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World Cup 2026 news: what is the latest?

MercatoWire is tracking 806 World Cup 2026 news items across 48 nations, refreshed continuously. Every headline below links to its original source; the tier badge marks how reliable that source is.

Verified, refreshed 2026-07-01 18:20 UTC

Source tiers: Official federation / official Verified press established press Reported single report Rumour unconfirmed

Latest by nation

England flag England · 16
Jordan Pickford, press photo
Jordan Pickford
Dean Henderson, press photo
Dean Henderson
James Trafford, press photo
James Trafford
England v DR Congo: World Cup 2026 last 32 – live01 Jul
Congo DR flag Congo DR · 16
Lionel M'Pasi, press photo
Lionel M'Pasi
Arthur Masuaku, press photo
Arthur Masuaku
Chancel Mbemba, press photo
Chancel Mbemba
England v DR Congo: World Cup 2026 last 32 – live01 Jul
United States flag United States · 16
Matthew Freese, press photo
Matthew Freese
Chris Brady, press photo
Chris Brady
Matt Turner, press photo
Matt Turner
The USMNT’s quest for World Cup glory is currency in the attention economy01 Jul
Bosnia-Herzegovina flag Bosnia-Herzegovina · 16
Nikola Vasilj, press photo
Nikola Vasilj
Sead Kolasinac, press photo
Sead Kolasinac
Dennis Hadzikadunic, press photo
Dennis Hadzikadunic
The USMNT’s quest for World Cup glory is currency in the attention economy01 Jul
Australia flag Australia · 16
Mathew Ryan, press photo
Mathew Ryan
Paul Izzo, press photo
Paul Izzo
Patrick Beach, press photo
Patrick Beach
Egypt optimistic Salah will be fit to face Australia01 Jul
Egypt flag Egypt · 16
Mohamed El Shenawy, press photo
Mohamed El Shenawy
Mohamed Alaa, press photo
Mohamed Alaa
Mohamed Hany, press photo
Mohamed Hany
Egypt optimistic Salah will be fit to face Australia01 Jul
Mexico flag Mexico · 16
Guillermo Ochoa, press photo
Guillermo Ochoa
Carlos Acevedo, press photo
Carlos Acevedo
Raúl Rangel, press photo
Raúl Rangel
Three people die in mass fan celebrations in Mexico City after World Cup victory01 Jul
Ecuador flag Ecuador · 16
Gonzalo Valle, press photo
Gonzalo Valle
Hernán Galíndez, press photo
Hernán Galíndez
Moisés Ramírez, press photo
Moisés Ramírez
Beccacece reign as Ecuador manager over after exit01 Jul
France flag France · 16
Brice Samba, press photo
Brice Samba
Mike Maignan, press photo
Mike Maignan
Robin Risser, press photo
Robin Risser
World Cup 2026: France dazzle, Mexico swagger through, England v DR Congo buildup, and more – live01 Jul
Germany flag Germany · 16
Manuel Neuer, press photo
Manuel Neuer
Oliver Baumann, press photo
Oliver Baumann
Alexander Nübel, press photo
Alexander Nübel
Fifa explains decision to rule out Germany goal01 Jul
Paraguay flag Paraguay · 16
Gatito Fernández, press photo
Gatito Fernández
Orlando Gil, press photo
Orlando Gil
Gustavo Gómez, press photo
Gustavo Gómez
Fifa explains decision to rule out Germany goal01 Jul
Portugal flag Portugal · 16
Rui Silva, press photo
Rui Silva
José Sá, press photo
José Sá
Diogo Costa, press photo
Diogo Costa
I'd have done the same to get him sent off - 20 years since Rooney's red card01 Jul
Netherlands flag Netherlands · 16
Mark Flekken, press photo
Mark Flekken
Bart Verbruggen, press photo
Bart Verbruggen
Virgil van Dijk, press photo
Virgil van Dijk
Penalty shootouts: how Australia can avoid the cruellest World Cup fate | Jack Snape01 Jul
Sweden flag Sweden · 16
Kristoffer Nordfeldt, press photo
Kristoffer Nordfeldt
Viktor Johansson, press photo
Viktor Johansson
Jacob Widell Zetterström, press photo
Jacob Widell Zetterström
United, free and brilliant - can anyone stop France masterclass?01 Jul
Morocco flag Morocco · 16
Yassine Bounou, press photo
Yassine Bounou
Issa Diop, press photo
Issa Diop
Noussair Mazraoui, press photo
Noussair Mazraoui
Ronald Koeman resigns as Netherlands head coach after World Cup loss to Morocco30 Jun
Norway flag Norway · 16
Ørjan Nyland, press photo
Ørjan Nyland
Egil Selvik, press photo
Egil Selvik
Marcus Holmgren Pedersen, press photo
Marcus Holmgren Pedersen
Haaland scores late winner to set up Norway vs Brazil30 Jun
Brazil flag Brazil · 16
Ederson, press photo
Ederson
Alisson Becker, press photo
Alisson Becker
Weverton, press photo
Weverton
Haaland scores late winner to set up Norway vs Brazil30 Jun
Ivory Coast flag Ivory Coast · 13
Alban Lafont, press photo
Alban Lafont
Yahia Fofana, press photo
Yahia Fofana
Mohamed Koné, press photo
Mohamed Koné
Haaland scores late winner to set up Norway vs Brazil30 Jun
Iran flag Iran · 16
Hossein Hosseini, press photo
Hossein Hosseini
Alireza Beiranvand, press photo
Alireza Beiranvand
Payam Niazmand, press photo
Payam Niazmand
Iran hit out at ‘lies and mistreatment’ following US official’s joy at team’s exit30 Jun
Croatia flag Croatia · 16
Dominik Livakovic, press photo
Dominik Livakovic
Dominik Kotarski, press photo
Dominik Kotarski
Ivor Pandur, press photo
Ivor Pandur
Football Daily | What next for Germany as Paraguay and penalties fuel more World Cup pain?30 Jun
South Korea flag South Korea · 16
Kim Seung-Gyu, press photo
Kim Seung-Gyu
Jo Hyeon-Woo, press photo
Jo Hyeon-Woo
Kim Min-Jae, press photo
Kim Min-Jae
Japan the example to follow but this has been a dismal World Cup for Asia | John Duerden30 Jun
Japan flag Japan · 16
Keisuke Osako, press photo
Keisuke Osako
Zion Suzuki, press photo
Zion Suzuki
Hiroki Ito, press photo
Hiroki Ito
Japan the example to follow but this has been a dismal World Cup for Asia | John Duerden30 Jun
Scotland flag Scotland · 16
Liam Kelly, press photo
Liam Kelly
Craig Gordon, press photo
Craig Gordon
Angus Gunn, press photo
Angus Gunn
Why the new Scotland head coach has a tricky task30 Jun
Argentina flag Argentina · 16
Emiliano Martínez, press photo
Emiliano Martínez
Gerónimo Rulli, press photo
Gerónimo Rulli
Juan Musso, press photo
Juan Musso
Who did it best? USA 1994 versus World Cup 2026 – then and now30 Jun
Spain flag Spain · 16
David Raya, press photo
David Raya
Unai Simón, press photo
Unai Simón
Joan García, press photo
Joan García
Bill Nuttall on saving Pelé’s penalty and building a US team from scratch30 Jun
Ghana flag Ghana · 16
Lawrence Ati-Zigi, press photo
Lawrence Ati-Zigi
Joseph Anang, press photo
Joseph Anang
Abdul Rahman Baba, press photo
Abdul Rahman Baba
Fluency the key for Noni Madueke before England’s ‘difficult’ DR Congo test29 Jun
Canada flag Canada · 16
Maxime Crépeau, press photo
Maxime Crépeau
Dayne St. Clair, press photo
Dayne St. Clair
Owen Goodman, press photo
Owen Goodman
Football Daily | Canada see off South Africa but fail to quench our endless World Cup thirst29 Jun
South Africa flag South Africa · 16
Ronwen Williams, press photo
Ronwen Williams
Aubrey Modiba, press photo
Aubrey Modiba
Bradley Cross, press photo
Bradley Cross
Football Daily | Canada see off South Africa but fail to quench our endless World Cup thirst29 Jun
Austria flag Austria · 16
Alexander Schlager, press photo
Alexander Schlager
Patrick Pentz, press photo
Patrick Pentz
David Alaba, press photo
David Alaba
Conspiracy or chaos? Algeria & Austria defend 'unexpected' draw28 Jun
Algeria flag Algeria · 16
Luca Zidane, press photo
Luca Zidane
Aïssa Mandi, press photo
Aïssa Mandi
Ramy Bensebaini, press photo
Ramy Bensebaini
Conspiracy or chaos? Algeria & Austria defend 'unexpected' draw28 Jun
Uruguay flag Uruguay · 16
Fernando Muslera, press photo
Fernando Muslera
Sergio Rochet, press photo
Sergio Rochet
Santiago Mele, press photo
Santiago Mele
Manchester United’s Manuel Ugarte set for spell on sidelines with knee injury28 Jun
Jordan flag Jordan · 16
Yazeed Abulaila, press photo
Yazeed Abulaila
Abdallah Al-Fakhouri, press photo
Abdallah Al-Fakhouri
Ehsan Haddad, press photo
Ehsan Haddad
‘We don’t want penalties’: Pickford backs England’s attacking approach28 Jun
Senegal flag Senegal · 16
Mory Diaw, press photo
Mory Diaw
Édouard Mendy, press photo
Édouard Mendy
Yehvann Diouf, press photo
Yehvann Diouf
World Cup 2026 power rankings: France still kings but who has climbed 26 places?28 Jun
Uzbekistan flag Uzbekistan · 16
Botirali Ergashev, press photo
Botirali Ergashev
Utkir Yusupov, press photo
Utkir Yusupov
Abduvohid Nematov, press photo
Abduvohid Nematov
World Cup 2026 power rankings: France still kings but who has climbed 26 places?28 Jun
Panama flag Panama · 16
Luis Mejía, press photo
Luis Mejía
Orlando Mosquera, press photo
Orlando Mosquera
Roderick Miller, press photo
Roderick Miller
England labour past Panama and dreamland for DR Congo | World Cup Daily28 Jun
Colombia flag Colombia · 12
David Ospina, press photo
David Ospina
Álvaro Montero, press photo
Álvaro Montero
Camilo Vargas, press photo
Camilo Vargas
Colombia denied late winner in enthralling draw with Portugal28 Jun
Cape Verde flag Cape Verde · 16
Márcio Rosa, press photo
Márcio Rosa
CJ dos Santos, press photo
CJ dos Santos
Stopira, press photo
Stopira
Football Daily | Filth, fury and fairytales: Uruguay and Cape Verde bring football heritage27 Jun
Belgium flag Belgium · 16
Thibaut Courtois, press photo
Thibaut Courtois
Senne Lammens, press photo
Senne Lammens
Thomas Meunier, press photo
Thomas Meunier
Belgium thrash New Zealand to win Group G27 Jun
New Zealand flag New Zealand · 16
Max Crocombe, press photo
Max Crocombe
Michael Woud, press photo
Michael Woud
Alex Paulsen, press photo
Alex Paulsen
Belgium thrash New Zealand to win Group G27 Jun
Saudi Arabia flag Saudi Arabia · 16
Mohammed Al-Owais, press photo
Mohammed Al-Owais
Nawaf Al-Aqidi, press photo
Nawaf Al-Aqidi
Abdulelah Al-Amri, press photo
Abdulelah Al-Amri
‘Nothing is impossible’: Cape Verde relishing World Cup date with Argentina27 Jun
Iraq flag Iraq · 16
Fahad Talib, press photo
Fahad Talib
Jalal Hassan, press photo
Jalal Hassan
Hussein Ali, press photo
Hussein Ali
Senegal thrash Iraq to close on WC knockout stages - and potential meeting with England26 Jun
Türkiye flag Türkiye · 16
Mert Günok, press photo
Mert Günok
Ugurcan Çakir, press photo
Ugurcan Çakir
Altay Bayindir, press photo
Altay Bayindir
US players insist momentum remains with them despite late loss to Turkey26 Jun
Tunisia flag Tunisia · 15
Dylan Bronn, press photo
Dylan Bronn
Yan Valery, press photo
Yan Valery
Montassar Talbi, press photo
Montassar Talbi
Brobbey on target again as Netherlands beat Tunisia to win group26 Jun
Curaçao flag Curaçao · 6
Eloy Room, press photo
Eloy Room
Trevor Doornbusch, press photo
Trevor Doornbusch
Riechedly Bazoer, press photo
Riechedly Bazoer
Côte d’Ivoire into World Cup knockouts for first time as Pépé finishes off Curaçao25 Jun
Switzerland flag Switzerland · 13
Yvon Mvogo, press photo
Yvon Mvogo
Gregor Kobel, press photo
Gregor Kobel
Ricardo Rodríguez, press photo
Ricardo Rodríguez
'Mixed emotions' as Canada qualify but lose home advantage25 Jun
Czechia flag Czechia · 11
Matej Kovár, press photo
Matej Kovár
Vladimír Coufal, press photo
Vladimír Coufal
Jaroslav Zelený, press photo
Jaroslav Zelený
Mexico beat Czech Republic to maintain 100% winning record25 Jun
Haiti flag Haiti · 16
Johny Placide, press photo
Johny Placide
Alexandre Pierre, press photo
Alexandre Pierre
Carlens Arcus, press photo
Carlens Arcus
Morocco late show beats Haiti and secures second in Group C25 Jun
Qatar flag Qatar · 16
Meshaal Barsham, press photo
Meshaal Barsham
Pedro Miguel, press photo
Pedro Miguel
Lucas Mendes, press photo
Lucas Mendes
Bosnia keep hopes of maiden knockouts appearance alive with win over Qatar24 Jun

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