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Which World Cup third-place teams will advance to knockout stage? Here's all you need to know

If you’re a fan of Scotland, South Korea or any team that finishes in third place with three points, the question is: are we in?

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'It was a no-brainer': Norway head coach defends decision to rotate vs. France

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France thrash Norway with three special goals by Dembele. Are they going to win the World Cup?

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Schweinsteiger defends African football comments after 'racism' accusation

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A World Cup in limbo: What now for fans as they wait to see if teams qualify for last 32?

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World Cup Guides

Bracket projections: Live estimates of where each team could end up in the Round of 32

See every team's possible path to glory.

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Live tracker: Which teams will get a third-place berth?

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Explore your team’s chances of reaching the next round

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Standings for every group

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Schedule, scores and results for every World Cup match

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United States

Can Dembele retain Ballon d'Or at World Cup of stars? U.S. coach's big offer: Day 16 recap

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World Cup fashion: Ranking the dress sense of the 49 coaches

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World Cup coaches are losing their cool in interviews. It's a bad look

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Why don’t we know where some third-place teams will play yet? A 495-row table has the answer

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Why Remco Evenepoel quit football to chase Olympic golds

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Evenepoel on swapping Belgium U17s for two Olympic golds

The double Olympic champion on his youth career as a promising soccer player and the mindset he ported over to the Tour de France

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Johannes Klaebo on golds, goals and why Ronaldo was always the one

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Gordon Ramsay on Beckham’s risotto and what he cooked for Pele on eve of a World Cup final

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Succession star Brian Cox on supporting Man United and Scotland’s World Cup chances

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The Stars of Soccer

200 players to watch at the 2026 FIFA World Cup

The 2026 World Cup is here, and it’s bigger than ever before.

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Christian Pulisic, USA's trailblazing talisman with the weight of a nation on his shoulders

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Cristiano Ronaldo has done it all and won it all — except the World Cup

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Lamine Yamal, the Spain prodigy with the talent to surpass the greats

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Lionel Messi, an unquestioned genius at his sixth World Cup with nothing to prove

Oliver Kay

Son Heung-min, South Korea's greatest ever player looking to roll back the years

Elias Burke

Spain winger Yeremy Pino likely out of World Cup, fears over Nico Williams injury

Spain have potentially lost two valuable forward options, having won their World Cup group after victory over Uruguay on Friday.

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World Cup Fantasy 2026 booster guide: When to use the game's power-ups

What are World Cup Fantasy's boosters and when is best to use them? Abdul Rehman has got you covered...

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Ronaldo, Messi and the question that haunts sporting superstars: When do you stop?

Some football titans are having their last dance at a World Cup

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Here we are again. Will football ever take a stand on allegations of sexual violence?

Football's conversation about alleged violence against women only extends to pre-match handshakes and booing. Then the cycle continues

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Ayyoub Bouaddi, Bradley Barcola, Takefusa Kubo: Which World Cup player should your team sign?

With the World Cup being perhaps the greatest stage for players, we asked our writers to pick a signing for each Premier League club

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A homage to the land of El Diego and Lionel: The story of Muchachos, Argentina’s favourite chant

The song was adapted by schoolteacher Fernando Romero after Diego Maradona’s death at 60 and has become a rallying cry for the fanbase

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Ousmane Dembele's hat-trick goal was the moment France proved they are a proper team

France look cohesive and energetic. Deschamps’ dream of three straight World Cup finals is closer to being realised with every passing game

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Anthony Barry is the World Cup coach making half-time interviews worth watching

The forthright style of England's assistant manager has made him a breakout star of this summer's tournament

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How the love of the diaspora has helped give this World Cup soul

This World Cup would have looked grimly different without the locally based communities bringing their cultural pride to matchdays

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Lionel Messi to start on the bench for Argentina against Jordan: 'He will get minutes'

Messi, who turned 39 on Wednesday, is the World Cup's top scorer with five goals.

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Tuchel is laughing off questions but injuries are making some England omissions look like oversights

Are England too predictable too often when faced with a resilient, well-organised defence? It seemed that way against Ghana

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How Iran can reach the Round of 32 at the 2026 FIFA World Cup

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How Belgium can reach the Round of 32 at the 2026 FIFA World Cup

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Late VAR call puts Iran at risk of World Cup exit, Egypt secure round of 32 tie with Australia

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Which World Cup third-place teams will advance to knockout stage? Here's all you need to know

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Bracket projections: Live estimates of where each team could end up in the Round of 32

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Ayyoub Bouaddi, Bradley Barcola, Takefusa Kubo: Which World Cup player should your team sign?

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Anthony Barry is the World Cup coach making half-time interviews worth watching

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Lionel Messi to start on the bench for Argentina against Jordan: 'He will get minutes'

Tuchel is laughing off questions but injuries are making some England omissions look like oversights

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