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By Aleks Klosok, Kyle Feldscher (CNN) – Argentina is into the final! This team never knows when it’s beaten and has yet again performed a miracle escape act to win this dramatic semifinal at the death. For so long in this game, Lionel Messi and Co. looked devoid of ideas but Lionel Scaloni’s substitutions have

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Note: This story first appeared in The Beautiful Game by CNN Sports, our daily newsletter on all things World Cup. To subscribe, click here. Spain defied all pre-match predictions when it comprehensively brushed France aside to reach the World Cup final yesterday, and now it holds the enviable position

By Kyle Feldscher, Aleks Klosok, Ben Church (CNN) – Spain is on its way to the World Cup final for the first time since 2010 after a comprehensive 2-0 victory over France in the first World Cup semifinal. It was a complete performance from La Roja, getting a first-half goal from Mikel Oyarzabal from the

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Note: This story first appeared in The Beautiful Game by CNN Sports, our daily newsletter on all things World Cup. To subscribe, click here. Here we go then, the first semifinal of this year’s World Cup is upon us and it’s a true clash of heavyweights – world No.

By Leah Asmelash, CNN (CNN) — Five years ago, Kylian Mbappé almost quit the French national team. France, a favorite in the Euro 2020 tournament, had just lost to Switzerland in the Round of 16. The French led for most of the game, only for the Swiss to score two late goals and force a

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Note: This story first appeared in The Beautiful Game by CNN Sports, our daily newsletter on all things World Cup. To subscribe, click here. Happy Monday, everyone, and welcome to the final week of this year’s World Cup. The first of the two semifinals will get underway tomorrow when

By Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — Jannik Sinner defended his Wimbledon men’s singles title on Sunday. The world No. 1 bested Alexander Zverev in four sets 6-7 (7), 7-6 (2), 6-3, 6-4 in a high-stakes showdown at the All England Club in London. With this victory, Sinner secured his fifth major championship. Despite the defeat,

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — We’re going to miss this World Cup when it’s over next week. We were treated to two brilliant quarterfinals yesterday, which saw both England and Argentina advance to the last four at the expense of Norway and Switzerland. For England, it was all about one name: Jude Bellingham. I’ve

By Kyle Feldscher and CNN Staff Argentina once again has pulled a rabbit out of their hats to survive another dramatic challenge, and they are through to the World Cup semifinal. Their 3-1 win over Switzerland sets up one of the biggest rivalries in world soccer with nothing less than a trip to a World

By Jacob Lev, CNN Staff Jude Bellingham’s two goals are enough to see England through to the World Cup semifinal. They defeat Norway 2-1 in extra time after a thrilling contest in truly brutal conditions in South Florida. However, England manager Thomas Tuchel was not exactly enamored with his squad’s performance despite the win. “We

By Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — Linda Nosková defeated Karolína Muchová in three sets 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 to claim her first Grand Slam women’s singles title in the all-Czech Republic final at Wimbledon on Saturday. After dominating the opening set 6-2 and leading 5-2 in the second, the No. 9 seed Nosková saw five championship

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — After Spain edged past Belgium in dramatic fashion yesterday, we have not one but two quarterfinal matches today. First, England will look to end Norway’s fairytale run at this World Cup in a match that pits two of the best strikers in the world against each other – Harry

By Don Riddell, CNN (CNN) — Norway’s impressive run at the World Cup is yet another reminder that they’ve got this whole sport thing figured out. Whether it’s soccer, golf, tennis or – of course – winter sports at the Olympics, a tiny nation of just 5.5 million people is now churning out world beaters

By Ben Church, Aleks Klosok And that’s it! What a thrilling end to this match as Spain grabs a late winner to beat Belgium, 2-1. It’s brutal for the Belgians, who hung in right until the very end. But one mistake from a substitute keeper, and the Red Devils are out of the World Cup.

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Note: This story first appeared in The Beautiful Game by CNN Sports, our daily newsletter on all things World Cup. To subscribe, click here. France looks a bit good, doesn’t it? The first quarterfinal of this year’s World Cup went by without much drama yesterday with Les Bleus cruising

By Ben Church, Aleks Klosok, Thomas Schlachter (CNN) – France continues its march towards the World Cup final with what turned out to be a pretty straightforward quarterfinal against Morocco. Goals from Kylian Mbappé and Ousmane Dembélé wrapped up a 2-0 win as Les Bleus go through to the semifinals, where they will play either

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Note: This story first appeared in The Beautiful Game by CNN Sports, our daily newsletter on all things World Cup. To subscribe, click here. I don’t know about you, but it was a little confusing having no soccer to watch on television yesterday. For almost a month that’s been

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Note: This story first appeared in The Beautiful Game by CNN Sports, our daily newsletter on all things World Cup. To subscribe, click here. After 27 days of non-stop World Cup action, it’s time to take a break. There will be no games played today, with teams enjoying a

CNN By David Close, CNN Seattle (CNN) — Decked in a full-on red, white, and blue outfit and donning a faux wig with stars and stripes hair, covered head-to-toe in patriotism, a US soccer fan skipped down Stadium Place Street just outside of Lumen Field, declaring at full volume, “Our spirits are winners!” This was

By Kyle Feldscher, CNN Atlanta (CNN) — Switzerland needed a penalty shootout to dump Colombia out of the 2026 World Cup, advancing 4-3 on penalties after a scoreless 120 minutes. The result sees the Swiss go back to the quarterfinals for the first time since 1954, where they will play the defending champions, Argentina. The

By Kyle Feldscher, Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Note: This story first appeared in The Beautiful Game by CNN Sports, our daily newsletter on all things World Cup. To subscribe, click here. Usually, we like to look forward in this newsletter, but the events of the last 48 or so hours really require us to

By Kyle Feldscher (CNN) – The impossible dream for the United States has proved to be just that as the USA crashes out of the World Cup with a 4-1 loss to Belgium. Defensive weaknesses proved to be the USA’s undoing as two first half-goals from Charles de Ketelaere and a second-half strike from Hans

By Kyle Feldscher, CNN (CNN) — Spain’s late goal eliminated Portugal from the 2026 World Cup and may have just put an end to the illustrious international career of Cristiano Ronaldo. Mikel Merino’s goal in the 91st minute was all the Spanish needed to advance to the quarterfinals, where they will play Belgium. The goal

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Note: This story first appeared in The Beautiful Game by CNN Sports, our daily newsletter on all things World Cup. To subscribe, click here. Congratulations, everyone. We made it 24 days without this World Cup having to do much with Donald Trump. Yet this morning, despite all the amazing

CNN By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Note: This story first appeared in The Beautiful Game by CNN Sports, our daily newsletter on all things World Cup. To subscribe, click here. Congratulations, everyone. We made it 24 days without this World Cup having to do much with Donald Trump. Yet this morning, despite all the

By Hannah Keyser, Kyle Feldscher, CNN (CNN) — England saw off an immense challenge from Mexico, beating one of the tournament co-hosts in their home stadium after seeing one player sent off in a game that will go down as one of the best of the 2026 World Cup. It was a game that had

By Wayne Sterling, Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s role in FIFA’s stunning decision to allow striker Folarin Balogun to be eligible to play against Belgium on Monday in Seattle is under the microscope. A source familiar with the matter told CNN on Sunday that Trump spoke with FIFA President Gianni Infantino this

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — I think this is the most exciting day of fixtures since the 2026 World Cup began. We have tournament heavyweights, dark horses, superstar players and one of the most incredible stadiums in the world to talk about in today’s offering. Brazil, England, Norway and Mexico will all hope to

CNN By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — I think this is the most exciting day of fixtures since the 2026 World Cup began. We have tournament heavyweights, dark horses, superstar players and one of the most incredible stadiums in the world to talk about in today’s offering. Brazil, England, Norway and Mexico will all hope

By Patrick Sung Cuadrado, CNN (CNN) — On the first day of Round of 16 action, we saw valiant efforts, fantastic goals and a real grind-it-out battle of attrition. In the second match of the day, France eked past Paraguay, with the South Americans providing a tough test for one of the tournament favorites. In