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⚽ Kick-off: 11pm BST/6pm EDT/8am AEST ⚽ Player guide | Bracketology | Group tables | Mail Scott The BBC have flashed up a graphic of Scotland’s chances of reaching the knockout stage. It shows that if they win tonight, they’re 100 percent sure of getting through. A draw puts them on 99.99%. A defeat by one goal still gives them an 84.7% chance, while a two-goal loss drops the number down to 66.8%…

⚽ Match kicks off at 6pm ET/11pm BST/8am AEST ⚽ Player guide | Bracketology | Group tables | Mail Ella If you would like to have as many tabs open as you possibly can during the next 2.5 hours, my colleague Scott Murray is liveblogging Scotland v Brazil here: Ayyoub Bouaddi will begin today’s match on the bench, but he’s sure to catch your eye if/when he appears. (Not just for his floppy hairstyl…

Canada’s home World Cup is over. Jesse Marsch and his men are now a road team, despite the spectacular efforts of the substitute Promise David. A 12-minute burst of clinical finishing early in the second half, after a dogfight of a first, earned Switzerland the right to call Vancouver home through the first week of the knockout stages. Murat Yakin’s lineup changes paid off handsomely with Rubén V…

Bosnia and Herzegovina always knew boosting their goals-scored column would enhance their chances of advancing to the knockout stage for the first time. It was no wonder, then, that thousands of their supporters went berserk when Ermin Mahmic added a potentially crucial third goal in a victory that eliminated Qatar. The goal of the game undoubtedly belonged to the exciting 18-year-old Kerim Alajb…

England coach hopeful winger ‘is good to go’ on Saturday ‘It’s not the moment to shout for individual names’ Thomas Tuchel is hoping Bukayo Saka could start against Panama on Saturday but warned the Arsenal forward cannot solve England’s problems in attack on his own. Saka made his second substitute appearance of the World Cup in the 0-0 draw with Ghana at Boston Stadium and added late impetus to…

Revenue share is 14.4%; players want 16% Players to limit time they give to the media The top men’s and women’s tennis players have decided to continue their protests for a greater percentage of grand slam tournament revenues at Wimbledon. A month after the top players chose to limit their pre-tournament media duties at the French Open to 15 minutes, the players will extend the protest until the …

Women’s World Cup updates from 6.30pm at Lord’s Read the Spin | And mail Tanya “The cake is unbelievably good,” reports Raf. “Huge chocolate brownies, chewy oatmeal cookies and savoury muffins. The press box is heaving with people hiding from the heat!” The ICC have plumped for full sized flags today, despite the heat – they ditched them at Bristol yesterday. Here are the anthems – the camera pan…

IOC sets up £106m fund to pay grant to every athlete Milano-Cortina competitors will be first to be paid The International Olympic Committee has broken with 130 years of tradition by deciding to pay athletes to compete at the Olympic Games. The IOC revealed on Wednesday it had set up a $140m (£106m) fund that would pay a “fit for the future” grant of $10,000 to every athlete who competes in a Sum…

So much has happened over the first two Tests it is easy to forget the result of this series could have a big effect on the future of English cricket “This week there’s probably a lot more riding on it than it normally would be, going into the final game of a three-match series being 1-1,” Ben Stokes said yesterday on Wednesday. He was facing the media for the first time since the first Test conc…

Brazil legend last played professionally in 2015 ‘I cannot wait to dance with the ball,’ he said The Brazil great Ronaldinho has signed with the Italian Serie C club Ravenna at age 46, more than a decade after retiring. “I cannot wait to dance with the ball,” he said. “Football has always been joyful for me, and I’m excited to bring that spirit to Ravenna. Let the magic begin!” The club is run by…

Forward on the misunderstanding of his role and momentum the four-time champions have put together for a winning World Cup campaign after topping their group Kai Havertz is recalling the cocktail of feelings that swirled around his head in Budapest three-and-a-half weeks ago. Arsenal could not have lost the Champions League final in more agonising circumstances but the only available option was t…

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Photographs from across Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas show communities gathering to watch the greatest show on earth Viewing figures for the 2026 World Cup have been massive so far, with footy-mad audiences lapping up the coverage. England’s victory over Croatia had a peak audience of 15.4 million on ITV, but that was nothing compared to Brazil where more than 30 million people watched as…

With one year to go on Wednesday, this week’s newsletter speaks to Aline Pellegrino and Angelina Constantino about their hopes for the tournament We are 365 days away from the 2027 Women’s World Cup, which will take place in eight Brazilian cities between 24 June and 25 July next year. This will be the third major women’s football tournament held in the country in the past two decades, after the …

Maja Göthberg lost contract after disclosing pregnancy First successful Cas case under Fifa maternity regulations Lazio Women unlawfully ended the Swedish footballer Maja Göthberg’s time at the club because of her pregnancy, the court of arbitration for sport (Cas) has ruled, ordering the Italian club to pay compensation. The landmark case revolved around Fifa’s maternity regulations, which were …