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Norway's players performed an incredible Viking Row with fans to celebrate reaching the World Cup knockout stages for the first time in 28 years after defeating Senegal 3-2 in New York on Tuesday. After Marcus Holmgren Pedersen fired Norway ahead in the first half‚ Erling Haaland steered his side to victory with two crucial goals in the second‚ as Senegal twice clawed a goal back through Crystal Palace winger Ismaila Sarr. The victory meant Norway‚ who defeated Iraq 4-1 in their first match‚ successfully qualified for the knockout stages for the first time since 1998‚ and the players were determined to celebrate in style.
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FRANCE 3-0 IRAQ - OLIVER HOLT IN PHILADELPHIA: France cemented their status as World Cup favourites with a dazzling 3-0 win over Iraq in Philadelphia in a match suspended for two hours because of storms in Philadelphia and decorated by two more goals from Kylian Mbappe. Mbappe's brace moved him past Gerd Muller and Ronaldo in the list of the top all-time scorers in World Cups. The France captain is now level with Miroslav Klose on 16. Only Lionel Messi‚ who now has 18 goals‚ is ahead of Mbappe. Mbappe scored the first in the 14th minute‚ collecting the ball on the edge of the area and hammering a rising drive through the legs of an opponent. Iraq goalkeeper Ahmed Basila got his fingertips to it but could not keep it out.
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Boston's residents have been left fearing that the arrival of England fans could dent the high spirits raised by the Tartan Army‚ as Three Lions supporters have begun arriving in New England ahead of the second World Cup fixture against Ghana. Scotland played their first two fixtures at Boston Stadium and immediately endeared themselves to the local population through their fervent support‚ stirring bagpipe marches - and party-loving atmosphere. With the mood buoyant on the East Coast‚ there has been some concern that the newest visitors - the English - might dampen spirits.
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Against all the odds‚ World Cup debutants Cape Verde have a very real chance of qualifying for the knockout stages after coming from behind to steal a valuable draw against two-time champions Uruguay. It was an historic night in Miami as Kevin Pina scored his country's first ever World Cup goal to give them the lead in the first half. Normality was restored just before half-time when Maxi Araujo equalized‚ before Agustin Canobbio put the South Americans ahead six minutes into injury time.
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Belgium were denied by a string of impressive saves by goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand and had defender Nathan Ngoy sent off in a disappointing outing. Rudi Garcia's men only have two points after they also drew with Egypt 1-1 in their opening game‚ and face a showdown with New Zealand next Saturday to salvage their campaign.
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DANIEL MATTHEWS IN LOS ANGELES: It means that despite all the turmoil and trouble‚ Iran are unbeaten in Group G and still in with a shot of making the knockout rounds. Never before have they have gone unbeaten in their opening two games of a World Cup. As it stands‚ Iran sit top of the group. Belgium are two draws from two‚ too. Perhaps fortunately‚ given Iran had a goal disallowed and Nathan Ngoy saw red in the second half. But in the end‚ neither side found a winner.
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GERMANY 2-1 IVORY COAST - MATT BARLOW: Deniz Undav flickered with promise without ever settling in the Premier League. Eight goals was not a bad return from his 30 appearances for Brighton in 2022/23‚ but he was gone after one season‚ returning to Germany where he has excelled since at Stuttgart. In Toronto‚ however‚ the 29-year-old made his case to be a World Cup centre forward‚ coming off the bench to score two goals with more than a hint of Gerd Muller about them.
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IAN HERBERT AT HOUSTON STADIUM: The Dutch are playing in an ultra-fluorescent hue of orange here and there's a sense that this might be some of this generation's last chance to illuminate a tournament and send the nation closer to the holy grail. Three times World Cup finalists‚ and yet still they wait. The team's supporters‚ with their wry humour and sideways look on life‚ will not be getting idealistic about overcoming a Swedish side who reverted to their desperate qualification levels‚ but it's hard to quash the optimism when you think you've stumbled on a centre forward. The pre-match talk had been of Swedes Viktor Gyokeres and Alexander Isak‚ and how much damage potentially the tournament's two-man best strike force might inflict on the Dutch. Not Dutchman Brian Brobbey of Sunderland‚ whose selection hadn't even been a question of national debate. Marco van Basten described Brobbey a few years ago as 'technically substandard' and claimed he lacked the fundamental principles of being a striker. He began the game with one international goal to his name.
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BRAZIL 3-0 HAITI - OLIVER HOLT IN PHILADELPHIA: Brazil coasted to a comfortable 3-0 victory over World Cup minnows Haiti at Lincoln Financial Field on Friday evening to breathe confidence into a campaign that had got off to a stuttering start with a 1-1 draw against Morocco. Two first half goals from Matheus Cunha and a third from Vinicius Jr on the stroke of the interval lifted Carlo Ancelotti's side to the top of Group C. They will play Scotland in their third game in Miami on Wednesday. Cunha had been preferred to Brentford forward Igor Thiago and scored a fine second goal‚ hitting a fierce left foot shot high into the roof of the net.
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SCOTLAND 0-1 MOROCCO - IAN LADYMAN AT BOSTON STADIUM: Scotland are still in mix at this World Cup despite falling to defeat to AFCON champions Morocco at Boston's stunning Gillette Stadium. A goal down within two minutes‚ Steve Clarke's side looked set for a hiding against a team that scared the life out of Brazil six days earlier in New York.
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Two footballers killed in horror car crash inferno as one buried in club colours
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Watch: Arsenal and Man United target steals the show with outrageous volley and two-goal masterclass
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The German manager's mixture of fiery rage and cold calculation fired up the Three Lions and saw them win their first World Cup match 4-2 - after being level at 2-2 at half-time. Two first-half goals from Harry Kane ‚ a strike from Jude Bellingham shortly after the break‚ and a late bonus from substitute Marcus Rashford sent the nation delirious.
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Kasper Schmeichel slaughters England to two Three Lions icons' faces as he says what every Scotland fan is thinking
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Why not quicken things up and play to our strengths? There is so much debate as to who should play on the left‚ who should play in the middle‚ who should play on the right. My solution - play them all! If it is Anthony Gordon who starts on the left‚ tell him: 'Forget about conserving energy‚ you've got 45 minutes‚ give it everything you've got‚ empty the tank'. Then‚ at half-time‚ on comes Marcus Rashford. Make one player from two. This rotation also means they can go again a few days later.
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‘It is essential' - Michael Carrick reveals Man Utd transfer hint with two priorities for next season
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PHWOAR PHWOAR TWO! Mia Khalifa breaks silence on that Lana Rhoades World Cup pic with 9-word response
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Celtic dithering over two key men is shameful but Martin O'Neill made a mistake before the ink dried - Hugh Keevins
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