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/feed/2026/07/6/spain-at-the-fifa-world-cup Spain at the FIFA World Cup 2026-07-1 8d60a9d4d970279a28c4f3c0f61885a5a4c0938b /feed/2026/07/1/four-people-are-reportedly-killed-in-the-early-morning-hours-of-wednesday-during-celebrations-in-mexico-city-following-m Four people are reportedly killed in the early morning hours of Wednesday during celebrations in Mexico City following Mexico's victory against Ecuador in the knockout round of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. 1783158506 2026-07-1 d9c218b806d8fcb6f765e1c20b34f42ecaf9226a 30 2026 FIFA World Cup 1 /feed/2026/07/1/four-people-are-killed-in-a-series-of-accidents-during-celebrations-in-mexico-city-following-mexico-s-victory-against-ec Four people are killed in a series of accidents during celebrations in Mexico City following Mexico's victory against Ecuador in the knockout round of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. 2026-06-27 17f2e44d0c467504894beb460c057f4e67bff052 47 2026 FIFA World Cup 1 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football, Argentine forward and captain Lionel Messi overtakes Germany's Miroslav Klose as the FIFA World Cup's all-time top-goalscorer with 18 goals after scoring a brace in a 2–0 win over Austria in the group stage. 2026-06-16 fd0e5e9e16c2c4d04154522e37b221bca29774bc 28 2026 FIFA World Cup the highest-scoring player in World Cup history 2 /feed/2026/06/16/in-association-football-argentine-forward-and-captain-lionel-messi-becomes-the-first-male-player-to-appear-in-six-fifa In association football, Argentine forward and captain Lionel Messi becomes the first male player to appear in six FIFA World Cups and joins Germany's Miroslav Klose as the tournament's all-time leading scorer with 16 goals after scoring a hat-trick in Argentina's 3–0 win against Algeria in their opening match. 2026-06-12 fe4414623cd5001810973d2af7854e2bd9a4bc12 /feed/2026/06/12/canada-at-the-fifa-world-cup Canada at the FIFA World Cup 1781905473 2026-06-12 89e15d92af9a14e7aed3f26017e7b1974f118ba8 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Estadio Azteca. 2026-05-11 fb4a2a98a33c1e98f976c9d7037dcb4da0556cf5 31 2026 FIFA World Cup 1 /feed/2026/05/11/mexico-s-secretariat-of-public-education-reverses-a-proposal-to-shorten-the-academic-year-ahead-of-the-2026-fifa-world-c Mexico's Secretariat of Public Education reverses a proposal to shorten the academic year ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup following criticism from parents, local authorities, and education groups. /feed/2026/07/18/kylian-mbappe-scores-twice-to-become-the-highest-scoring-player-in-world-cup-history-and-the-first-player-to-score-10-g BBC Sport 18 725eabf6f16c07d741c62f013cd860d62e40d0e7 7 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/cly5lj1nqdxt 2026 Kylian Mbappé scores twice to become the highest-scoring player in World Cup history, and the first player to score 10 goals in a single World Cup since Gerd Müller in 1970.