Canadian women edged by New Zealand in rugby sevens semifinal in France
The Canadian women's rugby sevens team lost a tight semifinal to New Zealand in the Cup semifinals of the world championship series in Bordeaux, France on Sunday.
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Belgium game will be difficult in a highly competitive group, says Egypt's coach
June 7 : Egypt's coach Hossam Hassan sees the opening match in the World Cup against Belgium as the most difficult game in the "highly competitive" group G.
Belgium game will be difficult in a highly competitive group, says Egypt’s coach
Egypt’s coach Hossam Hassan sees the opening match in the World Cup against Belgium as the most difficult game in the “highly competitive” group G. Egypt lost 2-1 to five-times champion Brazil in Cleveland on Sunday, in their final warm-up friendly ahead of their fourth appearance in the World Cup. Newcastle midfielder Bruno Guimaraes scored the opening goal early from inside the box and Lyon forward Endrick added in the second half after an assist from Barcelona’s Raphinha. Zico scored for Egypt, while Skipper Mohamed Salah played the second half and seemed to be in good form. “Salah underwent a rehabilitation program with Liverpool and then with the national team, and he is now ready for matches,” Hassan told reporters. Seven-times African champions open their Group G campaign against Belgium on June 15, before facing New Zealand and Iran. “The opening match against Belgium at the World Cup will be extremely difficult, and the group is strong and highly competitive,” Hassan, who competed in the World Cup as a player in 1990, said. Hassan expressed his disappointment after losing to Brazil, but stressed that he was satisfied with the players’ performance despite the loss. “I do not like losing, and I am saddened by the defeat to Brazil, even though they are one of the biggest teams in the world,” he said.
Harry Kane goal hands England victory over New Zealand in World Cup warm-up
Harry Kane’s sublime header secured England their first win of the summer as Thomas Tuchel’s side stepped up World Cup preparations with a comfortable 1-0 victory against New Zealand in baking Florida.
World Cup greats Argentina, Brazil, Germany win friendlies days before kick-off
NEW YORK, June 6 : Multi-champions Brazil, Argentina and Germany all won their preparatory games for the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Saturday, although by small margins, with former champion England and hopeful Portugal also securing victories.
England labour to win over New Zealand as Germany defeat USA
BRUSSELS, June 6 : Harry Kane's first-half header earned England a 1-0 World Cup warm-up win over New Zealand in Tampa on Saturday, while there were also victories for Scotland, Germany, Portugal and Belgium as teams fine-tune ahead of the tournament's kickoff next week.
Iran World Cup team flies to Mexico
ANTALYA: Iran’s World Cup squad left Turkiye for Mexico on Saturday, taking off under the shadow of a diplomatic row between Tehran and Washington after the US refused to issue visas for some of the team’s support squad.
Canadian women beat Fiji to set up semifinal against New Zealand at rugby 7s event in France
The Canadian women's rugby sevens squad advanced to the Cup semifinals at the HSBC SVNS Series stop in Bordeaux, France with a 29-14 win over Fiji on Saturday.