New Zealand Name XI for World Cup 2026 vs Iran
New Zealand announce their starting XI for the 2026 World Cup match against Iran, featuring Crocombe in goal and a 4-2-3-1 setup.
New Zealand announce their starting XI for the 2026 World Cup match against Iran, featuring Crocombe in goal and a 4-2-3-1 setup.

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El grupo H promete grandes emociones, no por el nivel de los equipos si no por las sorpresas que se han producido y que provocan que no haya pasado nada con una jornada menos por jugar. Si ya fue decepcionante la imagen de España ante Cabo Verde, la de Uruguay, por lo menos en la primera mitad, lo fue aún más ante una…
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Iraks trener Graham Arnold står foran en svært tøff oppgave når Norge venter klokken 00.00. Han mener at laget er forberedt på møtet med Erling Braut Haaland, av mange regnet som verdens beste spiss. – Han er en enestående spiller. Jeg var spiss selv, og jeg beundrer hvordan han spiller. Haaland er en utrolig spiller,…
La contracrónica del Arabia Saudí 1-1 Uruguay
Se anima el grupo de España con un empate a 1 entre Uruguay y Arabia Saudí que deja el grupo sin cenicientas. Nadie va a regalar la clasificación. La Uruguay de Bielsa presiona, empuja, lanza balones al área y busca los remates de cabeza con el escudo. Es agónica aunque le falte un rematador nada, pero ahí está Fede V…
Al empate de España y Cabo Verde le siguió otro entre Uruguay y Arabia Saudí que dejan todo igual, pero con una jornada menos por jugarse. Maxi Araujo igualó el tanto inicial de Al Amri
Uruguay og Maxi Araújo sikret seg ett poeng med 1-1 mot Saudi-Arabia i sin åpningskamp i VM. Saudi-Arabia så lenge ut til å gjenta bragden fra 2022, nemlig ved å vinne landets åpningskamp i VM - den gang mot det som til slutt ble verdensmesterne Argentina - men det satte Uruguay en stopper for i årets turnering. Det v…
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⚽️ Kick-off time: 6pm local/11am AEST/2am BST/9pm EDT⚽️ Player guide | Bracketology | Wallchart | Mail MartinAnd there’s a grandstand finish on the cards over in Miami, where Uruguay have just equalised with 10 minutes to go in their Group H game, having laid siege to the Saudi Arabia goal.In the other Group G game ea…
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Images of Merlin, a two-year-old duck, parading on the streets of Mexico City celebrated by fans on social mediaJulián Quiñones and Raúl Jiménez may have scored the goals, but a duck stole the show.As Mexico celebrated its World Cup-opening victory over South Africa on Thursday, Merlin, a two-year-old duck dressed in …
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Cape Verde pulled off a stunning upset to shut out heavily favored Spain in a 0-0 draw. How shocking was the upset? Here are the numbers.
⚽️ World Cup kick-off: 6pm EDT/11pm BST/8am AEST⚽️ Spain 0-0 Cape Verde | Player guide | BracketologySpain 0-0 Cape VerdeBelgium 1-1 EgyptSaudi Arabia v Uruguay (now)Iran v New Zealand (after this)Where to start? Perhaps towards the end of April when Hervé Renard was fired as head coach and then replaced by Georgios D…
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⚽️ World Cup kick-off: 6pm EDT/11pm BST/8am AEST⚽️ Spain 0-0 Cape Verde | Player guide | BracketologyWhere to start? Perhaps towards the end of April when Hervé Renard was fired as head coach and then replaced by Georgios Donis. The Greek winger, formerly of Blackburn, picked his squad without overseeing a game.Renard…
Martin joins Leicester after relegation to League OneEx-Gil Vicente coach Peixoto replaces Rob EdwardsLeicester City have confirmed Russell Martin’s appointment as their new manager, on the same day as Wolves unveiled César Peixoto as their head coach, replacing Rob Edwards.The two Midlands clubs were relegated from t…
Martin joins Leicester after relegation to League OneEx-Gil Vicente coach Peixoto replaces Rob EdwardsLeicester have confirmed Russell Martin’s appointment as manager, on the same day as Wolves unveiled César Peixoto as head coach, replacing Rob Edwards.The two Midlands clubs were relegated from the Championship and t…
Spain can't slip up again unless it wants to potentially face Argentina in the early knockout rounds.
Los africanos fueron mejores que el conjunto europeo, un flan en defensa que reaccionó en la segunda mitad para amarrar un empate que acabó contentando a ambos equipos
Cape Verde shut out heavily favored Spain in its World Cup debut: "This means everything for our country."
40-year-old man of the match against Euro winners‘I have worked my whole life for this moment,’ he saysVozinha, the 40-year-old goalkeeper who was named man of the match after making seven saves in his country’s 0-0 draw against Spain, was in tears at full time. The mother of Cape Verde’s World Cup hero was not there …
Keeper named player of the match against Euro winners‘I have worked my whole life for this moment,’ he saysVozinha, the 40-year-old goalkeeper who was named player of the match after making seven saves in his side’s 0-0 draw against Spain, was in tears at full time. The mother of Cape Verde’s World Cup hero was not th…
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Chris "The Bear" Fallica delivers his daily best bets for the World Cup. Here's what he's backing on Match Day 6.
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Group G hotted up in earnest with presumptive frontrunners Belgium and Egypt opening their World Cup campaigns with a credible draw. A crowd of 66,775 watched on under the intense sun of the early North American summer, in a contest which warranted the contentious cooling breaks that have been universally adopted for …
For just over half of Egypt’s opening match against Belgium, it looked as though the Pharaohs had done enough for a famous first World Cup win. And then Rudi Garcia went to his bench and brought on the player Belgium have long relied on in thorny situations.“Frankly, when you are the opponent and you see Romelu Lukaku…
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