Defending World Cup champion Argentina and Lionel Messi are pushed to the limit in extra time before edging tiny Cape Verde 3-2 in an instant classic.

In the last 2026 World Cup match in Philadelphia, Paraguay played a style that has been seen many times before at the city’s football stadium.

Vinicius Junior and Erling Haaland will face off in New York New Jersey, while Harry Kane and England visit Mexico in what should be a spectacular setting.

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France star Kylian Mbappé laughed and smiled -- and scored, of course -- when Paraguay tried to bait him and his teammates into fouls and provoke fights, as hot heads became a recurring theme during one of the steamiest World Cup games on record.

Thomas Tuchel has told his England players "not to lose their heads" despite a turbulent build-up to their World Cup round-of-16 clash against Mexico.