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Former Netherlands international Rafael van der Vaart has apologized after facing criticism over comments he made about Japan's players during a 2026 FIFA World Cup broadcast.

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Superstar footballer Lionel Messi has revealed that he is going through a difficult period in his personal life, despite making history by scoring his first FIFA World Cup hat-trick in Argentina’s victory over Algeria. 

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Caleb Yirenkyi scored a 95th-minute winner as Ghana snatched a 1-0 victory over Panama in their FIFA World Cup (WC) opener at BMO Field in Toronto, denying the Canal men a first-ever point at the finals in the process.

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Neymar took another careful stride ⁠out of Brazil’s medical room and back towards the World Cup spotlight on Wednesday, ‌joining his teammates on the practice field for the first ‌time since the five-times champions arrived in ‌New Jersey.

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Democratic Republic of Congo earned an impressive point on their first FIFA World Cup (WC) appearance in 52 years, holding fancied Portugal to a 1-1 draw to leave Selecao das Quinas with just one win from their last five WC openers.

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England have been forced into an early change to their World Cup squad after Newcastle United defender Tino Livramento was ruled out of the tournament through injury.

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French side Olympique de Marseille, who are set to ⁠compete in the Europa League in 2026/27, have been restricted from adding new ‌players to their ‘list A’ in the European competition after ‌a failure to comply with earnings targets, ‌UEFA said on Wednesday. 

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Tunisia have sacked coach Sabri Lamouchi and replaced him with fellow ⁠Frenchman Herve Renard in the wake of the 5-1 defeat by Sweden in their World ‌Cup opener in Monterrey on Sunday, the Tunisian Football Federation (FTF) ‌said.