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• World Cup fans fume as Fox commits cardinal sin - and breaks FIFA's rules - in first game of tournament: 'Embarrassing'12 June 2026, 8:27 am
  The US broadcasters sparked fury by showing commercials during both of the mid-half hydration breaks, with commentator Ian Darke introducing them as being 'powered by Powerade.'
  
• Robbed in broad daylight, caught up in violence with tensions and tear gas exploding - and stranded on a bus: CHARLOTTE DALY on an anarchic first 24 hours at the World Cup of chaos12 June 2026, 8:24 am
  CHARLOTTE DALY IN MEXICO: Before a ball had even been kicked, I had been robbed, stranded on an official FIFA media bus that couldn't reach the stadium and caught up in violence.
  
• World Cup Breakfast: Highlights from the match you missed, ITV gaffe, Erling Haaland takes in a new sport, FIFA left embarrassed by empty seats - and what to watch today12 June 2026, 8:16 am
  Hello and welcome to Daily Mail Sport's World Cup breakfast - your one-stop shop for everything you've missed overnight in North America, Mexico and Canada.
  
• Why the hype over £130m Man City target Elliot Anderson really is justified: Here's what he'd bring, how he's raced ahead of Morgan Gibbs-White and his surprise message from Thomas Tuchel12 June 2026, 7:55 am
  Football managers are rarely candid when speaking publicly about the transfer market but at Nottingham Forest in May, Eddie Howe let the mask slip.
  
• World Cup embarrassment as hundreds of seats are left empty for South Korea-Czechia... despite FIFA boasting of 'unprecedented' demand12 June 2026, 7:49 am
  The row over ticketing pricing is proving to be a PR disaster for FIFA on the opening day of the tournament.
  
• From Ibiza to the World Cup! Tottenham star cuts short holiday after receiving late call-up from world champions Argentina12 June 2026, 7:07 am
  Senesi, whose free transfer from Bournemouth to Tottenham was confirmed this week, had been waiting to hear whether he would join the reigning world champions' 26-man squad.
  
• The World Cup XI in the shop window:  Morocco's midfielder admired by Arsenal, the Ivorian star who has impressed Everton and Newcastle... and Liverpool's prime target this summer12 June 2026, 7:00 am
  With high-profile managers and sport directors looking on, many will use the World Cup to earn a big deal elsewhere. Here, Daily Mail Sport highlights an XI of stars who could be on the move…
  
• World Cup fever erupts in Mexico: Co-hosts win chaotic opening game against South Africa with THREE red cards - while Raul Jimenez etches his name in Azteca's rich history with emotional goal12 June 2026, 6:48 am
  For all the strife, greed, grift and grandstanding that has pockmarked the build-up to this tournament, the 2026 World Cup began with a blessing in the Azteca Stadium.
  
• Shakira kicks off the World Cup in star-studded opening ceremony as blockbuster tournament gets underway amid chaos in Mexico12 June 2026, 6:38 am
  Shakira officially opened the 2026 World Cup on Thursday as the football extravaganza kicked off against a backdrop of chaos that threatens to derail the tournament.
  
• Canada coach Jesse Marsch sparks World Cup war of words with USA and claims he had to 'beg' non-patriotic Americans to sing the national anthem12 June 2026, 5:45 am
  Marsch, who is the first American in history to manage Canada's men's soccer team, previously held the role of assistant coach for the USA during the 2010 World Cup.
  
• World Cup WAGs RANKING: DailyMail+ Power List guaranteed to infuriate Ronaldo... the highest placed American... and truth about very big-name breakup12 June 2026, 5:35 am
  Here come the girls. The wives and girlfriends, otherwise known as WAGs, of some of the biggest sporting stars around the globe are arriving to the World Cup.
  
• Socceroos veteran Aziz Behich reveals wife Rosè beat cancer to join him at a third World Cup12 June 2026, 5:04 am
  Socceroos veteran Aziz Behich has revealed his wife Rosè's battle with lymphoma gave him a new perspective on life as she prepares to support him at a third FIFA World Cup after beating cancer
  
• South Korea come from behind to steal brilliant win over Czechia as super sub Oh Hyeon-gyu nets late World Cup winner in Guadalajara12 June 2026, 4:33 am
  Feyenoord's Hwang In-beom and Besiktas striker Oh Hyeon-gyu completed the comeback in Guadalajara, after Wolves' Ladislav Krejci had opened the scoring early in the second half.
  
• A ceasefire in the Vietnam War, land mines on the pitch and a must-win clash in hostile territory: The incredible road to the Socceroos' first World Cup12 June 2026, 4:30 am
  More than 50 years before private jets and luxury hotels became the norm, the Socceroos' first World Cup journey was forged in circumstances almost impossible to imagine today.
  
• World's oldest LGBTQIA+ football club criticised for fielding transgender athletes reveals homophobic and transphobic abuse that has followed World Cup boom12 June 2026, 3:27 am
  An inclusive Australian football club that has come under fire for fielding transgender players in women's competitions has revealed the abuse players have copped since the last Women's World Cup