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• Revealed: How Scotland have a 0.1% chance of reaching the knockout stages, who England are set to face in the last 32 and who is most likely to win the World Cup27 June 2026, 10:14 am
  Scotland need a miracle to remain one of the World Cup's top eight third-placed teams and stay in the competition. Steve Clarke's side are being hauled towards the abyss.
  
• IAN HERBERT: The US and vast Iranian diaspora may be at war with this team, but Iran are winning friends and respect at the World Cup - yes, they're cohering with their Islamic dictatorship but they're just footballers27 June 2026, 10:03 am
  IAN HERBERT IN SEATTLE: It was the World Cup's designated Pride game but with a far different kind of demonstration than the one anticipated, pitching Iranian against Iranian.
  
• LOCK THEM OUT: Senior police chief calls for games to be played behind closed doors in bid to crack down on thuggish fans and disorder27 June 2026, 9:43 am
  Football clubs should be forced to play games behind closed doors to punish fans for thuggery, a senior police officer has said.
  
• Iran face anxious World Cup wait after stunning late drama against Egypt in controversial 'Pride Match' in Seattle27 June 2026, 7:57 am
  DANIEL MATTHEWS IN SEATTLE: Iran, who have never reached the knockout stages of a World Cup, thought they had secured a spot in the round of 32, when Shojae Khalilzadeh fired home.
  
• Socceroos set for Egypt and Mo Salah showdown as World Cup knockout path is finally confirmed27 June 2026, 7:49 am
  The Socceroos will face one of world football's biggest stars after Mohamed Salah's Egypt was confirmed as Australia's next World Cup opponent following extraordinary late drama
  
• Egypt suffer World Cup injury blow as star man Mo Salah is seen with ice strapped to hamstring after being forced off against Iran27 June 2026, 7:47 am
  Egypt are sweating on the fitness of star man Mo Salah after he came off injured in their 1-1 draw with Iran. Salah, 34, was replaced in the 57th minute.
  
• World Cup Breakfast: Uruguay boss Marcelo Bielsa's furious outburst on live TV, minnows set to meet Messi, Scotland need a miracle after Iran draw, match highlights - plus what to look out for today27 June 2026, 7:40 am
  Hello and welcome to Daily Mail Sport's World Cup Breakfast from day 17 at the tournament - your one-stop shop for everything you've missed overnight in North America.
  
• Scotland's World Cup return was not worth the wait... but is there reason to have hope for the future?27 June 2026, 7:28 am
  Twenty-eight years we waited. What a shame the fun lasted all of about 28 minutes.
  
• World Cup organizers want Iran knocked out, captain Mehdi Taremi claims in stunning attack on Gianni Infantino: 'FIFA did nothing'27 June 2026, 7:24 am
  DANIEL MATTHEWS IN SEATTLE: The team's campaign has been dogged by travel and visa restrictions as well as weeks of mudslinging between Iranian officials and the US authorities.
  
• Heartbroken Manuel Ugarte leaves the pitch in tears as he is carried off on a stretcher on Uruguay World Cup duty - leaving Man United facing a nervous wait over star's fitness which could put huge midfield overhaul at risk27 June 2026, 7:24 am
  Manuel Ugarte left the pitch in tears after being carried off on a stretcher during Uruguay's clash with Spain, with Man United potentially facing huge transfer ramifications as a result.
  
• Inside Scotland's World Cup agony: Powerless stars holed up in 0-per-night boutique hotel as WAGs jet home after chastening Brazil defeat - with rival nations on the cusp of putting Steve Clarke's side out of their misery27 June 2026, 7:23 am
  RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: It was on Thursday afternoon that Steve Clarke's side returned to their elegant, upmarket base, where the rooms ordinarily cost north of 0 a night.
  
• Who Scotland need to cheer for to keep their World Cup hopes alive as a best third-placed team - and the matches the Tartan Army will be watching through their fingers27 June 2026, 7:18 am
  The Tartan Army will be forced to watch on nervously over the coming days to see whether Scotland can finish as one of the eight best third-placed teams to reach the knock-out stages.
  
• Socceroos star's hilarious response after learning St Kilda Beach would be re-named after a teammate: 'Hopefully they clean it up'27 June 2026, 6:36 am
  A Socceroos star has thrown some severe shade at a Melbourne landmark that has been re-named after a World Cup star and teammate
  
• Jeremy Doku's family-over-football decision, ITV's Emma Hayes 'kitchen' nightmare - and why FIFA's new format could lead to another 'Disgrace of Gijon': Controversies you may have missed during the World Cup so far27 June 2026, 6:32 am
  Daily Mail Sport looks at the players, teams and scenarios sparking significant controversy at the 2026 World Cup so far, as the tournament closes in on the halfway stage.
  
• 'The key in the searingly hot American weather is not to waste a thing': Man City and New York Cosmos icon DENNIS TUEART issues brutal warning to Thomas Tuchel's England side ahead of Panama clash27 June 2026, 6:00 am
  Suddenly, when asked to attack again, I couldn't breathe. I couldn't go again. I had to stop. I had to stop to start breathing. The humidity just hit me, unbelievable. This is what playing in America