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• Netherlands vs Japan LIVE: Team news and Memphis Depay latest ahead of World Cup clash

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  The Dutch face a tough start to their Group F campaign against a Japan side eyeing a deep run

• Justin Trudeau responds to critics after skipping Canada World Cup game for Katy Perry

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  Trudeau attended USA’s first World Cup match after skipping Canada’s opening game

• Portugal to carry Diogo Jota’s memory into World Cup as they embrace tournament pressure

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  Portugal are widely considered to be one of the favourites to win the World Cup

• VAR will punish more divers at the World Cup – but only in one scenario

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  Miguel Almiron was retrospectively punished by VAR for diving after USA defender Tim Ream was incorrectly booked for the incident

• Somali referee denied entry to US for World Cup to be paid full tournament fee by Fifa

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  Omar Abdulkadir Artan was denied entry to the US earlier this week

• Germany vs Curacao LIVE: Team news as World Cup contenders open campaign against tournament debutants

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  Julian Nagelsmann’s World Cup hopefuls take on the tiny island nation looking for a strong start

• 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

• The one thing Scotland could yet rue about long-awaited World Cup win over Haiti

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  Scotland had earned a first World Cup success for 36 years – but escaping a tricky group may now be tough after a 1-0 win against Haiti

• USA ‘94: How Tomas Brolin’s Sweden became the World Cup’s great entertainers

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  After the stultifying football of Italia ’90 came the thrill and the theatre of USA ’94, and no team epitomised the tournament more than Tommy...

• World Cup 2026 LIVE: England forced to shelter after tornado warning in Kansas City

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  The World Cup rolls on with England hit by another unwelcome disruption in Kansas City

• The bold selection gamble that paid off for Australia in shock World Cup win over Turkey

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  Australia 2-0 Turkey: Without their captain and vice-captain, Australia battled to a valuable victory in Vancouver

• The Isak-Gyokeres conundrum that Graham Potter must solve to fire Sweden at the World Cup

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  The great challenge of this modern Sweden team is to get the best out of Alexander Isak and Viktor Gyokeres on the same pitch, at the same time,...