World Cup 2026: Mexico fans try to disturb England’s sleep, Balogun red card rescinded – as it happened

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The Club World Cup gets bigger! More Premier League teams to enter expanded competition as FIFA strikes new deal

The global football landscape is set for another major shake-up as FIFA moves closer to an expanded 48-team Club World Cup. A ...
The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel

A flurry of goals and convincing wins are raising US World Cup hopes and expectations

The early results are in: This U.S men’s national team is for real in this World Cup. With a quick and creative offensive attack producing goals in front of stadium-shaking home crowds, the Americans ...
The Cincinnati Enquirer

See all six Canada goals from World Cup trouncing of Qatar

Already leading 5-0 in stoppage time, Canada’s star striker made history, securing Canada’s first-ever World Cup hat trick in front of a sellout BC Place. Nathan Saliba attempted a shot from outside ...
Reuters

Messi equals World Cup scoring record — and the chase continues

Lionel Messi has joined Miroslav Klose at the top of the all-time World Cup goal scorers list, reaching 16 goals with a hat-trick in Argentina’s opening match of the 2026 tournament. The Argentine ...
USA Today

How many goals did Messi score yesterday at World Cup? Watch them all

Lionel Messi came into the 2026 World Cup as a soon-to-be 39-year-old who had just won the title four years ago. Nothing to lose in his record-breaking sixth World Cup, a man who's been playing in the ...
CBS News

Messi ties men's World Cup goals record with first World Cup hat trick as Argentina tops Algeria

Kansas City, Mo. — Lionel Messi used the front of his white-and-blue, sweat-soaked jersey to wipe the tears from his eyes, a flood of emotions cracking his usually calm, confident demeanor after he ...
New York Post

Kylian Mbappe passes Lionel Messi on all-time World Cup goals list in France’s win over Senegal

Kylian Mbappé made history during France’s World Cup opener victory over Senegal on Tuesday. With a pair of goals en route to the 3-1 win at MetLife Stadium, the French superstar surpassed Olivier ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Will Lionel Messi break FIFA World Cup goals record? Top scorers list

Lionel Messi is inching toward more World Cup history. The decorated Argentina star added another notch in his illustrious career in his first match of the 2026 World Cup on Tuesday, June 16 when he ...
Newsweek

Did Lionel Messi Break the World Cup Goal Record vs Algeria?

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Lionel Messi turns 39 in a little over a week, so what did the legend ...
USA Today

Where Kylian Mbappe goals rank among all-time World Cup top scorers

With two goals in France's World Cup opener against Senegal, Kylian Mbappe continued his ascent on the all-time scoring list, tying Gerd Muller for third with his 14th goal at the world's biggest ...