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• Spain vs Cape Verde - World Cup LIVE: Latest news, action and updates as the European champions are left frustrated by tournament debutants as star man Lamine Yamal watches on from the bench15 June 2026, 4:45 pm
  Follow Daily Mail Sport's live coverage as Spain get their World Cup campaign underway with a clash against newcomers Cape Verde in Group H.
  
• ERLING HAALAND EXCLUSIVE - 'People expect big things from me... but I like the pressure': Man City superstar on Norway's 'group of death', his first World Cup memory and his tribute to 'not normal' Pep Guardiola15 June 2026, 4:31 pm
  He is the world's deadliest striker but until this summer, Norway hadn't reached a World Cup since 1998. Their most recent major tournament - Euro 2000 - ended two weeks before he was born.
  
• Chelsea target Maxence Lacroix, Everton ready to go back in for Hayden Hackney... and Newcastle step up talks for Osasuna winger: TRANSFER WINDOW WATCH15 June 2026, 4:29 pm
  The transfer window is now open until September 1 and it's sure to be a busy period with clubs looking to make big signings ahead of next season. Here are today's latest developments...
  
• 'If I wasn't at the World Cup because Jordan Henderson's "good around the camp", I'd be p***ed off!' DARREN ANDERTON on England's hopes, 'ridiculous' Harry Kane, where 'awful' Spurs are going wrong and why Arsenal are the new 'Crazy Gang'15 June 2026, 4:03 pm
  Darren Anderton has converted a cabinet into a shrine at his California home. Photos, England caps, a Tottenham kit from the late 1990s and his Three Lions shirt from the 1998 World Cup.
  
• Sam Matterface's all-time World Cup XI: An English defensive powerhouse, Italy's 'Marathon Man' and the legend who clinched his side's World Cup deep in extra-time - now pick YOURS!15 June 2026, 3:26 pm
  Sam Matterface has become the latest media personality to attempt to settle the hotly-debated matter of picking an all-time World Cup XI.
  
• Marc Cucurella's partner mourns his £52m Chelsea exit and says she 'doesn't know how to explain it to our kids' - as his Real Madrid deal is confirmed hours after he hinted he was staying15 June 2026, 3:14 pm
  Marc Cucurella's partner has suggested she is struggling to cope with his £52million transfer away from Chelsea after his exit was confirmed in a rapid turnaround on Monday morning.
  
• Pick your England starting XI and formation to face Croatia: Compare your line-up to our experts' selections and see which stars Mail readers think should be benched15 June 2026, 3:14 pm
  INTERACTIVE GAME: Pick your XI from Thomas Tuchel's 26-man squad and submit your final selection. You can then compare your selections to the Daily Mail's renowned football writers'.
  
• Luigi Mangione's cousin is helping USA legend Brian McBride build Brooklyn into a soccer powerhouse: He explains how... and delivers blunt World Cup verdict15 June 2026, 2:56 pm
  Brooklyn FC plays its home games near the prison where Luigi Mangione awaits trial for murder. McBride has signed his cousin Peter, a promising midfielder.
  
• Police launch operation to track down 114 BANNED English football hooligans who have refused to surrender their passports ahead of World Cup opener in Dallas15 June 2026, 2:53 pm
  MIKE KEEGAN: More than 100 banned hooligans have not handed in their passports ahead of the England's World Cup opener in the United States.
  
• West Brom sign highly rated Liverpool centre-back also admired by Crystal Palace - without paying a transfer fee15 June 2026, 2:29 pm
  SIMON JONES: Liverpool are allowing the promising 19-year-old to leave without a transfer fee but the deal will be structured with appearance-based add-ons and a sell-on clause.
  
• 'I've said enough already!' Liverpool star Virgil van Dijk hits out at World Cup hydration breaks after Netherlands opener15 June 2026, 2:24 pm
  FIFA confirmed last year that hydration breaks would be part of the furniture at the tournament as they look to ensure 'the best possible conditions for players' - but they are proving very divisive.
  
• How Pauline Hanson voters are being told they CAN'T support the Socceroos because the team features many immigrants: Labor and Greens figures make extraordinary claim that has Barnaby Joyce melting down15 June 2026, 2:05 pm
  Anti-One Nation voices jumped on Australia's underdog World Cup win over Turkey as they tried to make a point about the party's stance on immigration.
  
• Newcastle step up talks for winger Victor Munoz... with Osasuna holding out for £34.5m15 June 2026, 2:02 pm
  Despite reports, those close to the deal say Real Madrid do not intend to take up a buy-back clause nor do they want a new clause inserted after he has spent a year at his next club.
  
• Premier League new boys Hull City offer Braga £12.5m for World Cup goalkeeper - and want talks over return for Man United midfielder Toby Collyer15 June 2026, 2:01 pm
  Hull want two keepers for their return to the top flight and are understood to have offered £12.5m plus add-ons for the 6ft 6in Czech Republic international.
  
• England's World Cup stars are duped into signing America's Declaration of Independence by US fan pranksters at their Kansas City training base15 June 2026, 1:46 pm
  Harry Kane and Co to unwittingly penned their names on copies of the American Declaration of Independence following a training session at the Swope Soccer Village on the weekend.