USMNT World Cup coach Pochettino throws first pitch. How did he do?
[ad_1] After leading the United States into the knockout phase of their home FIFA World Cup as group winners, and then into the round of…
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Salah leads Egypt to World Cup history with impudent penalty in shootout triumph
[ad_1] Beth LindopJul 3, 2026, 08:00 PM ET Close Based in Liverpool, Beth Lindop is ESPN’s Liverpool correspondent and also covers the WSL and UWCL.…
Penalty heartbreak for Australia vs. Egypt as World Cup knockout win still eludes Socceroos
[ad_1] Joey Lynch Close Joey Lynch is a Melbourne-based sports journalist and AYA cancer advocate. Primarily working on football, he has covered the Socceroos, Matildas…
Messi, Argentina nearly suffered historic World Cup upset from Cape Verde — but they fight on
[ad_1] Rob Dawson and Lizzy Becherano Multiple Authors Jul 3, 2026, 09:11 PM ET MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Argentina survived an almighty scare to book…
How England can overcome Mexico’s altitude in World Cup round of 16
[ad_1] Harry Kane, Jude Bellingham, caffeine and beetroot juice — if England are to beat Mexico and overcome the punishing effects of playing at high…
World Cup: One big question for every round-of-16 team
[ad_1] Ryan O’HanlonJul 3, 2026, 09:56 AM ET Close Ryan O’Hanlon is a staff writer for ESPN.com. He’s also the author of “Net Gains: Inside…
USMNT shows it can play ugly at this World Cup, which is exactly what it needs to succeed
[ad_1] Sam BordenJul 2, 2026, 06:44 AM ET Close Sam Borden is a senior writer for ESPN.com. Multiple Authors SANTA CLARA, Calif. — It wasn’t…
World Cup Daily live: Balogun celly in USMNT win gets LeBron seal of approval
[ad_1] The 2026 FIFA World Cup round of 32 continues on Thursday with three more matches. We have two all-European affairs as we begin in…
How a bad loss to France help reshape Colombia’s World Cup campaign
[ad_1] Miami Gardens, full of a huge Colombian diaspora, was bouncing last Saturday night when Colombia got the better of Portugal in a game that…
What it feels like to pull off a World Cup upset, from Paraguay to Cape Verde
[ad_1] BOSTON — It wouldn’t be a World Cup without shock results. From Cape Verde’s draw with Spain to Ecuador’s late winner against Germany and…