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• World Cup Canada vs Bosnia and Herzegovina LIVE: Michael Buble takes the stage in Toronto opening ceremony before co-hosts kickstart their tournament12 June 2026, 5:50 pm
  Follow Daily Mail Sport's live blog for the latest score, team news and updates as co-hosts Canada kickstart their World Cup against Bosnia and Herzegovina.
  
• I was the USMNT head coach at the last World Cup... here are the traps Mauricio Pochettino's team must avoid to make history12 June 2026, 5:50 pm
  DANIEL MATTHEWS IN LOS ANGELES: Just days out from the USA's opening game against Paraguay, we spoke to Berhalter to discover what it really takes to coach at the World Cup.
  
• Inside Mexico's troubled 2026 World Cup: How 'the disappeared', deaths, poverty and protests are threatening to douse the hosts' blazing passion for the beautiful game12 June 2026, 5:34 pm
  For decades Mexicans have amused foreign visitors with a joke which as well as raising a guffaw puts the people's shoulder-shrugging acceptance of corruption here in Mexico City into ironic perspective.
  
• Thomas Partey denied entry into Canada and will MISS Ghana's opening World Cup game amid rape charges12 June 2026, 5:32 pm
  Thomas Partey has been banned from entering Canada and will not play in Ghana's World Cup opener against Panama in Toronto.
  
• World Cup star's 50-minute opening game nightmare: South Africa player is SENT OFF in clash with Mexico after gifting co-hosts first goal of the tournament with howler12 June 2026, 5:31 pm
  The 2010 hosts were the unlucky side drawn to face Mexico, one of the three host nations, in Mexico City on opening night and faced a tough atmosphere inside the Azteca in Mexico City.
  
• How to stop another Spygate! Snoopers at England's World Cup training ground threatened with criminal action - as security is stepped up on the eve of Three Lions' arrival in Kansas12 June 2026, 5:30 pm
  The Three Lions land in Kansas City on Saturday and work has been carried out to ensure Thomas Tuchel and his men can plot their World Cup bid away from prying eyes at their base camp.
  
• 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, 5:06 pm
  Hello and welcome to Daily Mail Sport's World Cup breakfast - your one-stop shop for everything you've missed overnight in North America.
  
• USA vs Paraguay ended in a wild fight when they played seven months ago... stars on both teams want revenge tonight12 June 2026, 5:05 pm
  The last time the United States and Paraguay clashed, it could only be described as a fiery fracas. When they face off on Friday night, it will be on the greatest stage soccer has to offer.
  
• Robbie Williams does a Ryan Reynolds! Angels hitmaker joins the celebrity football bandwagon as he pumps in cash to sponsor his boyhood team12 June 2026, 4:52 pm
  Following in the footsteps of Ed Sheeran - who sponsors his own boyhood club, Ipswich Town - the Rock DJ extraordinaire will occupy the Valiants' home and away shirt for the next two seasons.
  
• Death and destruction, the Hand of God, the Falklands fall-out and Gary Lineker's Golden Boot: Inside the madness of Mexico's 1986 World Cup and Diego Maradona's crowning glory12 June 2026, 4:50 pm
  The first seismic tremor of the biggest of all Mexico's earthquakes was felt at 7.17am and 50 seconds on the morning of September 19, 1985. It registered at 8.0 on the Richter Scale.
  
• Jermaine Jenas calls out Kate Garraway for her 'unfair questions' in car-crash 'comeback' interview about his sexting scandal that led to his BBC sacking and divorce from his wife12 June 2026, 4:46 pm
  Jenas, who starred in the BBC's football coverage and fronted The One Show, was sacked by the BBC in August 2025 after sending several explicit texts to female employees at the broadcaster.
  
• Jose Mourinho makes Bernardo Silva his first Real Madrid signing - and tasks Man City's good influence with fixing dressing room where players are fighting each other12 June 2026, 4:15 pm
  Real Madrid are expected to complete the signing of Man City legend Bernardo Silva to kick off Jose Mourinho's second spell at the club. 
  
• Everton transfer briefing: Latest on Hayden Hackney pursuit, truth about Aaron Wan-Bissaka links, the Premier League rivals circling around Iliman Ndiaye and Jarrad Branthwaite and strikers on club's radar revealed12 June 2026, 4:08 pm
  David Moyes has previous for improving uncut Championship diamonds, just ask Tim Cahill. But this is an important window where every penny counts and Everton need five new signings to be competitive.
  
• Now England face World Cup empty seats embarrassment: Hundreds of tickets still available - with sky-high prices starting at £648 - for opening game against Croatia despite FIFA's 'unprecedented demand' boast12 June 2026, 4:06 pm
  The opening night of the tournament was marred by large swathes of empty seats at South Korea's match with Czechia in Guadalajara - and this could be the case for several other games.
  
• Relaxed Raheem Sterling laughs with Channel 4 star as former England footballer, 31, is seen for first time since being arrested on suspicion of 'drug driving' and crashing Lamborghini into motorway barriers12 June 2026, 4:06 pm
  Sterling, 31, allegedly crashed his Lamborghini on the M3 last month, and was pulled over by police.