K. de Wit
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Spain dominate France and advance to World Cup final
It was France's biggest hurdle at the World Cup – a team they haven't beaten since 2017. For Les Bleus, that streak continues as Spain outclassed Didier Deschamps' side with a 2-0 win in Dallas. The 2010 champions will now get a chance to add a second star to their shirt, as they'll face either England or Argentina who are going head-to-head this Wednesday for a spot in the final.
World Cup schedule today: How to watch Norway v England, TV channels & live stream Saturday 11 July
The final day of the 2026 World Cup quarter-finals will conclude with a pair of blockbuster matches involving two frontrunners and two dark horses. England face Norway in a match that could be defined by two superstar forwards: Erling Haaland and Harry Kane. Both strikers have been in rich goalscoring form at the World Cup so far, dragging their respective teams to the final eight.
Warping the World Cup: the rise of homespun ‘photographs’
Using a digital flat-bed scanner, our picture editor Jonny Weeks adapts some of his favourite images from the tournament and explores the trend of alternative photographyAlthough I’ve edited thousands of football photographs over the years, I’ve never attended a World Cup match. I envy those who get to be pitchside with their cameras for such big events. Yet, as I’ve discovered during this tournament, you don’t have to be there to create experimental images of the tournament.Slit-scanning is an alternative photographic process that I first tried many years ago. Using a narrow slit inside an analogue camera, the photographer winds a roll of film past the aperture to record the flow of time. It’s a tricky and laborious technique which produces curiously distorted results – almost like celebrating the problem of “rolling shutter”, which has vexed photographers for generations. Continue reading...
‘It’s going to be tough’: Declan Rice ready for DR Congo challenge in last 32
England midfielder’s experience with Arsenal last season taught him the need to be patient against teams unwilling to attackDeclan Rice is reflecting on the pivotal moment of his season so far, the one when plenty of people thought it was about to go wrong for him and Arsenal. It was a narrow and painful defeat for them at Manchester City in mid‑April, which meant the clubs were stride for stride with each other at the top of the Premier League. The momentum was with City. Were Arsenal about to blow it?The TV cameras picked out Rice on the Etihad Stadium pitch and, as he shook his head, he was easy to lipread. “It’s not done,” the England midfielder said. It was not. Arsenal won all of their remaining league games, finding a way through unbearable levels of tension. City did not and Arsenal were champions for the first time since 2004. “It could have gone either way,” Rice says with a smile. “That would have lived with me for ever.” Continue reading...
‘For future generations’: Brazil working hard to ensure successful 2027 Women’s World Cup
With one year to go on Wednesday, this week’s newsletter speaks to Aline Pellegrino and Angelina Constantino about their hopes for the tournamentWe are 365 days away from the 2027 Women’s World Cup, which will take place in eight Brazilian cities between 24 June and 25 July next year. This will be the third major women’s football tournament held in the country in the past two decades, after the 2007 Pan American Games and the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, and preparations are in full swing.Playing captain in 2007, the former defender Aline Pellegrino was appointed as executive director of legacy and stakeholder affairs for the 2027 tournament and will lead efforts to build the future of the women’s game after the tournament. The World Cup final, to be played at the Maracanã, will coincide with the 20th anniversary of Brazil’s Pan American football gold. Continue reading...
What is Ecuador’s current FIFA ranking ahead of its 2026 World Cup match vs Curacao?
The current ranking of Ecuador ahead of their match against Curacao is lower than when the 2026 World Cup started. Ecuador head into their Group E match against Curacao at the 2026 World Cup with plenty to prove after a drop in the FIFA world ranking following their loss to Ivory Coast, but they still remain in a strong position to compete for a place in the next round. The current ranking of Ecuador is 28th, which is five spots lower than the June 11 update. Only three teams lost more positions than them in this competition: Turkey (10), Tunisia (9) and Panama (6). In a system that gets updated with every match, Ecuador will be looking to respond against Curacao. A positive result would help them stay in the race in a group that also includes Germany, so this is a must-win match for them. Ecuador’s rivals As expected, the team that stands out most in the group is Germany. They are currently 8th in the FIFA world ranking, making them the highest-ranked side in the section by a clear margin after climbing one spot. Ivory Coast were Ecuador’s main rivals (Megan Briggs/Getty Images) Ivory Coast follow at 31th, a gap that was narrowed by the match between them a few days ago. That result also made the battle for the top spot much harder for Ecuador, who may need a major upset in their final appearance, not just in this one. Curacao are further behind in 83rd, leaving them as the lowest-ranked team in the group and the side with the most ground to make up. That position puts them just ahead of Haiti among the 48 teams in the competition. Ecuador’s highest ranking Ecuador have had some notable moments in the FIFA ranking over the years. Their highest position came in 2013, when they reached 10th place, while their lowest ranking came in 1995, when they were 76th.
Uzbekistan World Cup 2026 team guide
With a World Cup winner at the helm in Fabio Cannavaro, the White Wolves make their tournament debutThis 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 countries each day in the run-up to the tournament kicking off on 11 June. Continue reading...
England beat New Zealand 1-0 in friendly match with Harry Kane’s goal
England beat New Zealand 1-0 with a goal by Harry Kane. Some friendly matches feature a major team facing a huge challenge and a smaller side with most of its players on vacation, but that was not the case here, as both England and New Zealand are ready for the World Cup, with England winning 1-0 thanks to Harry Kane‘s goal. The match featured the usual rotations from both teams, with many substitutions, especially from England, who lined up an entirely different side in the second half. As expected, it was a slow-paced match. In the first half, England tried too many times from outside the box without much precision, failing to trouble the goalkeeper until Spence cut back on the left and sent in a cross with his right foot that Kane slightly redirected into the net in the final minute of the half. There was not much happening in the second half, with England threatening through the wings but without much danger.
