2026 World Cup Quarterfinals Power Rankings
The round of 16 at the 2026 FIFA World Cup brought some epic moments and exciting soccer. We started to see some upsets and close calls, as we now head into the quarterfinals at the tournament.
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Justin Bieber and more join World Cup final halftime show featuring Madonna, Shakira and BTS
NEW YORK: Justin Bieber will bring his swag to the World Cup’s star-studded, Super Bowl-style halftime show, joining fellow headliners Madonna, Shakira and BTS, FIFA announced Wednesday. Afrobeats star Burna Boy, Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel and the PS22 Chorus — a choir of elementary school students based in Staten Island, New York — will also perform, the last joined by Coldplay. The 11-minute halftime performance, curated by Coldplay’s Chris Martin, will take place during the final outside New York on July 19. The show will support the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund, which is raising $100 million to help children access education and soccer. “The FIFA World Cup brings the world together in a way nothing else can,” Bieber said in a statement.
England's best players don't play in Premier League, says Norway coach
MIAMI, July 8 : Norway coach Stale Solbakken dismissed suggestions that having Premier League-based players gives his team an advantage against England in their World Cup quarter-final, cheekily pointing out that their opponents' star performers actually play elsewhere.
Justin Bieber joins World Cup final halftime show lineup - ESPN
Justin Bieber will bring his swag to the World Cup's star-studded, Super Bowl-style halftime show, joining fellow headliners Madonna, Shakira and BTS, FIFA announced Wednesday.
Norway's Solbakken faces wing conundrum ahead of England World Cup clash
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Tuchel and Garcia test World Cup's last frontier as national identity gives way to a global game
ATLANTA, July 8 : International football has long resisted the foreign coach, especially the major nations who view the World Cup as an expression of national identity, but with Thomas Tuchel's England and Rudi Garcia's Belgium reaching the quarter-finals, the old taboo is being tested again.
Dabrowski and doubles partner Stefani roll into Wimbledon women's doubles semifinals
Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski and Brazil's Luisa Stefani have advanced to their third Grand Slam women's doubles semifinal of the year after a 6-1, 6-2 win over Poland's Katarzina Piter and Anna Siskova of Czechia on Wednesday at Wimbledon.
World Cup quarterfinals feature soccer powerhouses from Argentina and Spain to France and England
WASHINGTON: Eight teams are left in the World Cup, and the quarterfinals feature the top four countries in FIFA’s pretournament men’s world rankings plus two others in the top 10. France look like a juggernaut and are the betting favorite at just under 2-1, followed by Spain and defending champion Argentina at 7-2 and England at 9-2. Norway are 14-1, while Belgium, Switzerland and Morocco are 28-1. All games are airing in the US on Fox and Peacock in English and in Telemundo in Spanish. France vs. Morocco When: Thursday, 4 p.m.