Will World Cup failure usher in moment of reckoning for Saudi football?
RIYADH: As the clock ticked down on Saudi Arabia’s 0-0 draw with Cabo Verde, and on their 2026 World Cup campaign, the online backlash was in full swing.
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Yordania Vs Argentina: Messi Bakal Dicadangkan
Lionel Messi akan diistirahatkan di laga terakhir Argentina di fase grup Piala Dunia 2026 melawan Yordania. Messi tidak akan diturunkan sejak menit pertama.
Hat-trick Ousmane Dembele: Ketiga di Piala Dunia 2026, ke-57 di Piala Dunia
Ousmane Dembélé tampil menggila saat membawa Prancis mengalahkan Norwegia 4-1 pada laga terakhir Grup I Piala Dunia 2026. Penyerang Les Bleus itu mencetak hat-trick sekaligus mengukir sejarah sebagai pencetak hat-trick ke-57 sepanjang sejarah Piala Dunia putra.
How to Watch the World Cup Today: Schedule, Times, TV, Streaming for Argentina, England, Portugal, More
The 2026 World Cup group stage reaches its dramatic conclusion Saturday as six nations discover their fates in Groups J, K and L. Lionel Messi and the defending champion Argentina face Jordan in Dallas. Messi sits atop the tournament's scoring chart at five goals. England takes on Panama in New York/New Jersey while Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal heads to Miami to meet a Colombia side that has been one of the tournament's most impressive teams. All six matches are simulcast in pairs within each group, and every game airs on FOX or FS1 and streams live on FOX One.
‘I can’t describe how disappointed and saddened we are’: Saudi players dismayed by World Cup exit
HOUSTON: Before the team buses had arrived at the NRG Stadium on Friday night, local media had billed Houston as Saudi Arabia’s “home away from home,” a city with deep economic, educational and cultural ties to the Kingdom.
Uruguay crash out of World Cup as Spain avoid Argentina clash
GUADALAJARA: Uruguay bowed out of the World Cup as goalkeeper Fernando Muslera’s howler gifted Spain a 1-0 win in Guadalajara to secure top spot in Group H. Alex Baena’s weak shot slipped through Muslera’s grasp for the only goal as Spain avoided a last-32 showdown against Argentina. The European champions will instead face Austria or Algeria next in Los Angeles on Thursday. Uruguay’s defeat allowed debutants Cape Verde to secure second place and a meeting with Lionel Messi and the defending champions thanks to a 0-0 draw against Saudi Arabia. Two-time winners Uruguay become the highest ranked side to crash out in the group stages as the defeat rounded off a miserable tournament for Marcelo Bielsa and his squad. After draws against Cape Verde and Saudi Arabia, reports of a revolt in the Uruguay camp emerged with leading players, including Real Madrid’s Federico Valverde, clashing with Bielsa over his tactics. Bielsa controversially substituted Valverde on the hour mark and said the decision to replace Muslera at half-time had been taken by the player himself. “Journalists and fans of Uruguayan football legitimately want to pin the blame on me.
‘An honor’ — eliminated Jordan hope to end on a high note against Argentina
DALLAS: With their debut World Cup all but over, Jordan have nothing to lose when they face Argentina in their final group match in Texas today.
Lionel Messi to start on bench for Argentina group finale - ESPN
ARLINGTON, Texas — Lionel Messi will start Argentina's final group stage match against Jordan on Saturday from the substitutes' bench, coach Lionel Scaloni said.