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Curacao’s Eloy Room makes 15 saves, sends island nation to 0-0 draw with Ecuador in World Cup
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Curacao better make some room for a new national hero.…
Dutch royals swap orange for blue as they cheer for the Netherlands, then Curaçao at the World Cup
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands began Saturday…
Come inside Iran’s World Cup hotel in Tijuana, Mexico, where fans turn out to cheer
TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — Less than 150 miles (240 kilometers) from Los Angeles’ World Cup…
Germany, Ivory Coast fans praise ‘tough’ matchup in Toronto’s 3rd FIFA World Cup game
TORONTO — Exhilarated fans of Germany and Ivory Coast heaped praise on their teams —…
Germany, Ivory Coast not looking too far ahead as Group E results come into focus
TORONTO — Julian Nagelsmann doesn’t want Germany to get too far ahead of itself at…
Ivory Coast looks to put Germany loss at World Cup in rearview mirror
TORONTO (AP) — If Ivory Coast wins its next match, Saturday’s loss won’t matter. After…
Undav scores pair, including stoppage-time winner, as Germany tops Ivory Coast 2-1
TORONTO — Substitutes helped win the day for Germany in a 2-1 victory over Ivory…
Undav scores twice as Germany beats Ivory Coast 2-1, advances to World Cup knockout phase
TORONTO (AP) — An hour into the game, Germany was getting outplayed by Ivory Coast…
Come inside Iran’s World Cup hotel in Tijuana, Mexico, where fans turn up to cheer
TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — Less than 150 miles (240 kilometers) from Los Angeles’ World Cup…
World Cup what to know: Spain and Belgium are looking for their 1st wins after opening with draws
Sunday’s World Cup action features eight teams looking for their first win of this year’s…
Belgium winger Jérémy Doku out for World Cup match with Iran due to illness
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Belgium’s Jérémy Doku will not play in his team’s World Cup…
One Extraordinary Photo: Las Vegas pool watch party of the Australia-US match
LAS VEGAS (AP) — John Locher is a veteran photographer for The Associated Press. He…
Pink boots are everywhere at the World Cup as the color becomes a soccer star
Gio Reyna scored an iconic goal to kick off the World Cup for the U.S.…
Fans told to shelter in place after Netherlands’ 5-1 win over Sweden in Houston due to lightning
HOUSTON (AP) — Spectators at Saturday’s Netherlands-Sweden World Cup game were told to shelter in…
Brobbey and Gakpo strike twice each as Netherlands routs Sweden 5-1 to lead Group F
HOUSTON (AP) — Under intense pressure after an opening-game draw, the Netherlands delivered a dominant…
Australia and England unbeaten, Bangladesh upends Pakistan at Women’s T20 World Cup
SOUTHAMPTON, England (AP) — Australia earned a third straight convincing win at the Women’s Twenty20…
Raphinha has a hamstring injury and will undergo treatment, Brazil says
MORRISTOWN, N.J. (AP) — Brazil forward Raphinha will undergo treatment on a hamstring injury with…
Larger World Cup led to predictions of lopsided affairs. The results tell a different story
GUADALAJARA, Mexico (AP) — Not long after FIFA announced an expanded 48-team World Cup, criticism…
Rescue dog Osito steals hearts at the World Cup, one bike ride at a time
MEXICO CITY (AP) — As World Cup fever sweeps Mexico City, one of the tournament’s…
US reaches World Cup knockout round and wins its group with 2nd straight victory, 2-0 over Australia
SEATTLE (AP) — Christian Pulisic’s injury absence didn’t hurt the United States one bit. The…
A flurry of goals and convincing wins are raising US World Cup hopes and expectations
The early results are in: This U.S men’s national team is for real in this…
‘We just have to push’: Canada in position to win FIFA World Cup group
VANCOUVER — Canada has already made history at this summer’s FIFA World Cup. The team…
Krishna and Jaiswal lead India to victory over Afghanistan to complete ODI series sweep
CHENNAI, India (AP) — Prasidh Krishna picked his maiden five-wicket haul and Yashasvi Jaiswal scored…
Paraguay’s Miguel Almiron becomes 1st player red-carded at the World Cup for covering his mouth
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Paraguay midfielder Miguel Almiron became the first player issued a…