Football

The 2022 World Cup has provided its fair share of thrills already, with two major shocks landing early on as Saudi

Uruguay kicked off their World Cup campaign with a 0-0 bore draw against South Korea in Qatar. Diego Alonso, who

Breel Embolo scored the only goal of the game to give Switzerland a 1-0 win in their Group G opener against Cameroon at

Vincent Kompany says Thibaut Courtois is “massively important” for Belgium after he saved a penalty in a nervy opening

Spain kicked off their World Cup campaign in style with a thumping 7-0 win over Costa Rica as Ferran Torres netted twice

Japan came back from behind to beat Germany 2-1 as Hansi Flick’s side suffer a second successive World Cup opening

Canada manager John Herdman told his team they are “going to ‘F’ Croatia” in their next 2022 World Cup group game after

Roy Keane, Karen Carney and Ian Wright praised Japan’s determination and their quality as they beat Germany 2-1 at the

Germany players covered their mouths in protest for a pre-match team photo ahead of their opening World Cup game against

France’s Kylian Mbappe wants to win the Champions League with Paris Saint-Germain before he thinks about a big move away

Manchester United say the club could be sold as part of beginning a process to “explore strategic alternatives”. The

England captain Harry Kane will have a scan on his ankle ahead of England’s second World Cup 2022 Group B match against

Graeme Souness was left “gobsmacked” by Argentina’s lack of physical presence as they were stunned by Saudi Arabia at

Argentina captain Lionel Messi says his side need to be “more united than ever” after a shock 2-1 defeat to Saudi Arabia