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Scotland face anxious wait after punishing loss to Brazil
Scotland face a nervous wait to learn their World Cup fate after they were punished by Brazil.
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'A phenomenal goal!' Isidor hits incredible second for Haiti
Wilson Isidor gives Haiti a lead against Morocco with an "extraordinary" World Cup goal at the Atlanta Stadium.
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Rate the players as Scotland face Brazil
Rate the Scotland and Brazil players out of 10 below and come back 30 minutes after full-time to see the final ratings.
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Vinicius Jr pounces on Scotland mistake to give Brazil early lead
Brazil forward Vinicius Junior pounces on a mistake by the Scotland defence to give his side an early lead in their World Cup Group C match in Miami.
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Who is the African World Cup goalscorer older than Ronaldo and Messi?
While Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi appear to be in a personal battle to rewrite the World Cup record books, there is one landmark that appears beyond them.
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Switzerland beat Canada but both through to last 32
Switzerland seal their place in the first knockout round of the World Cup by beating co-hosts Canada to top Group B.
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Bosnia boost last-32 hopes after win over Qatar
Bosnia-Herzegovina boost their hopes of reaching the knockout stages in the World Cup for a first ever time defeating Qatar in their final Group B fixture.
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Chelsea eye Lacroix as part of defensive rebuild
Chelsea step up their efforts to sign Crystal Palace defender Maxence Lacroix, who is emerging as a major target this summer.
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Scotland keeper Gunn on Man Utd radar - Thursday's gossip
Scotland goalkeeper Angus Gunn could be a target for Manchester United, while Arsenal continue to pursue Aston Villa midfielder Morgan Rogers and Everton make a move for ...
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David scores with first touch for Canada
Canada forward Promise David scores with his first touch to give his side hope in their Group B match against Switzerland in Vancouver.
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Bosnia keep hopes of maiden knockouts appearance alive with win over Qatar
Bosnia-Herzegovina kept their hopes of progressing into the World Cup knockouts for the first time in their history as one of the best third-place finishers alive after b...
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Switzerland fight off late Canada barrage to claim Group B top spot
Switzerland claimed top spot in Group B after silencing the home fans in Vancouver with a 2-1 win over Canada.
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'What a moment!' Alajbegovic scores stunning opener for Bosnia
18-year-old winger Kerim Alajbegovic scores a superb opening goal for Bosnia in their World Cup Group B match against Qatar in Seattle.
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Brighton in advanced talks to sign Walti
Brighton are in advanced talks to sign Juventus and Switzerland midfielder Lia Walti.
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Spurs want West Ham's Fernandes after Tonali bid rejected
West Ham value Mateus Fernandes at £80m amid interest from Tottenham, who want a central midfielder this summer and have had a bid rejected for Newcastle's Sandro Tonali.
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Papers: Fernandes set to stay at Man Utd with goalkeeper targets revealed
The top stories and transfer rumours from Thursday's newspapers...
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Kostas Antetokuonmpo close to signing 2+1 contract with Aris
Giannis Antetokounmpo's brother might stay with the club where he played on loan last season, and Giannoulis Larentzakis is also in the spotlight.
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Valencia takes down Barcelona and wins the Liga Endesa
The "taronja" defeated Barça twice at their home to achieve the second league title in their history.
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Madibo given five-game ban for causing Kone leg break
Qatar midfielder Assim Madibo is given a five-match ban for the challenge which resulted in a broken leg for Canada's Ismael Kone.
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Tuchel: England cannot rely on Saka for goals - but we need him desperately
Thomas Tuchel says England cannot rely on the returning Bukayo Saka to solve their World Cup goalscoring issues, but he does admit: “We need him desperately.”.
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