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Every game at the World Cup predicted by B/R staff 📲

World Cup Bracket Predictions 🔮

Latest odds and TV schedules for incoming tournament 📲

World Cup Groups Preview 🔎

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World Cup Standings, Schedule 🏆

We're about midway through the group stage. Here's how things look 📲

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World Cup Visitors Supercut 🤣

Now THIS is what makes the tournament so special 🎥

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World Cup LIVE Blog: Day 5 ⚡

Every team that played today earned a point. Tap for the highlights 📲

World Cup Starts TOMORROW 😴

One more sleep until 104 games of World Cup action 🎥

France or Spain the teams to beat? 📲

World Cup Power Rankings 📊

🌟 Champions Season Finale 🌟

The mansion is sinking. Can next generation save the day? 🎥

Calling each and every group game 📲

World Cup Match Predictions 🔮

Group Strength 💪

Football Meets Data

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📈 Strongest groups: Group I 🇫🇷🇳🇴🇸🇳🇮🇶 Group F 🇳🇱🇯🇵🇸🇪🇹🇳 📉 Weakest groups: Group B 🇨🇭🇨🇦🇧🇦🇶🇦 Group G 🇧🇪🇪🇬🇮🇷🇳🇿 *average market-adjusted Elo ratings of all 4 teams

Mbappé. Lamine. Kane. Ranking the best stars at tournament 📲

B/R 99: Top World Cup Players 🤩

Check where to catch all group games 📲

World Cup TV Schedule 📺

World Cup Group Picks

It's finally here! Info on every game, starting with Thursday's opener 📲

World Cup Schedule 🗓️

48 nations competing...here's how it'll all work 📲

World Cup Format, Explained 📝

How each side stacks up in official list 📲

FIFA Rankings for World Cup Teams

Predicting teams that will rule World Cup group stage 📲

Who Wins Each Group? 🧐

Track your predictions with this tournament sheet 📲

Print Your World Cup Bracket 🖨️

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Who Wins World Cup Golden Ball?

Breaking down nominees for tournament's top player trophy 📲 (Goal)

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Most Iconic World Cup Moments ✨

Listing 100 moments that go down in history 📲 (Goal)

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Saudi Arabia World Cup 2026 team guide

A pre-tournament change of manager has complicated planning but, with the pressure off to an extent, Saudi talent has a chance to prove itself

One Week Until World Cup ⏰

It's so close you can taste it 🎥

Ronaldo. LeBron. Celeb cameos. Six-minute trailer has it all 🎥

STACKED Nike World Cup Ad 🔥

FIFA prohibits fans from bringing refillable water bottles into World Cup stadiums

Breaking News

Every team's kit choices for the group stage 📲

World Cup Uniform Combos 👕

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World Cup Golden Boot Favorites 🤩

Who is in the running for this tournament's big individual prize?

Messi? R9? Zidane? B/R readers name their GOATs from men's game 📲

Fans' Top 15 Players Ever 🐐

⭐️ The Champions: Episode 2 ⭐️

Ronaldo gatecrashes Messi's World Cup-winners meal 🎥

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Messi Stars in Shakira Vid 🤩

World Cup stars kick off tournament anthem 🎥

🌟 Champions Episode 3 🌟

World Cup contenders vs. pretenders as stars decide who belongs at the table 🎥

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Infantino Defends WC Ticket Prices 💸

FIFA president compares pricing to CFB games, talks 'market rates' (Guardian)

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Howe admits 'a lot is riding' on Newcastle v Brighton after meeting with Saudi owners

Eddie Howe has emerged from a meeting with Newcastle's Saudi owners confident he retains their support but admitted 'a lot is riding' on Saturday's visit of Brighton

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What, Howe and why: big questions Saudi owners may ask under-fire Newcastle manager | Louise Taylor

A run of five straight defeats could inspire awkward queries at talks this week, including why £124m of attacking talent has been underused

⭐️ NEW CHAMPIONS EPISODE ⭐️

Messi plans dinner for World Cup hopefuls CR7 and Mbappé 🎥

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Messi Stars in WILD Ad 🤩

Bad Bunny, Chalamet, Zidane, Beckham. Lamine. Adidas' star-studded World Cup trailer lands 🎥

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$2.3M World Cup Final Tix 🤯

FIFA's resale site lists four seats for over $9M combined (AP)

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World Cup Train Fare Hike 😬

NJ Transit confirms fans have to pay $150 to get to MetLife Stadium for games

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US Soccer sporting director Matt Crocker leaves for role with Saudi Arabia as World Cup looms

Crocker hired Emma Hayes and Mauricio Pochettino to their respective roles as national team coaches

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$11K World Cup Ticket 😭

FIFA really charging up to $10,990 to be at the final (BBC)

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World Cup Teams Are Set 🏆

48 qualified nations locked in for this summer's tournament 📸

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Saudi clubs ready to vie for Mohamed Salah's signature as frenzy of speculation begins

Despite a recent focus on youth, the big SPL clubs will have the Middle East's biggest star in their sights, bringing a possible link-up with Mané and Ronaldo

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Adidas World Cup Kits Land 🤩

Fresh threads for Messi and tasty Curaçao, Japan and Mexico looks. Check huge drop 📸

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Saudi clubs have a new strategy: buy up France's best young footballers

Ligue 1 clubs such as Monaco, Rennes, Nantes and Reims need the money - and Saudi Pro clubs are willing buyers

💯 Days Until the World Cup

We are at the final countdown 🎥

Cristiano Ronaldo has been told by the Saudi Pro League "no individual determines decisions beyond their club" amid a dispute on transfer spending

Cristiano Ronaldo warned by Saudi Pro League amid transfer spending dispute

Vivid dreamscape sold to fans in 2021 is yet to materialise amid layers upon layers of economics and geopolitics

Newcastle's Saudi vision is shrouded in bleak suspicion and unfulfilled promises | Jonathan Liew

League's star said to be unhappy over his club's transfer dealings and Karim Benzema's move. Now he could face his first backlash

Cristiano Ronaldo's no-show leaves Saudi Pro League facing awkward questions

Nottingham Forest to up bid for Jean-Philippe Mateta? | Jørgen Strand Larsen to replace him at Palace? | Tim Iroegbunam to Lazio?

Football transfer rumours: Bruno Fernandes to consider Saudi move ... again?

Micky van de Ven to Liverpool? Douglas Luiz to Chelsea? | Joël Piroe to Crystal Palace?

Football transfer rumours: Palmer to Manchester United? Vinícius Jr set for Saudi move?

The Egypt forward could change the face of a league so far mostly reliant on ageing stars and alter the perception of football in the Arab world

Enticing Salah would be a coup for Saudi league searching for an identity

Saudi Arabia's construction of stadiums for the 2034 World Cup is facing delays owing to a desire from the PIF to scale back costs

Saudi Arabia's 2034 World Cup stadium plans face delays and cost-cutting

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FIFA's World Cup Prize Fund 🤑

Participating nations vying for $655M in prizes for men's tournament 📲

The latest Liverpool alumnus to join Saudi Pro League will not have to worry about a lack of funds at the Aramco-backed Al-Qadsiah

Brendan Rodgers faces lofty demands on well-trodden path to Saudi Arabia

Brendan Rodgers has been in talks over a managerial return at Saudi Arabian side Al-Qadsiah

Brendan Rodgers in talks to take over at Saudi Pro League club Al-Qadsiah

The Monaco midfielder Paul Pogba has invested in the world's first professional camel racing team

Paul Pogba invests in Saudi Arabian camel racing team and aims to 'elevate the sport'

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Why Saudi money hasn't transformed Newcastle into title contenders

Eddie Howe's team have the richest owners in the world. But they are still to mount a title challenge since the Public Investment Fund came knocking

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Dazn targets rights for Champions League in latest football move involving Saudi Arabia

Dazn is preparing to bid for global broadcasting rights for Champions League games from 2027 that are valued at about £1.76bn

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Latest World Cup Qualifiers 🎟️

✅ England, Ivory Coast, Senegal 🔜 CR7's Portugal, Spain? 📲 Full details on who's in/out

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How did Qatar and Saudi Arabia get home advantage and more rest than rivals in World Cup qualifiers?

The Oman coach, Carlos Queiroz, is among those who are questioning the AFC's decision for the upcoming games

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Isak debacle shows Newcastle remain stuck outside elite despite Saudi windfall | Jonathan Wilson

Bewilderment at letting a prolific forward join a Premier League rival has bolstered the sense of the club as a diminished entity

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US money comes to Saudi Pro League as Ronaldo commits for two more years

American investment has recently arrived and the 'big five' clubs will battle for the title in an increasingly powerful league

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Liverpool grant Darwin Núñez go-ahead for move to Saudi Arabia's Al-Hilal

Liverpool have given Darwin Núñez permission to negotiate a move to the Saudi Pro League, with Al-Hilal close to finalising a fee

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Howe's dilemma as Newcastle's Saudi owners can't ignore case to sell Isak

Liverpool's record bid for striker and their offer for Howe target Hugo Ekitike cast major doubts over manager's plans for new season

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Cristiano Ronaldo's £492m Saudi deal: two cynical regimes form a strategic alliance | Jonathan Liew

In the social media age, football is a fraction of the Portuguese Übermensch's appeal and he is untroubled by his paymasters' morals

Defender Chris Richards scored with a flick of the ball off a second-half free kick to lift the United States to a 1-0 win over Saudi Arabia on Thursday night

Chris Richards fires USA over Saudi Arabia into Gold Cup quarter-finals

USMNT Finally Opens Scoring 💪

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GOOOAAAL FOR THE @USMNT! 🇺🇸 Chris Richards scores off the set piece! 👏

The Socceroos secured their qualification for the 2026 World Cup thanks to a 2-1 win over Saudi Arabia in Jeddah where, crucially, they avoided heavy defeat

Socceroos secure World Cup place with come-from-behind win over Saudi Arabia

Trade unions from 36 countries have filed a complaint with the International Labour Organisation as development begins to scale up before the 2034 World Cup in Saudi Arabia

Unions from 36 countries protest over treatment of migrant workers in Saudi Arabia

Manchester United's captain, Bruno Fernandes, has confirmed he has turned down a money-spinning move to Al-Hilal after speaking to Ruben Amorim

Bruno Fernandes reveals he rejected Saudi Arabia move to 'stay at the highest level'

Ruben Amorim believes Bruno Fernandes will stay at Manchester United this summer amid suggestions the player could be set for a lucrative switch to the Saudi Pro League

Amorim says Fernandes 'wants to stay' at Manchester United amid Saudi links

A former Fifa adviser is party to an official complaint saying the governing body must ensure the 2034 host nation corrects its failings

Fifa breaching own human rights rules over Saudi Arabian World Cup, lawyers say

The Middle Easterners come Stateside this summer for a regional tournament appearance enabled by sportswashing

Why is Saudi Arabia at the Gold Cup? It's the latest in the Kingdom's soft power campaign | Karim Zidan

Riyad Mahrez and Roberto Firmino starred in tournament but unbalanced format reflects political power in continent

Saudi domination of Asian Champions League a concern after Al-Ahli triumph

Backed by same force as Newcastle, Neom's promotion signals era of spending in futuristic city that is yet to exist

Billions behind the badge: Neom joins Saudi Arabia's football revolution

Yokohama F.Marinos again put their faith in an Australian coach ahead of an Asian Champions League quarter-final with Cristiano Ronaldo's Al-Nassr

Ange Postecoglou's shadow looms large as Yokohama seek to defy odds in Saudi Arabia | John Duerden

Concerns about the club's ownership remain strong despite the euphoria of ending a 70-year wait for a domestic trophy

'Tainted victory': Newcastle's Saudi influence still divisive after success

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Liverpool Internationals: Teammates Face Off, Endo Qualifies, Injury Scares

A lot happened in LFC-related international action today.

Muhammad Arshad, from Pakistan, was a foreman building Aramco Stadium in Al Khobar, one of 11 new venues for 2034

First migrant worker dies building a World Cup stadium in Saudi Arabia

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Ex-Sunderland boss on relationship with Sir Gareth Southgate - and how he nearly took SAFC job

Speaking to Haway The Podcast, former Sunderland boss Malcolm Crosby spoke about his close relationship with Sir Gareth Southgate - and how his flirtation with a return to Wearside cost him his job at Boro.

Palace stalwart is poised to be sporting director at Al-Diriyah, owned by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund

Dougie Freedman leaves Crystal Palace role for move to Saudi Arabia second tier

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Bournemouth confident of signing Liverpool's Caoimhin Kelleher in summer transfer window - Paper Talk

Plus: Liverpools Luis Diaz could leave at the end of the season amid interest from Barcelona; Manchester United have drawn up a four-man shortlist as they look to strengthen in attacking areas; Arsenals Bukayo Saka is eyeing a comeback in time to face Real Madrid

Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the UK warned football fans not to expect to drink alcohol at the 2034 World Cup

Saudi ambassador tells World Cup fans: 'You can have fun without alcohol'

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First Time Ever: 3 Adidas 24-25 Champions League Balls Released

Update: The 24-25 UEFA Champions League is the first season of the new format.