Thousand welcome home Cape Verde footballers after stunning World Cup run

Brazil seek first-ever win over Norway to end long-standing hoodoo

The five-time champions face a statistical anomaly as Norway stand between them and a World Cup quarter-final place.

What's in a song? The story behind the music playing at World Cup stadiums

In soccer-crazy Brazil, streaming upstart pulls World Cup viewers from TV to YouTube

YouTube-based CazeTV, founded by streamer Casimiro Miguel, is the only platform showing all 104 matches for free, turning Latin America's largest media market into a closely watched laboratory for live sports in the streaming era.

Brazil, Norway eye quarter-final berth in clash of Vinícius-Haaland

With a place in the World Cup quarter-finals at stake, much of the spotlight will fall on Vinícius Júnior and Erling Haaland, two forwards who have spearheaded their nations' campaigns.

England, Mexico take centre stage in Azteca blockbuster

England face Mexico in a World Cup blockbuster at the Estadio Azteca on Sunday while Erling Haaland and Norway bid to ambush Brazil as the battle for quarter-final places heats up.A day after France and Morocco sealed their places in the last eight of the tournament, two more spots are up for grabs...

Morocco's football dreams fertilised by phosphate riches

OCP Group, the world's largest phosphate fertiliser producer and exporter, has thrown its weight behind Moroccan football through a National Football Training Fund launched in 2024, joining forces with the Royal Moroccan Football Federation and private funders to elevate the sport to new heights

Why Brazil have never beaten Norway

Brazil and Norway hardly belong in the same conversation when it comes to World Cup pedigree. Brazil are five-time world champions, while Norway are appearing at only their fourth World Cup. Yet here is the remarkable twist: Brazil have never beaten Norway. No, you did not read that wrong.The two si...