Romelu Lukaku has an instant impact for Belgium as he plays a key part in their equalising goal against Egypt in Seattle, just 22 seconds after coming off the bench.

Veteran goalkeeper Vozinha stars and Spain reach 2,500 passes since their last World Cup goal - the key stats as debutants Cape Verde secure a memorable point in Atlanta.

Bukayo Saka says he will continue gambling with his fitness and is "ready to go" for England's World Cup opener against Croatia on Wednesday.

Cape Verde stuns Spain with a goalless draw inspired by a 40-year-old goalkeeper who has gone viral on social media.

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Les Bleus will hope to banish demons of their shock defeat in 2002 tournament opener

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Emam Ashour hit superb opener before second-half own goal levelled match

The former Liverpool boss walked back a comment during his time as a World Cup pundit and offered his support to the team

Tuchel warns forward’s fitness being carefully monitoredSaka keen to play but not to ‘go against the manager’Bukayo Saka has admitted he is continuing to gamble on his fitness to play for England at the World Cup finals but said he “is ready to go” despite a nagging achilles injury.The Arsenal forward came off the bench in England’s last …

Group G hotted up in earnest with presumptive frontrunners Belgium and Egypt opening their World Cup campaigns with a credible draw. A crowd of 66,775 watched on under the intense sun of the early North American summer, in a contest which warranted the contentious cooling breaks that have been universally adopted for this tournament.The group’s headline …

DANIEL MATTHEWS IN IRVINE: He was taken off at halftime against Paraguay after taking a kick to the back of his left leg. He had taken a knock to a similar area in training a couple of days earlier.

The former Manchester United midfielder has an agreement in place to link up with Lionel Messi's club once his participation in the World Cup with Brazil is over.

The FA released a Fab Four-inspired squad unveiling on social media, with John Lennon opening proceedings by declaring that his group are 'jolly English, actually'.

LEWIS STEELE: Second-half substitute Romelu Lukaku made his presence felt just 22 seconds after coming on to force an Egypt mistake and own goal as Belgium came from behind to draw.

Darwin Nunez, who left Liverpool to join Al-Hilal last year, has been tipped to make a spectacular return to Anfield.

Iran take on New Zealand in their World Cup opener in what could be a politically-charged fixture

Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka is prepared to gamble on his Achilles injury for England's World Cup campaign.

The Atlanta Stadium erupts as Lamine Yamal comes off the bench for Spain in their Group H fixture against Cape Verde in the 2026 World Cup.

Britain's Dan Evans says it would have been "a classy gesture" to give him a Queen's wildcard in his penultimate tournament before retirement.