NEW LEVEL ‘Tired’ Messi celebrates goal-scoring record while Mbappé and Haaland star 6 min 0 By Reuters
COURTESY CALL Iran team leaves note of thanks to LA, Egypt win first-ever World Cup match 4 min 0 By Reuters
Predictive Modelling One million simulations reveal the 2026 World Cup favourites 4 min 0 By Steven Stern
GROWING THE GAME Critics of bigger World Cup miss the point: It’s great for global soccer 5 min 2 By Yanga Sibembe
HANGING ON Bafana Bafana keep SA’s World Cup hopes alive, but it’s a whole new ballgame 5 min 2 By Yanga Sibembe
TEAM GUIDES — GROUP K Colombia and Portugal should have too much firepower for Group K opponents 16 min 0 By Nuno Travassos, Louis Mukoma, José Orlando Ascencio and Narzulla Saydullaev
ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT Bafana Bafana must shed caution in World Cup clash against Czechia 5 min 2 By Yanga Sibembe
Team Guides – Group L England and Croatia hold the edge in competitive Group L 14 min 0 By Alex Holiga, Jacob Steinberg, Atsu Tamakloe and José Miguel Domínguez Flores
TEAM GUIDES — GROUP J Argentina title defence starts with what should be a straightforward task in Group J 15 min 0 By Gastón Pestarino, Hernán Claus, Joaquín Zabala, Andreas Hagenauer and Ayman Hijleh and Maher Mezahi
RECORD BREAKERS Goal machines Messi, Haaland and Mbappé give their teams perfect starts 6 min 0 By Reuters
UNHAPPY CAMPS Tunisian coach sacked and Iran ‘oppressed’ on dramatic World Cup day 4 min 0 By Reuters
FUN AND GAMES Diana Ross, Duckens Nazon and a dog called Pickles — vintage World Cup trivia 5 min 0 By Mike Wills
TAKING STOCK What went wrong for Bafana Bafana against Mexico and what they must change 5 min 4 By Yanga Sibembe
DISASTROUS START Bafana Bafana’s opening match drought in World Cups continues after Mexico horror show 5 min 2 By Yanga Sibembe
INTO THE CATHEDRAL Echoes of the past: Bafana follow the footsteps of Pelé and Maradona 5 min 0 By Craig Ray
Team Guides – Group H Cape Verde make history, Spain and Uruguay aim for seamless knockout qualification 16 min 0 By Alasdair Howorth, Nadia Tronchoni, Luis Inzaurralde and John Duerden
OFFICIAL BAN US denies Somali World Cup soccer referee entry because of ‘security threat’ 4 min 1 By Reuters
