A look at how World Cup stars young and old are faring after first week
NEW YORK: Cape Verde’s 40-year-old goalkeeper has become a star at this World Cup, and a Senegal teenager scored in his tournament debut.
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South Africa coach praises team’s fightback against Czech Republic
ATLANTA, June 18 : South Africa coach Hugo Broos praised his side’s resilience and determination in fighting back to draw 1-1 with the Czech Republic on Thursday and keep alive their World Cup hopes.
Drone intercepted over Team Korea World Cup training camp ahead of game against Mexico
Airspace Link CEO Michael Healander joins 'Fox Report' to discuss how advanced drone detection and counter-drone technology are being deployed to protect FIFA World Cup venues across the U.S.
South Africa salvage draw with late penalty after Czechs take early lead
ATLANTA, June 18 : South Africa scored a penalty seven minutes from fulltime as they fought back to draw 1-1 with the Czech Republic at the World Cup on Thursday after falling behind early in the Group A clash.
Mexico, Korea eye World Cup knockout berths
LOS ANGELES: Mexico and South Korea will aim to punch their ticket to the World Cup knockout rounds on Thursday when they meet in Guadalajara knowing a win would guarantee a last 32 berth. The Group A rivals head into the fixture at the Estadio Akron fresh from respective victories over South Africa and the Czech Republic in their opening games last week. The expanded 48-team format for this year’s World Cup — and the fact that the eight best-ranked third-placed teams will advance from the group stage — means that a win for either Mexico or South Korea would see them advance. Co-hosts Mexico eased past a poor South Africa in their opening game last week but are bracing for a significantly tougher test against a South Korean side studded with quality. “We have to be very wary of the opponents’ attacking transitions,” Mexico coach Javier Aguirre said. “When we are attacking, we can’t let our guard down; if there are two Koreans up front, there need to be three Mexicans.” The build-up to Thursday’s game has seen shrouded with intrigue, with a mystery drone spotted over South Korea’s training ground on Tuesday. Yonhap news agency reported that a South Korea team security officer spotted the device, and a Mexican military drone-interdiction specialist stationed at the training camp brought it down by emitting radio signals. Two men who were suspected to be the drone operators retrieved the crashed device and fled the scene in an incident which South Korea coach Hong Myung-bo described as “unfortunate” but insisted “did not impact us significantly.”
World Cup captains to swap pennants denouncing hate
June 18 : Captains at Thursday’s World Cup fixtures will exchange special pennants denouncing discrimination to mark the International Day for Countering Hate Speech, as FIFA revealed it has blocked hundreds of thousands of abusive posts during the tournament.
Czechs make five changes, South Africa ditch defensive formation
ATLANTA, June 18 : South Africa manager Hugo Broos has ditched his experiment with a five-man defence, used in their opening loss to Mexico, for their World Cup Group A match with the Czech Republic on Thursday, while the Czechs make five changes from the side which started in their defeat to South Korea.
World Cup Daily LIVE: Congo DR fans hit Ronaldo with the 'SIUUU' - ESPN
The second round of matches at the 2026 FIFA World Cup gets underway on Thursday, which means there will be some teams looking to secure their spots in the next round, while others hope to salvage their survival. First, Czechia face South Africa, before Switzerland take on Bosnia-Herzegovina and Canada play Qatar. Rounding off the action is Mexico vs. South Korea.