England fans allege bias after referee with 5-0 Messi record gets semifinal
Major League Soccer referee Ismail Elfath has never overseen a Lionel Messi loss or draw - only wins.
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Major League Soccer referee Ismail Elfath has never overseen a Lionel Messi loss or draw - only wins.
July 14 : Haiti have reached an agreement to part ways with coach Sebastien Migne, ending the Frenchman's tenure after he led the country to their first World Cup appearance since 1974, the football federation announced on Tuesday.
Day 34 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup delivers the first semifinal, and it is a heavyweight clash between two of Europe's finest. France, led by tournament co-leading scorer Kylian Mbappé, faces a Spain side that has yet to concede a goal all tournament, with a spot in Sunday's final on the line. Kickoff is at 3 p.m. ET in Dallas, airing on FOX and streaming live and on demand on FOX One.
DAKAR: Senegal’s team doctor lacked the specialist background needed to support the squad during the World Cup in North America, the president of the country’s football federation said on Monday, as the governing body took stock of a disappointing campaign. The team doctor was “trained as a gynaecologist” and the issue was discovered late and had raised concern among players about the level of medical support available, federation chief Abdoulaye Fall told a press conference. “Based on the feedback I received, the players were not sufficiently reassured about being supported by him,” Fall said.
In the small Newfoundland town of Fortune, some people will be cheering for France in the semi-finals of FIFA World Cup 2026 on Tuesday — because part of France is right next door.
DALLAS: France will not willingly surrender possession to Spain in Tuesday’s (Jul 14) World Cup semi-final, coach Didier Deschamps said, with Aurelien Tchouameni available again as the teams prepare for a potentially decisive battle in midfield.
The 2026 World Cup is over for the U.S. men's national team. Fans will take a lifetime's worth of memories — some good, some depressing — from a tournament that still advanced the sport all over the continent. But as one cycle ends, another begins.
DALLAS, Texas, July 13 : Lamine Yamal turned 19 on Monday with diamonds around his neck, mischief in the family and the biggest match of his life ahead but the Spain forward's clearest message before the World Cup semi-final against France was not about goals, gifts or fame.