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  World Cup 2026: Day 9 – Friday 19 June   Undoubtedly the pick of yesterday’s results saw co-hosts Canada hit Qatar for six, while Switzerland won convincingly against Bosnia-Herzegovina, Mexico saw off South Korea and Czechia could only pick up a point against South Africa. Let’s take a deeper dive into yesterday’s results…   Yesterday’s results: Czechia 1-1 South Africa An opportunity missed, perhaps, for both sides. After both sides played out disastrous opening matches, they were both desperate to set the record straight, but had to share the points in Atlanta. The only shot on target in the first half saw Slavia Prague’s Michal Sadilek fire the Czechs in front after good link-up play with Alexandr Sojka. South Africa were much the better side in the second half, but were guilty of some poor decision-making, especially from set pieces. They did eventually get a leveller from the penalty spot through Teboho Mokoena after Thapelo Maseko’s cross stru...
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Premier League fixtures announced: Who will lay down an early marker? The 2026/27 Premier League fixtures were released today, with clubs such as champions Arsenal and promoted sides Coventry City, Ipswich Town and Hull City finding out their opponents for the opening day and beyond. Here is a list of opening weekend fixtures: Arsenal v Coventry - Friday August 21, 8pm Hull City v Manchester United - Saturday August 22, 12:30pm Ipswich v Sunderland - Saturday August 22, 3pm Nottingham Forest v Leeds United - Saturday August 22, 3pm Brentford v Tottenham Hotspur - Saturday August 22, 5:30pm Brighton v Aston Villa - Sunday August 23, 2pm Manchester City v Bournemouth - Sunday August 23, 2pm Newcastle United v Liverpool - Sunday August 23, 4:30pm Fulham v Chelsea - Monday August 24, 8pm The pick of the ties on the first weekend is undoubtedly the clash of the Champions - Premier League winners Arsenal v Championship winners Coventry City - at the Emirates on Friday night to kick-start the...
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  World Cup 2026: Day 8 – Thursday 18 June   Another day of drama at the 2026 World Cup as Portugal dropped points against DR Congo, England and Croatia played out a six-goal thriller, Ghana left it late against Panama and Colombia saw off debutants Uzbekistan. Let’s dive deeper…   Yesterday’s results: Portugal 1-1 DR Congo Much of the build-up to this game was dominated by talk of whether Cristiano Ronaldo would start, and if he would make any impact for Portugal. The answer to those questions: yes, and no. Five foot nine Joao Neves’ header gave the Portuguese the lead after six minutes, and at that point victory for Roberto Martinez’s men looked a formality. But their finishing was poor, and they allowed DR Congo to grab an equaliser on the stroke of half time. A set-piece wasn’t cleared and Yoane Wissa managed to head past Diogo Costa, earning an eventual point for DR Congo in their first World Cup since appearing as Zaire in 1974. Portugal were e...
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  World Cup 2026: Day 7 – Wednesday 17 June   What a day of World Cup action it was yesterday. Sixteen goals across four matches from some of the world’s best players, including a hat-trick from arguably the greatest player to ever play the game. Oh, and England play tonight. Let’s get into it…   Yesterday’s results: France 3-1 Senegal The pre-match build-up to France’s opening match was dominated by the question, will there be a repeat of 2002? Senegal stunned the world at the opening match of the 2002 tournament by defeating France, but they were unable to repeat the feat in New Jersey on Tuesday. A goalless first half was followed by an all-action second period, and, just after Kylian Mbappe was sensationally denied a penalty, even after the referee went to the touchline monitor, the French captain put them ahead, latching onto a sensational Michael Olise through-ball before sliding a low shot past Edouard Mendy. Bradley Barcola was then played in...
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  World Cup 2026: Day 6 – Tuesday 16 June   A monumental result for Cape Verde dominated proceedings at the World Cup yesterday in a day full of draws. There wasn’t a single winner in any of the matches yesterday – I wonder what the odds would have been for that. Let’s take a look at the results…   Yesterday’s results: Spain 0-0 Cape Verde   The most eye-catching result of the tournament so far as European Champions and one of the favourites for this tournament, Spain, were held to a goalless draw by minnows Cape Verde, in their first World Cup appearance. 40-year-old goalkeeper Vozinha and 32-year-old Irish born centre-back Roberto Lopes, who plays his football at Shamrock Rovers, were in inspired form to keep out the likes of Mikel Oyazarbal, Ferran Torres and substitutes Lamine Yamal and Nico Williams. The first-timers could have even snatched victory at the death as Diney Borges got his head to a corner but it was straight at Unai Simon. Never...
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  World Cup 2026: Day 5 – Monday 15 June   Day 4’s results saw Germany survive an early scare to demolish Curaçao, Ivory Coast grab a late winner against Ecuador, Netherlands and Japan play out a thriller and Sweden comfortably beat Tunisia. Let’s take a closer look at yesterday’s action, and look ahead to today…   Yesterday’s results: Germany 7-1 Curaçao   Die Mannschaft secured their joint-biggest win at a World Cup (tied with a very famous semi-final) by thrashing tournament debutants Curaçao – but not before they had to survive an early scare. Felix Nmecha gave the Germans the lead with a tidy finish into the far corner before the tiny island nation levelled. German-born Jurgen Locadia, once of Brighton, saw his shot blocked, the ball fell to Livano Comenencia to shoot, left-footed, past Manuel Neuer via a deflection. What a moment for Curaçao – but it didn’t last. Further goals from Nico Schlotterbeck, a double from Kai Havertz including one from the penalty spo...
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  World Cup 2026: Day 4 – Sunday 14 June Saturday saw the busiest day so far of World Cup action: four games in total, of which I only saw two but we’ll plough on with the analysis! Victories for Scotland – their first at a World Cup since Italia 90 – saw them soar to the top of Group C, while Australia picked up an impressive victory against a strong Türkiye side. Let’s have a look at yesterday’s results, and today’s fixtures…   Yesterday’s results: Qatar 1-1 Switzerland   A historic point for Qatar, as Boualem Khouki rescued a draw for the 2022 hosts to earn them their first-ever World Cup point. Unsurprisingly, most of the match saw dominance from the Swiss side, and they were rewarded for their early pressure with a penalty after 15 minutes – despite replays appearing to show that Remo Freuler was in an offside position when receiving the pass before he was fouled by goalkeeper Mahmud Abunada. However, the penalty stood, and Breel Embolo, so often ...
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