The busy day of friendlies saw some of the biggest stars on display, with Cristiano Ronaldo, Vini Jr and Mohamed Salah playing, but three-time champion Argentina opted to rest Lionel Messi against Honduras.

Witness AquaRio aquarium sandbar shark Ritinha ignite the FIFA World Cup 2026 fervour by predicting a Brazil victory over Morocco, proving that whimsical animal divination captures global hearts while boosting crucial marine conservation awareness worldwide.

The final between defending champions Bangladesh and five-time winners India is scheduled to kick off at 7:00pm (Bangladesh time) at the Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Margao, India.

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In three-time World Cup winner Argentina, soccer fever is unusually tempered less than two weeks before the 2026 World Cup kicks off in North America.

A brace from veteran centre-back Topu Barman earned Bangladesh a historic 2-1 victory over San Marino at the San Marino Stadium last night, handing new coach Thomas Dooley a winning start to his tenure.

City are followed by German champions Bayern Munich with 18 players, while Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain share third place with 16 players each.

Bangladesh Olympic football team played out a second successive goalless draw, holding Afghanistan's senior national team 0-0 in their second match of the Diamond Jubilee International Tournament in the Maldives on Thursday night.

At the very top of that scale stands Austria’s goalkeeper Florian Wiegele, who reaches an extraordinary 2.05 metres (approx. six feet nine inches).

FIFA looks at the six men who missed out on their teams’ final squads for a global finals but, by twists of fate, ended them as world champions.

The Sport & Rights Alliance said that FIFA has not adequately addressed potential human rights threats with the massive sporting spectacle set to kick off next week, with visa restrictions, border enforcement and policing among the concerns.

Perez, facing renewable energy entrepreneur Enrique Riquelme in the club's first contested election for 20 years, delivered the campaign announcement through his social media channels with a short video featuring Mourinho saying simply: "Yes!"

With no clear weak link and contrasting football philosophies on display, Group A promises a tightly contested battle where experience, resilience and key moments could decide who progresses to the knockout rounds.

Full list of players called up for the June 11-July 19 World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the United States.

A 17-year-old Pele donned the blue, short-sleeved shirt during Brazil's 5-2 win in the final against host Sweden at Rasunda Stadium near Stockholm.

Bangladesh will take confidence from their recent record against Nepal, having defeated the six-time runners-up in the finals of the previous two editions.

The Bangladesh team departed Dhaka on Sunday for San Marino, where they will take on the hosts in a FIFA international friendly on June 5.

With the 2026 World Cup less than two weeks away, Brazil were without Neymar, who is expected to miss their June 13 opener against Morocco with a calf injury.

The match will kick off at the Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Goa at 8:00pm Bangladesh time.

The club, who finished fifth in the table, said the Dutchman, who has been at Anfield for two seasons, would "depart his role as head coach with immediate effect".