as automatic qualification for the 2027 Women's World Cup was out of their hands.
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BBC Sport — FootballWed, 10 Jun · 00:44Real Madrid eye Arsenal's Calafiori - Wednesday's gossip
Real Madrid scout Arsenal's Riccardo Calafiori, Tottenham consider Juventus defender Gleison Bremer, Manchester United chase Newcastle's Lewis Hall, plus more.
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BBC Sport — FootballTue, 09 Jun · 23:04Caution over Saka as Tuchel says England must dare to dream
England head coach Thomas Tuchel says Bukayo Saka's fitness is being managed with a "little bit of care" heading into the World Cup.
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Guardian — FootballTue, 09 Jun · 23:00Bukayo Saka is playing through pain barrier, says Tuchel, as World Cup kick-off looms
Arsenal forward still struggling with achilles injury ‘Bukayo is just not there yet. Some things are missing’ Bukayo Saka continues to play through the pain of an achilles injury, according to the England manager, Thomas Tuchel, and must be managed carefully as the start of the World Cup looms large. The Arsenal win…
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Guardian — FootballTue, 09 Jun · 22:59Lionesses ease past Ukraine but must navigate playoffs to qualify for World Cup
England 3-0 Ukraine Carter 14, Stanway 37, Mead 67 England had to settle for a place in the World Cup playoffs despite cruising to a 3-0 victory against Ukraine, as Spain’s 6-1 win in Iceland forced England to finish in second spot. It is the first time that England have failed to top their World Cup qualifying grou…
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BBC Sport — FootballTue, 09 Jun · 21:56Watch: Weir scores four as Scotland beat Israel to win group
Watch the highlights as Scotland beat Israel 5-1, with Caroline Weir scoring four goals in Hungary to top their Women's World Cup qualifying group ahead of Belgium and win promotion to League A for the next Nations League.
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BBC Sport — FootballTue, 09 Jun · 21:51Highlights: Switzerland sweep aside Northern Ireland
Watch highlights as group winners Switzerland finish their World Cup qualifying campaign with a 2-1 win over Northern Ireland in Lurgan.
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BBC Sport — FootballTue, 09 Jun · 21:27Highlights: Wales beat Czech Republic 3-1 to top group
Watch highlights as Wales beat Czech Republic in Cardiff in Women's World Cup qualifying.
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Guardian — FootballTue, 09 Jun · 21:00Didier Deschamps: ‘Mbappé knows that when he speaks, he speaks for all the players’
Questioned in France but championed from afar, the departing head coach has forged a legacy that no one – bar, perhaps, himself – would dare dispute Follow the verdant path towards the Château de Clairefontaine and you are met by a three-metre replica of the World Cup trophy accompanied by two stars, representing Fr…
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BBC Sport — FootballTue, 09 Jun · 20:23Real Madrid's £130m Alvarez bid laughed off by Atletico
Real Madrid make an offer of 150m euros (£130m) for striker Julian Alvarez, but city rivals Atletico Madrid turn it down.
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Guardian — FootballTue, 09 Jun · 20:21Atlético Madrid reject £129m bid from Real Madrid for Julián Alvarez
Real Madrid reveal they have made offer for Argentinian Benfica say José Mourinho going to Real for €15m fee Real Madrid have revealed they have had a €150m (£129.4m) bid for Julián Alvarez rejected by city rivals Atlético Madrid. The Argentina striker has scored 49 goals in 106 appearances for Atlético since joinin…
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Guardian — FootballTue, 09 Jun · 20:06England v Ukraine: Women’s World Cup qualifier – live
⚽ Updates from the Group A3 fixture; kick-off 8pm BST ⚽ Mail Will | Hemp backs team to bounce back ITV are not particularly interested in this game, they have spoken about Friday night for about 15 mins. Look forward, folks. Sarina Wiegman: “Every game you don’t win, it hurts. Friday was a hard one because we didn’t…
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Guardian — FootballTue, 09 Jun · 20:00Why ‘podcast wars’ will be real broadcast battleground at this World Cup
This summer’s hottest rivalry no longer belongs to the BBC and ITV, but football’s online and streaming presence For the first time since the BBC and ITV began sharing World Cup coverage in 1966 their local rivalry will not be the main broadcasting battleground this summer. In keeping with the first World Cup staged…