Every FIFA World Cup introduces new stars to a global audience, but the opening round of matches at the 2026 tournament has highlighted a particularly impressive crop of debutants. From established ...

Doha: The 2026 FIFA World Cup has introduced a new way of recognising individual achievements, with selected players sporting special commemorative patches on their jerseys for the first time in the ...

Austria celebrated its long-awaited return to the World Cup with a 3-1 win over determined debutants Jordan on Tuesday, with substitute Marko Arnautovic the difference in a gritty, end-to-end Group J ...

Cape Verde marked their first World Cup appearance by holding Spain to a draw, while fellow newcomers Curacao lost to Germany, as Uzbekistan and Jordan also prepare for their own finals debuts in the ...

World Cup debutants Cape Verde shocked reigning European champions Spain in Atlanta on Monday, as the minnows held one of the favorites to win the 2026 men’s World Cup to a 0-0 draw. Everyone is ...

Caption:Laros Duarte of Cape Verde competes against Gavi and Marc Cucurella of Spain during the FIFA World Cup, 2026.Photo credit:MI NEWS / AFP Cape Verde announced themselves on the World Cup stage ...

Debutants Cape Verde produced one of the biggest World Cup shocks of recent times by holding Spain to a goalless draw in Atlanta. The third-smallest country in terms of population to qualify for a ...

Cape Verde pulled off a World Cup shock by holding Spain to a 0-0 draw in the opening game of Group H in Atlanta, Georgia on Monday, where the European champions and one of the tournament favourites ...

Cape Verde celebrated a historic World Cup debut after holding European champions Spain to a goalless draw, with goalkeeper Vozinha's heroic display inspiring jubilant scenes among players, coaches ...

Cape Verde, second smallest in size, third smallest in population, etched their name in World Cup history, holding the current European champions, Spain, to a timeless 0-0 draw that reinvigorated the ...

Four-time world champions Germany laid down an ominous marker in Group E, inflicting a heavy 7-1 defeat on FIFA World Cup™ debutants Curaçao at Houston Stadium. Despite a historic moment for the ...

HOUSTON, Texas - Germany won their first opening match at a World Cup since lifting the trophy in 2014 as they eased to a 7-1 win against debutants Curacao in their opening Group E match in Houston on ...