World Cup Coverage
Looking at the impact of political tensions on Iranian fans and players
Fans celebrate in Vancouver as Egypt tops New Zealand 3-1 in World Cup match
Iran: Most Impressive Team at 2026 World Cup
French TV disavows female presenter’s barb at Belgium’s Doku over leaving World Cup for childbirth
Man allegedly with ties to Iranian military tried to enter US with soccer team
Report: Egypt denied flight to Seattle ahead of final World Cup group match
Jeremy Doku returns to Belgium after birth of son Praise as backlash is proven wrong
Iran booed during its national anthem ahead of World Cup match

New Zealand vs Egypt—World Cup

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Egypt beats New Zealand for first-ever World Cup win, climbs atop Group G
Egypt defeated New Zealand 3-1 on Sunday, June 21 in Vancouver, Canada, to take the group lead with a match left to play.

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U.S. News & World Report · 1d
Egypt Hopes to Continue Rise of African Football With First-Ever World Cup Win Against New Zealand
BBC · 1d
New Zealand v Egypt

Belgium, Iran

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Iran and Belgium held to scoreless draw, setting up interesting World Cup Group G
Belgium and Iran walk away from their World Cup match with a point each, and Group G is still up for grabs. See recap of live updates, score and stats

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The Washington Post · 1d
Iran plays 10-man Belgium to 0-0 draw at World Cup
Reuters · 1d
Belgium and Iran fans react after tense goalless World Cup draw

Team Iran leave note of friendship

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Team Iran leave note of friendship in locker room during World Cup
In the note, the team says its players came to the U.S. "with pride, competed with honor, and leave with dignity." In the next line, the team thanks Los Angeles for its hospitality. The note ends with "May peace,

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Los Angeles Times on MSN · 19h
Iran soccer team leaves note at SoFi Stadium thanking LA for World Cup hospitality
CNN · 15h
Team Iran thanks LA for hospitality after World Cup game

Doku returning to World Cup

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Belgium’s Jérémy Doku faces criticism over leaving World Cup for child birth
Belgium’s Jérémy Doku is facing criticism over plans to leave the World Cup for the birth of his first child. With his wife due the second week of July, the timing conflicts with a potential quarterfinal appearance for Belgium.

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ESPN on MSN · 1d
Jérémy Doku criticised over plan to return home from World Cup for birth of child
KHOU 11 · 11h
Belgium forward Jérémy Doku celebrates the birth of his son after commentator's criticism
SFGate

Detained by US customs 2 weeks ago, Aymen Hussein scores for Iraq in his World Cup debut

Iraq striker Aymen Hussein was delayed on the way to his first World Cup. He still made the best of his tournament debut. Earlier this month, it wasn’t clear whether Hussein would be able to
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World Cup 2026: Scotland news conference with Lawrence Shankland to come

We're expecting Lawrence Shankland to take his seat at the media table shortly. Shankland arrived at the 2026 World Cup in-form following a whirlwind season for Hearts, in which they narrowly missed out on the Scottish Premiership title.

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