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World Cup 2026 news: what is the latest?

MercatoWire is tracking 790 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 2026-07-23 16:02 UTC

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Senegal · 16

Mory Diaw

Édouard Mendy

Yehvann Diouf

Youri Tielemans' Late Goal Brings Belgium Level with Senegal - FOX SportsWed, 01 Ju Belgium · 16

Thibaut Courtois

Senne Lammens

Thomas Meunier

Youri Tielemans' Late Goal Brings Belgium Level with Senegal - FOX SportsWed, 01 Ju United States · 16

Matthew Freese

Chris Brady

Matt Turner

Matt Freese's Rise to the United States Men's National Team - FOX SportsWed, 01 Ju Bosnia-Herzegovina · 16

Nikola Vasilj

Sead Kolasinac

Dennis Hadzikadunic

Matt Freese's Rise to the United States Men's National Team - FOX SportsWed, 01 Ju England · 16

Jordan Pickford

Dean Henderson

James Trafford

DR Congo's Best Moments 2026 FIFA World Cup™ 🇨🇩 - FOX SportsWed, 01 Ju Congo DR · 16

Lionel M'Pasi

Arthur Masuaku

Chancel Mbemba

DR Congo's Best Moments 2026 FIFA World Cup™ 🇨🇩 - FOX SportsWed, 01 Ju Mexico · 16

Guillermo Ochoa

Carlos Acevedo

Raúl Rangel

Riding high at a World Cup on home soil, the time is now for the USMNT - ESPNWed, 01 Ju Sweden · 16

Kristoffer Nordfeldt

Viktor Johansson

Jacob Widell Zetterström

Riding high at a World Cup on home soil, the time is now for the USMNT - ESPNWed, 01 Ju Ecuador · 16

Gonzalo Valle

Hernán Galíndez

Moisés Ramírez

Riding high at a World Cup on home soil, the time is now for the USMNT - ESPNWed, 01 Ju Ivory Coast · 11

Alban Lafont

Yahia Fofana

Mohamed Koné

Riding high at a World Cup on home soil, the time is now for the USMNT - ESPNWed, 01 Ju Brazil · 16

Ederson

Alisson Becker

Weverton

Lebanon’s Brazil fans celebrate a World Cup Round of 32 win, in photos - AP NewsTue, 30 Ju Japan · 16

Keisuke Osako

Zion Suzuki

Hiroki Ito

Lebanon’s Brazil fans celebrate a World Cup Round of 32 win, in photos - AP NewsTue, 30 Ju Argentina · 16

Emiliano Martínez

Gerónimo Rulli

Juan Musso

World Cup what to know: Messi looks to add to career goals lead when Argentina faces Cape Verde - AP NewsThu, 02 Ju Colombia · 15

David Ospina

Álvaro Montero

Camilo Vargas

World Cup what to know: Messi looks to add to career goals lead when Argentina faces Cape Verde - AP NewsThu, 02 Ju Cape Verde · 16

Márcio Rosa

CJ dos Santos

Stopira

World Cup what to know: Messi looks to add to career goals lead when Argentina faces Cape Verde - AP NewsThu, 02 Ju Canada · 16

Maxime Crépeau

Dayne St. Clair

Owen Goodman

Cape Verde fans go wild after goal vs. Argentina - ESPNSat, 04 Ju Morocco · 16

Yassine Bounou

Issa Diop

Noussair Mazraoui

Cape Verde fans go wild after goal vs. Argentina - ESPNSat, 04 Ju Paraguay · 16

Gatito Fernández

Orlando Gil

Gustavo Gómez

Cape Verde fans go wild after goal vs. Argentina - ESPNSat, 04 Ju Germany · 16

Manuel Neuer

Oliver Baumann

Alexander Nübel

Julio Enciso exits with injury after giving Paraguay lead over Germany - DeadspinMon, 29 Ju Jordan · 16

Yazeed Abulaila

Abdallah Al-Fakhouri

Ehsan Haddad

Henderson Injured Himself While Celebrating England's Victory Over Mexico at the 2026 World Cup - Telecom Asia SportMon, 06 Ju Norway · 16

Ørjan Nyland

Egil Selvik

Marcus Holmgren Pedersen

Mexico vs. England player ratings as Jude Bellingham shines in gripping World Cup clash - ESPNMon, 06 Ju Spain · 16

David Raya

Unai Simón

Joan García

Ronaldo: 'This will be my last World Cup'06 Jul Portugal · 16

Rui Silva

José Sá

Diogo Costa

Ronaldo: 'This will be my last World Cup'06 Jul Australia · 16

Mathew Ryan

Paul Izzo

Patrick Beach

‘Bullshit’: Socceroo Awer Mabil hits out at Pauline Hanson’s monoculture claim06 Jul Austria · 16

Alexander Schlager

Patrick Pentz

David Alaba

Let’s talk about Mikel Oyarzabal: Spain’s quiet man forced into the limelight06 Jul Ghana · 16

Lawrence Ati-Zigi

Joseph Anang

Abdul Rahman Baba

Queiroz leaves Ghana following World Cup exit05 Jul France · 16

Brice Samba

Mike Maignan

Robin Risser

France pass toughest World Cup test yet in beating...05 Jul Egypt · 16

Mohamed El Shenawy

Mohamed Alaa

Mohamed Hany

World Cup 2026: England get hostile reception in Mexico City as last 16 begins; Cape Verde give huge scare to Argentina – live04 Jul Scotland · 16

Liam Kelly

Craig Gordon

Angus Gunn

Williamson eyes Scotland job with McCoist on staff04 Jul Qatar · 15

Meshaal Barsham

Pedro Miguel

Lucas Mendes

‘An incredible man’: how Carlo Ancelotti has turned Brazil into potential World Cup winners04 Jul Saudi Arabia · 16

Mohammed Al-Owais

Nawaf Al-Aqidi

Abdulelah Al-Amri

Ex-Spurs boss Postecoglou takes over at Ronaldo's Al-Nassr03 Jul Croatia · 16

Dominik Livakovic

Dominik Kotarski

Ivor Pandur

Croatia snicked off late on and Ronaldo finally scores knockout goal | World Cup Daily – video03 Jul Switzerland · 12

Yvon Mvogo

Gregor Kobel

Ricardo Rodríguez

Mahrez retires from Algeria duty after World Cup exit03 Jul Algeria · 16

Luca Zidane

Aïssa Mandi

Ramy Bensebaini

Mahrez retires from Algeria duty after World Cup exit03 Jul New Zealand · 16

Max Crocombe

Michael Woud

Alex Paulsen

Hossam Hassan and the blurring of lines between football and politics in Egypt03 Jul Uruguay · 16

Fernando Muslera

Sergio Rochet

Santiago Mele

Modric and Ronaldo reunited at World Cup as Croatia aim to snap Portugal’s streak02 Jul Netherlands · 16

Mark Flekken

Bart Verbruggen

Virgil van Dijk

Penalty shootouts: how Australia can avoid the cruellest World Cup fate | Jack Snape01 Jul Iran · 16

Hossein Hosseini

Alireza Beiranvand

Payam Niazmand

Iran hit out at ‘lies and mistreatment’ following US official’s joy at team’s exit30 Jun South Korea · 16

Kim Seung-Gyu

Jo Hyeon-Woo

Kim Min-Jae

Japan the example to follow but this has been a dismal World Cup for Asia | John Duerden30 Jun South Africa · 16

Ronwen Williams

Aubrey Modiba

Bradley Cross

Football Daily | Canada see off South Africa but fail to quench our endless World Cup thirst29 Jun Uzbekistan · 16

Botirali Ergashev

Utkir Yusupov

Abduvohid Nematov

World Cup 2026 power rankings: France still kings but who has climbed 26 places?28 Jun Panama · 16

Luis Mejía

Orlando Mosquera

Roderick Miller

England labour past Panama and dreamland for DR Congo | World Cup Daily28 Jun Iraq · 16

Fahad Talib

Jalal Hassan

Hussein Ali

Senegal thrash Iraq to close on WC knockout stages - and potential meeting with England26 Jun Türkiye · 15

Mert Günok

Ugurcan Çakir

Altay Bayindir

US players insist momentum remains with them despite late loss to Turkey26 Jun Tunisia · 11

Dylan Bronn

Yan Valery

Montassar Talbi

Brobbey on target again as Netherlands beat Tunisia to win group26 Jun Curaçao · 4

Eloy Room

Trevor Doornbusch

Riechedly Bazoer

Côte d’Ivoire into World Cup knockouts for first time as Pépé finishes off Curaçao25 Jun Czechia · 8

Matej Kovár

Vladimír Coufal

Jaroslav Zelený

Mexico beat Czech Republic to maintain 100% winning record25 Jun Haiti · 11

Johny Placide

Alexandre Pierre

Carlens Arcus

Morocco late show beats Haiti and secures second in Group C25 Jun