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• How Cape Verde pulled off an astonishing and unexpected draw with Spain

  15-6-2026 Football The Independent Football

  Spain 0-0 Cape Verde: The European champions were held to a draw by the World Cup debutants

• Tunisia sack manager after heavy World Cup loss to Sweden

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  Sabri Lamouchi was dimissed after a 5-1 defeat in Tunisia’s opening group game

• Spain stunned as debutants Cape Verde earn battling point in World Cup shock

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  Spain 0-0 Cape Verde: The reigning European champions stumbled to a goalless draw in Atlanta

• Crystal Palace appoint Pierre Sage as manager on three-year deal

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  The 47-year-old, formerly of Lens, led the French club to second in last season’s Ligue 1 and secured their first-ever Coupe de France title

• Swat team and armed officers deployed during police incident near England World Cup venue

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  Dozens of Arlington Police vehicles could be seen stationed a short drive from the AT&T Stadium, where the Three Lions face Croatia on Wednesday

• Belgium v Egypt LIVE: Mo Salah leads Pharaohs in Group G clash looking for first World Cup win

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  The Belgians open their World Cup campaign against an Egypt side looking for their first ever win at a finals

• 15 drones have already been seized by the FBI after entering no-fly zones around one World Cup venue

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  Several high ranking law enforcement officers have said that drones pose one of the biggest threats to safety during the World Cup

• Spain v Cape Verde LIVE: Lamine Yamal on bench for World Cup opener against huge underdogs

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  Yamal is a substitute for the match against the World Cup debutants

• The Manchester United lessons Ruben Amorim must learn to spark AC Milan revival

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  Manchester United’s worst manager in decades appears primed for another big role in Serie A

• World Cup injury tracker: Lamine Yamal, Neymar and Christian Pulisic latest updates

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  Yamal has been out since April with a hamstring injury but is back in full training with the Spain squad

• World Cup 2026 – Group H guide: Favourites Spain take on Uruguay as Cape Verde fairytale begins

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  European champions Spain head to North America as favourites as they look to win a second World Cup

• World Cup 2026 – Group G guide: Belgium favourites ahead of war-torn Iran, Egypt and New Zealand

  15-6-2026 Football The Independent Football

  Belgium are not the force they once were but should still top a group which includes Iran, with the Asian country set to compete despite being at...