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• Belgium vs Egypt - World Cup LIVE: Latest news, action and updates as Premier League greats Kevin De Bruyne and Mohamed Salah go head-to-head in Group G clash15 June 2026, 7:09 pm
  Follow Daily Mail Sport's live coverage as Belgium get their World Cup campaign underway in Group G as they take on Egypt at the Seattle Stadium.
  
• Spain vs Cape Verde - World Cup LIVE: All the reaction as tournament's third smallest ever nation STUN European champions to earn historic point15 June 2026, 7:08 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.
  
• Man United star Matthijs De Ligt confirms new relationship with model linked to Jude Bellingham's brother - after divorce from his wife just a year into marriage15 June 2026, 7:07 pm
  Matthijs De Ligt has endured a difficult year on-and-off the field, but it appears that there is a positive outcome with the latter.
  
• Cape Verde STUN sluggish Spain to pull off one of the World Cup's greatest ever shocks with heroic draw - as Lamine Yamal's understudy fails crucial test, writes OLIVER SALT15 June 2026, 7:00 pm
  OLIVER SALT IN ATLANTA: The beauty of sport is that every so often it can deliver an outcome that quite simply defies belief. Step forward Cape Verde.
  
• James Trafford accepts he will have to LEAVE Man City for starting goalkeeper spot if he is to become England's No 115 June 2026, 6:59 pm
  JACK GAUGHAN: Trafford has been open about the difficulties of not playing and is looking at his options ahead of next term.
  
• The six biggest shocks in World Cup history - after minnows Cape Verde cause huge upset by holding tournament favourites Spain at bay15 June 2026, 6:58 pm
  Cape Verde's players wrote their nation into World Cup folklore after holding favourites Spain to a goalless draw in Atlanta. But where does it rank among the greatest World Cup shocks?
  
• Cape Verde's little-known goalkeeper, 40, gains over a million followers after sensational performance against Spain15 June 2026, 6:57 pm
  Vozinha made seven saves, with 1.46 xG prevented, as Cape Verde picked up a surprise point in their Group H opener.
  
• Three Premier League giants among European giants monitoring teenage Morocco star Ayyoub Bouaddi - who shone in World Cup clash with Brazil15 June 2026, 6:52 pm
  SIMON JONES: Bouaddi had earlier announced himself with a stellar display against Real Madrid's star-studded midfield on his 17th birthday, pulling the strings in a shock win for Lille.
  
• Chelsea target Maxence Lacroix, Everton ready to go back in for Hayden Hackney... as Crystal Palace confirm Pierre Sage as new boss: TRANSFER WINDOW WATCH15 June 2026, 6:47 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...
  
• Pictured: The two 'Afghan thieves' charged with stealing £13,000 worth of England's World Cup kit and facing seven years in prison - as full list of stolen goods is revealed15 June 2026, 6:03 pm
  These are the two men who have been charged with the theft of ,000 (£13,467) worth of England boots and equipment and face up to seven years in prison.
  
• Tunisia manager Sabri Lamouchi SACKED after their 5-1 thrashing by Sweden in World Cup opener - as 'fight breaks out between his son and a fan'15 June 2026, 5:56 pm
  Tunisia manager Sabri Lamouchi has been sacked after their 5-1 shellacking by Sweden, according to reports in the African nation.
  
• Ex-Wolves and Nottingham Forest star Rafa Mir handed eight and a half years in prison for 'violent' sexual assault15 June 2026, 5:35 pm
  The 28-year-old footballer learnt his fate today just over a fortnight after his one-day trial at a court in the eastern Spanish city of Valencia.
  
• Elderly fan in a mobility scooter causes huge cycling race crash after driving straight into the peloton15 June 2026, 5:21 pm
  Dutch rider Paul Vriesman was seen riding into the mobility scooter at full speed and somersaulted through the air and onto the road surface.
  
• 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.
  
• '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.