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👑 Curacao's royal visit, Boston's letter to The Tartan Army, Lineker makes a cheeky cameo | World Cup VAR
Curacao’s draw against Ecuador was so momentous that The Blue Wave were visited by royalty afterwards.
King Willem-Alexander, Queen Maxima and Princess Ariane of the Netherlands celebrated with the team in Houston. Curacao, which has a pop...
🇧🇦 How a Bosnian TV pundit proved his point by completely changing the national team's fortunes
Sergej Barbarez's story at the 2026 World Cup is an incredible one!
Sergej Barbarez spent years telling anyone who would listen how he would change Bosnian football, and the Bosnian national team in particular.
🏴 Scotland fans have a Boston beer party at Fenway Park, Mexico's duck fan, Zlatan skips Sweden's opener | World Cup VAR
Scotland’s first World Cup in 36 years was one to savour and The Tartan Army made the most of their night in Boston.
Steve Clarke’s side may not have impressed much in their nervy 1-0 win over Haiti, but the travelling Scotland support hav...
🇭🇹 Absolutely everything was against Haiti making the 2026 World Cup, yet here they are
Les Grenadiers qualified despite gang violence and destitution back home!
No team will arrive at the World Cup this summer with a more remarkable backstory than Haiti.
🇵🇾 Paraguay's pyro party, Switzerland's training base 'snake area,' Bosnia's giant coffee pot | World Cup VAR
All the football headlines and viral moments you might have missed!
Paraguay might have won the World Cup before it’s even kicked off if the spectacle of their send-off match is anything to go by!
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