By Frank Ulom Erling Haaland has been one of the standout players at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, but many fans have also noticed something different about the Norway striker. Instead of the familiar “Haaland” on the back of his shirt, his jersey reads “Braut Haaland”. The change is neither a mistake nor a new…
LIVE MATCH BELOW Welcome to the LIVE coverage between Brazil vs Norway, the round 16 knockout match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, currently being held in the United States, Mexico and Canada. Brazil come into the tie following a dramatic finish to their last-32 clash, where Gabriel Martinelli’s stoppage-time heroics secured a 2-1 victory…
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France captain, Kylian Mbappe, is the player topping the list of football stars with the most knockout-phase goals in history. Mbappe currently has 10 goals in 11 World Cup knockout matches for France so far. The Real Madrid forward scored a goal in France’s 1-0 victory against Paraguay in the World Cup Round of 16…
FIFA have confirmed that USA striker, Folarin Balogun, is available for selection when they face Belgium in the last-32 of the 2026 World Cup. The world football governing body, in a shock decision, overruled Balogun’s red card. The sending off during the 2-0 win over Bosnia & Herzegovina carried a mandatory one-match ban. Balogun was…
Flamingos head coach Akeem Busari says his team must improve on their performance against Benin Republic, DAILY POST reports. Nigeria laboured to a 3-2 victory over the Young Amazons in the first leg of their 2026 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup final qualifying round fixture at the Remo Stars Sports Complex, Ikenne on Saturday. The…
Paraguay head coach, Gustavo Alfaro, has stated that he will not extend an apology to his French counterpart, Didier Deschamps, regarding the insults directed at the Frenchman from the Paraguay bench during their Round of Sixteen match on Saturday. The coach maintained that he did not hear any derogatory remarks from his bench towards Deschamps…
