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• Portugal star urges teammates to use Cristiano Ronaldo as inspiration to get World Cup campaign back on track

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  Portugal were held to a 1-1 draw in their opening World Cup match by DR Congo

• Ghana’s Thomas Partey speaks for first time since being denied Canada visa at World Cup

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  The former Gunners midfielder is available for Ghana after missing Wednesday’s 1-0 win over Panama in Toronto

• Mohamed Salah wildly celebrates on Vancouver streets after Egypt’s first ever World Cup win

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  The Egypt captain had scored in his side’s 3-1 victory over New Zealand

• The eye-watering cost of food and drinks at the World Cup

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  Many international visitors are unaccustomed to such elevated pricing, especially for beverages

• DR Congo’s living statue super-fan arrives in Mexico to give unique World Cup support

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  The Democratic Republic of Congo's World Cup campaign is set to receive a distinctive boost with the belated arrival of Michel Kuka Mboladinga ,...

• Manchester United overcome key hurdle in bid to build new 100,000-seat stadium

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  Land has been secured for the hypothetical ground that would replace Old Trafford

• Argentina v Austria LIVE: Lionel Messi chases more World Cup history in crucial clash

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  Messi could take the World Cup goal record outright after his hat-trick in Argentina’s opener

• Eleven World Cup jerseys with hidden meanings you probably missed

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  The kits at the World Cup are mishmash of verve and color featuring elements of the competing nations' culture and history

• Why fans at the World Cup have been warned not to touch Philadelphia’s Rocky statue

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  Philadelphia's iconic Rocky Balboa statue is now central to a peculiar sports superstition

• Germany rocked by World Cup injury blow as key player ruled out for rest of the tournament

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  Germany will have to cope without one of their key players for the rest of the World Cup

• Marcus Rashford says England must ‘fight for each other’ amid fierce competition for starting places

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  Marcus Rashford and Anthony Gordon are in competition for a starting spot in Thomas Tuchel’s World Cup contenders

• French TV apologises for presenter’s controversial comments amid Jeremy Doku World Cup childbirth row

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  Doku has previously expressed his desire to leave the World Cup to witness the birth of his first child