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It's yet another weekend of 2026 FIFA World Cup action, with four games slated for Saturday.
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How a warm World Cup welcome is endearing the US to fans
NEW YORK, June 20 : Ahead of the World Cup, many international fans were sceptical of the idea of the U.S. as co-hosts for soccer's biggest tournament. There were worries over visa access, high costs, gun violence, a lack of local interest in the sport and more.
Toronto beer prices a test for German fans at World Cup
TORONTO, June 19 : For German fans trying to practice Sparsamkeit, or the art of careful spending, at the World Cup, the high beer prices in Toronto are proving a challenge.
Tears, anthems and history: Curacao celebrate unlikely World Cup journey
KANSAS CITY, Missouri June 19 : When Curacao's players stood shoulder to shoulder before their World Cup debut against Germany, singing an anthem most of them had had to learn from scratch, coach Dick Advocaat wiped away tears.
Germany preparing for speedy challenge against Ivory Coast at World Cup
TORONTO, June 19 : Germany are expecting a challenging foot race in their next World Cup match against a speedy Ivory Coast side, coach Julian Nagelsmann said on Friday.
'We are not Germany': Ecuador coach urges caution ahead of Curacao clash
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, June 19 : Ecuador coach Sebastian Beccacece sought on Friday to distance his team from Germany's 7-1 demolition of Curacao, urging focus and respect ahead of a must-win World Cup clash against the Caribbean side.
Auger-Aliassime falls to American Frances Tiafoe in Halle Open quarters after dropping tiebreaker
Canada's Félix Auger-Aliassime is out of the Halle Open after falling 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (12) to Frances Tiafoe of the United States in the quarterfinals on Friday in Germany.
Ivory Coast’s Diomande living World Cup dream, dealing with tragedy
LEIPZIG, Germany: Two years after leaving the United States following a series of unsuccessful MLS tryouts, Yan Diomande is shining at the World Cup for Ivory Coast — and still grieving a family tragedy. Diomande, 19, made his Ivory Coast debut in October and scored in his first two matches. On Saturday, the RB Leipzig winger faces his adopted home of Germany in Toronto having grown into one of the Elephants’ most dangerous attacking threats. Diomande’s development has come despite having to live with the death last year of his 15-year-old sister, who died after a stranger spiked her drink at a party. In an emotional post on the Players’ Tribune website on Thursday entitled “Dear Roxane,” Diomande wrote to her: “The pitch is the only place that I feel at home anymore. It’s the place where I feel calm, and I can speak to you. I just wish you were still here so I could tell you....