Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe, Erling Haaland and Harry Kane all made blistering starts to the World Cup. And then there was Cristiano Ronaldo. Portugal coach Roberto Martinez has a major decision to make over the 41-year-old following the 1-1 draw with the Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday. Ronaldo, who once vied with Messi for […]
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Historic World Cup goal brings rare joy to DR Congo Ebola epicenter
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s first ever World Cup point on Wednesday gave their compatriots in Bunia, the epicentre of the Ebola outbreak, a rare chance to celebrate. Yoane Wissa’s goal in Houston — also a first in his nation’s short World Cup history — secured a point against a star-studded Portugal side that included […]
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Kane double fires England World Cup bid as Ronaldo’s Portugal stumble
England launched their World Cup bid with a frantic 4-2 win against Croatia on Wednesday as Cristiano Ronaldo and Portgual stumbled to a draw against the Democratic Republic of Congo. In Arlington, Texas, Harry Kane scored twice to bring his World Cup tally to 10 and Jude Bellingham and Marcus Rashford got the other goals […]
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Ronaldo fails to shine as DR Congo earn historic World Cup point
Cristiano Ronaldo’s record-equalling sixth World Cup got off to a disappointing start as the Democratic Republic of Congo secured their first ever point at the finals, drawing 1-1 with Portugal in their Group K match on Wednesday. Yoane Wissa’s header cancelled out Joao Neves’s early goal and the African side — appearing in their first […]
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Portugal, Belgium prepare for World Cup with wins
Portugal and Belgium both won in front of their home fans on Saturday ahead of their latest attempts at World Cup breakthroughs.
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Ronaldo leads Portugal charge at sixth World Cup, Diaz shoulders Colombia hopes
Cristiano Ronaldo heads to a record sixth World Cup blessed with a prodigiously talented group of team-mates as Portugal target glory for the first time on the global stage. Roberto Martinez’s side are strong favourites to progress from Group K where they face DR Congo and tournament debutants Uzbekistan before the tricky test of Colombia. […]
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Second division Torreense stun giants Sporting in Portuguese cup final
Second division Torreense pulled off a sensational coup on Sunday by stunning Sporting Lisbon 2-1 in the Portuguese Cup final to win the first trophy of their 70-year history. The club from Torres Vedras, a town west of Lisbon, had only reached the Cup final once before, losing to Porto in 1956. It means that […]
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Ronaldo, 41, leads Portugal into his sixth World Cup
Veteran Portugal striker Cristiano Ronaldo will lead his country into the 2026 World Cup this summer after coach Roberto Martinez named the 41-year-old in his squad on Tuesday. The former Real Madrid and Manchester United star, now at Saudi Arabian side Al Nassr, is set to appear at a record sixth World Cup. Portugal and […]
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Queiroz aims to raise bar for Ghana ahead of World Cup
Newly-appointed Ghana coach Carlos Queiroz said Thursday that leading the Black Stars at the 2026 World Cup will be “the biggest challenge” of his career. The arrival of the veteran Portuguese coach, who oversaw Iran at the 2022 World Cup and also spent a season at Real Madrid, has sparked a frenzy among Ghana fans, […]
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World Cup Countdown: Carlos Queiroz in, Hervé Renard out
How much time does a coach have to have with a national team before he takes it to the World Cup? Not that much, it seems. In April alone, two finalists have made coaching changes. Ghana hired 73-year-old Portuguese coach Carlos Queiroz to replace Otto Addo after the Black Stars lost to Austria 5-1 and Germany 2-1 in March. […]